St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-10-04
John D. Benton and w. N.
Roach Speak to the People
of Larimore, N. D.
Would-Be Congressman John
son Again Shows the White
Feather.
The Democratic Fight One for
the Cause of the Many
Against the Few.
Reckless and Artful POliti-
clans Now Control the Re-
publican Machine.
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LARIMoRE, n. D., Oct. ga monster
mass meeting of citizens and farmers,
irrespective of party, was held at Lari-
more, in the new city hall. tonight.
The city was crowded with people from
the country, who turned out to hear dis
cussion of that all-absorbing question.
the tariff. The meeting was advertised
as a joint debate between Johnson and
Benton, but johnson did not show up
as per agreement, so Hon. w. n. Roach
and Hon. John d. Benton filled up the
time. Mr.. Benton discussed the tariff
in a mastery manner, and held his audi
ence spellbound for over an hour, fire.
quently interrupted with cheers and APP
plause. He is doing a good work
for Democracy and tariff reduction in
North Dakota, and will almost surely
be elected over his Norwegian, prohi-
bition. high tariff opponent. No man in
the Northwest is better posted on the
tariff thar Mr.. Benton. and no Il can
more forcibiy show the damaging and
disastrous effects of the high robber
tariff upon the farmers and wheat grow
ers of North Dakota than he. He is a
true Western man and is loyal to his
section and to his state, and the farm
erS of Dakota are beginning to realize
the fact. There is no ADLER man in
North Dakota than John ID. Benton.
and he will make a representative in
congress of whom u young state NAV
Justly be proud. Hon. W. n. Roach.
the Democratic candidate for governor,
made a speech.
MIR. ROach,s Address.
My Fellow Citizens and Neighbours:
In looking over this vast audience l see
the familiar faces of many that | meet
III my daily intercourse. Here at home
among you. my neighbors and friends,
where | am best known, you will not
expect from ME that flow of oratory
which is the gift of many, and while [
shall not take up the time in going into
details of the questions pertaining to
this campaign, but will leave that to my
friend, Col. Benton, who follows me, |
will in my own humble way say a few
words in the way of Introduction. The
Democratic party, which L have the
honor in part to represent, but ssumeS
its natural and historic position when it
espouSeS the cause of the many against
the selfish interests of the few. Its
| years of greatest rigOr and supremacy
were those when it was most faith
full to the instincts of IFS orr
gin and the principle Of its founders.
The period of its weakness and defeat
was the time also of its shameful deser-
ton of those principles and universal
truths which made it for so many
years the peculiar guardian of the i'll
tereSts of the whole people? If again En-
trusted with that power by the people,
we will prove thai in our hands their
rights, their interests, their cause will
suffer no detriment. A prominent Re-
publican official on the threshold of
office gave expression to the wise SEN
timent, "He serves his party best who
serves his country BEST" recognizing
the truth by whOmsoever uttered. We
arraign the Republican party for its
faithlessness to this principle, and for
its inability as at present organized and
inspired to minister to the welfare OF
the whole people. Dominated by a few
artful and reckless politicians. and pam
dering to the greed and selfshness of
favorites and spoilsmen, its over
throw is d necessary prerequisite to the
accomplishment of any vital reform
Our hope in this campaign must be in
that patriotism which knows no party,
Disabled from the public welfare. lie
those citizens with whom country is be,
fore party, and in that good sense and
good purpose which ever inspires the
hearts of the masses of the people under
Democratic institutions, let me counsel
to vigilance and prudence in act ana
Inference. conciliating by candor and
convincing by appeal to truth and rea-
son. We should have nc arts but manly
arts, and upon these alone should we
stand. We can not and ought not tC
compete with u opponents in the
malign and sinister influences upor
which their present management solely
relies for retaining power cOrruptly
gained and tyrannically employed.