The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-11-04
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! under the administration of the re-
publican party, that in reputation
, to the charge of the democratic party
! in the statement that the repu blican
management of affairs had been hos
| tile to the interest of the common
people, and of the charge that legis-
lation had been in the interest OF
rings, monopolists and the wealthy
classes. He instaneed the fact that
railroad legislation in the state was
first agitated by arepublican COVER
nor, recommended by "a republican
legislature. which resulted in the
passage of law on the subject in
1871, which law was tested in the
courts and carried to The supreme
court of the United States, and its
constitutionality fully affirmed in
every particular, which law was con-
stituted precedent and the com.
mon authority for our legislation on
the subject. -
He then spoke of the railroad and
warehouse commission authorized
by the legislature of 1884, and COM
mented upon their beneficial effects
and instanced the fact that they
have already saved from one million
to one and half million dollars to
the agricultural classes of the state.
Instanced exemption and lien laws
of the state as having been enacted
in the interest OF the poor classes
and defed the opposition to point
either to measure which the people
have petitioned for, and which has
been refused by republican legis-
lature, on a measure which has been
passed by the legislature in response
to popular demand which has been
vetoed by republican governor.
Instanced the fact that every man
who has been nominated by the re-
publican rarty since the state was
organized has been as bitterly as.
sailed by the democrats as McGill is
now, and that everyone of cur repub-
hcan governors who has been nomi-
mated the last twenty years, has been
twice elected by the people with one
Exception, and that he would un-
doubtedly have been re-nom-
mated had he asked it. The
Governor predicted that McGill will
not he an exception to the general
rule. -
He stated that the democratic
leaders know there is not particle
of evidence upon which to rest the
charge that he was nominated by
any ring or that any alliance exists
between him and the elevator men,
Millers' association or any other
ring or clique, and the very fact that
they can not produce any such
evidence they descend to take ex-
ceptions to the cut of his hair, and
his custom of wearing clean shirt
show to what extremity they are
drivento manufacture charges agains
him. The Governor then gave a
brief biographical sketch Of the re.
publican candidate since he came to
the state,D years ago. and concluded
by showing the entire unfitness of
Ames to the position of Governor
from every possible stand point.
After music by the band d. A.
Patrick of Melrose was introduced,
and spoke from workingman' s
standpoint, and gave brief outline
history of the tariff question sho W
ing its good and bad points,
| He also gave brief history of the
two parties showing which has
proved itself the best friend to the
workingman,
He then reviewed the treatment
our representatives received at the
hands of The late democratic con-
ventien at st. Paul, and compared it
with the reception given by the re.
publican convention. Reference
was made To the rum traffic showing
it's destructive influence upon the
working classes. He then briefly
referred to the pledges made by the
leaders of the Knigh is of Labor thai
they would abstain from all intoxl'
cants during their term of office
which showed the tendency Of ting
workingmen on the question of total
| abstinence, After more music by
the band, w. A. Gates, OF Sank
| Centre was introduced and stated
that owing to the iateness of the
hour he would not detain the
audience with long speech. He
made q contrast between thIs and
other governments in reference To
the suffrage question and the neces
sity of political parties. lie pro
duced briefly these arguments.
! fIRsG-FFom history showing ths
Republican party Is the only poll tical
party to be trusted.
SECoND-That the democratic
party had never kept its pledges and
especially the present aaminlstfa
ton had not kept its pledges as con
tanned in the last national Demo,
cratic platform. While the repub.
lican party has always kept its
promises as contained in its present
platform and from its past
history has shown itself to be truly
the poor mans friend.
THIRD--The personality of the
candidates we're briefly referred to
showing that the republican candi
dates are the better men. In closing
his remarks the speaker arraigned
the democratic party in the name