The Saint Paul globe., 1902-10-30
Democratic Leader MercIessIy Exposes
Genial Executives Position on
Street Car Assessment
FARMER AND SEAMSTRESS
HAD NO SPECIAL COUNSEL
Next Governor Addresses Three Ems
thusiastic Rallies in st. PauI-Advises
Republican Reformer to Commence
Operations at Home-Party Records
in Office Compared.

Leonard A. RoS1ng, standard bearer
of the Minnesota Democracy, made
rousing short speeches at three enthu-
siastic mass meetings in st. Paul last
night. He opened at Paul Martins
opera houe in the Sixth ward.
The Sixth ward meeting was a typ
1cally enthusiastic gathering of West
side Democrats. Mr.. Rosing was given
a rousing welcome and the same en-
thusiastic cordiality was extended to
the local candidates who made up the
stage party and all of whom made
short speeches. Mr.. Rosing, escorted
by M. F. Kain, candidate for county
auditor, and County Treasurer Peter J.
Metzdorf, arrived shortly after
o'clock. Twenty minutes were spent
meeting personally the Sixth ward
Democrats and in discussion of local
conditions with their leaders.
Mr.. Rosing's speech, necessarily
brief, on account of the delay in calling
the meeting to order and the fact that
he was compelled to speak later in the
Fifth and Eighth wards. was devoted
largely to state issues. He prefaced his
address with a glowing eulogy to the
memory of Senator John Ives, whose
untimely death is a severe blow felt by
the Democracy of the entire state SEN
ator ives was warm personal friend
of Mr.. Rosing and the Democratic Lead
er, like all men who knew the dead sem
ator well, is deeply touched by his sud-
den death.
Leader Inspires Confidence.
Mr.. Rosing was until last night large.
ly an unknown quantity to the Demo-
Gratis of the West side. 1t was his first
appearance there. His ringing speech
inspired every Democrat with new en-
ergy and a complete confidence in the
leader who is rapidly acquiring a hold
on the people of Minnesota equaled by
few men in the history Of the state.
The Sixth warders, in common with the
Democrats throughout the state, realize
that in Mr.. Rosing they have a stand
ard bearer who can carry their banners
to victory and whose honesty and 10y
atty cannot be successfully attacked.
Mr.. Rosing's discussion Of the evils
of state government under the Van
SAINT regime and his comparison of Van
SAINTS methods with those of the pre-
ceding Democratic administration, in
which Mr.. Rosing took such a promi-
nent part and which stands out as the
best administration the state ever had,
reused the Sixth warders to a very
frenzy of enthusiasm. His explanation
OF Van SAINTS policy of forcing the tax
code on the people, will-nilly, touched
particularly sore subject.
Endangered Peoples Interests.
The people of the West side, regard
less of party affiliation, recognized the
do fn int cfc foy Cd hxr
the tax bill. And some Of their leading
citizens were representatives on the
labor unions committee which entered
a vigorous protest against it's passage
before the special session of the legis-
lature called by the genial governor to
tax ST. Paurs manufacturing and
wholesale industries out Of the state or
compel them to bear beside their own
just share Of taxes, also the burden
which should honestly fall on those in
terests which make their money out Of
the privileges granted them by the
state and municipalities and which for
the purpose Of evading taxation are in
corporated in other states.
Reform and Reformers.
The Democratic leader suggested to
the Sixth warders that the first work
Of reformer should be performed at
home and graphically portrayed the Pc
culiar methods Of tax reform practice
INDUCED in by the genial governor of
Minnesota. He stated that the officiaI
records Of the recent meeting of the
state board Of equalization show that
Gov. Van SAINT voted against raising
the assessed valuation of the Twin City
Rapid Transit company's property In
the Twin Cities to $7,000,000 The in-
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