Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-27

the people, This disgusting can
paign had hardly commenced befol
a voice came up from Cincinnati, and the el
element subsided or in other words, wei
down like the Window boom, never to
heard of again. (Cheers and shouts of az
provaL) The eloquent speaker then rapid
reviewed the political corruption of tn
Union and predicted that General Hancocl
would be elected by the largest electoral vot
ever received by candidate for that higi
Office from q united country. Passing t
his knowledge of Gen. Hancock, he oom
pared him with other leading and notes
men of the past, and declared him to be tht
General Jackson of to-day, who, especial!
at New Orleans, demonstrated that ever
when clothed with daspotic power he volun
rarily and patriotically asserted that the
military must be subordinate to the civil
power. Mr.. Wilson closed his stirring ad-
dress in a grand burst of eloquence appeal
| ing to all to march under Hencock's banner
to achieve peaceful victory equal if not
superior to that of Gettysburg.
HON. ALBERT sGHEFFER.
Mr.. Scheffer being introduced. Gen.
johnson arose and stated to the audience
that request had been made that Mr.
Scheffer deliver his address in German.
Mr.. Scheffer smilingly consented and then
proceeded to make one of the best speeches
of the evening in the purest of English. He
spoke for some time, and to tbs utter as
tonishment of many. They discovered they
could understand German as we'll as any one.
Mr.. Schefer was listened to with profound
attention e1cept when he was interrupted by
outbreaks of applause. He made no appeal
for General Hancock on account of his SOL
dierly qualities, brilliant as they were, but
he did ask the suffrages of the people, for
him as a statesman, reviewing his career in
civil life, and drawing the con-
clusion then General Hancock is q
afe man to rally round, and safe
man to place at the head of the nation. 10
graphic words he described Gen. Hancock's
military career, and all his enemies could
say against him was, that every glorious
achievement, whether in military or civil
life, was bid for the Presidency. After
indicating this idea, he said nothing could
be farther from the truth than that Hancock
had sought the nomination. When the an
nouHcement was made to him he was the
most surprised man in America. He had
not sought it. He is not the nominee of any
clique, ring or nationality, except that broad
nationality which embraces every citizen of
the United States. The eloquent speaker
then drew comparison between Hancock
and Garfield, reading certificate of character
from the pen of Jere Black, showing
that Garfield is a fool, if he is not
knave. Mr.. Scheffer's remaining remarks
and interpretations were received with cheers
ana laughter, and at the conclusion he an
nounced that he was rival of Bodenstedt
as poet, and when he saw the smiles steal
ing over the faces of his large audience, he
said he woqld give them sample of his
powers in this line, which would convince
his hearers that he was better poet than
Conkling. Garfield had not been embalmed
in verse, and since he had been on the plat
form the divine affiatus had struck him and
this was the result:
When asked where he came from,
His friends. Disguised, say:
Back pay, De Golyer pavement,
And Credit MoDilier.
After the applause had subsided, Mr..
Scheffer continued his remarks, this time
in German. Mr.. Scheffer is pleas
ing speaker, with firm voice, and
held his audience all Through.
Just as Mr. Scheffer concluded, fine
piece of fireworks blazed out with the names
of Hancock and English" and the crowds
in and about the square cheered it again and
again.
JUDGE FLANDRAU.
Upon having introduced Judge Flandrau
said:
Fellow citizens and brother Democrats: 1
congratulate you on this auspiclOus occasion.
LII Ii ,T,wh& 4T-4
stances to which the Democratic party has
been str anger for long, long years. We come
together with enthusiasm, hope and pride In
our candidates. We are inspired with that
confidence which an army feels on the eve of
a coming battle when it is to be led by men
accustomed to victory. We are about to make
an aggressive and vigorous campaign. We
have no apologies. explanations or defences to
m Ike for our positions or our candidates. The
glorious old constitutional party has been new
born in Hancock and English. Their names
are the synonyms of constitutional liberty,
free speech, free elections and all that gives
value to the name of American citizen.
For twelve long years I have
believed that General Hancock was
the man appointed by Providence
to rescue this Republic from the dangerous
thraldom of the party which has brought it to
the verge of imperialism. For twelve long
years i have clupg to the hope that the good
sense of the Democracy would at last recog-
nize the claims of this great man, and place
him in the position where his exalted worth,
his pure patriotism and his great talents could
be exerted to regeuerate the Republic. My
hopes are realized through the wisdom of the
delegates whom we sent To Cincinnati to repre-
sent us, and tonight feel more hope, more
confidence, more happiness than it bas been
my lot to experience since the termination of
our civil war.
We owe to our delegates debt of gratitude
which their limited number would not, at first
thought, seem to justify. They were but ten,
but toey we're from Minnesota, where Hancock
had passed a large part os his life since he be-
came prominent before the American people
as Presidential candidate, and the world
knew it. Had these men not acted with una.
nimity for him, the detection would have been
more noticeable than that of any other State
with q representation of treble their number.
Tneir fidelity to Hancock was tower Of
strength TO his cause, and the Democracy of
the State can say to them on their return,
'swell done good and faithful servants" How
conspicuously superior they stand before their
constituents when compared with the puerile
ten who so recently represented our political
adversaries in Chicago.
It has been my privilege to have entertained
intimate personal and political relations with
! Gen. Hancock for many years, and think
am sufficiently well known to the Democ-
racy of this State not to fear
| the charge of hero worship, when say, from
the depths of my heart, that regard him a
| one of the broadest of American statesmen
| God knows want no military hero to rule this