The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-04

| will say to you, however, that at the
time that these facts were communicated
to me, L conferred with my colleague on
the board of equalization your Repub-
ican state auditor, Mr.. Dunn, and in
formed him of this infectious proposition.
MAY BRING A LIBEL SUIT.
If you want to investigate these facts,
my newspaper friends, go up and inter-
you that such is the case. Now, the Min
neapolis paper also suggested that it was
my duty to have this man prosecuted
10 looked X l, up the law did not feel GER
think, will come to the same conclusion,
that it subjects him to prosecution be-
cause he did not offer bride to any in
dividual. He did not offer to give me
anything. He offered nothing tc any
official. He offered to contribute to the
state campaign fund.
But I will say this for the benefit
of the organs of that corporation, in
this city and Minneapolis, that this
charge is IibeIOus, if untrue, there
is no question about that, and 1 am
ready to respond I'm damages, If
have IibeIed the gentleman referred
to. OOng and continued appIauseD
I will say, further, that if the grand
jury of Ramsey county will take this
matter upj if your county attorney
thinks 1T possible to prosecute a
conviction on this state of facts, 1
will not only go before the grand
jury myself, but L Will furnish the
witnesses-reputab1e citizens of st.
PauI-whO Will substantiate this
charge.
New 1t is unpleasant to go
into these matters but thew
must be met, because of good gov
eminent and discipline, and public life
d1V1dual whether l ain elected to the high
ONCE which now fill, or not, but wheth-
er am defeated or reelected, tell you
that L shall devote goodly portion Of
my days to drive corporations out of pub
lie life in this state.
WILL NOT DISCUSS ISSUES.
They will not discuss issues. My op-
ponent has not met me in fair discus
sion Of any Of the issues before the peo-
pie at this time. Neither have the Re-
publican papers discussed any of the
issues. Has the Pioneer Press said one
word about this important, question of
except to ridicuIe it? Has any Of the
e ei organs OF the party? Instead of
discussing these questions, if 1 am in
the wrong, L ought to be defeated, but 1
ought to be defeated on the merits of
the principles and the policies for which
we contend. Instead of discussing them,
the eyes of the public, say that there
mas been mismanagement in state insti-
tutions Of which 1 have supervision,
charges which they know to be false
The Pioneer Press within the last fen
days published the statement that some
hundreds OF thousands of dollars had
peen LOST IN StlllWater. 1t said that
tW1ne mad been sold on time and notes
taken. farmers notes, and that the
notes were no good, and for that reason
Inc state would sustain a loss Irvine
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every year since We manufactured Irvine.
examined the notes about a month
ago. There IS not single note. except
one, which is signed by two bankers in
good standing, that bears the signatures
OF less than five reputable farmers in
this state. and all of them bear signatures
an party say that there are any five
i9rmers In this state, living on adjoin-
lrg farms, who are not responsible for
Irvine note? Is that the kind of pros
perity that we have in this state? G.oud
applause.)
ANOTHER LIE IS EXPLODED.
This afternoon I received this telegram
from Warden Reeve:
"0f farmers notes on hand Ann.
L, 1900, amounting to $4,000, due
this fail Cthey all come due Nov. II,
$23s,O0O were paid before matur-
ity." Applause. eeThis is three
a
corresponding period In any former
year. Signed,
&c. MEG. Reeve.
Warden Of the State Prison."
Will the Pioneer Press publish that?
lLong and vociferous cheering. which
lasted several minutes)
My friends. have a right to make this
suggestion. This is a public matter, in
VolVing the honor Of public officers in
volving an industry carried on in pub
lie institution. It seEne as if some OF
the party organs in this state were de-
termined to create prejudice among the
people against the twine industry Of Still
wafer. Is it possi BILE that they would see
it ruined? Is it possible that they would
see the cordage trust in the saddle again
TO ride our farmers as they did in the
past? The binding twine industry at
Saltwater is one of the most important
industries of the state. not only because
it gives the farmers of tie state cheaper
twine. and relieves them from the ex-