The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-05
IMPLY and solely as the faithful servant

simply and solely as the faithful servant
of the people"
| H. H. Gillen, of Washington county,
formally nominated DR.. Stone in words
substantially as follows:
We have no candidate to present to
this body from Washington county, but
| we came here to join in the nomination
OF man in whom Washington county
has a strong interest. In 1869 he went
to Saltwater and established an Office,
put after time he found the field too
small and removed to your city of St
Paul But Saltwater has never ceased
TO feel an interest in that young man
Tor ne appears as young now as he did
| when he lived in our clty-and he is we'll
known and beloved by us all. 1 refer to
! the able, energetic, sympathetic and
charitable DR.. Alexander Jackson Stone
and Washington county is glad to second
| his nomination Our county will go to
work with a will to elect him.
John H. Ives also spoke briefly but
strongly in commentator of DR.. Stone.
| Humphrey Barton was called upon and
| addressed the convention for few mo-
ments. He felt, he said that he could
serve his party better by working for
| another than for himself and would
pledge his hearty support to the nominee
| of the convention, as to the rest of the
O0LnOcrdtlc uckeI.
| On motion of Capt Robert Holcomb,
| the nomination of DR.. Stone was made
unanimous by rising vote.
The following were reported by the
committee on resolutions and adopted
! We, the Democrats of the Fourth con-
1 eress1onal district of the state of Mime
/ sofa, IN convention assembled for the
| purpose of placing in nomination a cam
/ didate for congress to represent said dis
trict, do hereby resolves:
1 L
/ ers of said district the principles enun-
/ ciated in the Kansas City platform, and
| pledge ourselves ito a loyal support of
that nlatchless leader of the American
| people, William j. Bryan, and his able
associate, Adlai e. Stevenson.
| We take pleasure in indorsing the wise,
| conservative and able administration of
| Hon. John Lind governor of Mime
sofa, and trust and believe he will be
renominated and reelected.
If successful in this contest for congress
| sional supremacy in this district, we
| pledge our candidate to vote for and up
hold the reform principles adopted by
| the national convention of the Demo-
cratic party in their recent assemblage
| at Kansas City, and especially to Use
| his utmost endeavors to bring about a
! peaceful solution of the aggressive war
| fare now being conducted against other
| peoples by the present national Repub-
! hean administration.
Secondly, that we will vote for and ad-
vocate in the national congress such
4 measures DIS iSNi1l CO4Guc6s 10 sln6 giving
| of self-government ito all countries as
/ are now sought to be claimed as de-
| tendencies by the Mckinley administra--
ton and his able coadjutor. Marcus
| Aurleius Hanna, and particularly Cuba,
| Porto Rico and the Philippine islands.
| Thirdly, that the Monroe doctrine, be-
| ing one of the cardinal principles of the
! faith Of our political fathers, shall be so
| long as we are intrnsted with power, for
ever upheld and maintained inviolate for
| the people of this hemisphere.
Fourth, that If successful at the polls
| we pledge our untiring efforts against the
| continuance of private monopolies known
| as trusts until such time as every citi-
zen of this great nation shall enjoy equal
| opportunity with all others; and, If the
| present laws be found inadequate to ap-
ply measures of sufficient stringency to
| the violators of the riahts of the people
| in this regard, that the same shall be
modified, amended or enacted so that
public prosecutors may thereby be thus
enabled to protect the people.
One of the strongest Republicans in the
state, so far as sentiment is concerned,
expressed a decidedly radical view re-
earding Van SAINTS chances this fall to
Clio reporter last night. Forgetting
that he was talking with a newspaper
man, the speaker proceeded to warm up
in saying what he really thought of Van
as a candidate for the highest office IN
the state 1t was certainly not very COM
DnIn0HtdTy. OESSHll6IIIdl II all OllICC-
holder in certain part. of the state, and
would be at the mercy of his party if his
name in this connection were made pub
lic
why he said, l'T think the party sim
ply acted the fool when 1T named that
man, Van SAINT, and 1 for one won't vote
for him. And I know many others who
are of the same mind
The following appeared in the editorial
columns of the Dispatch Friday night:
Last January or February Inspector
Sweet of the food and dairy department,
found a grocer In Winona selling oleo-
conceal the fact that he was selling an
article whose sale is presumably forbid
den by the law Of the state. but he took
especial care that the purchaser should
know what he was buying by stenciling
'olemargar1nes' on each pound print.
The inspector duly reported his discovery
prosecute the offender, and, after months
tof delay and preparation, suit was
| brought before Municipal Judge Taw-
ney. The defense was that the oeomar
garine was sold as such and not as but
| ter; that 1t is a legitimate article of com
merce and use, and that the state has
no constitutional power TO forbid It's sale
except when 1t is falsely represented to
! be butter. Judge Tawney sensib'y sus-
| tanned the defense and dismissed the suit
| The inspectors may now restrain their
| dCllNlIlSS " oSIAOA " llIctl Si1OW4
| by one in Duluth who was reported as
! chasing a poor widow board: ng house
keeper down into her cellar to find oeo,
which he suspected she was feeding her
4 boarders.
The grocer referred to was arrested
upon complaint of an inspector of the
state dairy and food department. for the
purpose of enforcing the law against
the sale of oleon1argarine colored in sem
blance of butter, "a law which was enact
iod 10
| and the dairy and creamery interests
against unfair competition. The defend
ant was granted a long continuance. He
pleaded ignorance of the law and dis
| claimed any intent to violate It, He also
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