The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-25
MAKES Van SAINT WEARY
CONSERVATION IN REPUBLICAN
CAMP OVER GENERAL DESER-
TION FROM THE RANKS
JOINING FORCES OF GOV. LIND
G. S. Humphrey, of RenvilIe, Re
nOunces His Former Allegiance
and Expenses the Peoples
Cause in Minnesota


1t difficult matter to perfect successful
| organizations throughout the state, when
many Of the leading men of the party
are deserving the ranks in every county
| Almost daily reports come in of promi-
| nent Republicans who have, after stop
ping to study the situation, decided to
leave the party and vote for, and sup
port Gov. Lind and the entire Democratic
ticket this fall. 1t is useless for the Re-
publteans to offer any denial of this fact
and from their general silence they seem
to look at the matter from the same
standpoint
At the time he consented to run for
governor for the Republicans, Capt Van
SAINT found a most discouraging outlook
confronting him, but since that time he
has been over considerable of the state,
delivering speeches. and he has therefore
como In personal contact with the situa-
ton. as he could not have done otherwise.
What must be his state of mind at this
stage Of the campaign-and what will it
be little later?
One of the most recent assertions of
the Republican ranks, and consequent
state, Is that Of Mr. G. s. Humphrey, Of
Renville. He renounced the &c. O. Pr
last week, and turned his back forever
on the party that has SO long deluded
the people of Minnesota Mr. Humphrey
IS one of the most prominent Republi-
cans of Renyille county; a man who in
the past has rendered valuable services
to his party. His influence has been a
recognized and acknowledged factor in
politics for many years, hence his repu-
diation of the party at this time and his
alliance with the party that has given
Minnesota the best state administration
it ever had, is significant, and will be so
realized by both Republicans and Demo-
Gratis relatively In the present campaign.
1t is just such instances as this that are
responsible for the tired feeling which
is at present characterizing Capt. Van
SAINT in his speeches in various parts Of
the state.
In renouncing his allegiance to his
former party Mr. Humphrey makes some
statements that are interesting to peruse.
He addresses a letter to the voters and
his friends of Renvile county. He says:
ST have carefully studied the principles
and policies of the two parties and have
watched the workings of the present adj
ministration and l have come TO the
conclusion that is is to the best inter-
w. J. Bryan for president and John Lind
for governor. This IS not mere idle
thought, but an opinion formed after a
careful study of the situation.
ct is a notorious fact that under Nc
Kinleys administration more trusts and
combinations of capital have been formed
for the purpose of maintaining q mo-
nopoly in the manufacture of the neces-
stiles of lie, and also to control labor
and the prices of the products OF labor
than ever before. 1t is also a fact that
4Ll Dan ortU
branches of congress and the executive
of the nation, and yet 1T has done prac-
tically nothing to arrest this great evil.
He condemns the Administrations Phil
ippine policy as imperialiStic, tyrannlcal
and unconstitutional Continuing, he
says:
should support John Lind for governor.
He has made an excellent record. and
one which no man can assail. The care
full attention he has given the wheat
inspection department ought to win him
the vote Of every farmer in the state.
His honesty and integrity is net qucs-
toned by any political party, and as an
official he is far superior to his predeces-
cOrs.
Permit me to say that in writing this
communication 7 am not governed by
any hope OF personal gain, nor any mo-
tive ether than, first, my love for my
county and my posterity; second. the
hope that this may induce others who
now place loyalty to party above loyalty
to country, TO stop anu CONSIDER
In a private letter to his brother, S. M.
Owen, of Minneapolis, Judge Selwyn N.
Owen of Columbus, O., ex-chief justice
of that state, gives the following opinion
Of the political situation there. While
Judge Owen is catalogued as a Democrat :,
he has never been active In political af-
fairs, and has not been on the stump
for years nor taken part in any political
IL r.. q nj lou raJs
! and long experience on the bench in
the district and supreme courts in his
state has habftuated him to an unbiased
consideration of all subjects to which
he devoted his thoughts. This gives
much weight to his opinion and contrib
utes largely to the interest and value Of
the lines quoted He says:
1.-The drift Of public sentiment within
the range of my observation and anthem
tic information is decidedly toward Bry-
an. Seriously I do not see how McKin-
| ley can carry Ohio. Golden Rule Jones
has declared for Bryan. He received
100000 votes for governor last year, and
Nash had but IS, 900 plurality He lacked
! nearly $4,000 of majority, and-Hanna-
ism was the issue as it is now Hanna
ism is odious to the large majority ct
| our people in Ohio. The Gold Democrats
are, nine-tenths of them, in the ranks
of Bryan this year. Labor is nearly
solid for Bryan. Doodle is hard to raise
| in the ranks OF Hanna One-fifth of the
Republican loss and Democratic gain in
Ohio that was lost and gained in Maine
and Vermont would carry the state for
Bryan. The Germans are sorely disaf-
fected in Ohio. I repeat it with empha-
sis, I do not see how Mckinley can pos
| siply carry his own state this fall
| If reports are true which have coma
from a reliable source there has at last
been a Reputation of the much mooted
doctrine of the Republicans of which
that party boasts itself to be the true
champion. The doctrine is the "anti-
haul -the-flag'' doctrine, which Ia
being Haunted with such persistency by
the Republican orators all over the coun-
try and with particular vehemence in
the Northwest. At last the Republicans,
according to reports, have allowed a flag
to be hauled down from a post which
they alone controlled. They have seen
the folds Of this cherished banner furled
and the staff from which it proudly
waived wrested from its place This Is
one evidence at least that the G. O. P.
is extremely careless of the emblem to
which it has devoted such ardent love-,
Out In Brown county, S. D., the Re-
publicans of that community held a re-.
cent meeting in their own headquarters.
| Their meeting was characterized for the
tumultuous uproar of enthusiasm pre-
vailing from first to last. A passer-by
was informed that patriotic feelings
We're being aroused by thrilling speeches,
and hence the cheering.
After the meeting, the story goes, some
curious persons, members of other par
ties, strolled into the headquarters 10
witness the scene of the loud demonstra-
lions. They were surprised to find that