St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-06
Eighth WarderS Meet and
Adopt a Long Series Of
Resolutions.
The Famous Prohibition Cir
cular Creating a Great
Deal of Talk.
EX-PriSonerS of War Have a
Pension Bill--EXpected
Wheat Receipts.
A PLEASANT EVENING.
The Union League Gives u Recep.
ton at Its New Rooms.

Inc Union League GlVeS hecep-
ton at Its New Rooms.
The reception by the Union league at
the new club rooms in the EuStiS block
last evening was very pleasant event,
and was largely attended, nearly all the
members and large number of invited
guests being present. President Robert
Stratton called the meeting to order at
9 O'Clock. Singing by a Quartette fol-
lowed. after which the president made
the opening address. He said he was
pleased to extend a hearty welcome to
all Republicans to meet at the rooms so
long as they were used 10y the
Union league for the benefit of
the Republican party. II will not at
tempt TO teach you the fundamental
principles of politics." said he, ''but |
believe the Republican party has been
brought into existence by such COM
binatiOn of circumstances that we should
all help TO keep it as it is now. The
Republican party has always stood by
its correct principles, and always will,
even if its opponents do not. do not
believe there any new principles to
come up at the next campaign. The
Republican party is organized to
further every principle of public inter-
est. Our first idea should be the adj
vancement of citizenship, and especially
of American citizenship everywhere.
And for that one thing most heartily
admire James q. Blaine. Sometimes |
almost think Americans are towards
when they allow our commerce and our
industries to be made a by-word of. Our
citizens should be protected in other
countries as their citizens are here. Our
government owes ii to herself to protect
her citizens in her own country, eSpe-
cially down South. where certain men
are not allowed TO vote, or if they are,
their votes are not counted. This ought
TO be an issue in the next national cam
paign. The labOring man and the me-
chanic shall be protected III their labor,
even if this is not a healthy country to
talk protection in, and the man who
does not believe in protection has
dropped one of the ten commandments
of the Republican party" The speaker
spoke at some length upon the tariff
question. and presented the well-knOwn
views of that paragon of excellence,
from a Republican standpoint, James
q. Blaine.
The presidents message was taken
up and Grover Cleveland treated to a
rather cold roast" Il might" con-
tinued the speaker, ''go deeper into this
tariff question if this were a more mis-
i
l would have given you all an OppOrtu-
nifty to bring your sleeping cots along
then, so YOU could have enjoyed your
selves. | do not believe that politics
means scramble for public offices, and
| have never yet been insane enough to
be a candidate or an applicant for any
office. We are organized to carry out
the principles OF RepublicaniSm and
not to climb into the offices. Of
course it naturally follows that the
offices must be administered by the
victorS, in order that the principles of
the party in power may be carried out.
The celebration of Jackson's day by the
Algonquin club was called out and raked
over very kindly by Mr.. StrattOn, who
could not see what the Democrats
wanted TO celebrate for. In closing he
said he was the enemy of Democracy
and always Will be.
Col. Hans MattSon, secretary of state,
was called Oh and made few remarks
complimentary to the league. He said
he was but eighteen years old when he
became a Republican. He was at
Charleston at the time and swore al
legiance to the Republican party be-
cause he saw a man abused by Demo
crat.
Judge NJ. B. KOOn said he did not
come for the purpose of talking, but, as
he was called on. he would make few
remarks. He then said that he was
ashamed that he had not attended the
Union league meetings more frequent
ly. He paid high tribute to Mr.. Eus-
It's. whom he said had furnished the
rooms and given them 10 the club until
such time as he should get married and
would want them himself.
Mr.. EuStiS responded. He said he
had not fully heard what 1.-The Koon''
had said. but he would guess at it. If
we have man in this country who had
a profound sense of satire it is Mr..
KoOn, and if we have man here who
has heart as broad as the horizon 1t is
this same KoOn.
Eugene Hay, one of the gentlemen
who went to Washington in search of
the national convention, gave humor-
Gus account of how the convention es-
capped the clutches of the Minneapolis
delegation.
Z. III. Petit followed with few sug-
geStions on the line of policy to be fol-
lowed by the Republican party in the
next campaign.
Various other gentlemen followed
with short and witty speeches which
were well received. After the speeches
there was social session, and the even
ing was unanimously pronounced a
glitteling success.