Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-10-19
oLS. GLENN AND CROOKS SPEAK.
Nelson's Tactics in Fifth District Ex.
empiified by His Henchmen.
ENTHUSIASTIC KINDRED MEETING
Political Matters i'm Other Parts Of
the Country.

LII was less ttsn week ago that the
Democrats OF stlis city organized an .'Ames
Democratic club" but short as the time
has been, 1t showed last evening that it
had vitality, earnestness and enthusiasm
IN Its composition. The campaign was
formally opened last evening with one of
the best political indoor meetings ever
held i'll st. Paul.
The announcement had been made in
the GLOBE that DR.. A. A. Ames, the Demo
cratic candidate for congress from this,
the Fourth congressional district, would be
present and address the club at Market
hall. In pursuance of this arrangement,
the members of the club to the
number of from three to five
hundred met at the new court house and
with lamps trimmed and burning pro-
ceeded to the Merchants hotel, headed by
the Great Union band where they met DIR.
Ames and escorted him to Market hall.
There was no attempt at making what is
called grand demonstration, yet it as
sumed such proportions, as the sidewalks
people, and the sight could not have been
but gratifying to the candidate in whose
honor the hastily arranged pageant had
been prepared.
Arriving at Market hall, in a few mo-
ments every seat was filed and the aisles
crowded with interested auditors.
Upon the stage was seated
J. W. Willis, ESQ.,, president of the club.
Dr. A. a. Ames, Hon. Edmund Rice, Col.
VIM. Crooks, Hon. E. M. Wilson, Col. M.
w. Glenn, Hon. Jos. Oppenheim, R. o.
Strong and others.
Mr.. ). W. Willis, president of the Ames
club of st. Paul. stepped to the front, and
IN eloquent language introduced the next
member of congress from the Fourth con-
gressional district, DR.. A. A. Ames, of Min
neapolls. The announcement was received
with round after round of applause, and it
was several minutes before order was re-
stored, when Dr. Ames addressed the meet
ing, of which the following is a brief
synopsis:
DIR. AMEs' SPEECH.
FELLOW CITIZENS: I am exceedingly
greatful to you for the complimentary re-
ception rendered me this evening. feel
that is more of an ovation to the prin-
clples that are soon to control the nation
than to the humble standard-bearer you
have detailed to carry the flag In this con-
gresslonal district. The grand and glori-
GUS old Democratic party has been infused
with new life and discipline, and is NOV
ing forward to achieve the most substan-
nal victory of its history. The post of
honor-the skirmish line-was ,:ssgiven to
Ohio, and gallantly has she driven the
enemy within their breastworks. Fifteen
major generals step from Ohio's ranks
worthy of promotions to seats in the coun-
Gil OF the nation. New York and Penn
sylvanla Democratic legions are united and
rapidly filing up with deser
ters from the now common enemy, and
the 7th day of November will witness an
unconditional surrender of the ring lead
ers and jobbery assistants who are now
running the Republican party.
What, you may well ask, has caused this
inevitable result? I will give you my in
depreciation of it. It was grand mission
which brought the Republican party into
existence. By long lease of power the
Democratic party had become what the
Republican is to-day corrupt and rotton
to its core. Leaders were carried into DO.
sitions of honor and trust, land then robbed
the people by wholesale, dividing with
their dirty-work doers their ill-gotten
gains on condition that they be retained in
Office at all hazards. What show, ash
you, has an honest voter in the Republican
ranks for voice in the affairs of his par
ty! The ring leaders have held
on to power and their orders to
custom house and postofice employees
are made and obeyed as they were on
plantations in the oldslave-holding days
Ihe honest voters think? No, indeed; the
leaders da the thinking and then the party
whip is cracked and the followers of the
grand old Republican party" are ordered
TO DO the voting. This machine business
Is well nigh worn out and the honest vot.
ers, who loved the grand old Republican
party Tor Its past glories and principles
are fast deserting the corruptionists and
seeking new alliances-most of them
identifying themselves with the Demo.
cratic party.
BY the way, it is frequently thrown IN
70 me that was once the president of a
Grant club. That is true. AS my