The Irish standard., 1898-11-05
THOMAS ]. CATION FOR CONGRESS

Inc fusion candidate FOR congress from
the Fifth Minnesota district, Thomas J.
Cation is we'll known to the voters of
Hennepin county as campaign speaker
of distinguished ability. Originally
lawyer by profession. he is now and
has been for several years. the head of
commercial college in this city, which
has graduated upward of three thousand
students who are now occupying posi-
lions of trust and responsibility in all
parts of the Northwest
1t was not until the nomination of
William j. Bryan for the presidency on
the Chicago platform that Prof Cation
emerged from the seclusion of the school
room and made his appearance before
the public as the advocate of bimetallism
or the free coinage of gold and silver at
the legal ratio of 1G to l. He was the
first man In this city to elucidate the
principles of finance to the people, who
were seeking instruction on very
abstruse subject, and SO simple and lucid
were his eXpositions and so eloquent
was his language that he was called up
on to address mass meetings in all Sec
tons of the state during that memorable
campaign.
In his pereginations he met in joint
debate the champion Of goldocracy, Con-
gresham McCleary, and came out of the
discussion with flying colors after DEM
onstrating his prowess as a keen logic
ian, an adroit disputant and brilliant
speaker. Since locking horns with Nc
Cleary, who is conceded to be the ablest
advocate of the single gold standard in
congress, Prof. Cation has risen in the
esteem of the plain people, and now he
has been selected to contest the seat SO
long occupied by Loren Fletcher at
Washington as representative from this
district. There he. can have an oppor-
tunity of displaying his ability against
all the champions Of plutocracy. and the
voters of Hennepih' county are likely to
send him there in preference to Mr.
Fletcher, who needs rest from his
political iabors.
At the last election Mr.. Fletcher car
ried this district by less than 5000 NIL
jorty over S. NJ Owen. Prof Cation, by
his aggressive campaign and superb elo-
quence, will be likely to prove the
strongest antagonist that the Repub-
lican candidate has encountered hereto
fore. and from the frigidity of the re-
oI tn Mn, C1oi ri, 1,1yh
constituents in this city during the cam
paign it is safe to predict that Prof.
Cation stands an sSeellent chance of SUI
presiding the. rion,fhee of&the flour and
lumber interests next Tuesday.
The Irish Standard is the only paper
of influence in the city that is supporting
Prof. Cation in the English language, the
daily papers being all for Loren Fletch-
er, because he is wealthy man. The
fusion candidate is poor man tnan-
cially, but a rich man Intellectually. His
sympathies are with the working classes
and he will be always at their service in
ancipation. He stands for the principles
of the Chicago platform and opposes all
policies looking toward an Anglo-Amer-
lean alliance and territorial expansion.
He has every qualification for the posi-
tion he seeks and should receive the
hearty support of every friend Of Bryan
and Lind within the confines of Henne-
pin county. Loren Fletcher should be
afforded a rest at his advanced age, and
younger and more progressive man
should be elected as his successor.