St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-23
Republican Strongholds Be-
9 ing Successfully Invaded
o by Democrats.
Judge Macdonald Pierees the
Senate'S Sham Tariff
Q
/ Measure.
Camp Fires Of the Campaign
9 Blazing From Northwest
o ern Hilltops.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the GLOBE.
WINoNA. Mimi, Oct. 22.-The muddy
streets and unfavorable weather would
not permit the grand open air demon
stration planned for tonight by the
Democrats On the occasion of Hon.
Eugene Wilson's visit. but the recep-
ton given him at the Opera house
could not have been heartier or shown
more plainly the intense interest
the people here are taking in
the present campaign. The Opera
house was packed with an audience
attentive, interested, and best of all
enthusiastic. Shortly after s O'Clock
Mr.. Wilson came upon the platform
with a score or more of the leading'Dem-
ocrats and influential citizens of Wi
mona and was greeted with great ap-
plause. l.. G. Brown, chairman of the
county committee, in a breif speech
then introduced the next governor.
Without the palaver with which
speakers are prone to use in opening a
political speech, Mr.. Wilson at once
struck the keynote OF the campaign, and
for the next ninety minutes held the
closest attention by his explanation of
the tariff and the gross injustice of the
present high protective system. He
disclaimed the existence of such an issue
as protection VS.. free trade. His refer
ence to Cleveland was the signal for
wild applause, and when Allen G..
Thurman'S name was mentioned the
same expression of confidence and good
will was shown. An exhaustive
review Of the last Republican conven-
ton and platform followed, and the
policy of the Republicans in favoring
free whisky, tobacco and oleomargerine
rather than reduce the tax on the ne
cesSities of life was severely denounced.
The Mills bill and the tariff bill of the
Republican senate were contraSted,
Mr.. Wilson claimed the latter has only
been framed as a campaign document,
and would never be passed.
He said the people of the United
States did not ask for free trade, but for
fair trade. The only article in the free
list of the senate bill which interested
Minnesota was free ice. The objec-
tons to Cleveland by the Republicans
were then humorouSly portrayed and
an eulogy of the chief magistrate fol-
lowed. which again set the audience
off. The state ticket then came in for
his attention. He came to plead the
cause of Democracy: to argue it both to
the Democrats and to the Republicans,
and he urged them to organize for the
next two weeks. He closed, amid loud
applause, after speaking an hour and a
half.
Chris Gallagher was then introduced,
and captured the audience by his elo-
quence and humorous points. Stories
always prefacing some telling argument
were received with great favor,
and the audience listened another
hour and half with inter
est undated to his remarks.
He spoke of the efforts of such men
as Finnerty to deliver the Irish vote to
Harrison, and declared the Irish could
not be delivered. There were no Irish,
no Germans in this country to be deliv-
cred over in body to any party, but
all belonged to one grand class of Amer
lean citizens. After an eloquent talk
he approached the state ticket, and
the mention of the Democratic
nominee for governor was the
signal for another Outburst of
applause. When he mentioned Mer-
RAM some deluded person started to
applaud, but was speedily suppressed
by the cries of the Wilson men. Chris
then commenced deserved eulogy on
Congressman Wilson and the judges
home friends went wild with enthuSi-
aSm, giving round after round of deafen-
ing applause before the speaker could
continue. The meeting did an immense
amount of good, leaving an effect upon
all that will be practically demonstrated
at the polls two weeks hence.