St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-30
A GRAND RALLY
In The$econd Ward Organization of
an Enthusiastic Cleveland and
Hendricks Club.
Hon. ]. B. Brisbln and j. W. Willis, ESQ.,,
Speak, InauguratIng the Banner Club
With Mastery 0ratory.

Fully 200 voters gathered at the hall of the
building societies on Robert street last even
ing and enthusiastically formed Cleveland
and Hendricks club which had 205 signers
before the meeting organized, and to which
sixty more memberships were added at its
close. The first proceedings were the choice
of officers, which resulted as follows
President-P. Oregon.
Vice Presidents-Jacob Heck, E. w. Ba-
lille and Vim. Delaney.
Secretary John j. Ahern.
Treasurer-Joseph Files.
Committee on Membership-John Patter-
son, John Doyle, r. c. Glenn, w. d.
Lucose, Frank K. LIE Claire, Mart McElles-
from.
On invitation Hon. Johu B. Brisbin made
stirring speech He congratulated the or
ganiZation on the promptness in coming to
the front in the Second ward, to take hand
against party in its last desperate struggle
for continuance in power in which its over
throw by the Democracy was more than en-
couraging under standard bearers selected
by the great and representative men of that
party at Chicago In July.
i, He then proceeded to handle the ''no rec
ord'' of Cleveland and the 'stoo heavy
record" of Blaine in most
scathing manner, getting in some elegant
hits on Ex-Gov. Davis warbling before an
assembly of boys in fulsome praise of
Blaine, while Hon. Gordon E. Cole, though
he didn't like the man Blaine had great
respect for his backing. He criticised Gov.
Davis on the remark about the ''terrible
record' of the Democratic party when for
twenty-one years the Republican party had
ruled the country, and the last twelve in the
most shameless corruption. During this
time he cited Douglas, Mcclellan, Seymour,
Greeley, and Tilden and Hendricks as the
men who had been placed at its front by the
Democratic party and who represented its
record, while Democratic graves could be
counted for its record in the war for the
perpetuity of the Union.
He paid just tribute to Cleveland as the
man representing the great reform move
ment inaugurated by Tilden, and reviewed
at length his record in this particular while
Governor of New York, citing the whole
cause of Tammany opposition to him as be-
cause it could not use him for personal ends
against the best interests of the whole people
Of the state.
He secuted the idea that either the Irish
or German voters of the country proposed to
trust the lying, lodging Blaine, or that even
of tyranny under him, to the desertion of
the Democratic creed which always secured
the largest liberty consistent with order to
the people, and had this record for twenty
years.
| The Mulligan letters, the lodging of vot-
ing on the prohibitury law and the Kentucky
marriage explanation were all off of a piece
of candidate pilloried by the best portion of
his own party as liar, periurer and dan
gerous man, while Logan amounted to no
more than a wizard oil wagon travelling
around.
The speaker concluded with some strong
arguments for the election of Merriam, Bier
man and Donnelly, and hoped that st. Paul
Democrats and liberals would organize and
work with their might to secure such able
representatives in the next congress.
| John w. Willis, Esq, being called for,
dealt some cutting sarcasms to the Plumed
Knight as he reviewed his ''dead head'
record politically, and compared him with
Cleveland's consistent advocacy of the high
est interests of the whole people from the
ftime he espoused the cause Of the imprisoned
Fenians in Buffalo Jail to his adjustment of
convict labor as governor of New York. He
ably reviewed the attempt Of the Republican
party to secure Irish votes to fill up the
| vacuum in the ranks caused by the out
growing Of the Independents and read
the Madigan music circular penned by
Blaine, warning Professionals not to vote for
Madigan for congress because he was a
Catholic, as an example Of how he could be
trusted by that nationality.
Mr.. Willis also concluded with an earnest
appeal to the Democrats of S. Paul to give
their suffrages to Mr.. Merriam for congress,
whose election had been made possible by
the falling out of the ring thieves in this con
gressional district whose principal business
at Washington had been in the past to hang
around the land office and grab every piece
of pine land they could get hands on to en-
rich their own Golfers.
Mr.. Mckay, of Plttsburg, said this was not
political presidential fight, but one of
honesty against dishonesty. Blaine was
trickster Of the confidence man order-all
things to all men, and had been a liar all
his days. He was beer on one side and
water on the other, and Republican power
would play out with his candidacy. He con-
cluded with story, illustrative of the pres
ent condition of the Republican party
whose breechin' had burst" which brought
down the house with laughter.
The next meeting of the club will take
on Friday evening, Oct 10.