Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-09-29
THE CAMPAIGN.
An Excellent Meeting at White Bear
Speeches by Mr.. Donnel1y, Col. Crooks
and MIR. Banning.

An Excellent Meeting at White Bear
and MIR. Banning.
Last evening, although the weather was
murky and threatened rain, a large number of
the people of White Bear assembled to listen
to the address of Hon Ignatius Donnelly-
There were quite number of residents of st.
Paul present. who took this opportunity
first in the present campaign-to lend their aid
to the work of the canvass
At g o'clock precisely Col. Fisk called the
meeting to order and W. w. Weber, one of
the oldest residents of that section, and a
After thanking the meeting for the honor MIR.
Webber introduced Mr.. Donnelly as the candi-
date of the Democratic party for Congress in
the Third district.
Mr.. Donnelly opened his speech by the re-
mark that he would be brief, as others were to
follow him. He had been nominated as the
candidate for Congress ;of three organizations
the Labor Reform party, the Greenback par
ty, and the Democratic party On the main
questions at issue at the present time these
parties were substantially in accord. In the
remarks he would make he wished it to be I'M
derstood that he did not blame the
party for the present state of affairs
in this country. The leaders were the men
who were responsible; the great mass of those
who voted the Republican ticket were simply
the victims of all outrageous policy, just as all
present were. But he charged the leaders of
the Republican party with the responsibility of
the present state of affairs in this country.
While a few years ago the people were prosper
GUS and happy, they to-day in condition
of bankruptcy. The trouble was that Con
gress had been run in the interest of the money
power of the East. That influence had die
tated the policy of the party, and that in
tiuence was prejudieial to the interests Of the
manner in which the currency had been
contracted during the past few years, and
charged the Republican party with perfidy to
the interests of the people, and with favoring
the cause of the bondholders. He also referred
to the demonstration of silver, showing how
it was accomplished by stealth; how the scheme
had been devised by the great capitalists of
Europe, and an agent sent over to this country
to corrupt Congress; how the great fraud
was finally accomplished and double value
impaired TO gold, and to the bonds of the
United States which were made payable in
gold. He reviewed the efforts of the people
made with the purpose of undoing the great
wrong. and congratulated his hearers on their
final triumph, modified though ii was by the
efforts of Sherman to impair the work of Con
gress through his reluctance to give circulation
to the coin.
Mr.. Donnelly then took up the subject of
the contest between the people and the nation
al banks. He showed that the Republican par
ty was beholden to the banks aud was bound
to maintain them. He criticised the speech of
Mr.. Hayes, IL which he had sought to throw
dlscredit upon the greenback, and by practical
Illustration showed how the people were forced
to pay large tax to maintain the national
banks, when they might escape that tax entire
ly by having but one currency, and that green
backs. He criticised very severely Sherman's
attempt to retire the greenbacks and substitute
III their stead national bank notes, but re-
marked that the tables were now turned and
that the people were determined to retire the
national bank notes and substitute green backs
in their stead.
Speaking of the depression of business and
the consequent army Of tramps that had in
Vaded the country, MIR. Donnelly contrasted the
remedies suggested by the two parties The
Republican party wanted strong government,
which should repress the outbursts of the
wronged laboring man at the point of the bay
onet the Democrat party wanted to stimulate
industry by removing the hindrances to it's de-
velopment, and thus afford to the tramp an op-
portunity to labor, and give to honest toll its
just due.
Concluding, he spoke of his record in Con-
gress and in the State legislature modestly
leaving his audience to judge for themselves as
to his claims upon the suffrages of his hearers
Col. Crooks being called upon made a few
remarks, advocating the development of the
natural resources of the country by the con-
struction with government aid, of railways
which should command the trade of Mexico,
China, Cuba, and India, and paid compliment
to Mr.. Donnelly for his efforts in Congress in
behalf of the development of the country by
these means
Hon. w. L. Banning followed in an elabo-
ration OF the themes suggested by the previous
speakers. He thought especial stress should be
laid upon the attempt of the national banks to
control the financial affairs of the nation. He
showed how, by the investment of paltry
sum, men had been enabled to become possess
ed of a franchise to issue money; how they had
received from l6 to 18 per cent. upon their
capital, and how nov, when they had grown
rich upon the accumulations wrung from the
people they had grown SO bold as to threaten
to override the laws Of Congress and the will of
the people, He proved incontrovertab that the
people require a paper currency, and that the
only question was as to which was the best
the national or the greenback currency. Be-
tween the two there could be but one choice.
The greenback was the best and the safest It
stood a better chance of redemption in gold or
silver than the national bank notes, if such re-
demption was demanded and was in every
way preferable as circulating medium.
Col. Fisk moved vote Of thanks to the
speakers and the visitors from st. Paul, which
was heartily adopted and after three hearty
cheers and tiger for Mr.. Donnelly the gather
ing dispersed.
All of the speakers were frequently inter-
rupted with applause.
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