The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-10-18

for such an unfortunate blunder? /?
What would Kuropatkin give for such
courage 2"
A spontaneous burst of applause,
shared by nearly every man in the
audience, greeted the final words of his
reference to Mr.. Dunn's record.
Mr.. Lind digressed from his manu-
script to compliment the Ramsey coun-
ty Democracy on the nomination Of
Judge 6. l.. Bum and Thomas D.
O'Brien as candidates for the district
bench. To each he paid a very high
personal tribute. Referring to Judge
Bum, who had presided in a case In
which he was personally interested, he
said he had done his full duty as be-
tween a humble individual and a rich
and powerful institution of st. Paul.
He deserved no praise for doing his
duty, but he had shown himself a man
of men by his devotion to right. Re-
ferring to Mr.. O'Brien, he said he had
never known a man who had greater
moral and intellectual honesty than gJ.
D. O'Brien, and that his election, with
that Of Judge Bum, would be an honor
not only to the district bench, but to
the state at large.
TRIBUTE TO JOHNSON
His tribute to John A. Johnson was
one of the most beautiful of word pic
lures. Sketching his career from a
mere child as ne had known him from
his point of vantage in neighboring
village, he gave Mr.. Johnson Ger
tificate of high character and held him
up as an inspiration to the youth of
Minnesota. His popularity in his home
city he attested by making the predic-
ton that Mr.. Johnson would get go of
every 100 votes in st. Peter. Discuss
ing the state ticket briefly, he declared
that the Democratic candidates were
entitled to suffrages, for they had come
from a clean convention. Referring to
the transportation charges of railway
corporations, he said that his argu-
ment applied equally well to street
railway companies.
Mr.. Lind had received very generous
applause in opening his speech. but his
closing was the signal for tornado of
enthusiasm, lasting for fully five min
utes.
1t was a great speech, and as such
was appreciated by the large audience
assembled to hear it. Mr. Lind had
more than justified expectations OF
having something to say"
MEETING is OPENED
The meeting was opened at a few
minutes after 8 o'clock by Chairman F.
A. Pike, and in a few words introduced
C. D. O'Brien as a highly respected
citizen who needed no introduction to
any Ramsey county audience. Mr..
O'Brien was at his best and his flashes
of wit in introducing the speakers en-
livened the meeting. He was an ideaf
presiding officer.
'It is great honor to be invited to
preside over Ramsey county meet
ing, regardless of political af1iliations,"
he said. "Tl1e Democrat who can re-
frain from speaking this year must in
deed be a very modest man. The first
man to address you is our well-known
friend, rescued from the grasp of the
corporations to speak to you. I refer
to Hon. Pierce Butler, of st. Paul."
Mr. Butler spoke for twenty min
utes, devoting his attention largely to
the judiciary and county tickets. 81
am Democrat he said in opening,
OcCduSc tlOJi hllOW t1OW " OC Oily
thing else He then good -naturedly
ridiculed the Republican claims of re-
sponsibiIity for the Happiness, pros
perity and populousness of the coun-
try" He had been out of politics for
some years but from his reading had
led him to believe that this was the
logic on which the Republican party
was asking for support.
He raised a laugh when he said that
one faction of the Minnesota party
was proving that their nominee for
governor was an unworthy man, while
the other faction was proving that he
is "a worthy manall from the same
books. The Democrats were at the
same time presenting man whom no.
body, Republican, Prohibitionist or
Democrat, could say word against.
The Democratic party hasn't time"
he said. TO try the question of Dunns
morality or fitness. All admit the fit
ness of every man ON the Democratic
ticket. Republicans say that in the
Republican convention dishonest meth
DDS were employed. Republicans say
that one man nominated was counted
out and that the officers of the con-
vention failed to deliver his certificate
of nomination to him. When it comes