St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-05
FREE AND EASY CLUB.
A Merry Account of a Grand and
Awful Time.
Terrific Struggle to Hold Meeting of 8
Blaine Club.
The Big Guns Desert and the Small Boys
Run the Circus.

The Central Blaine & Logan club held a
meeting at Pfeifer's hall last night, the at
tendance being very moderate.
The meeting was called to order about s
O'Clock by A. F, Nordin, the president, who
took occasion to express feeling of disap-
pointment for the slim attendance, and lie
then proceeded to congratulate those present
for the rapid growth of the club. He stated
that exGov. Davis. Gen. Baker, Col. Hicks
and prominent speakers had promised
to be present, but they had all been compel
led to decline. He then outlined the fea-
lures of the campaign work, and in conclu-
sion he introduced Capt. Berger, who he
said would make speech.
The latter responded to the invitation,
saying that while he was not prepared to
make speech he hoped he would be excused
for rambling over few discordant thoughts.
He said he was only an active worker in the
glorious cause of electing Blaine and Logan.
He had read the letters of acceptance
of most of the candidates and he had
concluded that the party they endorsed had
the best record of any of the candidates for
President. He had cast his first vote for
Abraham Lincoln when nineteen years of
age with his teeth, his arms having been dis
abled in the war He had been challenged
by Democrats, but on giving his war record
he was allowed to cast his vote. He was not
one of the boys whom Carl Schurz carried in
his vest pocket; he had worked for the latter
when he was running for senator, and he
was sorry for it; he had lost faith in him and
he didn't carry as many votes in his vest
pocket as he used to. The Germans were q
thinking class ofpeople, and he detcd any
Democrat to point out a half
dozen prominent German Republicans
who had turned their backs against the party.
He admitted that the Republican party was
not what it ought TO be, and that there were
many things that needed rectifying. He then
paid his respects to the Democratic party,
saying that they had fought the fourteenth
amendment, and he predicted that in -four
years the latter would follow the Republicans
on the tariff question. In conclusion he pre-
dicted the complete defeat of the Democracy.
Mr.. D. F. Refs, vice president of the club,
was then introduced. He said he was glad
that Capt. Berger had given the lie to the
statements that the Germans were not loyal
to the grand old Republican party. The lat
ter was the party of progress and liberty, and
even the Irish, he said, were
preparing to come over in solid
phalanx to elect Blaine and Logan.
The Republican party had struck the shackles
from four million slaves, and the colorcd
brethren were with the grand and glorious
and ever to be successful party. After a
IL; l.
red to the mission of the Republican party,
which largely consisted in blotting out po-
| lygamy. He said the Democratic party was
sick now and that it would be SEEKER. The
! Democratic horse was on its last legs and it
was making its last race.
At this stage E. P. Wade, colored brother
| came into the hall, when the speaker paid
him compliment and called him 10 the
| platform. Mr.. Nordin got to his feet and
informed the audience that since Mr.. Wade
had arrived the disappointment had YAM
| oosed.
Mr.. Wade then stepped to the front and
said it made him proud to say something fol
the grand and glorious Old country. He
| then stated why he was Republican, the
| principal reason being because the plumed
knight was at the head of the ticket and the
black eagle, of Illinois, was at the head of it
Loud aud prolonged applause.l He ther
referred to the principles of the Democratic
party and explained by asking the sapien
question ''what are its principles9' Afte
this he struck funny vein and explained
himself after the fashion of the end man il
minstrel show, the circus bein!
very much enjoyed by the audience
He then tackled the sheriff question, saying
that he didn't know much about it, but al
the same he proceeded to discuss it from thu
bread and meat standpoint. He wound VI
by referring to the condition of the coloreC
race in the south and to the political situa
tor in that section of the country. He re
ferred to the oppression of the colored race
and contrasted it with the progress made b,
them in the past twenty years.
The meeting closed with short address b,
Mr.. Nordin; he said the club was free ant
easy club and that all were invited to atten,
and express their sentiments. After tellin,
a coon story he announced that meeting
would take place next Thursday night an,
all were invited to come aud bring thei
friends with them.