St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-01
BLAINE RATIFICATION.
A Very Tame Affair for Republicans
Dodge County.
Especial Correspondence of the Globe.l

and the names of Geo. B. Edgerton, Esq,
and DR.. H. T. Turner had been paraded az
to give ''grand and eloquent'' addresses on
the occasion.
At about half past seven our new band
paraded in front of Town hall and discoursed
some very good music which, being their
first public effort drew quite crowd of our
citizens who relished the treat and was high
ly creditable to the boys. After the music 10y
the band we adjourned to the hall where the
club was to meet and where by actual count
just .tortg-eight men and boys had gathered
before US, but which was swelled before the
meeting closed to about sixty people.
The meeting was called to order by Tom
Lindley, Esq, president of the club, who
announced reading of the minutes of the
last meeting by the secretary, A. e. Ander-
son, and then called for the report Of the
committee on programme, which reported,
emusic by the band" which they had had,
and addresses by G. B. Edgerton and DR.,
Turner.
Mr.. Edgerton's name "being first on the
docket was called, and feeling the great
weight of responsibility resting upon him he
where he took position, and with his ''Prince
Albert closely buttoned, his left hand beni1d
him, while his right was thrust across his
breast between the buttons of his coat (the
well known attitude of his father Genu
Edgerton) he seemed to wish to say 81 am
father" but it was painfully evident to those
present that father was in Dakota. He COM
menced his address by an eulogy Of the adj
ministration of President Arthur ''who, by
his wise and patriotic course had poured oil
upon the troubled waters and allayed party
strife and should have received q unani'
nous nomination at Chicago as an endorse
ment" ''With this nomination" declared
the speaker sand the son of the martyred
president in the second place there could be
no possibility of defeat' leaving in the
minds Of his hearers 1eenng that in Mr..
Edgerton's opinion there was a great prob
ability that the ''Plumed Knight would be
defeated.
Touching very briefly upon the tariff"
Mr. Edgerton declared very gravely that
''There were two hundred and forty millions
of revenue collected by the government, one
hundred and thirty millions of which was
received from the tariff, and the balance,
one hundred and ten millions, was received
from internal revenue, almost all of which
was received from the tax on whisky and
tobacco. &c." emphatically declared the
speaker, ga man needn't pay anything I'M
less he had mind tor
Well, this was refreshing news, and only
shows how well posted the speaker was upon
subjects he was trying to talk about, the
veriest school boy knowing better, and so
all voted
Mr.. Edgerton next animadverted upon
the feaIty of the Democratic party for the
constitution, and thought to have demolished
the whole party by the old and oft-repeated
Reubican story of Gen. Mcclellan and the
captured COWS, alleging the cows could not be
cared for because McClellan,a Democrat, could
find nothing in the constitution to show
him what to do with them.
What pity Mr.. Edgerton could not have
been thsre as sinstinct' would have taught
him his duty and there would have been no
need Of kilograms to the president forinstruc-
tons, and we are heartily glad that Repub-
Leans give testimony that the constitution
with Democrats is the supreme law and
guide, while admitting that with themselves
! it is of no binding force, to be ignored en-
tirely if interfering with their own selfish
| schemes.
! Mr. Edgerton's sffort lasted Just eighteen
minutes, in which time he ramifed the whole
field of politics, annlhilated the Democratic
party, and grew the coutry to immense di-
mansions under Republican rule but not
word as to the Mulligan letters, Santa Fe
railroad and kindred subjects; but declared
that Blaine being the candidate of the Re-
publican party he should vote for him, stat
too'' marks and all, though he might proba-
bly, be defeated.
DIR. II. T. Turner being "next On the
docket" was called and commenced with tho
remark that he hardly knew what TO say as
| his bump Of com bativeness was large and he
could see nothing to fight. He however
thought he saw something and started out
with, "About the year 1880 African slavery
was introduced into the United States as
Democratic measure,u and proceeded as
good Republican to exterminate it, which he
did, as / don't think slavery exists III the
Uuion to-day.
The doctor, too, wished to touch on the
| tariff issue also, and declared the reduction
OF its onerous burdens republican measure
notwithstanding the whole party vote except
! three was against even considering meas
ure Of relief, after which he declared him.
self in favor Of absolute free trade and be-
Heyed the Republicans Of the west would
force its adoption.
About this time, he said, he thought he
spied 'FtarnaI' Democrat in the room,
which disturbed his bump Of combativeness
and he declared: ''Oh yes; we all know the
Democrats caused rebellion:' and he i'm
mediately proceeded to put it down, but
failed to say one Of his leaders raised regi-
ment of his neighbors for the southern con-
federacy, and after part Of 1t had gone
across the line he deserted them because OF
a higher commission in the Union service.
The doctor spoke just fifteen minutes, and
/ his speech was voted thinner than his pills
! the is Homeopathy, but ike his creed ''if
4 it don't do any good it won't do any hurt,
4 and as he has abolished slavery and put
| down the rebellion he ought to be congratu-
lated. He, too, should vote for the tattoo"
| Mr.. Mclaughlin of Mantorville was called
on, and succeeded in arousing little en-
thusiasm else the whole thing would have
| been voted a funeral. Mr.. Mclaughlin
thought that on the tariff they should think
| just as the party leaders did.
| Mr.. Robert Taylor being called upon de-
| clared himself in favor Of sftarff for reve-
nue. a good Democrotic doctrine.
3r. Peck 'came only as Hstener'' and
H. 3. Page "neyer made speech
| The Republicans are good deal disheart
ened, several having declared the nomina-
ton ga very injudicious one' and others
| declare that there is no prospect Of Blaine
csrrying New York and therefore their case
is hopelets.