The Irish standard., 1900-01-13
OPENING GUNS
For s1eoo-w. j. Bryan and the Jackson
Day Celebration.
Reform Press Bureau.
St. Paul, Jan. s, 1900.


state readers all "roads to Rome" will
iead,to Minneapolis for the greeting to
our great cheftain, Hon. w. ]. Bryan,
or be filled with the enthusiastic hosts
returning to the battle for American
ism for which, at the daw1ing OF the
new year, there are so many omens Of
victory. For the benefit of those who
may receive this letter before it shall
reach all the press, as we'll as for indi-
cation Of what the occasion has been,
the following authentic statement OF the
program is made:
Mr.. Bryan comes On the invitation Of
the State League of Democratic clubs,
of which William Banquet Baldwin is
president. He will speak at both ban
quet and Exposition meeting, those
programs being so arranged as not
to conflict. Mr.. Baldwin will say the
word OF welcome at the banquet and
his honor, Mayor James Gray, will act
as toastmaster. Banquet speakers will
be Mr.. Bryan, Governor Lind, National
Committeeman Thomas D. O'Brien,
Hon. ]. E. Ryan of Wisconsin, and
Hon. Charles A. Towne.
1t will also be widely known that
81 Governor Lind has fixed and AN
notn,oed his determination to retire
from political action, and not to be d
candidate for denomination. 1t will
probably be quite we'll known what has
led Governor Lind to this course. Suf.-
fee it to say that it is due to the gov,
e1nor's desire for better things than
chickering's and qusrrels over appoint
nents to Office, ana; the aversion he has
to association with that class of men
who see in the public service only what
there is at for them, regardless Of the
great good of the general public. 1t is
no secret that from the time OF retire
rnent from congress he steadEastly
turned his face from political action,
and only yielded on each former occa-
sion to appeals to duty and conscienee
for service to the state he SO dearly
loves. This he iecls thai he will have
fully discharged Shy the close OF his
term.
1t is easy to imagine what will be the
feeling Of the people throughout the
state, when they understand what the
governor has undergone during she past
year, and realize the result OF Twin
City factions and dirty politics.
The first gNn for 1860, and how do
you like it?
We have received from Hon. Ervine
Winslow, Eastern secretary of the Anti
Imperialist League, the proof sheets
absolute of the criminality OF the Nc
Kinley administration in caassing the
Philippine war. The witness to prove
this terrible ,arraignmsnt is Otis. whose
official reports reveal that McKHlley's
proclamations OF Sovereignty" caused
the outbreak, that Otis, hoping to
allay the suspicious OF the Tagals, acts-
ally suppressed those words from the
presidents proclamation so as to de-
ceivc the Filipinos and make them
think our governmert really intended
to give them independence until such
zine as we We're ready TO prevent any
outbreak. General Otis says he es-
deavored to do this, but the truth,
leaked out through General Miller, a
subordinate, who used the real procla-
nation hence the outbreak. All is
fully proves by the official documents,
and it is these, we have no doubt. that
Senator Pettigrew aims to place before
the senate Was such infamy ever be-
fore known?
The Beers. with population Of $780,
600 souls have $4,000 soldiers, while
England, with 100000 people, has
10000 soldiers in the field, and more
may be coming. But the Beers have
more than soldiers, or people. or gold
they have God and liberty on their side.
Patriotic and liberty-loving St. Paul,
ties are afre with the pro-Boer senti-
ment, Very little Toryism in the
Sanity City. Likewise fewer and
fewer 1mperialists and other supporters
OF vicious Mckinley policies.
The Reform forces OF St. Paul, deter
mined to wrest the city government
from Republican hands that have dis
graced the city, are making ready for
the spring campaign. The disposition
on all hands to sink personal differences
and to unite with the one fixed purpose
OF overthrowng the mis-rulers, is most
encouraging. There will this year be
but one battlc-cry with Democrats OF
all shades, with Populists and with in
dependents, namely. "St. Paul must be
redeemed"
AS the case now stands. Republican
Remembering" will close the St. Paul
public schools long before the close oil
the school year, as the Minneapolis G.
o. P. did last year. Out with it!
The total failures from the recent
panic footed $2I6,ooo,ooo, including
losses from sllrinkagc in stocks, ant
yet the Commercial reports" scarcely
referred to the matter, and their weekly
and monthly aggregates OF failures were
only about the normal How periectl,
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