St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-11-02
HON. Y. N. WILSON.


Democratic clubs were invited to seats on the
stage.
HON. T.. n. WILSON.
Mr.. Wilson upon taking the chair said:
This is the last night but one on which we can
have political meeting. Three more DAYS must
decide this great contest. II j. thus FOR you a.
free citizens Of this great republic to decide how
l you shall cast your vote. As Democrat stand
here the advocate OF the Democratic leader Of
honesty and reform, and thar man is Grover
1 Cleveland Loud cheers. The character Of the
man is best known by bis actions.
Grover Cleveland started IN life poor boy, az a
clerk in a store. lie educated himself lie has
oficiated as sheriff and as mayor OF great city,
and there be was not found wanting. lie was
then called 10 the gubernEtoral seat Of the great
empire state and he was Lot found wanting. lie
proved himself man with unusual executive
ability, and a reformer. His opponent l. James
&. Blaine. lie Is 8 man OF ability aud
a statesman. We do not question that
/ viii say nothing about the scandals raised.
They should not have been brought into the
campaign. II IL only the public records OF these
two candidates that we are concerned in. can
only say that il the allegations which have been
published in the Republican press, true he Is
not a fit man for the presidency. Those papers are
party. They have never. however taken back
single thing with which they charged him
when he first came up as a candidate for the
nomination. The New York Tribune supports
Mr.. Blaine and because il is owned by Jay
Gould.
We have selected man who has lived here
from the foundation Of the city, he has a repu-
tation beyond reproach. II anybody wanted TO
find an honest man, he would take the shortest
cut and 90 directly to Capt. o. Z. Merriman ap-
plause. lie is prominent business
man and intimately connected with the interests
OF the city--has the cty's welfare az heart. They
! say. "Yes, Mr.. Merriman is a good man, but we
must not support him because Of the rebels in
the SOUTH They say, III Capt. Merriman is
elected he will get down with those southerners
in Washington and they will control his vote. -
Now, is Capt. Merriman that kind
Of a mans Capt. Merriman was 4
true union soldier. Now, on the other han d
there is Mr. Gilallan, and as a man said to-day,
! he is trying TO get Democratic votes when he
can control one-haif OF his own party Now
what are we 20 conclude when the Republican
leaders say they viii not support hims One man
has the unanimous endorsement OF his party aud
his fellow citizens, and the other cannot get one
half the votes Of his party in his home-in this
city. The very men who nominated
| GIhllan were boilers and stood ready to bolt IL
Mr.. Fletcher should be nominated. They had
urged Capt. Merriman 10 become candidate TO
defeat Fletcher and il was then supposed that
Fletcher was going to get the nomination. They
also came to me and made
THE SAME PROPOSITION.
They asked me to run and they promised 10 sup
port me. They were boilers then but
now they cry out in horror, as it were,
'sOh. don't be a bolter." II makes q deal or
difference whose OK is being gored.
The tariff is a wrong system. Now, this year
the exports were S747, OOO, 600 OF this there was
Gotten, $780,, zoo, OOO provisions, SlGI, OOO 600;
breadstuffs, Si14OOO,OOO tobacco. $50. OOO, 900:
oils $50, OO0, OOO gold and silver SIS 600 600 land
all these articles are unprotected by dollar OF
TAX and are the products of this great country.
or this enormous sum the working men have to
pay S247, 100000.
At this point the torchlight procession arrived
and filed in, but had 10 stand up, as the seats
were all filed.
James G. Blaine was a member OF the commit
tee which reported in favor Of the convict labor
system. In the state OF Illinois the convict ring
is an institution which is supplying building mt
terials for many Of our largest buildings in Min
neapoIs. In our own state the convicts are
farned out for forty seven cents q day,
and John b. Giifllan in the
state Legislature voted for it, Think OF it.
Mr.. Wilson introduced, as = man who had
served this state with him in congress, with
honor and credit. He introduced
HoN. MORTON. 5. WILKINSON,
who said:
see on this platform the gallant captain
whom You about TO elect TO congress. and ]
ask that thathag be brought mp here. The large
American flag was placed over the stage amidst
the widest enthusiasm and cheers
Mr. Wilkinson then resumed his address and
spoke OF making al address from the balcony Of
the Nicoliet house many years ago. aud since
then the fame of the city had extOn5eds all over
the void, and be esteemed il an honor to again
address Minneapolis citizens. lie continued:
We are now about 10 close one OF the most ex-
citing presidential campaign ever wit
messed on this continent. In some
particulars il is the most marvellous.
Whenever did you before rec presidential can
didate flying across the continent with disheveled
hair at the rate OF thirty miles an hour To beg
for votes. Abraham Lincoln when asked TO
stump Illinois when a candidate be said, ..No,
will never beg votes" What is It to-days The
most remarkable spectacle ever witnessed,
Mr. Blaine going mp and down the valleys
Of Ohio, into Indiana, Illinois snd other states,
telling people that they would starve Il they do
not vote for him. and then comes over the wires
from New York the telegram, Gone back for
honors sake. and save the old Empire state "
Prolonged cheers How can the voters Of
this state vote for Milo White, Knute Nelson
Major strait, Mr. Wakefield and then vote for
James q Biaine,s These men opposed the
protective tariff, sud think they were right
was in the house when the tariff was brought In
aud il was discussed for eight weeks Gen
Schenk got very angry az the opposition and said.
81 csn see the fstc OF this 5ij Ii is destined 10
be nibbled TO pieces BY pi,mires." This brought
jack Logan to his feet and he took
Gen, Sehenk to task for applying
that epithet 10 rhe Representatives
of the great agricultural districts. Gen.
Schenk again got up AID said, ar Mr.. Logan Oh.
jects 10 my wording viii change IL. ] will say
il il 10 be kicked 10 desth by grasshoppers
John A. Logan, the Republican candidate for
vice president then advocated the interests
OF the agricultural districts, but TO day he is in
favor OF as high or higher pro
tectiye tariff thsn ever did Henry Clay They
are putting SsS0, 0O0, 600 OF the peoples money
into the treasury when II Is not needed II YOU
take tue money frcm the people and pack II
away in great vaults as in Russia then tn people
will become Impoverished. The car OF Russia has
piled the peoples money into vaults, waiiiag for
4 war 10 break cut and then 10 take out the
hundreds Of millions Of doliers. in that county
the car is the goYprnm mt, the people serfs
slaves, Just so ia this country. The people are
the government The silver which IS buried in
Washington would make
TRAIN FIE-EsS NILES LONG,
and thus money was taken from the people
Now Mr.. Dunnel says that SO long as this silver
is in Washington the currency Of the country
will be valid. snpposing that silver IL in cir
culatiou, aud in the pockets OF the people, do
you think this government would repudiste It's
curreneys Is IL probables Vow, am in favor