St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-06

ments. Minneapolis. he said. is DEM
ocratic city, and he proceeded to demon
strate the fact by stating that during
twelve of the eighteen years Of the city
since he has resided in it. it has
been presided over by Democratic
mayors; and has Democracy then
contributed nothing, he asked, to
its prosperity, which is the wonder of
the world. The Republicans have BEEN
forced to appeal to the legislature
they have controlled for aid
and to hold the city elections
on years when local interests and feel
ings were buried in the national CAM
paign in order to get the foot
hold exemplified by the pres
ent administration, the last
remnant of which is coming from Can.
ada DOW in handouts. Men have tried
to mend the morals of all
men, but have neglected the
business interests of the city.
The Weakest Man
the Democrats can name as candidate
will march gloriously forward to victory
this fall. Succeeding A. T. Ankeny,
the chairman introduced Hon. Thomas
Wilson, of Winona, to respond to
the toast, "The Farmer in Politics"
the mention of whose name met
with a full cry of applause. Mr..
Wilson said while he knew
naught of his expected speech, not
expecting to speak until he arrived in
the club room, he would do the best
he could. ave are OH the eve" said
he, '.of a great crisis. 1t is the
age of pIutocracy. Take, for example,
the present state executive. heard a
Republican say the other day
that this man should be re-
elected because he is rich man.
whether Democrat or Republican. He
knows nothing of Democratic principals.
The great reason for the existence of
the Democratic party, is that
it is the enemy OF plu-
tocracy. Democratic principles
are those Jeffers0n's enunciated. Injus-
tiee to none, equal rights to all. We
are on the eve of a presi-
Dental election. II we don't win
this time, we will win some
time. If we keep our principles in
sight we will elevate the people to an
understanding of pure Democratic
principles. l am asked to speak
of the farmers. l lived on a
farm until l was twenty years old. L
saw then how they were hoodwinked,
and how they were taught to kiss the
foot that kicked them. 1t is our
duty to help them, but protective tariff,
a tribute levied upon the masses, to
make the milIionaires more millionaireS.
That policy has resulted in man asking
for office because he is rich man. He
would never have been thought of if he
had not been millionaire. You know
how much you pay in school tax,
road tax. etc. But how much do you
pay in direct tax on eyour necessarles
of life, and how looked-Over tax lists
have seen the names of the millionalreS
who pay no more tax than drayman,
but
Our Governor
does not object to that because he is
one of the class which benefits by that.
Mr.. Wilson then related how a bill was
once got through the state senate making
illegal note secured as SwiudlerS do
from farmers under false pretenses and
how Merriam in the house worked to
kill it. The chairman then pro-
posed the health of Thomas Wilson,
which was drunk amid uproarious cheers
followed by cheers for Ames, Ankeny
and others. Gentlemen, the best is to
come. If you will keep quiet for
a moment" said the chairman,
''you will have the pleasure oflistening
to a response to the toast 1.-The Mck1n-
ley Bill'' by the silver-tengued orator,
Hon. DanLawler. "I'sTwo years ago, ''said
Lawler, sswhen the political parties
met on the field of debate, there was
one question which interested every
American citizen from the blister
ing sands of the South to the
ice-bound shores Of AlaSka-the tariff
question. That question was put for
ward by the greatest statesman who
has lived since Thomas jefferson. l
refer to the greatest president OF tins
century, Glover Cleveland. tTumultous
cheers. Grover Cleveland was told by
the secretary of the treasury that the
people were robbed for the bene-
fit of a few. he bravely met the
malignity of enemies and made the
fight for the people. By force and
by frauds. by blocks OF five
and colonization, the American col
ors were trailed in the dust. One
year and FIVE months ago, staggering
under the weight of his grandfather
hat. Harrison entered the White house,
and Grover Cleveland, trusting as Jetfer-
son trusted. folded the mantle of great
ness about him and retired
To Private Life
to become for years the.greateSt private
citizen in the world. The Republican
party must give an account of the stew
ardship which has produced the Nc
Kinley BILL which increases the
duties on importatIons. That measure.
under the guidance of the moon-faced
car of the house of representatives.
has passed the house, but we of
the Fourth district will cram
that bill down their throats with ma
jority of 5000. That most sagaciOus
Republican politician, James G.
Blaine, has recognized that the home
markets of the United States are
not enough. We Of Minnesota see our
great river flowing towards those mar
kets OF South America which we
must reach, and I believe that
some of us now here under
the policy of the Democratic party
shall see the flags of our coun.
try in every port of the world. "Ihe
next toast was personal Liberty y
the risk of offending William Henry
Eustis. he would have to call upon his
friend,
ssB1lI Murray, OF ST. PAUL."
Mr.. Murray apoiogized for coming tc
such small town as Minneapolis, and
continued: MY friends Buck and
Wilson and Doc Ames and Ddrant have
been mentioned for governor. 1t don't
make much difference who is nOmin.
ated. Well elect him anyhow. l mad
the misfortune to spend three months
in Washington last winter. While
there saw a senator named
Washburn. Isn't his name Washburn:
and congressman named Snider. Spe
cial car loads of people with paid coun
sci came from Boston and New York
They got what they wanted
1 didn't see even a cattle
car from Minnesota, yet Snider said
Ppm as much opposed to that bill as you
are, Mr.. Murray, but can't vote fol
it, because it would ruin me in
my district" Lind, Dunnell and Com
stock said the same. Now l want a
square deal and fair count" Laugh
teri On our platform we're going to
Sew Up Mr. Merriam
this fall so tight that he can't get out Of
the Merchants National Banks. STRAINS
of music enliveued the proceedings fol
few minutes. D. b. johnson arose tC
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