The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-01-14
THE LIND ADMINISTRATION.

Spicy Political News From the state
Capital.
Democratic Reform Press Bureau,
ST. Paul, Jan. 9, 1899.
The opening results of the Lind re-
form administration have fulfilled even
the high hopes entertained. The mes
sage. early appointments, and the rela-
ton of executive to legislature, are all
such as to cause qualification and hope
to all the people. Especially do results
thus far encourage the reform element
of the state to go forward with the work
in its hands, sustaining and encouraging
that Of him on whom they have placed
the burdens Of state and of their cause
for the next two years.
Press and people alike have nothing
but praise for the message, and many
see in it features which marked the like
documents and utteranccs of Lincoln.
The bureau has received several letters
commenting on that feature, and more
than one of our enthusiastic exchanges
has remarked on the contrasts and sim
ilarites between Abe Lincoln and John
Lind. Lincoln of Illinois and John
Lind of Minnesota! Who shall say what
the future has in store for our brave
man of the people?
The message is declared on all hands
to be the ablest state document for many
years, if not in the history of the state.
1t has had u wider publication, no DOUBT,
than any previous state paper. 1t was
printed entire by all the state weekly
press, regardless Of party connections, as
well as by all the state dailics. Be-
sides, summaries were sent by the AS
ISOLATED Press and the special newspa-
the message entire went to more than
100000 subscribers of daily and weekly
papers, whose readers are easily several
times that number while millions on
of the world.
The aacrity with which the Republican
legislature made a show of action on
some of Gov. Lind's recommendations
would have been more gratifying If more
sincere. 1t was married by the indecent
haste of house and senate Republican
leaders like MIR. jacobson. of Lac qui
Parle, and Senator Young, of the same
wind-swept and wind-swecping neigh
borhood, to forestall certain of the gov
governors suggested action. The best
proof of the insinccrity of the proposed
Investigations of the grain department
and binder Irvine industry is the fact
that these gentlemen have been party
leaders in the legislature all these years
that the people have been complaining
and what have they or their party done
to meet these complaints? The farce has
a counterpart in the Hastings and Da-
kota land grant legislation of former
session. They howled through the land
grant. repeal bill, for relief of the poor
farmers from persecution of Russell
Sage and other owners OF the grant, but
their governor took care to deed the
very lands to Sage a few days in ad
vance of the taking effect of the repeal!
And more than that these farmer men"
and their party showed their further
consistency by electing Russell Sagcs
attorney lieutenant governor!
A striking feature of the change Of
administration is the difference in the
people who now throng the state capitol.
Gone are the wire pullers and the
schemers whose familiar faces have been
annually on deck" 10, for generation.
In their places are the ordinary business
men, representatives of labor, artisans,
scholars and thinkers--tbc ycomanry of
the state. The Office seeker of the past,
pulling and hauling, scheming. brow
beating and summoning copious
"'looencl," Is not in sight In his stead
is the enthusiastic friend OF his race, a
good citizen, the man of the people. He
may wish an appointment ever so much,
yet he would scorn to crowd himself
upon the appointing power. He would
gladly step aside if another can do the
proposed work better and be Of moro as
sistance to Gov. Lind. The great masses
heretofore were Office seekers, pullcrs for
pap! Those now call more to pay their
respects and give their leader and rep
resentative a God bless you!" Such is