The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1884-09-12
REPUBLICAN ENTHUSIASM.
A Rousing Ratification Meeting Tues
day Evening.

A Rousing Ratification Meeting Tues
| day Evening.
Last Tuesday night the new Oper,
House in this city was filled with TIT
largest audience it has ever contained
to give voice to their allegiance to Re
publican principles and approval t.
the Republican nominees, both nation
al and local.
Early in the evening the house be
gan to fill, despite threatening weather
and before the hour of commencement
| the vast auditorium was full. The Ger
mania band filed onto the stage and dis
coursed several of their most enliven
ing airs. Hon. 0. o. Pitcher, DR.. +. j
Davis, Hon. Ira =. Shissler, James +
Carney and others took seats on
the stage, and the Blaine and
Logan Glee Club, rendered the new
campaign song, "We'll follow where
the White Plume Waves"
The presiding officer then introduced
James +. Carney, the Irlsh-Republi-
can orator, who addressed the meeting
substantially as follows:
Ninety-six years ago this government
was inaugurated. Then was elected
the first President of our republic,
George Washington. Since that time
we have had twenty-four national cleo
tons, and we are on the eve of the
twenty-fifth, and if he lives until next
November, James q. Blaine will be
our next President. What magniti-
cent beginning and ending of the first
century of our republic-beginnlng
with Washington and ending with
Blaine. The birth of the Republican
party marked a new era in our history
ut that time the slave power stood DOM
inant, and we were told by eloquent
orators that our government was a
compact and not union; our cOun-
try was in confusion, distrust was every
where, and our existence was threat
ened. Then the giant of Republican
ism stepped forward and said, thus far
and no farther, and in few years slav-
cry was crushed, credit established,
and the people rejoicing in a sound
currency. shall never forget the
proudest days of liberty, free believ-
ing people. They were June 9th and
9th, 1851, at the Chicago convention.
| There YOU could look upon $50 dele
gates, representing the best thought
and tendency OF the nineteenth CEN
fury. Side by side with Curtis and
Roosevelt sat men who twenty years ago
were slaves. What Republican could
bHt feel proud of his party and his
country? This splendid party struck
the shackles from off these men, and
placed them in that convention by the
side of their white brother. There are
two things that 90 to make up Il politi-
cal campaign, principle and men. The
Republican party never waits to be
struck. We jump into the arena at the
first opportunity. We succeed because
We enter the field, hang out our banner,
take all that is good and place it upon
our platform and let the Democrats
have the leavings. The Democratic
party promises much, but does little.
They are willing but they don't know
how. Our government has Outgrown
them. They might have handled her
in her infancy but our past twenty
years of advancement places the con-
troll beyond their ability. Our stand
ard bearer, James &. Blaine. is think
er for thinkers, a leader for leaders
he is man of the people, a self made
man. | admire Blaine for these quail.
ties. He is not the man to temporize
with intruding or insulting nations, and
the world knows it. If any accident
should happen to Blaine, we have Lo
gan, who is by no means second III
courage and ability. He is the Cincinna
tus of the United States-he Is the
Marshal Ney. Our ticket has no tail
it is head at both ends. 1t cannot &c
backward it is bound to go forward
and with such leaders the American
citizen can travel the world over anC
receive the same respect and distinc
ton that was at one time accorded II
the Roman soldier. What pleasant re
collection to think of that first victory
of the Republican party was the cleo
ton of Lincoln from Illinois and Ham
lin from Maine, and next NOvembel
will re-baptize the party by electin,
Blaine of Maine and Logan of Illinois
Some of the New York papers, ess
pecially those backed by foreign CAPT
tai, 60 SO far as to say that Blaine vii
; lose a good many English votes, ant
| tlldG INC IIHShSh SoNSihnShc VIII uo'
their influence to have English Anleri
in plain words that for every vote tn,
against Blaine, there will be five Irisl
votes for Blaine, and you can stick
pin right there. The Irish dispis
toddyism and snobbery, and they thin
, Blaine is the right man in the righ
place.
The Irish have been the backbon
of the Democratic party since its exist
: ence, and what have they received 70
it? About one time in hundred the
get on the police force, or pleasant 10
to sa,C ,CoOd for the county. And VIII
defeats them? None other but Demo
cratic Know Nothings, and you ca
Y stick another pin right there. Plac
I all Irishman on the Democratic ticke
5 for any office that will pay him one G
two thousand dollars year; then wa
=, for the returns. What is the result
Entire Democratic ticket elected br
n one. Who is that one? The Irishma
: beaten again by Democratic KnO
r Nothings. Stick another pin rigl
there.
!, Thirty years ago this grand part
J withdrew from all parties who was
favor of slavery, or people in bondag
t Then it was for the first time the Iris
l. people found out who were the tru
a friends to the oppressed, and stint
that time they have been more liber
II in their politics. And will say to m
@ Irish countrymen, had you been mol
5. true to the party that believed i'm fire.
dom than the party who were in fave
10 of bondage, Ireland would be better {
- to-day. One of the leading advocat.
'r of freedom in this country, crossed I'll
/: ocean and stumped every province
NJ Ireland, through Ulster, Munster, Lie
i ter and Conaught, in company wit
~ Daniel O'Connell, for the liberty of Ir
n land, and he has added more none
I'D to the treasury of the Parnell fuI
with his lecture on the life of DAM
m O'Connell of Ireland, than any OF
nj hundred Democratic friends the Iri
, ever had. That man was Wend,
! Phillips, a true Republican, believ
t. in liberty, and few weeks before
I'd died wished that he could live to 8
IN Ireland free.
- The Democrats say the reason tn
want change of administration is
nc cause the Republicans have had it 10
Ist enough, and if the Democrats get
of they will adopt free trade, which "
al make it better for the workingms
~ and that our protective tariff system
IL the cause of all their trouble. w
n the Republicans will not have much
ed say in this campaign about that. G,
Isle, Morrison, Mcdonald, Rand