The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-07-20

wegian brothers must for the most part
be fed. like Clarke, on hope.
Alas my countrymen! You are too
easily imposed upon by the oppressor!
Pardon. o. Almighty Bond Holder. this
burst Of weakness. It would be unna-
tural not to give occasional vent to such
feelings, when political policy, need Of
a camp following and campaign funds
(roundly assessed on each appointee),
compells me to name such notorious
characters as Zeke Austin, to be assist
ant insurance commissioner. am just
weak enough sometimes to admire such
visionary, impractical characters as
Debs and Donnelly, but not often. Oh,
no. You and 1 are practical statesmen.
Some day the people will ask us to help
them. We can afford then to do so,
but not now. The agitators and re-
formers have more time than we to
educate the people. Later I will give
you further details Of our noble work in
Minnesota.
l have but one recommendation In
closing. If followed it will relieve us OF
many petty personal annoyances, and
have no bad effect on our party vote.
You see by the telegram reported in
The Minneapolis Times, July II, that
my hirelings, Bowler, Dobbyn, Austin.
Ringdahl, Brown, A. E. Barker, A. J.
Hall, with Clarke, have telegraphed
Democratic headquarters already that
they will submit to the Democratic pol
icy outlined by your committee. Such
presumption in these self-assumed lead
ers, to thus early publish what THEY
WANT the farmers to do, discloses, as 1
intended, their weakness. Unable to
fool the people longer, this telegram Is
simply their last desperate bid for
greater influence than they deserve in
the Democratic party, or than an hon
est Democrat gets. BY 1900 the farmers
will have completely resented the dicta
ton of such small bosses, whom they at
last plainly see are only after offices
for themselves. The real Peoples par
ty will have declared for their popular
referendum rule" through the club
system, which is being pushed by their
Texas.
Recognizing these facts, have given
some of my best places not to those
farmers who will vote for me anyway,
not to these hypocritical fusionists, but
to some regular Republican and Demo-
cratic politicians of Minneapolis. To
catch the Irish vote your lieutenants
say it was little short of divine inspira-
ton in me to appoint O'Brien, of the
Irish Standard, as weigh-master; and
McHale for labor commissioner, both
Democratic politicians of Minneapolis.
The Heinrich family, we'll known Ger
man brewers of Minneapolis, furnished
me the state oil inspector. Although
that beer trust fails to furnish pure beer
to the people, hope Heinricks will see
that the Standard Oil trust at least does
its duty, despite some people who are
already grumbling about watered oil
along the st. Louis railroad. At any
rate, Heinricks has promised to beer"
up we'll just before the next election.
(The Minneapolis liquor interests do
mated to our Democratic party $500 in
the last campaign. But they donated a
like amount, unfortunately, to the Re-
publican party.) Then there is Corser,
Republican politician, also of Mime
apolis. Corser is a corker. So I gave
him my best place. He has long been
my personal friend. He has always
been connected with some corporation
or trust for fleeing the people, like the
Minneapolis General Electric Light
monopoly. So l consider it beautifully
appropriate to conspicuously attach him
to the Democratic party, especially as
he is an expert at winding up affairs
before failure to the benefit of the
stockholders by paying a few cents on
the dollar. Time prevents any refer
ence now to Mr.. Pope, of Mankato,
whom l rewarded, not for his bank fail
ure, but because he has never failed our
Democratic machine. The point make
is this These men will preach Demo-
cracy anyway. Therefore clear the
deck for straight Democracy, 50 that
instead of longer paying attention to
uninfuential office-seekers, and only
create bad blood, it is now high time to
invite those solid Democratic business
men we lost in SO. With their help our
hired, government-paid office-seekers,
brass bands, the national racket, igno-
rance or lethargy of the people, l will
be responsible for the results. Then,
with your pal, Hanna, we can say God
still reigns, and our own bacon is
cooked"
Respectfully yours,
JOHN LIND,
Governor of Minnesota
Executive Mansion.
P. S. Attorney Haynes, leading
Democrat of Minneapolis, has been tell
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