Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-08
Great Democratic Demonstration at Cleye-
land.

Ohio. was here tonight. The Monu.
mental park was gorgeously decorated and il
lumlnated. Stands were erected In three
places and meetings organized for soldiers and
general citizens, but the crowd was 80 great an
overflow meeting was organized. The princi-
pal speakers were Gems. A. L. Pearson, delegate
| to the Chicago convention; r. Nj. Gibson and
John O'Byrne, of Pennsylvania; John Me-
Sweeny, Of Ohio; James O. Broaahead, of Mis-.
souri; j. d. Trenor, of New ,rk; VIM. Nc.
Williams, OF Marylandi J. w. Rogers, Of Wash
ington; and w. Wartz Dundas, of PhiIadel-
phia, in English; and Hon. Joseph Pulitzer, of
Missouri; Emil Rothe and Julius Kustzer, of
Ohio. in German. Col. Pulitzer spoke sub.
srantially as follows:
| Mr. Pulitzer asked his countrymen whv
they had left the Fatherland and became
| Americans. Was it not to escape from q gov
| ernment based upon inequality, In justice, class
| distinctions and privileges? Was 1T not 60 es-
| cape from land where the government was
| the exclusive monopoly of small class against
| the interests of the masses? Was it not to
change the fixed permanent and Interchangeable
rule for one that reflects and responds to the
will or the people2 Had they not come over
to this republic to find liberty and self gov
ernment, and was not the power of people to
make change the great test and difference
between monarchial institutions and Ameri.
can self-governments2 Had they
not largely become Americans on
the strength of this idea, that
in this country the government belongs to
and could be changed by the people every four
years, while according to the European theory
the people belong to the government. Was it
not also the other idea that the whole and en- =
tire people governed, not few privileged
Glasses only? Was change in a government
of and by political parties not the very life es-
sence of freedom? Yet we have in this pres-
ent contest met this extraordinary spectacle.
Every solitary member of the cabinet is away
from Washington and on the stump using every
| falsehOod and sophistry, as well as appeals to
the worst passions. fears and interests, to pre-
vent change. The President himself is away
in California working for his party. One hum
dred thousand office holders are working night
ana ooo na5ns banks ssa assss
all the railrosds in the country are united with
the army of Office holders. The Blaines,
Conkllngs, Sherma ns, ETC., are travelling on
special trains, unlike common people. Hun.
dreds Of thousands. if not millions of dollars
were raised by Wall street and the capitalists
of Boston, New England and Philadslphia--
raised, for what? To corrupt the election and
prevent change. The greatest of all ques-
tions has thus arisen--that is, whether the
people are still able to make a change, or
whether under the form OF republis the mon
led ar1stocracy and office holding army had
| already become 30 powerful and audacious as
to be able to prevent it, and to constitute
special governing class in this republic 1t
Was natural for Mr.. Schurz to be opposed to a
change which would cost him his officia! head.
That was only human, but it wasn't fair; nay,
it was grossly unfair and unpatriotic to appeal
to such falsehoods as Mr.. Schurz did, to throw
dust into the eyes of his countrymen. Every
argument Mr.. Schurz had used was really an
argument in favor of permanent government;
in favor of minority; in favor of millionaires
as against the majority Of the people; in favor
of political minority to rule over the ma
jority; in favor of the utter unftness of the
majority to govern themselves; in favor of
practically ending the republic. Every argu-
ment used in favor of the present party in
power was really an argument that no other
party, no matter how largely in the majority,
was capable of governing. Mr.. Schurz draws
gloomy spectacle about the terrible catas-
trophe that General Hancock's election would
involve to business interests, and claims great
credit for the financial experiments and policy
OF his party, but his dismal threats of danger
give the lie to his own assertions. If the cleo
tion of Gen. Hancock by the party which I'M.
questionably comprises majority Of the peo-
| pie, which elected the three successive lower
houses of Congress. as we'll as the last, and the
only uninaugurated President would endanger
and ruin resumption, the tariff and our bank
ing system, then resumption, the tariff and our
banking system are no hxed facts, no Repuha
lican achievements at all, but frauds-mere
temporary devices to keep the Republican
party forever and ever in and the majority
party out Of power. If the country ls as
much in danger to-day as it was
in 1850. the Republican party didn't save
it, and has utterly failed in accomplishing
anything, after twenty years Of unparalleled
power. According to MIR. Schurz's assertion
the Republican party accomplished Just this
and nothing more. That everything Is right
only 80 long az the Republican minority rules:
everything is intended for only that end, but
that a change of executive power would mean
utter ruin to the country. If this were true it
would only establish the utter failure of the
Republican party In everything it undertook
failure in permanently saving the
Union; failure in reconstruction
failure in financial. policy and failure in self.
government. fortunately, however, 1t was
hardly necessary to remind his intelligent
countryman that Mr.. Schurs was not the best
prophet. In 1872 Mr.. Sohurz warmly espoused
the cause of the Democracy, and stumped In.
diana for Gov. Hendricks, and worked against
Mr.. Hayes election to Congress. In 1876 he
stumped for the same Hayes and against the
same Mr.. Hendricks. In 1879
Mr., Schur7 predicted utter disastar TO the
country if Grant should be reelected. In 1876
he predicted in this city the most glorious civil
service reform administration under Hayes,
and now he stumps for Mr. Arthur, whose re.
moval from the New York custom house in the
interest of honesty, he himself demanded and
secured. In 1871 he called the Republican
party the most corrupt under The sun, while
to-day it seems to him SO good thai he wants it
| to govern the country permanently and for
ever. The Republican party had only became
worse since 1872. when Mr.. SchuIz
denounced it SO bitterly. It has
since stolen the Presidency, prosti
tuted the supreme court and made it e
serious question whether a change in the
national executive is still possible. That is
the real issue of the day. If the Republican
falsehoods about danger of a change were true,
to-day they would be equally true four years
and eight years hence, and established Q per-
manent government. A change this year means
that we still have republic. If the party
that stole the Presidency four years ago could
retain power still further it would set a pre-
MUM on political corruption of the worst
character. The name and form of repub-
lie would be retained without
its real spirit and essence.
Germans, who prize American citizenship and
who love liberty and unity, will vote for Han
cock, who will give the reunited country not
only nation instead of partisan spirit and
an honest constitutional government, but rep.
resent the idea of party responsibility. and
restoration of the old Jefersonian doctrines OF
popular government against the alarming
growth of the money and would-be-governins
| classes.
Rhode leland Election.
PROVIDENCE, r. L., Oct. 7.-The Republican
convention nominated the following Presi
DENTAL electors: K. M. Wetmore R. Hazard
Wm. Soddard and q E. Wellman.
Georgia Rlecttvn.
AUGUSTA, Ca, Oct. 7.-Oolquatt's majority