St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-16

that this compliment is not personal
one, but take it as compliment to
the young Democracy of the state of
Minnesota. Joining with you in this
compliment [ would take the oppor-
tunity to review
THE HISTORY OF THE DEMOCRATIC
PARTY.
We have gathered here this evening
for the purpose OF ratifying the work of
plausel, and the sublime wisdom of the
Democratic party which reached its
climax in the adoption of the Demo-
cratic platform. But beyond that they
named men who had been tried in
public trust and never been found
wanting. Grover Cleveland and Allen
G. Thurman lthunders of ap-
'plause. thrice repeated, men who,
in themselves are platforms, who can
never be spared from honest govern
ment: Another repetition of applause.l
l might be permitted to exclaim that
were the treasury of the United States
to be offered it could not seduce Grover
Cleveland from his honest purposes.
Loud cheers.l Chief among his reform
measures was the purifying of the civi!
service. There may be some men who
would criticise his course in rthis
matter, or who may blame him for not
having gone far enough, but show me
man who has come within 700 per cent
of what President Cleveland has done.
[Applause.] Grover Cleveland has
never dismissed man for partisan
purposes. No, he has kept them there
until his time has expired, and then he
found integrity and ability enough
among Democrats to fill his place.
Loud applause. He has even gone fur
. hoe fol
good Republicans like the railroad COM
missiOners of the United States. He
has purified the pension department.
When congress was trying to rob the
treasury, Grover Cleveland stood firm
and said, ''ThuS far have you gone, but
you can go no farther" and the people
all say with one accord, GROVER, YOU
DID RIGHT" Is that all?-When the
contractors and capitalists were max
ing lnroadS upon the public lands
Grover Cleveland said 1.-The land belongs
to the people, and you robbers must
leave it alone" He stopped the English
capitalist from covering the Western
prairie with his cattle, and now when
the poor man is almost unable to get
enough to cover his expenditures the
war cry of Grover Cleveland is ''Reduc-
ton Of the surplus of the treasury, aud
less taxation of the people, APP
plause. He has never done with his
message what James q. Blaine did with
a certain little document. Burn this
letter" laughter and applauSel, and we
would have less money flowing out of
the pockets OF the people into the nat
ional treasury but for the opposition of
the Republicans in the senate and in the
house. L might mention some more,
that an American citizen in a foreign
fry TO dow l.,
as fully protected as in his own home.
In Grover Cleveland nature has Eeen
permitted to improve upon herself. and
make the lovely masterpiece of the
Roman artlSt-the perfection of every
statesman, the completion of every re-
former. Loud and repeated applausel.
With such men, then, is it any wonder
that the Democratic party wanted to
repeat its victory of four years ago
by renOminating Grover Cleveland,
and with him, Thurman, the Glad
stone of America?] Great APP
plausel. Why is it doubtful? Let
me recall to you the conduct of Allen G.
Thurman when one of his townsmen,
James A. Gariield,was slandered by the
press throughout the country. Who
arose and refuted the lie? Allen &.
Thurman, though be was a Democrat.
And was he not the grandest type of
the legal profession, both at the bar and
upon the bench? 1t was Allen e.
Thurman who stopped Chinese immi-
grafton, and when the Union Pacific
was trying to grasp all the land of Cali
fOrnia, who fought so manfully in the
senate against them as Allen G. Thur
man? When the Standard Oil company
was endeavoring to get all the millions
in the land, who arose in his honesty
and integrity and crushed the gran to
ground but Allen q. Thurman? Then
can you wonder, with all this. that
the young man wakes enthusiastic and
is assured that
THE RED BANDANA WILL LEAD US.
on to victory? Applause.
The Chair-Gentlemen, there was a
time, not very long ago, when we used
to class the ScandinavianS with the
enemy, but | think it is demonstrated
here tonight that at least the most eIO-
quent and intelligent of them have come
over to our side. [Applause.l
Horace Il. Stone, of this city, read a
short paper bearing upon the principles
of the tariff problem, to show that nine
tenthS of the population were being
robbed to benefit the remaining tenth,
and when the applause had subsidized,
Hon. Eugene M. Wilson, of Minneapo-
lis, was introduced as one who might
represent Minnesota IN congress, or
grace the chair of the chief magistrate
of the state. Judge Wilson said:
| think your chairman has made a
slight mistake in his intention to pay
me compliment. /