The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-19
POLITICS OF THE STATE

The name of John Lind forms the sub
Ject of nine out of every ten effusions
proceeding from the Office of the Repub-
mean state press bureau, and as result
the parasites among the country press
put not the country alone, for during
the past week some of the city papers
nave been added to the ranks-are deal
ing out to their readers some of the most
rldlculously absurd stories regarding
GOV. Lind that have yet been conjured
up. 1t certainly is amusing to note the
industry with which these political
sharks are pursuing their calling, and
what is more amusing is that in attempt
ing to convey the impression of Gov
Llnd's political insignifcance by their re-
peated and constant display of his name
they are admitting his power and inf1u-
ence- II John Lind was really the dead
one IN the political affairs of Minnesota
winch these sources or rather this
source Is endeavoring to make him out
TO be, 1t would certainly be superffuous
to expend column after column telling
the people of the state about it. The
truth is that John Lind, the man who
broke the Republican reign of forty
years, is the liveliest dead man and the
strongest live man politically that the
state OF Minnesota knows today, and no
person or set of persons is quite as well
aware OF this fact as that little CLIQUE
OF Republican politicians who are striy-
ing so assiduously to besn7iTch and be-
little him.
when Minneapolis paper which does
not pose as a part of the Republican
machinery of the state despite its iden-
tlty as such came out a couple of weeks
ago With clustering story to the effect
that GOV. Lind could be induced to again
run Tor governor only upon the grounds
that II might enable him to wreak re-
Nehge on Gov. Van SAINT the CLIQUE
laoshed IN their sleeve, thinking of
course that they had at last struck upon
the right plan. This yarn was heralded
broadcast over the state by the liIiputian
[fess' and then, as if to bolster if I'm for
ahother tour, the originator took one
more Whlrl at it. This time a couple of
Utter CITY papers also lined up and
success seemed most certain. But from
the manner in which the story is now he
ing treated, after people have taken q
CAIN and considerate view of If If ia
quite certain that it's ineffectiveness has
peen conclusively impressed upon the
minds of those who ordered It written
IN the first place, and consequently An
other story has found it's way out and
is now being tried on.
Inls latter device possesses one a1a-
ment, that Of age which its predecasso,
lacked. but 1t is not Of a Character m
peget for it any advantage over the FOR
ner artful play Gov. Lind is now said
10 pc seriously considering the espousaI
OF the Republican cause and of identifv-
ing himself with that stripe Of politicians
IN minnesota. 1t is not known exactIv
now many times this fairy tale has been
reVamped, but it has become one of the
veteran schemes of the Republicans thar
IS notable fact
There is dual purpose in giving pub
hclty to this story at this time the
primary hope of the Republican ring
STEERS is to repeat and reprint this IN.
warranted assertion so constantly that
Gov Lind will be forced to leave his
private law office long enough to DENY
the story; but failing to accomplish this
object, the next scheme is to ''pass the
Oil over the governors head" as 1t were
and contend that because of Gov. Iind's
silence, because of his disposition to com
pletely ignore the detestable chickering's
OF INSCRIPTIONS politicians, the story is
true. Both these phases are as appar-
ent as if they were advertised with the
same enterprise as is being given to the
old conjured up yarn
- There is but one conclusion to be drawn
from the entire course adopted by the