St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-30
THE SIXTH WARD.
Another Lively Democratic Meeting Last
Night.
Speeches by o. C.. AferTinan. Judge Cor
coraH and Others.

| The Sixth ward Cleveland, Hendricks and
Merriman club had another good meeting
last night Martins hall, where the meet
ing was held, was filed nearly to its capacity
and there was great enthusiasm.
The speeches were short and
in each instance interesting,
and to the point, Capt. Merriman's espec-
tally being worthy of commentator. 1t is
decidedly refreshing in these days of bull
doing and caucus packing to hear seRti-
ments which were the political religion of
the old line of Democrats. AS was well said,
Democracy will never die while it has such
opponents as Capt. Merriman.
At S O'Clock President Davenport
called the meeting to order and after a
few preliminary remarks introduced Presi-
dent Lawrence of the Fourth Ward Demo-
cratic club. Among other things Mr.. Law
renee said that the tariff question is not an
issue in the present campaign, but the Re-
publican papers are trying to make it appear
so in order to distract attention from the
main issues. The Republicans and Demo-
Gratis are divided among themselves upon
the question Of high or low tariff, SO there can
be no issue as between the parties
themselves at present, but there is an is
sue between good government and bad
government, as between corruption and
honesty, and there is an issue between
Grover Cleveland and Jas. G. Blaine. While
not believing in attacking the private char
acter of candidates, Mr.. Lawrence said that
their official acts should be open to inspec-
ton. From this standpoint he proceeded to
picture briefly the life of Cleveland, as sher-
| if, mayor of Buffalo and as governor of New
York, as man against whom no charge
of dishonesty has ever been brought and
contrasted with the ''tatooed" political char
| acter of James G. Blaine.
CAPT. MERRIMAN's ADDRESS.
At this point Hon. o. C. Merriman entered
the room and was greeted by enthusiastic APP
plause. Being introduced by the chair he
stepped forward and said that he had just
come from another meeting and that his re-
marks must necessarily be brief. He
| said that he hadO some old fashioned
ideas about politics. The man whom the
| public would elevate should be chosen, and
should not be thrust upon the people by a
few tatooed ring politicians. The present
corruption in politics is to be deplored by all
good citizens. The people should select their
candidates and should demand of him as the
duty of public spirited citizen that he
should serve them, and 10 the best of his
capacity. No worthy man would
refuse such a demand, but would
recognize at once its Justice
In selecting the candidate be careful to see
that he is man with red blood in his veins
and heart in his bosom. Capt. Merriman
next made an eloquent plea for the purity of
the ballot and denounced in scathing terms
the present methods of politicians and the
use of money in elections. The lowest of all
low and despicable creatures is the political
hummer, he said, and proceeded to give
some of his personal experience with animals
Of that genius. The campaign that is being
carried on in Ohio, he said, made him sick
at heart The idea of men buying votes, and
delivering them over like so many cattle,
and this constant call for money
money" is sight which should cause the
honest and thinking man to pause and con-
slider to what end this must come. So long
as men will descend to such methods to Sc.
cure election to office, so long will there be
corruption in the Office which
disgraces our nation. Rest assured
that just so long as we sell ourselves to these
rascals, so long we can expect them to sell
US and at profit.
|
he did not think candidate should b,
called upon to make promises. If it should
be necessary for man to make promises Il
secure election, such promises will not b,
worth the snap of finger.
The captain was greeted throughout his re
marks by hearty and enthusiastic applause
his upright and brave declarations evidently
meeting with emphatic approval.
JUDGE CoRCoRAN
was next callee upon for speech, and upol
mounting the platform said he was proud +
stand upon the place from which he had jus
heard such noble sentiments. This is gen.
uine Jeffersoniau Democracy. AS Capt. Mer
RAM had well said, the office shout,
seek the man, not the man the office. Ii
the light of such an utterance, the justic,
and truth of which is self-evident, in wha
position does the candinacy of Mr.. Gilfllal
appear, man who has obtained his nomi
nation in defiance of the wishes of the ma
! jority of his own parry. The speaker mex
proceeded to pay attention to James G
Blaine, "a man who went into con
gress poor man, and i
5 now immensely wealthy:n ais
TO Logan, whom he remembered as Demo
, crat in Illinois who used to be called ''Dirt
Work Logan" He characterized the state
, ment of Jas. G. Blaine, that the Republican
party is the friend of the laboring man, a
q the most demagogical and hypocritical lii
ever made in the heat of q political cam
E paign, and then went on to show hol
on the contrary the Republican party il
the tool of capital saand monopoly
and how its legislation has been for the ricl
l instead of the poor.
d. B. johnson and Judge Seymour wer
l also called upon but declined, although prom
Using that they would speak at some futur
meeting of the club.