Daily globe., 1878-11-01
and SO long =. he were undisturbsd the small

Comlng IN, ne got on the platform and took from
his pocket manuscript, prepared speech.
as matter of course. He had 'sfxed' the
whole business The speaker then drew a
contrast us to Donnelly's statesmanlike and
elegant speech under similar circumstances.
He knew Donnelly to be a friend of the people.
| (Applause.) He declared him the candidate of
men had first nominated him, the Nationals
had endorsed him, and the Democracy, with
wisdom, had ratified the choice. The people
would elect him. Immense applause.)
The sneaker told an anecdote of Gov. David
R. Williams, farmer Governor of South Car
olina, and ikened Mr. Donnelly to him. The
| gentleman, in conclusion, stated that Mime
neapolis would go for Washburn, but by 800
less than they had calculated. IL st. Paul did
her duty, Donnelly would be elected. (Cheers
and continuous applause.)
Earnest and repeated calls were made for
Brisbin, Brisbin.
JUDGE FOSTERS REMARKS.
Mr.. Brisbin arose and declined speaking, but
introduced Judge Foster, of River Falls, Wis
consin. The gentleman stated he would intro
duce his remarks by making report, before
addressing himself to the main question, the
currency of tho country. He, as life.
long resident of St. Croix valley,
had attended the Toledo convention.
He related that Minnesota had no representation
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in spite Of the opposition of all the railroads
| At first, in Wisconsin, the Greenback move
| u1ent was hooted at, but to-day the Grcenback-
ers were in the ascendency; and the true prin-
ciple OF Democracy meant the full adoption of
that issue. The gentleman then went into the
| history Of the movement, and traced it back
even further than the present Greenback move
ment. He held that the financial principles
| advocated to-day originated with our fathers
and was the sound constitutional currency de-
manded by the policy and the law of the ma
| ton. Van Buren,, Calhoun and others advocated
the issue OF government notes not bearing in
terest, and the gradual withdrawal of all State
| bank notes. The gentleman then ikened the
present state of affairs to monarchy, fnan-
cial one, and it very little different
from a political monarchy. He then
defined monarchy to be something like a top.
the monarch. So it was with us, the people
were upheld on point py few capitalists, and it
| jostled over, the mass touched the ground first.
The people wore hurt and damaged. Then
followed a long, minute and mastery state
ment Of the money question from the forma-
present period. The statement was
filled with copious extracts from the injunction
| of former statesmen and citation of authori-
ties, all sustaining the policy advocated by
| IGreenbackers. As reference had been made to
the Washburn family, the speaker thought he
He had heard that Minnesota was afflicted with
| a complaint OF which Wisconsin suffered
twenty-four years ago, Washburn. They had
| it pretty bad there at one time
and then the speaker brought up number of
"reminiscences and related incidents in the life
of old citizens, Gen. German and Others. He
| recalled these recollections to set before the
! audience q history of the Washburn family.
In Wisconsin they were pine land ringsters in
the old days, and likewise branded M. G. as
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and it bursted; he didn't lose, but
| the people did. At that time he was wonder
| fully in love with the negro, a thousand miles
| off, but he could make no answer to the inquiry,
| how about his employees which he cheated.
Minnesota Washburn had gone into bankruptcy.
| be alike. Uaughter.) In referring again to
| the currency question, he charged the Repub-
| lican party with being the father of the rag
| baby, which they now repudiate. Their latter day
| conversion to different belief was opposed to
| the teaching of great and original leaders, He
instanced Senator Morton's great speech in
Louisville against Greeley and his motto ''the
| way TO resume is to resume" The greenhack
was the peoples money. and its opponents
were the capitalists. Then the question
had resolved itself into fight between the
money powers and the working class. If the
former gained the ascendency, the right of self
government would have to be abandoned. The
| people should see that this right was inherited
| by their children unimpaired. He had not
lost faith, as yet, and believed no true Ameri-
can was SO cowardly as to have his children to
| say my father lost my right of self govern
ment. The prouder utterance would be, lost
my father fighting for my right of self govern
ment. Immense applause.)
! O'Brien, o. Brien, o Brien.
In response to the enth usiastic call, Mr.. G. D.
the crowd, to the front. On appearing near
the presidents seat he wss enthusiastically
welcomed. perfect ovation WAS given him.
| HON. c. D. o o'BR1EN's TALK.
Mr. o Brien prefaced his remarks by declar-
ing he never had made political speech, and
he feared his ability to do 80 now. So to avoid
all mistakes. he purposed presenting his views
| in few words confined to the Democratic
ticket in this district. To this end, he would
present the issues as they appeared
to him. He reasoned on the subject
from what had come before his own observa-
ton, and had happened within the recollection
Of the youngest voter among his hearers.
Retracing his steps no further back than eight
years, he wished to know what cause, what
reason, Or what claim the Republican party
had to present to any candid or honest man
which commanded him to support their party.
In this district the Republican party had con-
troll by al large majority; in the State this
majority reached an average of 15,O0O to TO-
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and held the offices. Had they in anything dis
charged the trust, SO that it was laid
! incumbent upon the people to keep them in
office, and continue the trust. In Ramsey
county, they had retained power until lately,
and he would present it to any candid straight
| forward man, irrespective of party if the
Democratic party suffer in comparison. On
the contrary, he thought, and again appealed
to honesty to endorse him. if the comparison
was not wholly in favor of the Democracy, and
| those upon whom we have imposed the trust.
| (Cheers.) The same causes are at work in
| the Republican party to-day which caused the
split in that party in 1868. The contest was
between Donnelly and the Wash
| burn faction, and by it we elected
| our candidate, Eugene Wilson,. Then followed
| a review of parties put in Office by the Repub-
licans until came the election of a person.
| who when he got his certificate of election was
unable to tell whether his services were re-
qulred at Washington or in the halls of the
Parliament house of Canada. (Laughter and
| cheers.) The Republicans had capable men in
their party, and the managers had selected
! their representatives from out the whole party.
One of these trusted and honored representa-
| tives Of the party had an Indictment shaken in
his face, and the whole power Of the party was
| exerted in Washington to remove from him
the legitimate result of his acts, and to obtain
his return from self-imposed exile. DR.. Stew
| art was next elected. Ofhim nothing was said
but in his favor. Two years elapsed, and the
common ordinary usage was to return faith
| full public and party servant. But Bill King
| had had time to come out of the shadow which
had enveloped him. He stood up, and at his
beck the party came together. He selects the
candidate, and the party accepts him. This
| dishonest political dead-beat names the candi-
date, w. d. Washburn. What is there to him
which commands support. He has SO managed
| his financial affairs as to have been
compelled to go into nominal bankruptcy. He
is allied with all the actual and suspected cor