St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-30
APOLITICAL CYCLONE
Ex-Lieut.-Gov. Gilman Turns
One Loose at Staint
Cloud.
He Talks Out in Meeting
Against Merriam and HIS
Methods.
Some Inside Facts Regarding
the Recent Republican
State Convention.
Gov. Gilman Says He KICKS
With His Eyes Wide
Open.
Epeeial 10 the Globe.

EDeCl9l 10 llG
ST. CLOUD, Mimi, Oct. 29.-AnolheI
'cycIone struck st. Cloud to-day, ana
while it was not destructive OF life, IL
created almost as much OF SENSATION
as the one that swept over the city more
than two years ago. This was poiltical
cyclone. which came i'll the shape of q
terrible denuneiation of the head OF
the Republican state ticket from no less
distinguished a parsonage than eA-
Lieut.. Gov. Charles \. Gilman. 1he
announcement that Mr.. Gilman
was to speak at RepuD-
lican meeting here tonight had attract
ed an immense crowd. They came
from the neighbOring counties OF Ben
ton and Crow Wing, consequently the
large court room was too small to ac-
commodate the vast crowd in attend
ance. When Gov. Gilman entered the
hall tonight he was received with great
applause. He had just
ARISEN FROM A SICK BED
and was very weak, but was evidently
inspired with his theme. H3 began ms
remarks with reference to his thirty
wears residence in this community and
of his answering fidelity to the Re
publican party during that time After
a brief discussion of the issues involved
in the national contest and adeclarauon
of his purpose to support the national
ticket, he gave his attention to the Re-
publican nomination for governor.
Then came the sensational event OF the
evening.
Gov. Gilman said he could not agree
-, R,, 1,liaan N
good a party man as he was. He had
Intended making a few speeches for the
ticket, but there was one man upon 1t
whose nomination was neither honest
nor proper, and he had intended simply
to pass over this name, but few days
ago the Minneapolis Tribune had
portrayed him holding up the black flag
and advertised him as bolter. Now
for the explanation. He said there are
SOME UGLY RUMoRS AFLoAT
regarding the head of the ticket, w. X.
Merriam. If these reports came from
two or three disappointed candidates,
those two or three must have had Won
derful power 10 spread the news over
every nook and corner of the state.
You hear them everywhere. y defeated
candidate, honOrably beaten, should be
the first to hurrah for the successful
HAL. anu L GdI4 OO tlfuI do NNll uo tilis
man in the state. have done it, and
will do it again, but now, l am
sorry to say. 1 cannot do it. There
are ugly rumors atloat. We have
heard of corruption even in our
hgh-tOned party. but HOW it is loud,
long and deep. The charge of corrup-
ton is that the nomination of Merriam
was procured by the corrupt use of
money. That is the plain English of
it. IL is with sorrow that l say this &:
that am compelled by this attack on
me to stand up and say what / think,
though not all / think. | do not pro-
pose to make myself cenSuTable, but to
do what my conscience and Self-reSpect
compel me TO do. 1t is claimed
that before, during and since
the convention that money was used
corruptly and lavishly. For many
months before the convention, Mer-
riam, it is said. put out large sums of
money throughout the state, setting up
town and county conventions. That all
the known boodlers in the state were
engaged with him. and that such
charges have been attached to every
step of that convention, up to the pres
ent hour. 1t is claimed that at the
state convention delegates were
BEGUILED AND SEDUCED
from their purpose. and by the liberal
and corrupt use of money were induced
TO vote for Merriam. 1t is claimed that
this was done largely. that the work
was systematic, wholesale, far-reach-
ing, and the amounts were hard to re-
fuse by parties whose circumstances
were not good, and whole delegations
were converted. The tie of companions
ship, the bond of union of delegates
were rlthleSSly Sundered for the filthy
lucre. 1t is claimed that since the coll
YentiOn the same work has gone on like
a mighty wave. and the renOteSU man
has been reached. 1t is claimed that
some newspapers have clearly and
allegiance some times in the twink
ling of an eye by the same
inexhaustable Doodle. IL years past a
very small charge of this kind has been
sufficient to break the allegiance of
many men and papers away from the
results of state conventions. At other
tinreS even talk of unfair dealing has
caused papers to fly the track in indig-
nation. How many of these papers are
taking that course in this campaign?
Can't you explain the unanimity in this
crisis? Now, my friends, we don't know
absolutely how many
GREENBACKS CHANGED HANDS
in this case, but what will be the effect
if the charges are true. If the people in
the face of their apparent truth should
sanction these charges, what then? You
all know the high aim and purposes of
our grand old party. In the years gone
by we have never claimed to stand up
for corruption, and in the past the party
has quickly risen up and relegated
corruption to the rear. We
never knowingly cOndOne cOrrup-
ton, but one effect would be
possible to cOndOne this now. Not a
peStilence nora famine, but there would
be entaiied upon the party world of
political leprOsy, which means death
sooner or later. The awful end is sure
to come. What would become of the
members of the party once it is an
nounced to the world that the high of
fees of the state are put up for sale TO
the highest bidder-tO the man with the
barrel, the trafficker in men and votes
who can rally TO his aid the
BOODI.ERS FROM TIE HIGHWAYS
of the state. Where is the ambition,
the prospect, the glory OF young men of
coming generations? What Young man.
no matter how worthy. can hope for po-
litical honor unless he has q barrel? 4
monied aristocracy will have possession
of the land; wealth and piut0cracy' S
SympathiZerS will combine. | tell YOU
III these days the poor man, and even
the rich one who is not corrupt, will
count for nothing iii the political
world. What is the remedy in such q
case, providing the charge is true.
l will not say it rests with the cen