The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-06

of the organization to the avowed pur-
pose of accomplishing the defeat Of
Mr.. Eustis and do not touch other
political questions. Said one of the &C
tive organizers, himself a lifelong Re-
publican, recently:
1--WE are simply organizing for the
defeat of Eustis and for no other pur-
pose. Our action is based on our
knowledge that Eustis is no friend of
the old soldier. There are many mat
tiers of administration in the state i'm
portant to the old soldier, and we deem
it of vital Importance to them that
Eustis be not elected to administer
them, and we are going to do all in
cur power to assist in his defeat"
The enrolled membership of the
league has passed the 400 mark. Con-
sidering that an old soldiers Lind and
Bowler club, of several hundred, took
part in the campaign of 1896, no mem
Der of which is known to have taken
a step backward, and that the anti
Eustis club expects to enroll large
majority of the old soldiers, mostly Re-
publican, in the Twin Cities. and that
there are assurances Of cooperation
through all parts of the state, 1t will be
seen that William Henry Eustis starts
his campaign with trouble on his
hands.
AS the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. VI CuSLlo, e1o
mayor of Minneapolis, demonstrated
his ability to non enforce laws, to dis
tract the community, and especially to
promote special interests, so was it the
trying pot in which the public saw
proved his hostility to the old soldier.
This developed the moment Eustis was
installed in Office. At the time there
was considerable discussion about the
relation of the old soldier to the pub
OF
disguise Their wish to have some friends
in such places, as they were able to fill
as well as others, embodying the whole
principle of the civil service, municipal,
state and national They waited on
Mr.. Eustis and asked consideration for
one of the best Of their number, Col.
J. K Mertz. who is now assistant adju-
tant general Of the state department.
G.. A. R. The APPLICATION was received
with coarse rebuff by Eustis. He is
said to have responded to the commit
tee that waited upon him:
"Lcok a-here. Do you fellows think
that you are going to run the city Of
Minneapolis? I will show you old SOL
diers that you won't run this mayor"
Nobody thought of the exercise of I'M
due influence with Eustis, and before
the interview ended Eustis was inform
ed that the old soldiers would show Mr..
Eustis something, when he came up for
denomination. How they succeeded is
well known.
Throughout his administration he
gave proof that he hadn't any intention
of showing any consideration for old
soldiers. 1t was done in removals, ap-
pointments and other ways. Numerous
Individual cases are readily recalled.
Sergeant Kirkham was one of the first
victims Another was William Dunn,
then an East side sergeant, who was
reduced, and has since been a jailor Of
the Third precinct Sergeant Dunn's
Only warning or explanation was Mayor
Eustis letter, reducing him to the
ranks "for the good of the service" On
the side it was said that age was given
as the reason. But the fact was that
Sergeant Dunn's captain was older
than he. The people found a cause
later, in the alleged fact that in Ser
geant Dunn's reduction, place was
made for man who stood close to the
Minneapolis street railway.
Instances could be multiplied, of the
record that Eustis removed more vet
Grams from the public service than all
The other mayors before him.
A strange feeling was aroused