St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-02
THE MASS MEETING.
hut Little Enthusiasm Shown at
the Mass Meeting LAST Night.

| The Republican mass meeting held at
the Exposition rink last night was not
largely attended. A few workingmen
turned out and the background was filled
with Democrats, whose curiosity had
drawn them through the doors. On plat
| form in the center of the hall sat:
William Louis Kelly, ex-Gov. Davis, G. K
| Shaw, G. A. Lafayette, III. Stockenstrom and
| Adjt. Gen. MacCarthy.
| A kick was registered by one laboring
man over the fact there was no music Sc
cured for the occasion, aud another sug-
| geSted that one Of the committee be sent
out to look for the horse piano that has
been floating around the city the past week.
| The suggestion was not followed out, how
ever, and at S:45 Adjt. Gen. MacCarthy
called the meeting to order and introduced
G. A. Lafayette. Mr.. Lafayette objected
to being called on for the first speech, but
got into running order pretty easily. He
said:
what I have got to say to you tonight
shall not say as workingman, nor shall I say
it to you as a representative of the working
man, but simply as a citizen of st. Paul.
shall speak of Maj. Newson, and I feel
proud to say that stand on this platform
tonight in behalf of Maj. Newson, and not
in behalf of any organization, either socially
or politically. Cheers. There has been
considerable speculation in regard to this
| movement lately, as to what is It's object.
| The object is to show that the laboring man
| has an influence, and can act with some de-
gree of power in the work of reforming the
| government Of this city,
Here the speaker told a story that re-
suited i'll making one man in the gallery
laugh athletically. He said there were prin-
cples in the governments of the state and
city that the people are tired of
and he urged the men who sat within the
| sound of his voice to cast their vote for an
! anti-ring man, who would get on the
inside of the ring and bust it. st
must be busted from the inside" said he.
He then entered into an explanation of the
motive that prompted the devil to take
| Christ up on the mountain and tempt him.
| Let this period mark an event in the
political history of st. Paul." he cried He
went on to explain that the meeting was
small because the hall was large The
speaker seemed to forget that he was pres
ent simply as a citizen and explained the
reason why the plumbers struck yesterday
morning. He next turned his attention to
few people who stood in the aisle, and
harangued them for not coming in where
they could hear what he said. At this
point someone in the rear of the hall
yelled rats" and with few more re-
marks the speaker closed.
GOV. DAVIS SPEECH.
Gov. G. K. Davis was next introduced
and spoke briefly. He said:
Ihave gratified my own inclination in COM
| ing here tonight, to speak to an audience of
| Worklngmen and in advocacy of reform. He
| said 1T was grand sight to look over this
country and see the records of the municipal
ties. He referred to New York in particular,
| thn Nli,r
| aldermen Of that city were resting He said
that he was opposed to the plan of organiza-
ton OF the st. Paul municipal government.
He didn't believe in self perpetuaton in office,
| such as had been seen in this city during the
| last ten years. He cenSured the CITY govern
ment for neglecting to attend to the demands
! OF West st. Paul. He paid a high encomium
| to Maj. NerwsOn. He took up the labor
| question and insinuated that the Republican
| party would furnish the avenue of escape
| for the laboring man from the shack es that
! they are now struggling with. He thought
| the propositions of the laboring man in this
movement that is now shaking the entire
world were fair and full of equity. He
| thought that political reform had its begin
| ming in the greatest cities of the countries. He
| said that it would take years to entirely over
throw the system of city government here,
but they should make the effort and take the
first step towards it, and urging them to mass
at the poles Tuesday, he closed.
MR.. KELLY TALKS.
William Louis Kelly next came to the
front and said that he should not speak
from the standpoint of any party, but
simply as an American citizen. He urged
the necessity of reformation and told his
hearers that they were to be blamed for
not OverthrOwing the power that is crush
Ing them long before this. His speech
was sweet scented tongue lash
ing that the audience took in
good spirit and loudly applauded. While
Mr.. Kelly was talking. short. quick step
was heard in the nall and moment later
Maj. Newson stepped upon the sta ge amidst
| the wild cheers of the men who sat in the
chairs around the hall. The major curt
sled gracefully and sank into his chair with
tired TIT. Mr.. Kelly continued and an
nounced the fact that he was opposed to
monopolies. He said the party must keep
its bones and Sinews clean and bravely tell
the monopolists in st. Paul that their hour
has come and that justice would soon walk
in and establish her rights.
Mr.. Newell, who was next presented.
claimed that he was simply working man,
as anybody who looked at him twice could
tell. He had come to the
meeting to speak in behalf Of
Maj. Newson and to talk over matters per-
tanning to the laboring men. He agreed
with Mr.. Lafayette that the ring must be
busted" and scathed the men in the city
who We're practicing usury. He claimed
that If it were not for labor there would be
no wealth and capital. Said he, ''princes
and lords are but the breath of kings; an
honest man is the noblest work of God. y
He wandered from the subject and plunged
into laudatory dissertation on the bravery