St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-23

'ii"i SlaoSes are especially Interested Jnan
has any other governor of state of the Union
since the foundation of the Republic
that Blaine has done little or nothing for
them, while his counselors and masters were
The relentless opponents of organization
among American workingmen and importers
and the employers of European coolies ;jthat
The railroad wreckers, stock waterers and
the land grabbers of the country,
the Goulds, Vanderbilts, Huntngtons
and Crockers, the magnates create panics
for purpose, influence or defy courts of
justice, and corrupt municipal state and ma
tional Legislators; that Grover Cleveland's
record as mayor and governor proves that he
is the friend of all honest men. the sturdy
| defen Ter of the rights of the masses and the
foe only of the enemies of good government
and that the thousands of workingmen now
out OF employment the thousand expecting
daily to be turned adrift, and the thousands
whose wages have been cut to the very verge
OF subsistence demand change for the bet
ter. The following resolutions were then
unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That the wageworkers of Chicago,
in mass meeting assembled, do
hereby indorse the nominations
of Grover Cleveland and Thomas A.
Hendricks for president and vice president
of the United States.
! Reso',ed, That we hereby urge the mechan-
les and laborers of Chicago, H., and of the
nation to cast their ballots for Cleveland and
Hendricks on the 4th day of the next month.
Western Associated Press
CHICAGO, Oct. 22.-Hon. Thomas A. Hen
bricks spoke here to-uight on invitation of
the trades and labor unions. He arrived in
Pullman this morning. At noon about
5000 workmen and residents of that suburb
and neighboring towns KensiDgton and
Roselaud, assembled in front of the hotel
and Gov. Hendricks addressed them briefly
from the balcony. This afternoon a COM
mittee of the labor unions went too Pullman
and escorted him into the city, arriving at
5:15 The time of his arrival was not gen.
orally known. consequently there was no
demonstration at the depot. He entered a
carriage with the committee and was driven
to the hotel About 5000 people assembled
in armory Battery d in the evening to
listen to the Democratic candidate for the
vice presidency. The hall was completely
filed. Gov. Hendricks was received with
marked demonstrations of applause When
the noise subsidized, and after referring to his
action in congress in behalf of the working
men, he took up the question of civil service
reform as eXemplified in the Republican
party. The Republicans had been in power
for twenty years, and in the face of vigorous
prescription declared in its last platform in
oba1f ,f f6n IL,
was meant by this2 1t meant impartiality in
appointments, fidelity in service. 1t forbade
the use of Office to perpetuate power
or secure private gain. The Republican
party did not recognize these principles. In
the recent election in Ohio the state was
overrun with federal Office holders, many OF
them not citizens of the state; with federal
officers who, instead of serving the govern
ment, were secretly plotting to continue
themselves in power. Could a party be
trusted which would conduct elections as they
had been conducted in Cincinnati? The
people demanded non -partisans-a at the polls:
instead of that a vast mum Der of Republican
partisans were sent there armed, many of
them unfit persons for the positions held by
them. The result was riot and bloodshed.
Could not Ohio conduct an election
without the interference Of bureau
officers from Washington. 1t was the
duty of the governor to see that the laws
executed. They were violated at Cincinnati.
In view Of the dignity and fairness which !
had characterized the present administration
the Democrats looked hopefully to him, in
the belief that be would not allow this wrong |
repeated. Applause. The speaker then
took up the tariff question. He said that in
the platform of the Republicans promises
were made to correct the Inequalities and |
excesses of the tariff. In this il was adj |
mitted that the present taxation was UNEQUAL |
and unjust, because it was levied in excess
of the requirements. The speaker said:
nineteen years have elapsed since the
civil war, yet the Republican party, confess
ing inequality and injustice in its taxation
at the end of that time, asks you to continue
it in power, and promises to remedy these
evils. Will you trust it;'' No, no.
The Republicans were trying to make peo-
pie believe the Democracy, If it secured the
power, would inaugurate free trade That
statement was not true, the Democratic party
was not in favor of free trade. 1t had always
favored raising the revenue for the govern
hiIhb " lhOduo VI w udI Tue DarIy
did claim was that the amount OF tariff being
collected should be reduced. The Demo.
cratic point was that the tariff should be re-
ducedto the wants of the government, econ
omically administered. In support of this
he had the words of no less light and au-
thority than President Arthur. The Repub-
lican party was collecting eighty-five mil |
lions yearly above the needs of the govern
ment The points in the Democratic tariff
plank were:
First-Taxation must be limited TO the
needs of the government economically ad-
mnistered.
Second. Taxation must be for public pur-
poses only.
Third In changing the law care must be
exercised not to injure the interests of labor
and capital invested.
Fourth. In levying taxes articles of lux
lry must bear the highest rate, and articles
Of necessity the lowest.
The speaker commented on these articles,
one by one, and asked the assent of his au-
lience to them, meeting with an enthusias-
lie response in each instance.
He next took up the navy plank in the Re- ,
publican platform and said in demanding
he strengthening of the navy to its former !
orce, it made demand of itself. When !
he last Democratic secretary of the navy
eft his office, he left many vessels !
lying the American flag on the high |
seas. The Republicans had Appropriated
our hundred millions for the navy. but no
navy was the result. He then related the
'ase Of the seizure Of Austrian Koska. and
lis subsequent release on demaad of Demo-
ratic Secretary Marcy. who sent an Ameri- c
IAN man -of-mar to force the demand. He i
supposed this was the powerful position to I