St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1860-12-27

60 As Paddy whiskey BOWL! 80 ,+I.' -.'
We've made Van Dyke Assemblyman, III l,4I
f. How gloriously he ran! 49,, - I, ~,,:n
He made the Valley Dutchmen sxear,; y bas
And beat the 'Town-site map!'ii' o. =. Tow
! s.~ bs... CHoRus-Westward no !! 80. "a
Three cheers for honest Abraham, ;..,.,
!: And for our righteous cause, ~,
Three cheers fer our great Yankee Land, i
And for our Country'a Laws, .,....: f9.,;,;2
Three cheers for Colonel Aldrich, and .: .
Three cheers for Window, too, u ~. -:
Three cheers for everybody else, H. :a1s.
Or! Yankee Doodle Doc! :.... .I.# -..g
e.. e., CHoRus-Westward no |, SO. J.: .....
+. On the conclusion Of this song the Pres
ident delivered farewell address to the
Club, which I regret your limited space
will not allow you to print entire. But
that you may know something Of the zeal
of the Republicans here, send you as
much of it as relates to ..,.......
THE HISTORY AND SERVICES OF THE
CLUB.
It IS now Just about twelve months since
q few persons in this assemblage met to-
gether for the purpose Of forming a club
to promote the interests Of the Republican
party in Douglas County, and since that
time We have not failed to meet regularly
once month. Like other associations of
a similar character, our club has had its
enemies, we have been traduced and Will
fed by our opponents, the leaders have
been charged with selfish motives, and in
short, no stone has been left unturned to
break up our organization and defeat its
purpose. But all these difficulties have
been overcome, and our noble little band
still Olives, moves and has being" and
l believe it is in great measure owing to
the efforts of this club that We are enabled
to meet together tonight aud rejoice over
the result of the election in this County
and District. The prime cause of the sue
cess Of this association Notwithstanding the
difficulties it was on all sides beset by, was
this, we started at the outset with this
motto, lin union there is strength" Sit
uated as we were in this hot-bed of Dem
ocratic fraud and scull-duggery, we felt
tho responsibility of: our position, and
went to work with the resolve that the
Bird Senatorial District "must and shall be
redeemed" This Club commenced its
labors when there was no political excite
ment and it might be supposed there
could not be much interest felt in its pros
perlty, but not SO, the night was never so
dark and dismal, the storm was; never SO
terrible, or the extreme cold of this hyper
borean region so intense, but that the off:
GERS and goodly number Of the members
of the club (although some of them had
many miles to Gomez were always to be
found at their post. :'.'.:.t ..~1 -. -.
We have had some gf2ublers in our
ranks, poor, nervous souls who cannot see
an inch ahead Of their nose, who were con-
tinually harp1ng at what they considered
our folly. "What is the use of these night
meetings, there will no good come of
them," said they, "you had better stay at
home and attend to your business
What this club has done no good p
Well, now, let us see what the club has
done. In the first place, in the face Of
the most bitter opposition both In our
own ranks and out of them, this Club drew
the party lines, feeling it to be the only
sure means Of success, and determined at
once to fuse with no party, sect, or creed,
but on the great principles of Republican
ism they would stand or fall. The next
thing was to ascertain the politics Of every
man in this County as well as the counties
lying north and west, and every new SET
tier that came in his politics were ascer-
tanned, and duly registered in a book kept
for the purpose. Through the instrument
tally Of this club, speeches and documents
were placed in the hands Of every man Of
the North. West part Of the District. In
order to carry on the campaign success
fully, it was deemed necessary to have
some funds. We applied to the State
Central Committee, and also the Executive
Congressional Committee for the necessary
funds, but in vain. Nothing <daunted,
however, the club assumed the expense,
sent men to watch the polls !. i; Pembina,,: