St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-07-25

LADIES ana gentlemen. AT $40 a large
number OF delegates, escorting a party
OF MlnneapOlitanS and headed by the
Morgan Post band, tiled into the hall.
Their appearance was the Signal for
HEARTY APPLAUSE.
when quiet was restored Commander
Holt opened the blue and gray part of
the meeting by having The audience
rise and sing the national anthem: 'My
country, It's OF Thee" After prayer
was offered by Elder Leander Lane,
Wood, the daughter of veteran. recited
in a pleasing manner The Ship of
Temperance" She was enthusiastically
applauded. Comrade Bull then led in
singing the dear old song, "Tenting To-
night" the audience Joining in the
chorus. At the conclusion of the song
Commander Holt addressed few words
to the comrades of the blue and gray.
In the course of his remarks he said:
L am much disappointed in that / have
not been able to present the programme
L mad counted upon. But we know no
such word as fail. In our organization
we try to enlist the soldier spirit. 1t is
a good and necessary thing. IT'S well
to cultivate this
MILITARY SPIRIT
in the right direction. We do not stand
in conflict with any other temperance
work. 1.-The whole temperance held
must be plowed, anyhow" as the Dutch
man once said. We remember the camp
flreS, the battles, but not with feeling
OF bitterness. We know there are grand
men in the South. For myself. should a
man arise for the disruption of the
Union would be one of the first to
step forward to prevent such happen
ing. All countries have their flags, but
we have banner that we think is good
enough for us.
He then presented to the comrades of
the Blue and the Gray silk American
flag bearing the motto, "PrOhibition-
tum, OF Minneapolis. on behalf of the
Blue and Gray, accepted the flag in a
vigorous and patriotic speech. Said he ::
we cannot afford to foster sectional
feellng. Show me a man who will wave
the bloody shirt, and | will show you a
man VINO was too cowardly to shoulder
a musket in our nations peril, who hid
IN the swampS or took to Canada to
avoid being drafted" The George N.
Morgan Drum and Fife corps took the
stage and played '"Tne MulIigan
Guards" The boys were warmly APP
plauded. The blue and gray part of the
programme concluded with an instru-
mental duet with flute and fiddle,
"Home, Sweet Home"
AT this time the audience was enter
tained by the Fisk Quartette club, of
Minneapolis. who sang, in spirited
manner, "When Election Day Comes
Round, Well Be There" For an en-
core they sang ''Keep Along the Middle
OF the Kings Highway" The chair
now introduced Samuel Dickle, of AL
plon, Mich, who was greeted with pro-
l0nged cheers. Mr.. Dickie stepped
forward and said:
II am glad to see this splendid gath
erlng. st. Paul some day may see a
GREAT LIGHT
and be converted. We are looking
hopefully to Minnesota. We want to
see your $4,000 majority, which you ex-
pect IN November, to be increased to
$1,000, l take it for granted that
though you live in Minnesota you are
not III sympathy with the high license
system: High license is the DEVILS coun-
terfeit for the pure gold of prohibition.
l stand here tonight to charge that
both parties are alike allied against pro-
hlbltion. The Democratic party ac-
knowledges the corn; the Republican
party-well We'll have to investigate it.
The greatest Republican newspapers of
the country say that the Republican
party is not in favor of prohibition.
My quarrel with the Republican party
is not that the party does not declare
for prohibition, for that would be party
suicide; but because it insists on living
>when it should be quietly laid away
with its fathers. The liquor men exert
an unnatural, though potential, force
on the people. The large cities of the
NOnntrN nnnfrnItnd I'D li1%1 4<,1 L.
the saloon element. Four years ago
there were men going about with long
faces predicting horrible happenings in
the event of Democratic success. Well,
Cleveland was elected and the sun has
risen every morning since in the good
old orthodox way. Therefore, YOU
need not fear for the supremacy of the
Prohibition party. AS surely as God
reigns, as surely as right triumphs, we
will outvote both the old parties. In
the present campaign there is no clearly
DENIED issue put forward by either of
the
OLD PARTIES.
The tariff question can never be made
a party policy. The Republican and
Prohibition parties are as far apart as
darkness and daylight. The RepubIi.
can party looks on the liquor traffic as a
criminal in Jail. Rally around the great
and new question. Its magnitude
socially and morally is beyond concep-
ton. The Republican party, under Mr..
Hayes, practically abandoned the black
man. Let us break the solid North and
solid South" Mrs. Mary G.. Lathrop
was called for, but having left the hall.
mir. Baine spoke a few words to the
audience: Nothing is ever small that
has God and principle and time behind
it," said he, in explanation of the
statement that some people will make
concerning the Prohibition party: ooh,
your party's too SMALL l stay on a
train as long as it's going my way,
when it doesn't | get off. Mr.. Baine's
remarks were few, but, as usual, choice
and bristiing with humorous and happy
hits. 1t was quite late when Mr.. Baine
tlnished, so the meeting adjourned until