Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-02
Eranch Mass Meetfnn.


party to advance their peculiar views.
The organization of the meeting was per-
fected by the ANONYMOUS election of the fol-
lowing officers:
j. B. Bottineau, president; Francis Trepe-
nier, Eugene Genevey, Francis Huot, N. LIE
Blond, vice presidents; 4. l.. Manard, secIs-
tary.
The president, after requesting the speakers
far Gs possible TO exercise a calmness and
clearness of argument, introduced
DIR. rlNAULr,
of CISCO. who placed himself upon record as
thoroughly and cOnscientiously indeper dent.
He spoke with considerable ell
oquence of The noble ancestry
of his hcuse, and warmly advocated a more
competent organization, in this their adopted
country of liberty and patriotism. BE thought
it of special importance that every true Re-
publican be politically unbiased IL the exercise
of his franchise to-day. As perfectly indie
pendent man, he reviewed the two dominant
parties, Democratic and Republican, briefly
abiding to the Greenback party. he stated
that neither party was wholly without its mis-
takes, which statement he substantiated by
manifold pertinent citations. He mentioned
errors made in the lamentable Buchanan ad-
miuistraticn. Yet the Republican admins
tration, since that Buchanan rule, had by far
misrule. And that not until the
Democrats had in fact gained
| the control of Congress, was Dur country
placed in flourishing and prosperous condi-
| ton. He showed up the fallacies OF the sham
| civil service reform which had been inaugural
ed by the Republicans solely for political bum
| combe. He then introduced the much talked
| about but very little understood tariff ques-
| ton. He clearly demonstrated by unansWcr-
| able arguments that the present system was
unavoidably catering to the riches of the al
ready wealthy, and, Of course, Just 30 much re-
ducing the poor. From this he passed to the
SALARY grab question, duplicating j. A. Gar
field in this avaricious and despicable scheme.
His remarks upon this topic were SO well directed
| as to elicit hearty applause from his French
| hearers. Here the speaker introduced, in jux-
| Imposition, az comparison, the name OF the
superb soldier,
GEN. W. o. HANCOCK.
| This brought, agsin, most hearty cheers
from the house. DR.. Pinault reviewed
thoroughly his spotless character as gentle
man. his galIantry and patriotism federal
and loyal soldier, and. said his countrymen
should not for instant, upon any pretext, heal
tate to cast his untrammled vote for him
| Gen. Hancock. The speaker then said that his
noble and great Republican oountryman, the
Mons. Villiaume dc Vscheburne, who had
| made long ti-esome haraugue, much to the
manifest disgust of his audience on Thursday
| night OF last week, very truthfully
acknowledged the unprecedented prosperity of
ouI country during the past four years.
| Coupled with this admission should be borne
| in mind the fact of the country being ruled
| and controlled by Democratic Congress, dur
| ing this period Of prosperity. He wanted to
| know what this Mons. deVacheburn had done
for his French colleagues. Probably the lit
tie incident of a worthy nephew of MIR.
| Demeules who had been ignominiously Gust ed
from our postoffice department by this sup
plant at the feet of the French voters of this
Congressional district, is still fresh in the
| memories of all. This is the manner in
which he recompenses you for
influence mad franchise. he will unhesitat-
ingly promise you anything, but no sooner
does it come within hls executive ability to
put into execution those promises than he ut
terly and disgracefully ignores them. This
you personally know 60 be true-too true. (He
was loudly applauded.) The record Of the
worthy and
GALLANT PIONEER,
Gen. Fl. Fl. Sibley, as very exemplary citizen
and loyal and honorable soldier, was thor
oughly reviewed, meeting with q
trymen to show the officious and
unfaithfnl vascheburne that sense of self
respect could resent such paltry promises by
scratching his name from their tickets to-
morrow aud balioting for their friend, Gen.
Sibley. (Applause.)
| MONS. q. PELTIER
followed ia few brief remarks, making
ridiculous and extremely inde6nate charges
against Gsn. Sibley of foresclosing mortgages
against parties who were unable to redeem
their obligations, and fiagrantly mentioned
this gentlemans war record. He alluded to
the doctor, who had preceded him, as having
md
| accused the Democrats Of being instrumental
| in causing his removal insinuating that a pri-
mai instrument in this result was an article
from Tom. Kings pencil.
MONS. T. TREPENIER
made short and telling speech in uncondi-
tional support of the Democratic ticket.
dwelling particularly upon the candidacy Of
Gen. Sibley, who, he was confident, would re-
ceive 9 rousing vote tomorrow. He is deserv-
ing of the franchise of ali the early settlers of
| Minnesota.
z. DRMEULEs
was the next to take up the cudgel for the
cause. He made speciality of commencing
MIR. Peltier's remarks. He also handled Tom
Kings political career without gloves. he
decried him veritable wolf in sheep
clothing" He reviewed the noble and wonderful
qualities of his patron VOoheburnn, touching
in quick succession upon the Northern Demo-
Gratis, the solid South, the bloody shirt, the
tariff question, etc. He said the national debt
had been reduced by tariff, not on cigars, but
upon whlsky-(cr crooked whisky.) While he
could not conscientiously say ought against
the personal character Of Gen. Sibley, he said
he was banker, and the father Of
the notable 100000 loans, etc.
=. B. OLIVIER, OF sr. PAUL,
next took the rostrum, and briefly reviewed
the two parties, and specially mentioned the
successes of the achievements of the Demo
cratic Congress of the past four or five years.
He spoke eloquently upon the vast superiority
| or Gen. Hancock over GARFIELD as q true and
gallant soldier and an honest and able
statesman. While he did not care to deal In
personalities to the detriment of Washburn
he wished to speak of the noble integrity and
capabilities of Gen. Sibley. He had known
him intimately for quarter of a century.
The speaker had for many years been
engaged in examining records, abstracts.
and titles, but had yet to find the first instance
of foreclosure of a mortgage with which Gen.
Sibley had been SO falsely accused. Neither
had he known OF single mortgage of record
In his name. From this he drifted to the bond
question, which Gen. Sibley had fathered. The
bonds had been voted by the people of this
State by $4,000 majority, and Sibley, then
| governor, absolutely refused to sign those
bonds, an6 not until the people appealed to
the supreme court, which issued mandate
compelling him to sign the same did he do SO.
These bonds were a debt OF the people.
for which Gen. Sibley was not in the least re-
sponsible. prolonged applause and cheera).
1t was very evident that a surreptitious
measure had been put on foot to capture the
meeting for Washburn. J. B. Paradis, a po-
litical demagogue, who had been kindly given
an opportunity to speak previously, had de-
signedIy refused. What his particular object
was, was not at first apparent; but as the even
ing waned the scheme developed. This
ervtlesAreprobate took the platform
assailing, with the borrowed thunder of a d.
lapidated threshing machine, the speakers who
had preceded him, favoring the election of
Hancock and Sibley. All understood from the
programme that DR.. Pinault was to close the
meeting in O five minutes' sneech but this