The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-04
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talk was drowned in the mighty roar that
went up from the audience as the gov
ernor came forward. From gallery and
from pit it came in unbounded extent,
and it was some minutes before the ex.
ecutive could make himself heard
ENTHUSIASM WAS IMMENSE.
All through the evening this enthusiasm
manifested itself, and especially when, as
a parting shot, he took occasion to pass
upon the singing attacks that actuated
the making public of the bride attempted
by the street car company.
Print it, you members of the Republi-
can press" he Numbered, and the crowd
in response yelled.
Another Clincher was when he read a
telegram from the warden of the Still
water prison relative to the sales of bind
er twine, it's purchase by the farmers
and the ready taking up OF the notes
given in payment. Take this, also, my
Republican friend, and print it, he said,
as the clinching argument in the shape
of the original telegram flew from his
hand and went fluttering to the table in
front of the Republican representative
Again the audience cheered and express
sions of you're right" we're with you,
and you'll VIM filled the air 1t was
a speech full from the heart of Honest
John Lind, and, like good wine, had been
reserved for a st. Paul audience They
appreciated it, and the ballots next Tues
day will evidence that appreciation in no
uncertain manner.
GOV. LIMBS SPEECH.
Mr.. Lind spoke as follows:
Mr.. Chairman. Ladies and Gentlemen:
I should feel much easier if [ were in
justice to the greetings that you have so
kindly rendered me- But l have this
solace, that I shall not keep you long. It
is very unpleasant. my friends, to sit
and listen to ones own laudation, even
by friends. and not feel only undeserving
Of it, but feel utterly unable. as 1 do.
to meet the reasonable expectations of an
audience of this character. First, I wish
it distinctly understood, once and for all
all, that L do mot claim to have rendered
the state any specially great service. nor
have | any patience with these claims
that John Lind has been the greatest
governor Of this state. (Cries of HE has!
He hasH)
You are not doing justice to many great
governors who are with US, only in mem
DRY. You are not doing justice to your
fellow citizen. the Hon Alexander Ram
sey. (Applause.) You are not doing JUS
tice to many others living. To express
confidence in one, it is not necessary to
detract from the merits of the others.
When you elected me to be governor OF
this great state, you did not look for
greatness. You knew that you would
t.,
executive chair.
1 intended to do my duty as we'll as
knew how. (ApplauSe.) And when a
man can say that and say it truthfully.
he says all that any human being can
say in his own behalf. l may have made
mistakes, and who has not? both in pub
lie and private life. but [ can say to you
conscientiously that have not knowing
Iy neglected any duty imposed upon me
by law or by the requirements of the
office that I was called upon to ill. L did
not have the good fortune to listen to
the speeches made here tonight. l do,
not know what questions have been dis
cuSSed. hence may treSpaSG upon the
remarks of the other speakers. We have
been told In this campaign that the only
issue was that of prosperity. That of the
full dinner pail. BY that statement, my
friends, I apprehend that it is intended
to convey the doctrine that men, states,
nations can be rich, can be made rich. by
What do you think of that
as an economic proposition? have the
power. as chief executive Of this state,
to call the legislature in extra session
next week, # l thought that this state
could be made more prosperous by Iegls-
latiOn.
LEGISLATION NOT THE THING.
How many acts of the legislature do
YOU think it would take to raise blade
of grass; to cause another potato to
grow in Chisago county, or another ear
of corn in LIE Sueur? Laughter.) am
delighted to see so many young men in
this audience; glad of this opportunity
to impress upon their minds that legiS-
lation, whether it is national or state,
can produce nothing. Legislation is alb
solutely barren in itself. The only man
ner in which any more can be produced
for the welfare of many, for the sub
of civilized existence, is by utilizing nat
uraI factors and forces. BY human in
duStry and intelligence. You can pro-
duce by utilizing the soil on which we
nv fn hn n
gence of your brain, and the industry
of your hands. You can produce things
by utilizing your hands and your brains
in industrial production, but you can
produce absolutely nothing by law. All
that law can do is to direct the dis
tribution iof products, to determine how
things that are already produced or to
be produced hereafter may be distrib-
uted. By vicious tariff legislation in the
congress preceding the last by exclud-
ing absolutely foreign competition in re-
our comfort, it was made possible to
establish absolute monOpolies, such as
the sugar trust, trusts in regard to iron
products.
LAW CAN CREATE MONOPOLIES.
When by the law you enable a man
to establish monopoly and dictate prize
es, you produce by law something for
them by simply taking that something
from the rest of the population. Unjust
legislation can take something from one
others That legislation is not the kind
that the American people can long en-
dure. That legislation you have mad at
the hands and with the assistance Of
your present member of congress. is it
not necessary, is it not important as
business proposition, that this district
should send to the congress of the Unit
ed States a member who will vote for
laws that will not divert the earnings
of labor, the earnings eff the producer
from the hands that have produced it,
earned them, to. the trusts. but to leave
Laws that instead of making the few
Rich at the expense of the MANY will
protect each and all in the enjoyment Of
tnat which they produce, with equality
OF right, equality of privilege, and spe-
Cial immunities TO none.
L think as business proposition that
appeals to our minds as business men,
tpe same principles applies to state leg
islation. There are always interests in
the state which desire to escape from
some of the burdens that are imposed
upon the citizens. An American citizen
PflVlllges. 1t Is incumbent upon us to
MAINTAIN the institutions under which
We live and whose privileges we
GS4nJoX; We maintain them by taxation
To the citizen of the state there is no
more important question than that in
ordinary times. The taxes of the citi-
so. 1t cannot be otherwise in a new
country like ours. but her citizens are
perfectly willing to pay those taxes. if
they know they are fairly levied, borne
equally by all classes of property and
honestly expended for the public good.
The hour is so advanced that I will not
go into an extended discussion OF this
subject. but 1 want to call your attention
to some inequalities that came under my
observation as governor of this state
ESCAPING ITS JUST BURDEN.
I found a great deaI of property in
these two. cities, property that was earn
ing good income on the capital invested.
that was as profitable as any in the
community, that was escaping its fair
portion of The public burden Among
these was the street railway company
property of this city. The Assessment
of that property last year was incTease
by the state equalization board, of wbicF
the governor and the state auditor arc
members, one-half million dollars. At
c e. esslS % 81 ~ ne Boa i was in