St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-16
THE SECOND WARD C. ANDH. CLUB.
Not Discouraged by the Outcome OF
the Ohio Election.

| The Cleveland and Hendricks club of the
Second ward held large meeting in the
Workingmen's hall on Robert street last
| evening, which was addressed by Mr.. Mac
Kay, Mr.. Willis and Mr. Stackmann.
Mr.. MacKay was the first speaker and he
commenced by declaring that at that mo-
ment there were 100000 Democratic voters
in Brooklyn greeting Cleveland, and 10000
men in procession bearing torches in his
honor. In regard to the Ohio election he
said that the matter of carrying Ohio by the
Republicans was simply question
of how much the Republicans would have to
pay for carrying it. The campaign has been
fraud in Ohio and has not been managed
at all on the principles of justice. West Vir-
GINA came nobly up for the Democracy and
if the Democracy of Ramsey county will only
do its duty the victory would be a splendid
one. The Republicans claimed the state of
West Virginia, but they got left. This cam
paign has been managed on the ground of
fraud and money. The speaker felt Just as
confident of victory now as he did before
the Ohio election. 1 tell you, he
said, Jim Blaine will never be
elected. The Republicans have resorted to
all manner of frauds. These Republicans
have invaded the sacred Roman Catholic
church and attempted to bride the priest
hood. The speaker exploded the preten-
tons of Blaine being the champion of the
Irish, and explained the corrupt course of
Blaine and showed how he had always been
found on the side of monopolies and bank
ers, and that all the time he has been in pol
itics he has been growing richer and richer.
Of all the most sordid and penurious men
in the country, Blaine is the worst. He
never touched anything in politics that he
did not get money. He is corrupt
all the way through. He counselled the
Democrats in Ramsey county to take hold
and fight vigorously to the end, and if this is
done the county, he said, would go all right
The speaker then proceeded to defend him
self against what he said were false charges
against him. He read from some paper
charges that he had abused the Irish and de-
MED them. He had abused no one. He
did not select out any particular one except
when he had selected star. They had in
vited him (Mr. MacKay) to appear before the
lrish-American club, and declared that
he would accept the invitation
and would appear before that
club. All he wanted was fair play, but h
knew he would not get that. He counseled
all to support the local as well as the ma
tional ticket. The result in Ohio is not dis
couraging. We must buckle on the armor
and fight all the stronger. If you do that we
shall succeed, and here in Ramsey county
will carry everything before US. He urged
all to stand by the party nominations, and
do everything in their power to produce har-
mony.
Mr II ~, !
the Ohio election and argued that the major
ity that was first claimed had shrunken
a good deal, and would be still
further shrunken in November next. Mr..
Willis then proceeded to puncture the pro-
tective tariff swindle and said that when the
government was first founded our manufac-
lures were new and they needed to be as
sisted at first and till they could stand alone
without the aid of tariff laws That period
had long since passed. A protective tariff
he argued was very bad for the country The
speaker closed with a word or two for the
local ticket, and urged all to support Mr..
Mitsch for sheriff and James O'Brien for
auditor, together with all the balance of the
ticket. If all would do that there could not
be any doubt of success. He then closed by
calling for DR.. Stackmann.
DR.. Stackmann declared that he felt lit
tie embarrassed at being called before such an
audience. He had been in the habit of
speaking in the German language, and he
could hardly do justice in the English. He
explained the absence of Mr.. Lienau by
stating that he was kept away by an engage
ment. The speaker then referred to the
Ohio election. He did not regard it as de-
feat, and had no doubt whatever that in No
vember next the Democracy would be victo-
rious.
The meeting was full of enthusiasm, and
was not in the least discouraged by the Ohio
election news.