St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-13
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Some of the French Of the First ward
say AID. L'Hera1lti is not theif choice
for alderman. but do not say who is.
The Eleventh ward caucuSeS last
week adopted resolutions indOrsing
Aid. St0ft.
1t is said S. c. Cutter will be a can
didate for alderman in the Fifth ward.
Since the Republican state convention
Ward F. Gray, the weigher, looks as
though the scepter had departed from
Judah.
The Democrats of the Seventh ward
dedicated their new hall in the Jasper
block Tuesday evening by holding
Democratic rally. The hall was filled
people present. Hans VAIL. the chair
man of the Seventh Ward Democratic
club, opened the meeting with short
speech. in which he urged all residents
of the Seventh ward to vote for William
HoSpe for member Of the legislature. he
being the only Seventh ward man
who is a candidate on either the Demo
cratic or Republican tickets for any pub
lie Office. Col. j. H. Long delivered
short but Well-prepared speech on the
tariff. which was received with great
applause. He was followed by Hon. a.
d. Smith, who gave a brief history or
the outrageous and ScandalOus partisan
legislation which the Republican leglS-
lature had forced upon the citizens OF
Minneapolis, and which had robbed them
of the right of self government. He
concluded his speech by referring to the
gerrymander of the wards made by the
last legislature in order TO try and keep
the council Republican, and said that or
all the gerrymandeTing which had been
done for partisan purposes. 1t was the
very worst. and. as an example, called
attention to the Twelfth ward. with its
225 votes. having the same representa-
ton in the council as the Fourth
ward, with its 10000 votes. He
also expressed his views on the Mills
bill and denounced the Republicans for
calling the Democrats free traders. Short
speeches were then made by Sheriff
SWenSOn. William HOSpe, Frank Mer-
rill and Aid. Dwyer. The latter urged
labOring men to support the Democratic
nominees, and denounced Ben Har-
risOn. the Republican nominee for the
presidency. for saving that 81 per day
was enough for a labOring man to live
ON. The music for the evening was ur-
nished by the Harvester Works band.
A Democratic rally was held last
evening in Wits round house. corner
TWentv-siXth avenue north and Second
street. The speakers were i. ID. Smith
and c. F. Baxter. Mr.. Smith reviewed
the action Of the last Republican Iegls-
lature in raising the salaries OF public
officers. and thereby Squandering the
peoples money and increasing the
taxes. He then called attention TO the
manner in which the resolution offered
in the Republican county convention,
calling for retrenchment in this
matter, was received and how the
court house ring tried TO have 1t
smOthered by having 1t laid on the
table. and when il was finally passed by
a small majority by the taxpayers who
were present the court house ring i'm
mediately had nominated as candi-
date for the legislature Ed Davenport.
the present clerk OF court, and Free
man p. Lane, the very two men VINO
! are responsible for having the salaries
raised, thus insuring the present sala-
/ ries received by these public Officers, IN
/ spite of the protests OF the taxpayers,
/ although the taxes in this city are
/ levied at the rate of about SIS pervoter,
/ and every one knows that there are
/ thousands OF voters who pay no taxes.
/ He concluded his remarks by referring
/ to the gerrymander of the wards by the
/ last legislature. which throws the bulk
/ OF the laboring men in the large wards.
/ thus depriYing them of the right OF be-
/ ing represented in the city council. He
was followed by c. f. Baxter.
who made a very fine address
on the tariff. He gave his views on the
I Mills bill and denounced the Republic
can methods of answering every queS-
ton about the tariff by yelling free
-, nall 1-r1oKFriUCr haT rhgU
give no reason for maintaining the pres
! anr hinh WOE taritf