The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-04
IS UNDtR A FALSE .HbG
SAMUkA r.. VAN SAINT WHEN POS
ING As A FRIEND OF
LABOR
STAND ON vEsTIBULE BILL
He Did Not Vote for the Law Tn
Which Trolley Car Mo-
tOnSers Are Thus
Protected.

Capt. Van SAINTS record on labor bills,
as published by the Democratic press is
such that he could hope for no support
from the Iaboring men of the state. The
Republican managers realized all along
that this fact would mean his over
whelming defeat and while they chafed
and fumed under the burden of this pros
pect, still they maintained absolute 81
lence on the captains record, for they
realized that an attempt TO explain or
eXtenuate would only make matters ten
times worse, for the captains record as
dOdger on labor bills, and on other bills
In the interest of the people, is so plain
and patent that everybody can see and
judge for himself; so they waited until
the last minute and then, in the hope that
1t would be too late to challenge their
statements they published and spread
broadcast the following circular:
CIRCULAR ALSO DODGFS II.
Capt. S. R. Van SAINT has been a life
Ions friend of labor.
The Democratic press is industriously
circulating a report that Capt. Van SAINT,
the Republican candidate for governor,
opposed the bill for the Vestibuhng of
street cars, which was passed by the
legislature. session of 1893, Of which Mr.
Van SAINT was a member.
This is a falsehood so transparent that
t only shows the desperation of those
who Derpet1ated it. The very opposite is
me case: me Dill was passed IN the
house chiefly through Mr. Van SAINTS eff
forts. as every member of that body will
TESTIFY. 1t is hardly necessary to add
that when it came UP for passage his
vote was for. it. See page 504 House
Journal. session of 1898
WOULD HAVE BEEN A FARCE.
The bill mentioned on page 5O4, House
Journal, session of 1893, is another bill
altogether, and never became a law 1t
Is one of the number of bills on the same
subject introduced in the house and
framed in such a manner that their pas
sage was out of the question, or, if pass
ed, they would have been ineffective The
bill entitled S. F. No. 266, an act com
pelllng street railway companies to pro-
tect certain of their employees from the
nclemencies of the weather and which
is recorded in the General Laws of Min
nesota, 1888 page 176 chapter GO, was
passed by the house April 4, 1893, and is
reported in the House journal for 1893,
pages 6S7-S. as follows:
s. F. No. 266, a bill for an act to COM
Pei street railway companies to protect
certain of their employees from the In
clemencieS of the weather.
Was read the third time and put upon
its final passage.
The question was taken on the passage
OF the bill. and the roll being called.
there were yeas 20 and NAYS s. as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative
We're:
GIessrs. Abbot Barrett. Biorge. Booren.
BoXfud. R3oylan, Briggs, Bruels. Carlson,
ChesleX Christie, Cole, T., Craig, dep
older, Dunn, Fleming, Geissler, German.
Greer, Gum. Hohl. Holler Holman,
Hunck. Jacobson, Johnson. a. G., Juel.
Iinnemen, Lockwood. Mcdonald. Nc
Donough. McEwen. McKasy Markham.
Minett, MOnahan. Moore, Nelson Moves
O'Neill Cngstad. Paulsoh. Peterson,