The Irish standard., 1900-04-21
THE CALL FOR TOWNE.
Indications That He is Wanted on the
Presidential Ticket.
Reform Press Bureau,
St. Paul, April IS, 1000.

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Reform Press Bureau,
St. Paul, April Is, 1000.
The event of the week, connecting
national and state politics, has been de-
velopments touching the candidacy of
Hon. Charles A. Towne for the vice
presidency. The matter has been quite
FULLY gone into in another branch of
the reform press work, wherein has been
given as fully as space would permit
current comment on the matter, and
Mr.. Towne's own very clearly expressed
as well as patriotic and noble senti-
ments. In short time the county
conventions of all the allies will begin,
from which there will be reflected,
doubtless, very clear idea of what is
the home view of what should be done.
Certain it is that no beloved son of any
state has deeper hold on the love and
confidence of his people than has Towne
On Minnesota, and that just as deep and
abiding is that sentiment of devotion to
duty and to our cause, that will sacri-
flce anything and all for that cause.
In connection with the Towne candi-
dacy there has been no small ATTEMPT
by the goppite press to make it appear
that there is change of position on the
money question. The contrary is the
tact, as shown by Mr.. Towne. The
money question is simply intensified.
From discussing the simple free coinage
question, we have the whole question,
OF which free and equal coinage was
tour years ago but feature. Now is
presented the whole question of the sur
render of the money issuing prerogative
to the banks, the whole control of the
circulating medium to the few, the bur-
dens OF the special privileges conferred,
placed on the many.
The coming week will probably be
promulgated the program for organize
ton of the Lincoln Republican party,
as has been briefly mentioned in these
letters. In advance, suffice it to say
first, that the plan originates in Mime
sofa, and next is approved in all sec
tons OF the country; that it will en-
brace not only silver Republicans, but
all those who, regretting the turning of
latter day Republicanism into Hanna
ism, will be glad of the opportunity to
rally under the name so long revered,
that of Lincoln. The final consumma-
ton will of course be at Kansas City a
feature OF next Fourth of July celebra-
ton. Meanwhile all Republicans desir-
Gus OF participating in such movement
will please send names and addresses to
this bureau.
luminous indeed are the signs OF dis
ruption in the G. o. P. ranks. Manv
lifelong Republicans are daily declar-
ing their purpose to vote for Hannaism
no longer. Indeed there are more signs
OF dissolution OF that party than were
to be seen among the Wings at the
same distance before their final taking
off.
Another of the brave, honest Lincoln
Republicans to repudiate Hanna Nc
kinleyism is Colonel George C. Ripley
OF Minneapolis, whose recent public adj
dress to that end was published by the
st. Paul Globe in full, and which forci-
bic and patriotic speech is worthy of the
widest circulation. Colonel Ripley is of
Revolutionary stock and is among those
who earned this right to political indie
pendence by honorable service to his
country in the Civil War.
Speaking of the same thing the other
day, President David Starr Jordan OF
Leland Stanford university, whose
avowal for Bryan, whom he opposed in
1896, he has recently reaAirmed, said
that Theodore Roosevelt confessed as
much, and that the imperialist policy
was what was running the party, as ex-
emplifed in Porto Rico tariff. Roose-
welt expressed his anxiety thus: dor
dan, l wish to God we were out of the
philippines and had them off our
hands,"
And, speaking of the alleged deter
mination of Hanna that Roosevelt shall
consent to stand for vice-president,
President Jordan states that Roosevelt
recently said to him of Mckinley: enc
klnley has about as much backbone
about him as toy chocolate man that
you see on the confectioner's stands. .
Teddy will no doubt be very willing to
run for vice-president along with such
a backbone.
With real estate still dead, building
dull, jobbers' trade quiet, products low
er, come reduced exports, or foreign
trade, to go along with the gold stand
ard. During March, as compared will,
March year ago, exports of bread