St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-26

the speakers of the evening. Mr.. Mer-
RAM and Capt. Snider. Mr.. Merriam
was in attendance prior to the meeting
being called to- order, and. among
others with whom he cOnverSed, was
Capt. Burger, who .......-..-
OCCUPIED \ FRONT SEAT.
Much to the evident disappointment
of a large portion Of the people who
were shouting for Merriam the first
speaker announced was Henry Johns.
Mir. Johns is not tall man, neither is
mOdesty one of his most prominent
virtues. 1t is not in his policy TO hide
his candle under bushel. whatever
may be the nature of the light there
from, for he unbuShingly set aside the
calls raised for the guDernatOrial can
didate and inflicted a thirty minutes
harapgue on the kickerS. When Mer-
RAM came forward he spoke as follows:
L feel very much grati4ied. my friends for
the opportunity Of being the guest OF this
clur, which notice has been partially named
after me- ana also very much pleased to be
here among nay, own toWnsmen ana neigh
bors to speak q few words i'll connection with
matters that al this time we are all so much
interested in. Drr.n the last four weeks
have been i'll different parts of the state. and
] am glad Ia say that il has been my good
fortune 10 find throughout the length and
breadth CT Minnesota. so lar as nave Deen
able 10 visit. thoroughly warm
SPIRIT OF REPUBLICANISM-
GCheers. Indeed. il seems TO me as if the
same spirit which animated the RepublioGns
i'll 1861 was once more alive. Renewed
cheers. For the first lime il; Overa quarter of
q century great issue has come up between
the two parties of America. The Republican
party fought the war that kept this country
together; that kent the states from disuniOn /;
and now it propOseslo fight for the uphold
ing of American labor and American indus
try. lCheerS. The Democratic party ha 8
fought 10 disrupt the states by arms; they
sought by powder, shot and shell. by Ander-
sonYille prison. by swamp fever, 10 decimate
and ruin this great land of ours. ana
now they seek by n majority of Democratic in
congress 10 beat down the system of Amer
lean industry. They arc unable to do il until
they have the nelpof the Democrats of the
North Voices: They viii never do ii.
This is a year. my friends. when parties have
a right 10 call attention 10 their records.
There are many young men about
TO CAST THEIR FIRST NOTES;
there are many men who have taken little
interest of late years in these matters; and il
is only right that they SHOULD be acquainted
with the work of the Republican, party. and
see what it has done. Has there been ever Il
time that il has failed in its duty: Has
there ever been Il time. that it
has been on the wrong side
of any of the great questions of the dayE 1t
fought its battles; il took the shackles off
The slaves: il instructed the South: it gave
this great land Il splendid homestead law
the most magnificent financial system known
to modern times, and now II proposes to up
hold its own American people: 10 see that
they are made better; that they have chance
TO live. are educated and. i'll fact, give them
all the opportunities for becoming good citi-
ZenS. lCheerS. | nder republican form OF
government. where one man vote is Just as
n | II form
of government. where every man has right
to see what law shall be passed and what law
shall not he passed, the intelligence, the
honor and the education of the people are a
prime necessity for the success of
THAT KIND or GOVERNMENT
And. therefore. if there were no other Tea-
son. ii seems to me that wages, that schools,
indeed
Here Capt Snider entered the room and
was greeted with loud cheers as he took his
seat on the platform.
Mr. Merriam continuing said:
It seems to me that every incentive should
be offered 10 see that our people are made
better are made brt ader and that they NAV
have the advantage of our schools and our
liberal system of education. Cheers Now.
| don't propose. my friends. TO go on TO
speak upen the merits of the tariff. Gen.
Harrison has very apply pat it: Ii is princi-
pie and not sketch. 1t is immaterial.
practically. what things are protected and
what is the amount of the protection; but
it is the general principle that
we should look after our labor. that
the citizens may be happy and that our ma
ton may become great. tCheers. | would
like to say few words concerning state
politics. or rather | would like TO say Il few
words giving a history of the Republican
governmental the state of Minnesota The
first Republican governor WAS the Hon. Alex
ander Ramsey. He was elected in SEQ and
from that time to the present day the Repub-
| lican party have been
CONTINUOUSLY N POWER.
We have had eight Republican governors.
Looking back over that long period. | do not
think any fair. candid man will say that the
government OF the state of Minnesota has not
been exceptionally fair, honest and good.
We have had low taxes we have constructed
many public buildings-a state university
with many professors and FULLY equipped is
in full biast-indeed. there has nothing been
done during all those years that any man
could point his finger at and say that one
dollar of the states money had been wasted.
| lCheerS. We have a debt something like
S4,GG000 That debt was created for the
purpose of settling the old railroad bonds
| "a debt created under the administration
! of the only Democratic governor Minnesota
| has ever had. Laughter and cheers. Now,
my friends. there are quite number of
| other speakers here, and l know they are
| eloquent. Among them is my friend, Capt.
SnideT, who is the next representative of
| this congressional district. have no doubt
| he is fully prepared 10 talk 10 YOU in a very
| learned manner upon the tariff. That is a
matter in which he will be interested.
want to thank you again fer this
| generous and considerate reception. /
am very glad 10 see so many
here to night. Let me impress upon your
minds the necessity for being at the polls in
November Public meetings are well, they
create enthusiasm and they keep the ball
moving but what the Republican party
needs are votes Therefore, all of you be
sure and be at the polls next November and
put back the party in power which is repre-
scented by Harrison and Morton. lCheers. !