The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-12-02
ANTITRUST TALK.
The Twin Issue With Anti-ImperialiSm
For 1900.

Reform Press Bureau,
ST. Paul, Nov. co. 1899.
But It's past, and tho blazoned III
story
The name OF our victor may be
Accused is the march OF that glory
Which treads on the hearts OF the
free!
Far dcarer the grave, or the prison,
lllumed by one patriot name,
Than the trophies OF all who have risen
On liberty's ruin to lame.
Thomas Moore
Three striking political events have
marked the past week, the first, the
Inauguration OF the non-partisan Min
ncsota Anti -Imperialist movement, seat
Cd for the present, at Minneapolis, but
to go into the whole state. Its head
is Henry J. Fletcher, Esq, the widely
known attorney, a lifelong Republican,
with other Republicans and men who
supported Mckinley in the other Off
cial positions. For the coming mass
meeting, expected to be held about
Dec. IA, the expectation is to have 50
yice-presdents from the most promi-
ncnt men of Minneapolis, regardless OF
their party connection.
This arousing OF the American COIL
science is not more marked, however.
than the movement, also in non partisan
lines, against the trusts. This is like
wise being launched in Minnesota, COM
ing, as did the anti-imperialistic move
ment, from Chicago, directed by Hon.
r. w. clearinghouse, secretary OF the
national executive committee. That
gentleman has communicated with a
large number OF Minnesotans, who will
be invited TO attend the coming confer
encc at Chicago. The plan is to carry
on this warfare by organizations in all
parts OF the Northwest
The third event has been the sorrow
tul rallying OF the goppitcs to consider
the straits they are in in Minnesota,
the occasion being the return OF Senator
kslutc Nelson from abroad The old
est political'' inhabitant cannot recall
such a gloomy gathering. In fact the
three days OF righteousness brought a
terrible rainstorm. The chief question
was whether the resourceful Nelson
could give them any light, any hope OF
success in Minnesota next year. And
the resourceiul Knutc could not In
the first place, there was the mscrably
selfish course OF Mr.. Nelson, himself
Ito describe it as Republicans describe
iO when, in the terrible crisis OF the
last campaign, Nelson took to the
woods and devoted himself to the still
hunt for the senate, leaving Eustis and
the state ticket to their fate. What time
Nelson could spare from personal be-
setmcnts was given to squaring himself
with E.ustis and the rest for that act.
He devoted whole days session in the
latter city to applying Nelson salvc to
the sores made by having refused to lift
up his voice in the campaign for Web
s,cr. Ii report is true he made but poor
progress in all the many ''sittings."
Two interpretations are put on Mel
sons purposes, the one that he and the
federal machinery, including Merriam,
Powers, Fletcher, ct al, is to be put
into activity to make District Attorney
X. G. Evans the Hanna candidate for
governor. The other is that the state
management is to be returned to Bixby
Byrncs, Jamison, Powers and the rest
who were displaced by the Steele
l.ustis aggregation. Nelson met, H.,
the orc, the hostility OF the many can
rlidatcs for governor, and for the other
he dcepscatcd hatred or the old ma
chine, which for years and years was
able to muster only bare majority ioi
state candidates.
These matters and the awful pressure
for places in the census department here
and elsewhere, made the junior senator.
homecoming anything but pleasant
He has Lett bad feeling because of tn,
shabby treatment OF many, whom III
lodged and turned down without re
morse. He even snubbcd the State His
torical Society, celebrating semi-ccn
tcnnial, being on the program for al
important paper, involving his colleague
Senator Davis, in a weak fib, abou
business" preventing Nelson's pres
encc.
Senator Nelson, in interviews, show
that he favors nilitaris,n He bring
home to foreign bora voters the surpris
ing information that large standin!
armies are good thing, and in til
same breath approving our new polio
in the Philippines, shows that he vii
be right in line with Hanna and Nc
! Kinley for their bayonct government
| German-American citizens will b
lastoundcd to be told by Senator Nelso
that he found i'll Germany. where Ii
studied the Kaiser's military establish
nent thoroughly. that the Germans d
mot regard the army as burden, br
are proud OF it and look upon it. mot a
, Ian economic DRAIN" but as an increase
OF consumption and a reliever OF til
, lstress OF population What will OF
tt German citizens say to this doctrine
;, But what else could Mrncsota's senate
1 say, since on his arrival at Washingto