Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1888-11-03
A GREAT RALLY.

1t1l40I 6luU Lulu.
And Stirring Campaign Songs
BY the Glse Club.
The court room was filled 10 overflow
ing Monday evening, every seat being
occupied and every inch of standing
room taken, A fair estimate places the
In attendance at over 400. There
were many ladies present. Hon. H. w.
Lord acted a. chairman, and after we'll
rendered and loudly applauded song by|
the glee club-"Blow your statehood
Lord addressed the audience
on the great tariff issue, conflning him
self to . reply to some of Candidate
Hardsn's wild Democratic exolama-
tions. He spoke Of the vast industries
Of this country ~ . part Of our govern
metal system and denounced the at
tempt OF, the Democracy to continue it.
self In power by crippling those indus
tries. TIE value Of the industries ofour
people could not grow too great, and 1t
was the duty Of the administration. be
it Republican or Democratic, to build
up, not TO tear down. The speaker
pointed to the condition Of the indus
tries Of Ireland today ~ an example Of
what the lack Of governmental protect
ion would bring. The once-lourishing
-, alls o,,d k.otop3o. ~ <bo E,,o.e1d io1o
are now closed, and the unhappy people
are told II they would better their con-
dition they must emigrate. He said
that Candidate Harden advocated the
same economic system which had
brought ruin to Irsland's industries,
and which would bring ruin to ours II
it should ever be. adopted here. Tho
speaker was frequently interrupted
with applause.
Tho glee club sang "Wske, O. Repub-
licsns, wake," and then the Hon. Geo.
A. Mathews was introduced amidst q
roar Of applause. Mr.. Mathews said he
was delighted with this special mani
festation toward him. not a. candidate
but as . Republican. He was anxious
for tho SUCCESS Of the old party that be.
lieved in and stood for something more
important than mere machine politics
party that had constantly stood on the
progressive side Of all issues, that had
eyer taken the lead In all reforms and
that had given this country . currency
on the face of which was clearly written,
II know that my redeemer liveth.' -
The currency which the Republican
party found in 1880 at SO per cent dis.
count had been replaced by q monetary
medium that 10 better than gold. The
Republican party found the workshops
covered with dust and ashes and thu
furnaces cold with the winters Of Dem.
ocrscy and free trade, and upon tht
ruin and desolation had built the grand
est organization Of industries in tn,
world. 1t had wrought other maryell
equally great, among them the liber
alton OF four million Of slaves. NJ
wonder there is this interest. The Re
publican party had made possible tn
settlement Of these great and fsrtil
plains. Only q short time ago Dakot
was known as the great American desert
The party had made it possible for thi
Intelligent community to take from th
learth the food to feed the world. Tn
Republican party had put forth, in 1856
the great homestead law, and 1t remaine
for President Buchanan to veto 1t. L
1852, when the Republicans had game
control Of national affairs, the law was re
enacted. Then began the activity whic
has made western progress and develop
ment tho marvel Of the century. H
deaed the representatives Of the Dem
locracytp show ~ much good In th
dfty years reign of that party a. was
bs found in this one measure alone.
Grover Cleveland Is on trial. He WI
Indicted at Chicago in June on charg
Of attempting to strike down the indul
tries eEthis country. One Of the coun
in that indictment was for his cowardl
assaultenpon the soldiers of the republi
anothsrNas for keeping Dakota out
the Union. The evidence is all Il
Sackvills West was the last witness I,
the prosecution. Blaine's voice b.
been heard. and the jury. composed
twelve million of Growers peers, wi
return averdict Of guilty on the 9th
Noyenber. Grover will 90 forth az ,
American citizen noted for two things
FL first, IS the man who hired . substitut
and, second, as tho man who subscrib
go for the earthquake sufferers
Charleston and 900 for his own !
ELECTION.
Dakota knows what civil seryics
Tho Democratic wards Of Brookl.
needed attention and L. X. Church "
NJ selected from them and sent to Dakt
~ the governor Of 100000 intellige
= and industrious people. That was t
yn Kind OF civil service Cleveland b
fgiven Us in the face OF the Dsmocra
that the Offices shou Id
by residents of the territori
Afxnd Church has built up q Democra
party Of his own, ignoring the 60
men in tho party who came here
Legitimate purposes and stood
legitimate politics. They should hi
n been recognized for decency's sake
) not for the sake Of civil service refor
The Church Democracy has represe
ted first. that the people do not W.
division. sad, second, that they indor
u<1.A rVhs, pnh na,noo.~nr rIn ryl..