St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-31
STILL WATER is STORMED.
A Great Crowd Greets Messrs. Rice and
~ Wilson
AT THE PRISON. CITY.
The Biggest Terehlight Procession Ever
Seen in the Place---The
- Speeches.

Last night was gala one fer Still
water. The two most distinguished
Democrats in Minnesota were her guests,
and right royalty did she receive them.
Hon. E. M. Wilson and Hon. E. NJ. Rice
arrived as advertised at p. m, and were
met at the union station by Hon. E. W..
Durant and the reception committee.
At 7:30 p. IN. the parade was formed,
composed Of the Tariff Reform club and
torchbearerS to the number of some 400,
a club of uniformed men mounted on
white horses, the Frances Cleveland
club, composed of thirty uniformed la
dies, and the business mems division in
carriages decorated with flags and Chi
neSe lanterns. A four-horSe wagon
with tariff reform tranSparencies and
full of red fire and fireworks led the
procession, which was the largest ever
seen in this city. Mr.. Wilson was seated
in landau carriage drawn by six milk
white horses, and with the other
DISTINGUISHED GUESTS
was escorted by the Frances Cleveland
club in floats and the mounted club.
The line of march was over two miles
long, the residences of leading Demo-
Illuminated, while red and blue fire was
burned in hundreds of places. An
immense throng filled the streets and
cheers rent the air along the whole line.
Arrived at the opera house, that spa
ciOuS theater would not hold one-haif
of those who had cOngregated,a and more
were turned away than were able to'get
inside. The opera house and stage
were elegantly decorated and upon the
latter the guests, prominent citizens of
this city, and the Frances Cleveland
club were soon disposed. The ladies
sang one of their campaign songs, when
Mr.. Durant introduced Hon. Edmund
Rice as the first speaker. He addressed
the audience briefly. but in a very in
teresting manner, telling them that 50
far as he was concerned he had
SECONDED EVERY EFFORT
of Senator Sabin to secure the pas
sage of the bill for public build
ing in this city. He was not
able to get it from the commit
tee before the hot weather came on, and
no quorum of the house was present. If
returned to congress he should use
every effort to have the bill brought up
and passed. Hon. E. M. Wilson was
next introducedas the peoples candi.
date for governor" He had come to
speak to the people of Saltwater upon
tax reduction and tariff reform.
There was a vast surplus in
the nations treasury. All agreed that
that it should be reduced. The Demo-
cratic platform proposed to reduce it by
reduction of the tariff upon the neces-
saries of life. The present tariff was q
war measure, and it was said at the
start was only temporary. 1t was over
TWENTY-THREE YEARS AGO
and this enormous taxation remained
unchanged. The people must take tho
thing in hand, and, by voting with the
party which has shown desire for
honest reduction by the passage of Il
a great vampire bat, which was exhaust
ing the substance of the people while
the Republican party famed their vic
tim, as the bat does his, with
the talk of reduction, which means
nothing. Mr.. Wilson was cheered
enthusiastically and carried the house
by storm with his eloquence. He was
followed by Capt. O'COnnOr and Chris
Gallagher, who paid their respects to
Patrick Ford, Blaine and those who are
trying to secure the Irish vote for Har-
risOn. The meeting was the greatest
success and the finest demonstration of
the campaign. The Minneapolisde dele
CATION, 200 strong, did not arrive until
after the procession was over.
The following is the total regis tratiOn
in the city: First ward, First precinct.
$50; First ward, Second precinct, 373;
Second ward, First precinct, Sol; Sec
ond ward, Second precinct, 421; Third
ward, First precinct, 365; Third ward,
Second precinct, $40. Total, 1856.