St. Paul daily globe., 1884-10-31

and procession was formed headed by the
band. They had boasted that they would
have out 100 torches, and after inducing
every man they possibly could to carry one,
there were thirty or forty urchins, as there
always is when the band is out, and in their
desperation they gave the little fellows
torches and marshalled them into the
rear ranks. Away they went down
First street and to court house very nice
procession of the tapering style with one very
big and one very little end.
Gen. lie Due was introduced by H. E.
Hoard. We all expected something very
large in the way of a speech. We got some
thing very large in the way of denunciation
of our candidate Ignatius Donnelly, Bill
Kings letter was read and the statement Of
some woman, Mrs. Springer of whom we
knew nothing. This evidence he produced
to offset the sworn testimony Of Mr.. DON
nelly, and branded him as proven to be a
liar, swindler, cheat and fraud, because
Bill King and some woman said SO.
After abusing Mr.. Donnelly to the extent
OF his utmost ability for two hours, during
which time one-third of the audience got dis
gusted and went out. Gen. LIE Due, rested
and Major H. L. Pease took up the case,
His vocal organs were something very ex-
traordinary indeed. He had his piece well
committed to memory, 1 should judge that he
had spoken that piece for twenty years. He
raked the Democrats fore and aft with the
very worst epithets, such as secessionists,
rebels, ku-klux, shotguns, etc.
Occasionally he would lay down the bloody
shirt and take up nelly. When he would
forget and speak about those distinguished
and very much respected statesmen, Carlisle
and Springer, some one in the audience cried
democrats" This ratified him and he
grabbed the bloody shirt and shouted again
solid south, etc., etc. Every few moments
some thoroughly disgusted individual would
DEPART and even Arctander was compelled
to say, 81 never could speak when the audi
ehce was leaving like that" About one half
were still present when Major Peasc had ex-
hausted his head of steam. H. E. Hoard
Major Strait. ''We could hear them. - Then
a farmer called for three cheers for Donnelly
and the noise was deafening.
Then we had special in Norwegian by
''Hon'' N. Greostad. Major Strait, in his
desperation is bound to employ every means
at his command to defeat Donnelly. During
all this performance first class
orator, namely, j. w. Arctander, was
sitting in the audience, literally ruled out.
He remarked; s'This was my meeting,
and they stole it and are playing HI
with it.
| The meeting was closed at IL D. m, that
is, it thinnd out, leaving the speakers to ar
que all night if they chose to do 80. We
went home. How it affected others I can
not state, but its effect upon your cores
pondent Was terrible l forgot to wind my
watch, thing very unusual for me do /
fell asleep and dreamed 1 saw in my dream
Gen. LIE Due gesticulating and shouting,
the liar, the swindler, the double died villain
Donnelly. While just behind him stood
Major Pease shouting the solid south, the
rebels, the shot guns, etc. They were both
foaming at the mouth, their eyes were dis
tended, their hair was dishiveled, while the
audience were shouting and stamping all
except Hoard and Arctander. They were as
sedate as owls. My wife woke me out of
my horrible night mare, and l promised her
! next time those men spoke in this town
would stay at home.
Good Reasons for Supporting DonnelIg
To the Editor of the Globe:
! MoNTEvIDEo, Oct. 80, 1SS4.-For the past
two weeks We have had one demonstration
after another, consisting of torchlight pro
cessions and public speaking under the aus
pices of few men calling themselves the
Blaine and Logan club. In those speeches
! Major Strait is lifted to the skies and Hon. l.
Donnelly is set very low. Now if 1 under
stand this speech right Il must confess was
born and raised in Norway, but a citizen of
the United States they infer that Strait is a
man that can be trusted as a congressman,
while Donnelly can not be. Now if we want
things to continue as they have, and getting
worse every year, why vote for strait? If we
want to sell our products for next to nothing
and pay revenue on everything we buy if
| that is to the interest of the western farmers
and the western states vote for protectionists
! every time, don't trust Donnelly. He may
be an anti-Monopolist after ALL For my
| part will risk Donnelly. If he turns out a
protectionist the Blaine and Logan club have
nothing to lose by it, and l will be served
just as well as by Mr.. Strait. If he on the
other hand really is an anti Monopost and
anti-Protectionist, he is the man we want.
| will risk him, and hope the majority of
the Third district will. If he don't help to
make it any better, it will certainly be no
worse. PETER j. HuDEN