Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-08-27
The People, without Distinction OF F@r
~. Going for q Change!
FREE HoMEsrEAD-No LAND sALEs-No MORE
TAXATION!
SPEECHES OF GOV. RAMSEY, JUDGE GOO
RICH, AND MR.. DONNELLYI
| The Ball to Crush ont Democratic MIS- Rule
Set in Notion qoith WiU!
HASTINGS, August "a, 1859.

bearing them down to the earth, tney turned
out with a rush to hear the words of truth and
soberness spoken. The Hall was crowded,
and the enthusiasm manifested at the outstart
for change in the rulers Of the State, aston
ished friend and foe by its intensity and ami
nation.
The meeting was called to order by E. 7.
Parker, the Chairman of the Republican
County Committee, on whose motion A. NJ.
Hayes, Esq, prominent Republican and
Lawyer of Hastings, was called to preside.
Then appeared a new feature in election
campaigns in Minnesota. The Singing Com
mittee of the Hastings Republican Club, open
ed the exercises by chanting the I" Song of the
Poor Pre-emptor ~ to the good old tune of
"Rosin the Bow" The whole audience
caught the chorus, and when the last refrain
at it's close went up Of
..rhen here's to the Republican cket-
See rising to zeneth its Star
Then down with Democracy's BECKER,
We're beggGred enough asws are"
the applause sounded like the tramp of SOL
diers of the line storming the Malakof.
JUDGE GooDRICH's SPEECH.
The singing over, JUDGE Goodrich was in
troduced to the audience, and was warmly
greeted. Though evidently laboring under in
disposition from inflammation of the eyes, he
made speech which went home straight to
the popular heart and mind. One point he
made told with tremendous effect. The De-
mocracy, he said, were always Boosting of the
length of time they had been in power. In
the last campaign, in that very hall, their
speakers had boosted that if they were only
trusted with power, and their members of
Congress elected, being in the majority at
Washington, and possessing all the Depart
ments of the government, Minnesota could
get " favors "-distnguished and unspeaka-
BILE favors IF the Democratic ticket was
only then elected. There would be home
stead law, or at all events, the price of public
lands should be reduced to t,oelue cents an
acre-and no more agricultural lands should
be sold-never a land! Well, by hook or
by crook, and especially by crook, the Demo
cratic ticket was returned. The People took
them at their word. They gave them two
more years lease of power. But what had
they done? Nothing that was promised
When the people of Minnesota were asked
what these Democratic officials elected
under these promises, had done, in the Ian
guage of the reprobate brother Baily at the
Camp Meeting when asked "what the Lord
had done for his soul?" they would have to
answer, "Not the first COMPOUNDED thingn'-
Yes, they had done something-not good but
bad. They had plunged the State overhead
and-ears in debt-they had voted down the
Homestead, and has had advertised the lane
sales-and they now promised the people
more taxation. How long will the people wal
for this Democratic Party, which for years
: and years had had the power to do right, bu
: never did (which always promised, bu
never performed. Wasn't it time to have
changer To try somebody else ? Things
5 could mt be worse, but might be better. Stron
! applause greeted the points of the Judge
speech throughout
GOV. RAMsEy's SPEECH.
Gov. RAMSEY, the Republican leader on tn
i State ticket, next responded to the call of tn
e audience. The appearance of his homes
n wise, sagacious, countenance on the platforr
was greeted with storm of cheering. Il
s commenced his remarks by thanking the pei
d pie for their cordial reception, and for the yer
l. large turnout with which the citizens of Ha
e ting had greeted their advent amongst them
$ open the campaign.
v In the terrible crisis in which the State W;
Of now laSoring, it was cheering to the heart
al the Patriot to see the people, the honest pc
d lc Of every party, who always desired to
Or what was right and best for the whole cou
lie try, however their judgment might be som
tn times misled, coming up to hear discussion u
Of on great questions of political and State econ
nv so as to be able to act intelligently at tt
a ballot-box. There was always hope for the r
ne demption of country, where the people of
as themselves came to the rescue.
In this contest, though he had been non
mated for the office of Governor by the r
-, publican Convention, he scarcely felt, al
hardly wanted to address them as apartisa
The distress the people are in-the contra
=, between times now and year or two al
:. was so great-that every man of feeling
ur every party must be compelled to calmly CT
=; slider the means for restoration of buslnt
mo and conference.-the means to redeem
State from that terrible financial condition
or to which unfortunate measures had redue
est her. Party should subside, in measure, Def
cir the call of the country, and every man,
EN- missing the feeling of mere party, 60 IN
The change in some way the present horrible st
zen of affairs.
;od A Democrat on the Upper MississlI
to lately State Senator Of that party, had
him Just before he started from st. Pa
"This is not contest Ct mere politics.
eral a question of life or death-of bread and
ma istence." He, Democrat as he was, said
ole was going in for change in the political
less ers of the State, as the first step towards
o,so ter times.
as His remedy and his argument was gooe
ties The Democratic Party had been in posses
who of power from the organization of the St
n'ry 1t had received the State free from debt.
= ssn ~ had received power with none but trifing
d. es upon the people. We had then a
currency, and good times. Their two ye
rom lease of political power was nearly out. v
Mag had they done p? Look around. Recall the
.erts They controlled the first State Legislator
med majority in both branches. They had
lbed tered away time; held two long sess
thew where one short one would have done e.
e for ished . government OF large salaries,