St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-22
see to it that their names
are properly enrolled on the poll list
d. S. b. JOHNSON
was the next speaker He said:

see 10 IL That their names
are properly enrolled on the poll list.
d. S. b. JOHNSON
was the next speaker. He said:
Once in every four years the people of the
nation are called upon to select a chief mag
istrate. While many think it is not such a
duty, yet l assure you it is the highest privi-
lege and the only nation which enjoys
the privilege. Think of 1t, $4,000, 900
OF people assembling on one day to select
their chief ruler. 1t is something magnif-
cent. The time has arrived again. Upon
one hand the Republicans have placed in
nomination James G. Blaine, and on the
other hand the Democrats have placed in
nomination Grover Cleveland. Applause. !
Now let us analyze these two
men. James G. Blaine, far from
twenty years has been in congress. They
say he is the greatest statesman in America,
the Gladstone of America etc. That he
never attempted anything he did not accom-
pl1sh, and that is true, and it is worse for
the country that it is true. Now Grover
Cleveland approximates the nearest
to Abraham Lincoln, [Applause.l He
is an able man and a
more honest man than Garfield, yes, than
Sam j. Tilden. Abraham Lincoln was a
Cleveland. Grover Cleveland was elected to
the gubernatorial chair of the state of New
York. No sooner had he taken the seat than
Grady went to him and said: have GER
tain bill which / want carried, whereby 1
can get control of the entire city.
Grover Clevelane analyzed the bill, and but
toning up his coat said ''No, sir; that would
De dishonest act" Leaving Mr.. Grady,
Grover Cleveland wrote letter stating that
if Democratic senator was to be sent back
to Washington he hoped that man would not
be Grady. 1t is matter of surprise
that Grady wanted to go into the Chicago
conventiun and oppose Mr.. Cleveland with
all the venom and luminosity of which he is
possessed? Grover Cleveland had crushed
out his corrupt political life under his foot
ofreform. In 1876 Blaine was the most cor
rupt politician in America. When he got
down upon his knees and with tears
in his eyes he begged Mr.. Morrill,
to save him. He was so corrupt in 1876
that the Republican party would not nomi-
nate him. He was so corrupt that they did
not dare to put him before the people. Since
then the only thing he has done to wipe out
the stain has been to write a book, which
should have been entitled "Twenty Years of
Stealing in Congress-" We find the Grady's
and all the political thieves hobnobbing
around with Blaine, and crying out you must
not vote for Cleveland.
In reference to the congressional cam
paign 1 have very little to say. l am better
acquainted with GilfIlan than with. Merri-
man, but / would like to know what Cliff
Ian would do in congress unless it
would be to turn the congressional
halls into ice houses. MIR. Gilfllan is spend
ing more than one-half his time in st. Paul,
fishing for the Ramsey county vote, and I
say it is eminently fit that any man who re
ceived his nomination without.a single vote
from his own county should go away from
home to get votes, and if he is elected ne will
have to get these 7otes from abroad. One
word about the county ticket. The
Republicans have nominated VIM. Bracket
for sheriff, kicking out an Irishman, James
StoddBrt, and because he was a member of
the tyranical Bracket family. On the other
hand the Democrats have nominated that
patriot and old soldier, Capt. P. P. Swenson,
who fought molly for the grand old
stars and stripes. Applause. George
Hahn has been nominated by the Republi-
cans for register of deeds. He refused to
sign the petition to the city council asking
that an ordinance which is an outrage upon
the German citizens be wiped out or
amended, bat he refused SAYING ne was on
the other side. Yet he own drug store and
it is well known fact that he sells
more whisky than any man outside the dead
line, but he only pays druggists license.
The Democrats have placed in nomination
strong county ricket il every particular,
while the Republicans have nominated men
who are totally unfit to fill the various Offices.
The meeting broke up with three rousing
cheers for the Democratic ticket