The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-20


Eustis Is Before the People the
Less Many of Them Seem to
Think of Him-He Is Now on the
Iron Range.
The work at the Democratic state
headquarters is fast being got In shape
for the campaign. The county organi-
cations have been reached. The state
reform newspapers have opened their
columns to the state committee in re-
Spouse to the tender of matter through
the bureau that has been established
in manner highly pleasing to the
campaign managers. The country
pres are even enthusiastic in the work
and offer space far beyond expectation
and show a spirit entirely in keeping
with that which everywhere pervadeS
the campaign for the reform cause.
The Democratic, Peoples party and
Silver Republican papers in this work
Will number nearly 200. The service
which will include both pictures and
political matter, will commence this
week, ana Its shipments will be so
| managed as to reach all the papers
served IN time for them In turn to
reach all their readers before the close
of the week. A special service Is to
be arranged for the dailies, or those
! papers publishing oftener than once a.
week, which is arranged by correspond
enCe with the bureau. The latter is
addressed care of the state central
| committee
The first instalment of Lind soldier
| posters have been received from the
| Minneapolis headquarters. Lind is
| shown, head and shoulders, uniform of
| light blue, the bust being against the
| crossed flags of the Union and of
! Cuba's lone star. The flags are in COL
| ors, red, white and blue, the whole
resting within circles. For Governor
is above, and John Lind below. The
! effect is very fine There are both
large and small prints of the button.
for such it is, for posting, and they can
| be had on application to the Minneap-
oils headquarters.
Gen. E. M. Pope Of Mankato. for
mer secretary Of the state Democratic
| committee, was a caller at Democratic
! headquarters, where he spent most of
! the day with Chairman Rosing, and his
! own successor, Secretary Kane. The
| general, who gave the party and the
| state campaign SO effective service in
! 1896, is s greatly interested for sue
| cess this year as he could possibly be,
| and he brought to headquarters very
| good reports from his observations.
| and not only from his section of the
| state but from other parts where he
mas been in correspondence with former
| associate workers. The general saws
that the campaign is constantly gain
Ing ground, and, In some quarters and
| In some respects, with tremendous
force The glamour which at first
seemed to spread over Candidate Eus-
tbs, In the country, due to his peculiar
| style of campaigning, and to the large
hn ho5 ~ h.
| country districts, is rapidly disappear
| ing, and is dispelled as fast as the
| facts regarding his personality and his
| record reach the people. The bolt Of
| republican soldiers, who have had the
| best opportunity of any elements of
| his party to know the real man, is a.
| very formidable element Of strength
which Mr.. Lind did not have before.
| The old soldier movement has at the
| same time strengthened the old soldiers
| themselves, as this assertion of their
| independence increases respect and
especially when it is remembered that
! this act of the old soldiers is nothing
more nor less than calling public at
| tention to their much-loVed civil serv-
! ice law, which, federal and state, pro-
| vides not for eqaulity of the old SOL
| der, in reference to positions, but for
| preference, other things being equal
| Concerted action by this powerful DO
litical element in the state will do a.
great deal to bring this matter to the
| appreciation of the public, saying moth
| ing of the old soldiers opposition to
Eustis on the grounds Of his bad pub
| lie record The civil service matter
| alone is abundant justification for the
| action.
Gen. Pope is candidate for county
attorney In Blue Earth, and speaks
very hopefully of the outcome. Other
adVices than the generals confidence,
In that regard, are to the effect that he
VIII receive not only the large soldier
vote usually Republican, but that Of
many other Republicans. His party is.
Of course, solid.
Apropos, of the old soldier Anti-Eus
tbs club, it is stated that the member
ship verges close to the 800 mark, at
This time. Likewise a large number
of places have organized. including
points in Goodhue, Blue Earth, Scott,
Todd and Otter Tail counties. The
last meeting of the club, Saturday
evening, In Minneapolis, was the larges.
and best yet held. Old soldiers who
attended the Cincinnati encampment
report that it was hard to find among
the comrades from Minnesota. going or
coming, any who will vote for candi-
date EuStis. There is no end to the
pressure still brought on the old vet
Grams, to win them back, but nothing
will sWerve them. It Is reported that
very distinguished comrade was Sc
lected as the medium for dropping the
hint to the boys to catch on" but
that he turned down the offer with
scorn. The next meeting is next Sat
Urday night. Judge Rea, of Mime
apolis, is booked for a talk st. Paul
soldiers in sympathy with the move
rlent, and who are taking steps to or
ganize, are also to pay the Minneapolis
club visit on that occasion.
Speaking Of Gen. Pope and his SOL
der support, it should not be forgot
ten that the general, in the state SEN
ate, was the author of the Soldiers
Relief feature of the Soldiers home
law, as we'll as the burial feature of
the same law. And while soldiers are
thinking so greatly about candidates,
they should not forget that it was the
Republican legislature which defeated
the $4,000 appropriation for the home
whence has come much of the distress
to the state wards. And another cause
Is the provision, also due to Republican
legislation, that the soldier gets no re-
lief If he draws more than Sc a month
pension. "Eustis," said Gen. Pope,
says that the old soldier can go to
the home If he can't live on his pen
sion. Yes, that is true, but what be-
comes Of wife and children? There is
no home for them" But the old soldier
does not want any aid from the state,
If he is only able to work, as the great
majority of them are. They simply
want fair treatment under the laws
which are on the statute books, and ask
only their enforcement in a fair and
just spirit. And this they will get
when thew make their force and fbeir