The Irish standard., 1900-01-13
Exposition Meeting Attended
by Thousands of Cheering
Citizens.
The Great Speeches Delivered
by the Next President and
Gov. Lind.
One of the Most Memorable
Events in the History of
Our State.

In the .memery of Wednesdays very sue
cessful democratic field day one man, one
speech and one fact stand pre-eminent
among many remarkable men, many STIR
ring speeches and many impressive po-
litical facts. The man is John Lind, the
speech is his passionate Grafton at the
jackson banquet; the fact is that by the
will of his party John Lind will lead the
democratic hosts in Minnesota this fall in
what he considers the most momentous
political battle of all the ages Despite
him, regardless Of him and his announce
ment of withdrawal from office, 1t become
plain Wednesday, if it ever was obscure,
that Lind will once again be the candidate
for governor.
The climax of the most successful festal
day in the history of the democratic party
in Minnesota was reached when pale,
nervous, dry and nervous Tipped John Lind
arose to make the speech which had anx-
iously been awaited for days. All eyes
were turned on the care-worn governor.
While the cheers and the shouts ran
banqueters and napkins filled the air as
with drifting snow he stood with his hand
upon the table. looking downward. The
governor began mildly enough, saying:
The first remark that heard after entering
the hall and sitting down at the table, was a
suggestion that the next president made He
says: Lind (applause). this is q
pretty good looking lot of anarchists. isn't
IT." tApplause.l Said I. That is getting to
n hara A Vaar 20 nd
prior to that It was every day talk: then
we were anarchists, but now we are ants.
the republican party has receded in yirulency
or that we have advanced in grace. laugh
teri Perhaps it is a little of each.
Then with flash-like rapidity came a
complete change in the governors manner.
The geniality, the pleasantly disappeared
Il want it to be understood now and all
the time and everywhere" he cEied in
tones hoarse with feeling and emphasis
that am not only an anti-imperalist but
an anti-republican 1.-The governors long
arm shot out straight as a rod as he al
most Missed these words. They went home
like steel-capped bullets to the apprecia-
tion of the delighted democrats. Shouts
OF satisfaction and joy and thunderous
burst of applause came back at the gov
ernor, standing with defiant air and back
phanage had come to an end. Still an
other blow drove the realization of the fact
home to all present. 1t came in milder
tones, but it was grateful to the democrats
"And want to say to my friend Bryan
right here that l shall not thank him or
anybody else who ever again designates
me as silver republican" The satisfac-
ton of this complete severance with re-
puollcanlsm IN name as well as In fact was
as an elixir to the enthusiastic democrats,
So well satisfied were they with what the
governor had said that the next following
modifying words did not much detract
from the effect of the unqualified state
ments:
don't mean to be understood by that that
I have said or feel that l am q populist:
n neither have said that am democrat
ter and applause) I am content, until
further. to endeavor to be good, true loyal
American citizen. (Applause.l
was SO necessary to ignore party lines and
names Never before was there q time when
the principles, the very essences of our free
moment. '
Now l am not given to forebodings or
calamity aa1 ho wiling, neither do l for mo-
actual danger. 1t cannot be. 1t is not pos
,sible that this magnificent example for a cen
tury. the =; hope ,, Of creation, is to crumble
women. (Appause.) The evil forces that are
now to work must be stayed, and will be
stayed stay (applause). parties or no parties. Of
1t is time when 1t behooves us ali to for
get those things. 1t has come to u pass
when it is our duty to forget persons, to for
get individuals, to think OF our country and
think Of our duty as citizens, and perform
our duty as we see It, (Applause)
\, Now, ! was going to discuss few ques-
have been covered in such eloquent language,
in such mastery way, by the two greatest
speakers in the land that it would be u waste
Bryan are present, to assume or attempt to
cover the ground that they have touched
upon. Now. to show you that the statement
condition of affairs that confronts us, let me
read few quotations from the republican
organs of this state.
He Quotes from the Press.
At this point the governor read extracts
from st. Paul Dispatch editorial,
Pioneer Press editorial and from TIL
Journals Washington correspond
ence. The Dispatch was bitterly referred
to as the organ Of republican Hannaism in
Minnesota. The editorial in that paper
was one headed 1.-THE Consent of the Gov
erned." 1t contained this statement: ut
Is all very we'll to talk of the consent of
the governed, but it is delusion when
reduced to practice"
Listen to that" exclaimed the gov
ernor. Listen to that. What would you
have thought If you had heard that two
years ago? What would the rank and file
of the republican party have thought If
they had supposed three or four years ago
that within one administration republican
opinion would not only tolerate but extol
such sentiment? Then it proceeds further
on:
Government by consent of the governed
literally can never be attained. The nearest
approach to 1t is that system OF government
which has for its object the accomplishment
Of the greatest good for the greatest number,
whether 1t be secured by the consent Of q
majority, as in the case Of the Hawaiians, or
by force Of arms and q burning of gun
like It? Naughter.) 1.-THE consent of the
governed obtained by the burning Of good
can understand, and hope to God that some
other people will understand, what imperial