Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-10-25
Governor Lind's Meeting.

day evening last week. G. "A. TulIar
presided at the meeting and in his
Introductory remarks he went out OF
his way to insult Republicans SO
much that when the governor arose
to speak he found it necessary to
spend about fifteen minutes in
smoothing out things. He asked
himself these questions a numbe OF
times: why am [ a Dem ocrat?''
and "Why are you Republican,
and in replying always put words in
the mouth Of the Republican in ac-
cordance with his prejudiced concep-
ton Of Republicanism. In the course
of his remarks he told that he be-
lieved in the issue of irredeemable
paper money, and other financial
fallacies. which was more than we ex-
pected to hear from one who has
been appointed regent Of the state
university.
Gov. Lind always makes an enter
tanning speech. 1t was devoted
principally to his record as governor.
He did not discuss party principles,
neither did he mention Mr.. Bryan,
nor his own associates on the state
ticket.
His discussion OF state issues was
based principally on half truths.
Had he told all the truth, and given
fall the facts, many Of his statements
would have appeared in a different
light. We believe in giving Gov.
Lind all the credit he is entitled to,
but we do not think it is right OF him
to claim credit that belongs to
others. He claimed credit for recon-
mending the Increased gross earnings
tax, but State Auditor Dunn had
made the same recommends ton long
before. He blamed the Republicans
in the senate for failing to pass the
bill, and limited at corrup5 motives,
but he said not a. word about Sena-
tor Schaller, q Democrat, who cast
the one vote against the bill that
killed it, for had he voted the other
way the measure would have passed.
This same Senator Schaller is now,
at the request Of Gov. Lind, running
as the Democratic candidate for con-
gress in the Third district. We do
not know that Gov. Lind used any
effort to get Democratic senators to
vote for the measure, hence he and
the Democratic party should take
their share of blame.
He claimed credit for the Somer-
vile law licensing foreign corpora
tions, but as matter Of fact this
law was first recommended by Secre-
.tary OF State Albert Berg, in his re-
port. The governor even went out
Of his way to charge Mr.. Berg with
neglect and refusal to enforce the
provisions of this law. He claimed
that not until he had written an ur-
gent letter to him, had Mr.. Berg
taken any steps to make the collec-
tions, but that in two weeks there
after he had collected SIS, 900. in
view OF Mr.. Berg's affidavit as to
the facts, published this week, the
governor not only did Mr.. Berg an
injustice, but has also put himselfin
an unfayorable light. Berg's afida-
Wit shows that he collected over
$13, 900 the first month the law was
in effect, and that for the fiscal year
ending July 81, 1900, over $38, 900
had been collected, and that since
Gov. Lind's letter to Mr.. Berg, Of
May18, 1900, up to the present time,
only $5.O25 have been collected.
The governor also stated that for
| eign corporations pay not a cent Of
taxes in this state, but he certainly
knows that all their real and person
al property is taxed, same as that Of
other merchants and property own
owners. The Standard Oil Co., for
instance, is assessed 81, 900 in War
rem, for its oil tanks, oil and wagons
at this place.
h Gov Lind's defense Of the manage
ment Of the state 8 prison and the
Irvine plantllnder his administration
was lame. When it be remembered
that two years ago the Dem crats
charged gross Encouragement and
corruption in state prison affairs,
and made their campaign to q
large extent on that issue, one
would naturally expect to hear
now q wonderful revelation Of Re
publican perfidy and corrupt