St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-09-25
THE BATTLE BEGINS.
Mayor Ames Makes the Initial Speech
of the campaign at the Hast
ings Fair.
The Democratic Nominee for Governor
Received With an 0utburst of
Enthusiasm.
He Frankly States the Case OF the
People Against the Mo-
nopolists.
The Fifth District Democrats VIII
Not Put Up a Congressional
Candidate.
Mayor Ames ut Hastings.

Special TO the Globe.
HASTINGS, Mimi, Sept. 24.-The sec
ond day of the Hastings industrial fair was
a grand success financially. Mayor Ames
and Col. Glenn arrived on the 1888 train
and were met at the. depot by Mayor
Woodward, the city council and the di-
rectors of the fair association. When the
mayor stepped on to the platform he was
greeted by hearty cheering, and was at
once escorted by citizens in carriages and
on foot, led by the cornet band, to the fair
grounds. where 5000 fellow citizens
awaited his arrival. He was so warmly
received and cordially greeted that he could
scarcely escape the crowd to mount the
platform. President Rhodes introduced
the next governor as the wide-Open mayor
of Minneapolis. President Rhodes helped
TO nominate a man to be beaten by the
doctor. The crowd was large, the wind
high and speaking difficult. Mayor Ames
said that he had been invited as curiosity,
a kind of prize bull. He was curiosity to
some, but had the privilege of serving in a
regiment which had brave company from
Hastings, and was happy to greet so many
old comrades. Unfortunately for him. per-
hapS, he had become prominent in politics,
and might get the worst of it, but he would
MAKE A BIG FIGHT
for the interest of the Boys in Blue, the
farmers and laboring classes. Although, as
a boy. he had worked on alfarm while lit
ting for his profession, he did not know
anything about farming. and did not come
down to tell them about agriculture. His
mission, his single purpose, was to call the
attention of the farming fraternity and
laboring classes, the most important factors
in society. to the fact that in legislation
they were entirely overlooked. Laws are
passed BY the representatives of money to
protect monopolies and capital and grain
dealers, but the farmer takes his grain to
the elevator and takes his chances with the
shorts. He hoped to see the next legisla-
ture composed of representatives OF the
farmers and labOring men to form laws Tor
their own protection, and this was his
mission He didn't know anything about
corn, wheat and pumpkins, though he did
know something about
THE EXTRACT OF THE CORN.
and he did know that farmers had rights
that they had never asked to have protected
and fostered. He came from a manufac-
turing city and had been three times elected
to the mayoralty by the labOring men. yet
he did not stand as the champion OF labor
end farming, DuG as Mdn u pIlllcIple'
All he asked for these clatSeS was justice.
He would not antagoniZe labor and capital.
They are partners, and all he asked was
that capital should give labor decent
recognition and decent treatment. Gen.
Adams proposed three cheers for the
mayor, which were heartily given. Aid.
Barbaras introduced Col. Glenn, who said
that Mayor Ames had asked the state con-
vention for three planks for his platform.
but he could stand on one to-day. He liked
to see esSA.=
A GOOD HORSE RACE,
and as the horses were on the track, would
not make speech, but would be happy to
respond to an invitation to speak in Hast
ings during the campaign. After the
speeches, the mayor shook hands with hun
dreds of his admirers. McGill, in answer
to telegram, wired President Rhodes that
though the notice was short, yet he would
be present Saturday and make speech.
As the train pulled out with the doctor on
board three rOusing cheers were given fol
the next governor.