St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-10-21

conclusion of Mr.. O'Brien's address the
club proceeded to the transaction of its
regular business. A number of new
members We're admitted, among whom
were DR.. Henry Nj. Hoyt, j. d. Arm
strong and G. ID. O'Brien. 1t was de-
cided to hold conference Friday even
ing next with the representatives of the
different ward clubs for the purpose of
holding grand Democratic rally, and
rendering Mr.. Wilson ON his arrival in
st. Paul an enthusiastic reception.
W. E. Mckenzie. of Crookston, ed
itor of the Times. one of the brightest
weeklieS in the state, is in the city. In
regard to his already published state
ment that he had been approached 10y a
tral committee and offered $1,000 to sup
port Merriam, he said: II am ready
to stand by my proposition. Ii the local
leaders OF Polk county or the paper
which published the slander upon me
that L was trying to sell out will de-
mand the proof, L will supply it. l
am ready to make AN affidavit,
giving the name of the member
of the Republican state central COM
mittee who made me this offer. He re-
QueSted it to be confidential when he
made it, and l did notintend to say any
thing on the subject, but when The Mer-
riam Republicans in that county came
out and assailed me, accusing me of
SUING the course did, and. while | do
not believe they will demand any fur
ther proof of me, | shall not hesitate
to give it il it is asked for.n
Tariff with facts, taIif with figures.
tariff with eluquence, tariff with illus
trations nj stories. Thus was handled
the questions of the day at the Fifth
ward Cleveland club last night. PreSi-
debt. Warner opened the meeting 10y
reading letter from the Tilden club
inviting the cooperation of the Cleve-
land club for Il general mass meeting at
some future time. b. Ii. Schriebtr
then took lie floor andiv lucidly ex-
planned the ideas of the Republican
and Democratic parties. The Re
publican party now in power
at Washington had an idea
they knew better what the people
wanted than the people did themselves.
Tney proclaimed they were the masters
of the people. The Democratic party
wanted the people to rule and claimed
they were the servants of the people
and were sent there to do their bidding.
There are four ways Of taXatiOn-pull
tax, land tax, internal revenue tax and
tariff tax. Out of the tariff tax no one
ever saw return of the money unless it
was to purchase Republican votes. He
asked the laboring men present to go
home and explain the tariff to their
wives, the position in which 10th can
dldates stood, and see vino they would
ask them tx vote for, and he felt GER
u htlu
Saltwater.
d. j. Ryder made the eloquent effort
of the evening and was constantly in
terrupted with applause. He sfd he
hesitaJed to address the audience when
he knew such eminent speakers were
present. but being Democrat and
knowing the principle of the Democratic
party was justice to all and special
privileges to none, he was certain even
the humblest could be heard. He re-
ftrred in glowing terms 10 President
Cleveland. who had sacrificed himself
for the good of his party. He compared
the vauting ambition of the Republican
party to the people who had built the
tower of Bane!. claiming they would
build it so high as to reach the
very throne of God. The supreme
power struck their tongues and
there was fatal confusion, and to-day
the Republican congressman find
themselves in the same position. What
could be done? AS Gen. Kearney at
the battle of the Seven Pines told the
commander of the reinforcementS that
had been sent to his assistance, Jump
in anywhere; there's mighty good fight
ing along the whole line" So there
is good lighting all along the tariff
line, and whenever you see head with
protection cap on hit it, and hit it
hard
Capt. George H. Moffett was the next
speaker a I'd delivered one of the finest
Illustrative tariff speeches of the cam
palgn. He stated he was born Demo-
crat, having been reared in the very
shadow OF the home of Thomas Jeffer-
son. He had nursed Democracy from
his mothers breast and breathed it hy
inspiration. He would not go into de-
tails but would Illustrate the methods of
tax gathering. The ghost of taxation
stalks through this land as a pestilence.
There are no signs on the door posts of
the laboring man to keep him out. The
tax gatherer goes with him, living or
dead. He closed by asking everybody
to vote for principle, regardless of per
sonal friendships or prejudices.
Charles Ringwald brought facts and
figures TO bear on the Mckinley bill
which he knew to be facts, as it was his
duty to collect them in the daily course
of his life. Judge A. S. Hall spoke Oh
the county ticket. saying that from all
that mad been said OIL the tariff every
one must by this time think the bill an
invention of the devil. He spoke in
tiattering. term of all the candidates.
and had just finished when j. n. Castle
made his appearance, who was greeted
with rising cheers. Owing to ,the
lateness of tie hour Senator Castle
spoke briefly. The first tariff ever levied
was by the prime minister of France,
who, when the king was appalled, at the
enormlty of the sum taken from his
subjects, answered that it was the best
way to pluck the most feathers from the
golden goose with the least amount of
squealing. 1t was an insidious tax,
and no one was aware they were pay
ing it. The Eastern manufacturer was
plucking the most feathers with the
least amount of Squealing. He gave
many illustrations from everyday life,
and was listened to with marked atten-
ton.
The Minneapolis Tribune achieved a
brilliant scoop by purloinIng a proof
sheet from Alliance headQnarters in
which the secretary is made to say:
LAS many wish to vote mixed ticket. Dre.
pare ticket with s. Nj. Owen for governor
and the balance to suit your locality
1t is hardly necessary to say that no
such circular was sent by the commit
tee, and for that matter, 1t is hardly
necessary to deny anything appearing
in the Tribune That "onIy Repub-
lican organ" was never known to hit
the truth unless by mistake, and then it
l, ol lxrrot t,nn
apologize for it. Secretary Warren
said:
''If the Tribune reporter will call around
after our proofs are corrected we will be
happy to furnish anything that will help to
make that dry and musty journal interest
ing
There was large attendance at the
ColOred Citizens union last night. at
106 East Fifth street SamuaI uordr