The Irish standard., 1902-10-11
Ex-Governor John Lind Opened
1t Last Monday Night in
Minneapolis.
In His Brilliant Address He
Discussed Questions of
the Hour.
In Closing He Paid an Eloquent
Tribute to L. A. Rosing
for Governor.

Last Monday might john Lind, the
Democratic candidate for Congress,
opened his campaign at the Exposition
building in Minneapolis before an au
dience Of about 5000 people, many of
whom We're Republicans. NJ. Il. Neary
presided and opened the meeting in q
few appropriate remarks. A large
number Of leading Democrats occupied
seats ON the platform and so did sew
eral ladies. Mr.. Lind spoke for nearly
two hours and was frequently inter
rupted by applause. He was followed
by J. g. Haynes, candidate for mayor,
and by George p. Jones, a university
law student who is candidate for clerk
of the Supreme Court. Some TOO uni
versity students with band and trans
parencies turned out in compliment to
Jones and cheered him with their yell.
A large contingent from st. Paul with
band arrived when Mr.. Lind was
speaking and occupied reserved seats.
Governor Limbs address i'm full was as
follows:
Life is 4 contest between greed and
selIishness on the one side, ard duty and
public spirit on the other. The sam,
forces, or rather tendencies that strive
1or supremacy In the life of the individual
are equally active in the life of a people.
IL p,i ,tr,t A.,
The shaping of its institutions it's laws;
and its policies. These tendencies lie
Neloped and took shape in the convention
mat formed our national constitution, and
theV are the foundation. as well us the
reason, for the political parties whcl.
have in turn directed the administration
OF public affairs from that ,la, to this
one OF these tendencies. and it is n tend
ehcy inherent In every society and under
every form of government. is shown IN
the endeavor ON the part of the few to so
control the government. to so direct lepis-
lat1un and the administration of public
AFFAIRS as to secure to themselves ana to
their class special privileges and economic
advantages through governmental action
This call political selhsilncss and party
organizations are frequently made its in
stfumcntality. The other tendency is the
instructive effort of the great mass of
aggressions of the few. and to conserve
the blessings of progress and civilization
Tor the benefit of all. This | call publi,.
spirit The strife for supremacy between
these contcnding forces We're the tun,la
mental issues IN the memorable cnmpaign
which resulted in the election OF 'rhomn ),
Jefferson over a century ago. The federal
party of that day stood for the principles
and tendencies in government that are
yam tad I,,,t
their apologists at the present time Jeffcr-
son. the author of the Declaration Of In
dependence. represented aud in his ad-
ministration OF public affairs developed
and formulated the principles of just and
equal laws. fairly and efficiently admins
tered, with equality of privilege and of
opportunity for all men.
The party lines formed thus early have
continued, though not with identity of
name, to the present time. In 1890 jackson
represented the same principles contended
for by Jefferson, and so did Lincoln in
1850 Lincoln stood for equal rights for
all and special privileges for none just
as truly as did Jefferson. and in this he
voiced the conscience and the aspirations
of the common people at all times. Now,
as then, certain interests are en,lcavUring
to perpetuate unjust laws and privileges
by which the few may. without toll and
without sacrifice, appropriate the labor
and the earnings of the many. This Is
the aim of the trusts.
Steel Trust Figures.
TO Illustrate. let me call your attention
to the last annual statement of the United
States Steel company. 1t bears date of
March 81, 1902. The first years product
Of that corporation is stated to be worth
s410.0oo,OO 1t paid $l13, 900 in wages
to some l5S,000 employees. It's net profits
exceeded Sill 900, 900, and the profits for
the current year We're recently estimu ted
in the Minneapolis journal at from $14O-
100000 to $150.O00 900. From this IL will
be seen that the nte profits of the hand
full of men who organized and con-
trolled this organization is more than the
entire sum paid out for wages, notwith-
standing that its president is rcputed to
receive Il salary of 81, 900, 900 year. The
bare recital of these facts, it seems to me-
points to the issue that cOnfronts us. This
vast sum of profit has been wrung out of
the people of this nation by monopoly con-
ferred by legislation. The opportunity to
get something out of nothing, the power
to appropriate the earnings of their fell
lows, the privilege to become rich by the
sweat of other mems brows have always
had fascination former. Wars have been
prostituted to maintain them. History
does not furnish an instance where they
have been voluntarily relnquished by
those who enjoyed them. To hope that
the trust magnates who to-day levy trib-
ute on the American people will relent of
their own accord is futile. On the con-
trary, they will perpetuate thir dominion
by every device of craftiness and cor
ruption known to INSCRIPTIONS men. They
will force the leaders OF the dominant
party to become their apolOgists and de-
tenders, as the privileged classes always
have done in the past.
Two years ago we were told by Senator
Hanna that there were no trusts The
people knew better. for they had felt
them. The president of the United States.
on the other hand, not only admits their
existence, but In language that cannot
be misunderstood. comedies their menace
TO our institutions and to the welfare of
the people He has devoted nearly two
weeks of his time to their discussion,
And well he might, for this whole SUBJ
ject of trusts is vital concern to u.s." as
he stated in HIS recent speech ut Cincin
natl.
"a They touch US on all sides, Nearly
every article In use and every commod-
tty Of consumption have been brought un-
der their control. To enumerate them or
the magnitude of their capitalization
would be waste of time. I will only
mention few by way of Illustration.
The United States Steel corporation is
the greatest industrial giant on earth 1t
has an outstanding capital of $1,319, O0O.-
600. Its control and Community of inter-
ests" companies bring the capitalization
to $1,605, 100000. 1t owns four -fifths of
The iron mines of the northwest, all of the
COnnelsville coking coal mines, operates
over 1,400 miles Of railway and trans
ports over 10,000,000 tons of ore on its
own veSse1s If nrO6ucos thraa. fourtI,, -
our steel products-more than is pro-
duced by any other country in the world
that the United States. 1t sells its goods
In the limited States I'm to the forai...