Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-10-20
JOHN LIMBS SPEECH.

JOHN LIMBS SPEECH.
JOHN LIMBS speech here was more
remarkable for what he omitted to
say than for what lie said. Being
good lawyer he knows how to plead
his; own cause in the most plausible
manner, even though it be a poor
'one. 1t was d rather la borious effort
to find an excuse for Geing in the
position he now is, and to gain some
sort Of footing for his gubernatorial
aspirations. In his opening remarks
he said that he would advocate moth
ing but what was in line with his
views as expressed in his speech here
six years ago. But how are we to
know that he holds the same views
now in as much as he did not even
refer to what he said in his former
speech. Six Years ago he made an
elaborate and able plea for a pro-
tective tariff, but nothing in his
speech now could be construed to be
in line with that principle. Six years
ago he urged e'oquently the re-elec-
tion of Cushman K. Davis to the u. S.
senate, but no utterance now could
be construed to favor that idea. Six
years ago he was staunch and able
champion and defender of republican
principles and republican legisla tion,
both state and national, but there
was nothing in line with that in his
present speech. Then he defended
the republican party against the
false charge of being a monopoly
party, but now he accused therepub-
lican party Of being domineered by
tru SITS and monopolies and that you
could not tell where the party ended
and the trusts and corporations be-
gan. The republican party must
have become a monopoly, party, ac7
Ecording to that, during the past
| three or four years, as six years ago
he himself advocated the election OF
Knute Nelson for governor and all
the rest OF the state ticket, and, at
that time of course our state officers
were free from corporate influence.
1t must have been some time since
then that they became unduly infu-
enced, perhaps at the same time that
Mr.. Lind himself came under the
influence of the democratic party. |
In his campaign this year he ignores
national issues altogether, just as if
the election Of congressman and U. S.
senators were not important issues
at stake in this election, and in re-
gard to thelate Spanish war, he said
it was not an issue as all parties we're
in favor OF the war. But why is it
that the democrats are all the time
trying to make; an issue iof the con-
duct OF the war and are denouncing
secretary Algers 4 and. others for incom-
petence and lack patriotism? And
in settling the grave questions grow
ing out OF the war the democratic !
party would certainly have no scru-
tples about throwing obstacles in the
{{Way of the president if thereby it
could further its own partisan pur-
poses. Yes, national issues and state
issues are inextricably intertwined
in this campaign and neither can be
ignored, and the republican party
will meet it's opponents on any bat
!; tie field they mayschoose. Much Of
what Mr.. Lind said was good and is
|iavored. by all good citizens. " All
favor just and equal taxation, reduc-
t7on OF freight rates, economy in
conducting public affairs, etc, etc,
but the democratic party is not any
more competent TO deal with these
matters than the republican party,
nor even as much: While Mr.. Lind,
and the denaocratic party as usual,
are finding fault with republican leg
|is1ation and conduet Of state affairs
they have nothing definite and posi-
tive to offer in'place. It is an easy
matter to criticise certain laws but
not SO easy to formulate better ones.