Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-22
1T the opera House.


House.
ut the opera House.
Some doubt Was expressed as to whether the
crowd would be allowed to occupy the Opera
House, as the managers were very properly
unwilling to open the doors without having
some guarantee that tie rental should be
paid. At the last moment Alderman Bell came
msnfully to the front ard gave his personal
obligation for the amount. when the folding
doors were opened ard the heterogeneous N ass
poured 10. At The END Of about twenty
minutes after the doors were opened, some
three-fourthS of the seats were occupied b.
the young and old, black and tsp, which com
prised the audience.
Seated ia row upon the stage was Gen. q.
G. Andrews +, DriscOli, Q. &. Davis z. 8
Drake, Capt. Il. Blakeley, Walker Blaine Dr.
Davenport, and some other lesser ii 5hts, IL
zach there be.
The meeting called to order by Dir.
Davis, VINO, without any further remarks, in.
PRODUCED the orator of the evening, rnomll
Fitch, Of Minneapolis.
DIR. Fitch N ads wast might be called flow
cry speech. Nine-tenths of il was taffy. He
las tramped from California through Arizona
and Nevada to Minnesota Taking out few
sentences and it would answer for almost any
occasion-Eay a church festival-as we'll rs
protracted meeting. He commenced by CIV
ing his audience taffy about the interests of
the two cities being identical. Mr.. Fitch is
stranger in Minnesota or he would know that
Minneapolis acknowledges this fact only when
she needs political or other aid from st. Paul.
he admitted the fact that st. Paul had the ad-
vantage of Minneapolis In one respect only,
viz: st. Paul had the most Democrats. This
statement was received with loud applause.
Passing from this he asked the standing conun-
drum, why should workingmSn
half hour he endeavored to
make his audience believe that there were
no workingmen in the United States of Amer
lea except the black meu of the South. He
rung the changes upon this from every stand
point. The Republican party was brought in
10 power for the express purpose Of befriend-
ing the black man, and ali that q poor white
man was good for was to look after the black
mans interest and welfare. Reducing Mr.
Eltch's entire speech to q nutshell and Ii simp-
ly amounted to this-that the United States OF
America was created and kept in existence for
the especial purpose of looking after the ne
gro, and any poor white laboring man who
Was unwilling to subscribe to this doctrine was
unit to live. AS g specimen of oratory his
speech was q very fair one, showing quite fire.
quently, however, studied and stereotyped SEN
fences, bat 1t was wonderfully deficient in
logic or argument. he was listened to with
attention and moderately applauded st inter-
walls.
TER BRIBE GIYER WINES.
MIR. Davis. with a hating, heaitatins air,
though he was ashamed of himself and
ought to be punished for doing it, came for
ward and said he he had the pleasure Cd of
introducing the present and next member of
Congress from this district.
The bride giver had been sitting nervously
in his seat all the evening running his fingers
in his hair and shutting about
IN ms CHAIR, evidently great.
an audience in the city which be
has always bitterly opposed. d. te came
forward there were loud cries OF ''Sib!ey,"
Sibley, throughout the audience, and few
misses. This rudeness sesmed to add to his
nervousness and he stalked up to the stand on
the platform and surprised his stomach with
big drink OF water, the wagging of Tom
Fltch's tongue having evidently made him
thirsty. Having started the water power, he
next took out watch (salvage from the $780,
600 he had left after fsiIing) and said ss
is was half-past eleven he would not
make speech. The audience drew breath
OF relief. be then thrust both hands Into his
overcast pockets. apparently feeling for the
swsg, which Is the only argument which he
knows how to use. He said be was ashamed
OF Maine. because he used to live there, but
the audience evidently pitied Maine as every
little while some one shouted 'Sibley." After
telling thrilling story about his
attempt to ride one of Bill
king's bulls, and getting thrown
over the fence, he said he wanted to say a word
personal" By this time he was thirsty sgaip
some two or three minutes having elapsed since
his previous drink. As soon as he got him.
self outside or the water he glued his hands
into his overcoat pockets again and said he
felt bad about the way he was
treated by St.. Paul two years ago. He
said the mean, narrow jealousy of st.
Paul towards Minneapolis had prevented his
getting his full party vote, and he hoped they
wouidn.t use him 20 again. he had Glacags
been friend ~ of st. Paul The two cities
were bound 10 be big thing, aud he was
friend OF both. He proceeded with this whine
Tor hye minutes, and then took his seat with
his hands still In his pockets. The band onght
To have played The Rogue's March," bat by
some mistake struck up Yankee Doodle.
The posters hRd annCG0ed 'WIndom Wash.
burn, Dunnell, Blaine and Fitch" as the
speakers, and as most of them were absent.
Walker Blaine was introduced as the son of his
dad. He fell ont of his overooat as RAPIDLY "a
the character changers" at theaters, and with
Dundreary lisp, told why he apasa't Demo-
crat-as though that party was not
great deal more rejCicea over the
fact than he could possibly be. he
essayed little scripture and spoke of the
Saviour rs Democrat, which while historical
faot was an unfortunate bit of information to
give Republican meeting, especially as he
oomplimented that early mem DER of the Dem
oeratic party. After telling story which
ehronologically ranks B. O., the SON Of his dad
hsped his last lisp, hitched up to his chair and
fell into his overcoat.
MIR. Davis came forward with the tips of his
fingers touching each other in a manner which
would indicate that he was about to pray If he
had not held his hands in front of his duo.
denum. He thought st. Paul was Republic
can city If the Republicans would fight for il.
BE Tss sorry that local jealousy caused WASH
burn to be cat, and he hoped the brihs giver
wonid receive full party vote. This was
such an effort thst il evidently
wrenched him and without further
ado he separated his supplicating 6ngers and
IDENTIFY ashamed of himself for having asked
the people OF st: Paul to vote for Bill Wash.
burn the bribs giver.
The audience rushed out into the midnteht
SIR without q cheer or sign Of enthusiasm.
To Lovers of Fine Plug Tobacco.