Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-10-19

VIC 10" aS dSdAnSt the many. Ihe only at
tempt he claims to have made in behalf
OF the workingman was his so-called Chi
nese speech, which he never delivered and
which in all probability Charlie johnson
wrote. The idea that Washburn was the
workingman's friend was too silly for
comment even. 1t was only necessary to
refer that matter to the men he had had in
his employ in his mills and upon the rail-
road he constructed and sold out. The
Doctor then briefly referred to the charges
that had been made against him in the Re-
publican papers, and said twenty years
ago he signed his name to the
army register as private soldier,
ana twenty years ago Mr. WASH
burn received his commission
as surveyor general. Since that he (Ames)
had held Offices of public trust and conf
dence, but he defed any living man to say
that he had ever used his Office for the
purpose of personal emolument He made
no charges against ''Gen." Washburn-the
public knew as much of him as he did.
The Doctor closed his remarks amid per-
feet storm of applause.
E. N. WILSON'S REMARKS.
Hon. E. NJ. Wilson. of MINNEAPOLIS. was
next introduced in a few we'll chosen
words. Mr.. Wilson is a favorite in st. Paul,
and is always certain Of receiving warm
greeting from st. Paul audience-a fact
OF which he was well aware last night. He
commenced by saying that he was always
glad to meet his Democratic friends in St.
Paul, and then proceeded to cast the horo-
scope OF the coming election in November,
rapidly passing over the result in Ohio,
and then asked: Why is this state of
things come to pass? Here we have
party that has been in power for over
quarter OF century. It has millions of
money at its command and an army of
100000 oficeholders to do its bidding. and
yet the signs of the times
indicate that its power is waning, and that
the day is near at hand when it viii be
hurled from its high places. The reason
is that the people are beginning to find out
that the party is corrupt-that once
great party, which came into power upon
great principle, which was endorsed by
nearly every Democrat in the north, has de-
generated into party of thieves and cor
ruptionists, held together by the cohesive
power of public plunder. When thieves
fall out, honest men have some prospect of
getting their dues. Mr.. Wilson then spoke
more particularly of our candidate for
congress, whom he characterized as a
splendid type of young and progressive
Democracy. He has been abused by the
Republican press for want of dignity and
for almost every other qualification
required in the kid glove line, but with all
their abnse not one man, with either word
or pen, has had the temerity to accuse him
of doing dishonorable act, either in pub
lie or private life. He goes before the
people of the Fourth congressional dis
trict and before the world upon the plat
form of IAN honest man. man whom
we can trust, man who has filed num-
Der of official positions, and always with
honor 70 those who placed him there. We,
of Minneapolis, know him better, perhaps,
than you do in st. Paul. We know that if
he does lack dignity, as our kid glove op-
ponents would say, he does not lack those
kindly feelings which are appreciated
in our every day life. He is not a million
aire, yet he has ssdignity" enough to listen
to the cry of distress-he has ''dignity''
enough to speak to and aid poor man as
readily as he would rich man. No Door
man ever was turned away from his Office,
his home or his professional assistance
without aid. He has had opportunities to
fatten upon ill-gotten wealth as we'll as
some others who might be mentioned, but
to-day he is poor man. We of Mime
apolis know him-the poor mantle
workingmen know him and if you need
any evidence of it in st. Paul that we ap-
preciate the man I need only point you
to the fact that in the Republican city of
Minneapolis we elected him last spring as
our mayor by majority of 1,7OO. Tire
menduous applause The question which
now confronts the people of this district is
not so much as to whether Democrat or
Republican is elected, but the greater
question, ''can poor man against whose
integrity and ability not word can be
or has been said, be elected against the
almost unlimited power of money and
money. alone?" [Cries of yes! yes!] Mr..
Wilson closed his eloquent speech with an
appeal to the DEMOCRATS of Ramsey county
to stand by their candidate, and in pass
ing remark hoped that local
prejudices would be laid aside and
that for once let US elect man that
is broad-gauged enough to know no Min
neapolis, no st. Paul, no Saltwater and
no Anoka; but the whole district, and
such man is DR.. A. A. Ames. Loud ap-
plause.
The band then played medley of pop
ular airs, prominent among which was
Tramp, tramp, the boys are coming"
COL. II. ". GLENN's REMARKS.
President Willis then introduced Col.
NV. Glenn, president of the Workingmen's
associations 3of Minneapolis, and soon as
his stalwart form came to the front he was
recognized and received with shout of
applause. Col. Glenn, although
not personally known to one in
hundred of the audience, was we'll
known BY reputation and hence his en-