Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-09-15
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RESOLVED, That the time has arrived
when the railroads in this state should be
compelled to carry passengers for three
cents per mile.
Resolred, That the giving of railroad
passes to the members of the Legislature
by private corporations is condemn as a
species of bribery of public servants, and
that 1t is the sense of the convention that
the state legislature should provide a
penalty for the same.
After quite discussion the resolutions
were tabled.
DISAFFECTION.
Mr.. Gates, on behalf of the Anoka dele
CATION, arose at this point and statsd that
In view of the proposed action of the con-
vention the Anoka delegation would be
compelled to withdraw.
The Anoka men then dolefully took their
leav
MAKING NOMINATION.
Mr.. Gallagher, of Minneapolis, moved
that the convention proceed to nominate
candidate for congress.
On motion the convention proceeded to
an informal ballot for congressman, and
Messrs. West, Lyon and Robertson were
appointed to act as tellers.
While the ballot was in progress Messrs.
A. d. Lane, and J. M. Douglas, of Anoka,
were admitted as individual delegates.
The ballot resulted as follows: Whole
number of votes, 81; E. Phillips, 20; WV.
Satterlee, 5; DR.. G. Griswold, 3: Thomas
Cochran, Jr. 2; j. A. Temple, 9; J. FL.
Davidson, /; j. n. Durham, 1 A. B. Lyons.
1: DIR. Marshall, 2.
Mr.. Satterlee, moved that the nomina
ton of e. Phillips, of Minneapolis. be
made unanimous.
Mr.. j. a. Temple, made stirring speech,
warning the advocates of the liquor traffic
to beware the ides of November. and
concluding with quite an
eloquent plea against the liquor
traffic and by seconding the nomination of
Mr.. Phillips. Messrs. Morgan, Marshall
and Douglas made warm expressions of
feeling to similar effect.
The remarks of the above and subse-
quent speakers were strongly anti Wash
burn and death to the liquor traffic.
DR.. Phillips arose and stated that before
the vote was taken he wanted it understood
that he couldn't possibly make personal
canvass of the district.
The nomination of DR.. Phillips as the
candidate for congress, in the Fourth con-
gressional district, was then made unani-
nous.
On motion congressional committee
of nine was called for, one from each
county and one at large. The committee
was named as follows: John NJ Durham,
Hennepin; j. M. Douglas, Anoka; A. D.
Davidson, st. Paul; w. W. Wright, W. W.
Satterlee, A. f. Saftenberg and G. II
Fowler, Washington county, DR.. Griswold,
st. Paul; Thos. Cochran, ST. Paul, member
at large.
DIR. Phillips, the nominee, was called
upon for speech. He read manuscript
address, as follows:
GENTLEMEN OF THE CoNvENTIoN:-I can
assure you that the high honor which you
have conferred on me has been unsolicited.
Consequently in accepting your nomina-
ton, [ can but anticipate that you will and
your constituency will labor faithfully to
elect the ticket until the sun sinks beneath
the hOrison on the seventh of November
Gentlemen, the work which we have before
us calls for men of courage and principle;
as our enemies are strong and influential,
and are not only opposing US on the
ground of prohibition, but on that
of the perpetuation of power, which means
the distribution of spoils. The two great
parties of the nation at one time opposed
the abolition party as strenuously as they
In nortu Of fa p,,%
that glorious old party which had human
freedom for its platform, pressed forward
regardless of the prosecutions of the old
parties, until the patriots of both parties
found themselves marching side by side
with human freedom as their platform.
The tocsin of freedom has been sounded
the country reconstructed and the old
parties again are still contending for the
perpetuation of power now as much as
they were in 1860; and both publicly and
privately are designating prohibitionists
as fanatics with as much gusto as they did
the abolition party. But to-day agreater
evil than slavery confronts the nation that
of intemperance which is undermining
and enslaving the physical and moral pow
ers Of men. With this evil blackening the
fair name of this Republic. we find the
two great parties in the state of Minneso-
ia, SO welded to the liquor influence that
neither dare to add temperance plank to
their platform, fearing that the liquor in
forest will be withdrawn and transferred
to the other party.
AS proof of the statement just made, I
have only to refer you to the liquor deal
er's circular, which entreats their friends
to fix the primaries in both parties on the
liquor question, which implies an affilia-
ton, if not ownership. The Republican
party in congressional convention, when
requested to tack on plank, saying that
they were in favor of submitting to the
people constitutional amendment pro-
hibiting the sale and manufacture of
alcoholic beverages, wisely said that it was
not germane. With this proof before us, we
can truthfully declare that on the 18th day
of September, 1882, only two parties ex
list in Minnesota, Prohibition and Anti
prohibition. Gentlemen, some of our op-
ponents who love party more than the
cause of temperance, have been very anx-
ious of late to know why the third party
cannot support Mr.. Washburn or DR..
Ames for congress. First, as third party
men we have the moral, physical and fnan-
cial interests of the people in place of