St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-30
THE SIXTH WARD.
Another Lively Democratic Meeting Last
Night.
Spesches 6y O. C. Merriman, Judge Cor
corGn and Others.

The Sixth ward Cleveland, Hendricks and
Merriman club had another good meeting
last night. Martins hall, where the meet
ing was held, was filled nearly to its capacity
and there was great enthusiasm.
The speeches were short and
In each instance interesting,
and to the point, Capt. Merriman's espec-
Tally being worthy of commentator. 1t lie
decidedly refreshing in these days of bull
doing and caucus packing to hear senti-
ments which were the political religion of
the old line of Democrats. AS was well said,
Democracy will never die while it has such
opponents as Capt. Merriman.
At O'Clock President Davenport
called the meeting to order and after a
few preliminary remarks introduced Presi-
dent Lawrence of the Fourth Ward Demo
cratic club. Among other things Mr.. Law
renee said that the tariff question is not an
issue in the present campaign, but the Re
publican papers are trying to make it appear
SO in order to distract attention from the
main issues. The Republicans and Demo
Gratis are divided among themselves upon
the question of high or low tariff, so there can
be no issue as between the parties
themselves at present, but there is an IS
sue between good government and bad
government, as between corruption and
honesty, and there Is an issue between
Grover Cleveland and Jas. G. Blaine. While
| not believing in attacking the private char
| acter of candidates, Mr.. Lawrence said that
| their official acts should be open to inspec-
ton. From this standpoint he proceeded to
picture briefly the life of Cleveland, as sher-
| if, mayor of Buffalo and as governor of New
York, as man against whom no charge
| of dishonesty has ever been brought and
| contrasted with the ''tatooed'' political char
acter of James G. Blaine.
CAPT. Merchants ADDRESS.
At this point Hon. o. C. Merriman entered
the room and was greeted by enthusiastic ap-
plause. Being introduced by the chair he
stepped forward and said that he had just
come from another meeting and that his re-
marks must necessarily be brief. He
said that he had Osome old fashioned
ideas about politics. The man whom the
public would elevate should be chosen, and
! should not be thrust upon the people by a
few tatooed ring politicians. The present
corruption In politics is to be deplored by all
good citizens. The people should select their
candidates and should demand of him as the
duty of a public spirited citizen that he
should serve them, and to the best Of his
capacity. No worthy man would
refuse such demand, but would
recognize at once its justice.
In selecting the candidate be careful to see
that he is u man with red blood in his veins
band a heart in his bosom. Capt. Merriman
next made an eloquent plea for the purity OF
the ballot and denounced in scathing terms
the present methods of politicians and the
use of money in elections. The lowest of al
low and despicable creatures is the politica
hummer, he said, and proceeded to give
some of his personal experience with animal:
of that genius The campaign that is being
carried on in Ohio, he said, made him sicl
at heart. The idea of men buying votes, and
, delivering them over like so many cattle
and this constant call for "money,
money" is sight which should cause tht
. honest and thinking man to pause and con
r slider to what end this must come. So long
as men will descend to such methods to sc
cure election to office, so long will there b
corruption in the Office whicl
disgraces our nation. Rest assured
that just so long as we sell ourselves to thes
rascals, so long we can expect them to sci
5 US and at profit.
: In concluding Capt. Merriman said tina
he did not think a candidate should b
called upon to make promises. If it shout
be necessary for man to uake promises {
secure election, such promises will not
Il worth the snap of finger.
The captain was greeted throughout his II
: marks by hearty and enthusiastic applause
his upright and brave declarations evidentl
$ meeting with emphatic approval.
JUDGE coRcoRAN
was next callee upon for a speech, and upo
mounting the platform said he was proud
stand upon the place from which he had jul
d heard such noble sentiments. This is gen
uine Jeffersonian Democracy. AS Capt. Me
q Ram had well said, the Office shou
seek the man, not the man the office.
d the light of such an utterance the justiC
= and truth of which is self-evident, in VIII
position does the candinacy of Mr.. Gilfls
appear, a man who has obtained his nom
nation in defiance of the wishes of the m
n jority of his own parry. The speaker ne,
re proceeded to pay attention to James
Blaine, ga man who went into col
j. gress poor man, and
es now immensely wealthy all
to Logan, whom he remembered as Dem
y, crat in Illinois who used to be called ''Dir
Work Logan He characterized the stat
r, meut of Jas. G.. Blaine, that the Republics
party is the friend Of the laboring man,
the most demagogical and hypocritical ]
ever made in the heat of a political car
ne paign, and then went on to show he
on the contrary the Republican party
ed the tool of capital s6and monopol
and how its legislation has been for the riC
ed instead of the poor.
d. B. Johnson and Judge Seymour we
also called upon but declined, although prof.
Using that they would speak at some futu
n meeting of the club.
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