St. Paul daily globe., 1884-10-21
A GRAND MEETING.
Hudson, Wisconsin, the Scene ola
Grand Demonstration.
The Great Attendance and Splendid
Speech From Col. Villas.

To employ homely phrase it was raining
pitchforks at O'Clock last night, the time
appointed for the assembling of that portion
of the loyal Democracy of Ramsey county
who were bent on participating in the grand
Cleveland and Hendricks rally at Hudson,
but this did not dampen the ardor of quite a
number of citizens whose fealty to the cause
rose above such slight considerations as the
elements.
Quite large number Of citizens assem-
bled at City hall, the appointed rendezvous,
but, in view of the heavy downfall of rain, it
was decided to abandon the idea of pro-
cession, and those present, accompanied by
the First regiment band, proceeded to the
Union depot. While the torchlight parade
was abandoned, it was decided by several
local politicians to carry the
flags and transparencies along,
the inscriptions ON the latter being
especially appropriate. One of the transpar-
encies bore the now immortal and legendry
words ''Tell the TRUTH and the inscription
on the reverse side of Dangerous Channels
for Blaine" Another transparency bore the
and on the reverse side was the magic words
''New York, 1872, 600 majority"
When the hour for leaving the depot ar
rived some two hundred were on board and
the train sped out OF the depot at rapid
rate. ride of an hour brought the party to
the thriving city and here the forces were
joined by two hundred from Saltwater, one
hundred and fifty from River Falls, one hun
dred from the North Wisconsin road and the
live aud energetic Cleveland and Hendricks
club OF Hudson. An arch had been erected
across the main street OF the city inscribed:
Cleveland and Hendricks. Welcome
Vilas.''
The local and visiting clubs were supplied
with couple of hundred torches and in
spite of bad weather and muddy streets
march was made through the principal streets
of the city. Sillwater, River Falls and Hud-
son each supplied brass bands, making with
st. Paul's contribution four bands. Many of
the business houses and private residences
were elegantly illumin ated and were loudly
cheered as the procession passed them. The
march brought the procession and crowd
to tue roller skating rink, a
spacious building capable of holding
800 people. The building was tastefully
decorated, and a large number of ladies
were present to add grace 10 the occasion.
Ii was half-past eight when Hon. D. c.
Fulton, of Hudson, called the meeting to
order, at the request of the Cleveland and
Hendricks club. Mr. Fulton said that
twenty-five years ago he was at Madison, Wis
consin, participating in raising company
for the Twenty-third Wisconsin in
fantry, and the scenes of that occa-
m nm INN sif1J1
on his mind which he had never forgotten.
Gov. SOloman was there and no one doubted
his devotion and loyalty, but to-day he is
supporting Cleveland and Hendricks. Sena-
tor Doolittle was a participant, and he. too is
supporting Cleveland and Hendricks. Mr..
Fulton said it was the first time he had
heard the young man who asked the people
TO follow where he led. That youngman won
his spurs on the field OF battle and re-
turning at the close of the war he took front
rank in his profession and no name was adj
ding SO much to the lustre of the state as the
young man of twenty-five years ago whom
he had met at the Madison meeting, and
whom he had now the honor of introducing
in the person of Hon. VIM. F. Villas.
Aperfect storm of applause greeted Mr..
Villas as he came forward to address the
great audience. He said he approached the
task of the evening with great embarasmentin
view of the complimentary illusions to him
by their eloquent townsman, and he feared
his effort would be disappointing. His de-
sire, he said, was to convince those who diff
fered with him by presentation of argument,
and he implored them to listen as they would
to those matters which concernedtheir saliva
ton. The compliment of the great attend
ance be attributed more to the
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tainly proved that the Democrats were
not afraid of the rain.
THE WAR.
There were many things which needed to
be discussed, but only very few could be
touched upon in the brief time he would de-
tain them. The eloquent remarks of the
gentleman who had introduced him had sug-
gested one point he would make at the out
set. He said it was assumed by some that
this country was saved by the army as her
itage to the Republican party. He
wished to say that the war was ended. The
men who barred their breasts to the storm of
war were not fighting that the country might
remain under the domination of any party,
but that the men of this country should have
freedom-freedom to turn the rascals out
and put good men in. That man who casts
his ballot in that direction casts it to the
same end that the soldiers of the war fired
their bullets. The Republicans were in
the habit of speaking as though all the sol
diers were Republicans. The records of the
adiutant generals Office in Washin gton
showed that there 500. 600 more soldiers in
in the Union army than there were votes
cast for Lincoln, so that if one-half of the
no n fha
some other party to furnish the other two
thirds of the army. He noted the fact that
the Democrats furnished most of the promi-
nent generals, and cited the case of Gen. Lo-
gan, who went into the army as a Democrat.
but who since the war has remained in Office
as a Republican.
HENDRICKS.
In passing the speaker briefly alluded to
Mr.. Hendricks. At the beginning OF the
campaign the candidates for president and
vice president were on about the same plane,
but the avalanche OF slander hurled at Cleve-
land had fallen so harInlessly that all of the
ISLANDERS were being aimed at the second
man on the ticket. Mr.. Hendricks has
made very simple and conclusive answer
and the speaker would repeat
it and leave the subject there. Mr.
Hendricks said that ne had been repeatedly
before the people of his own state as a can
didate, and he had answered in detail fully
and completely every charge that had been
made and the people had endorsed his
answers at the Opolls and stamped the
charges as false.
LOST THEIR LEADERS.
In 1872 the great leaders Of the Republican
party in large measure abandoned it as too
corrupt TO be longer supported. Charles
Sumner, Lyman Trumbull, Salmon P. Chase.
Gideon Wclles and many others left the