St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-27
ST. JOHN WAS MERRY
In His Address Opening the
Minnesota Prohibition
Conference.
He Amuses Himself at the
Expense Of "Gpandpa's
Hat"
A Protest Against Patrol
Limits Extension Volu-
bly, Made.
Building Inspector Hazen
Marches Up Hill and
Then Backs Down.

of Minnesota began last night. Instead
of bibulous politicians or flushed seek
ers after pleasure, assembled there
were men who follow the preaching OF
morality as business and who look
upon as sinful everything suggest
ing even the world which man
is compelled to inhaDit. Men
with gray boards and women no
longer Young most of them were, but
there were enough to fill the main floor.
Rev. James p. Pinkham presided and
announced to the audience that Bishop
Fitzgerald, who was down for paper
upon "Class Parties. Short Lived and
Unsafe" could not attend. In his
place, d. S. Edwards, president of the
Northwestern Aid association, was IN
troduced. He spoke on THE Issue in
Minnesota"
1t didn't take Mr.. Edwards long to
tell his auditors how proud he was to
be a prohibitionist, and partisan prohi
bitionist at that. Then he reviewed the
efforts that had been made to
secure submission of prohib-
itory amendment to the people
by petitioning the legislature. The
grave and reverend sIgnors" who then
made laws for Minnesota, inSulted the
women who presented the petitions, he
said. Now, the prohibitionists won't
submit to being insulted; they leave
that for non-partisans. Mr.. Edwards
paid fulsome compliment to the late
Gen. Fisk, who was once national pro-
hibition standard bearer, without clio
lting a murmur of applause.
But" said he, "thank God that our
st. John still lives and stands beside our
own Satterlee," and there was some APP
plause.
John p. st. John. the ex-governor of
Kansas, was here introduced to deliver
the address of the evening. Following
the manner OF all Prohibition speakers,
Mr.. st. John devoted more time to
abusing the old parties than to advo-
eating the claims of prohibition. AT
several points through his address 1t
became painfully apparent that Mr.. st;
John is all ardent Farmers Alliance
man. Folding his hands across the
front breadth of his Prince Albert coat,
buttoned so as to reveal snow-White
shirt front and immaculate tie, Mr.. st.
John began:
1.-The time for the recrystalization of
the political sentiment OF this country
has come"
He said it with such a belligerent air
that no one ventured to contradict him.
Then he went on to abuse New Hamp-
shire'S legislature because Henry w.
Blair was not reelected to the United
States senate, and Colorado because her
legislature had some fun. Nebraska's
little affair with three governors was
touched upon, and the decision Of that
states supreme court was reversed.
Mr.. st. John affirming that Pow
erS, the Alliance man, was
elected. He. however, Gidn' tlnSist that
! Nebraska must accept his decision. He
further assured the audience that the
Republican party is now the third party
in Nebraska, and that Democrats and
Republicans have united to down the
Alliance. All this trouble was declared
to be the result of two things-long con-
tinuance of one party in power and the
absence Of an issue between the two old
parties. Next poor Ben Harrison was
maltreated.
1--WE find to-day" SAID the speaker,
under Benjamin Harrison, a church
| member, church elder, 1000 saloons,
the same as under Grover Cleveland and
the whisky Democrats, and the govern
ment is in partnership in every one OF
them"
A rehearsal of all the crimes in the
category followed, all being attributed
to rum, and the world was defied to
prove that any blessing had ever come
from the saloon. He continued:
'If you can't find one blessing in the
saloon, why do you support it? It's be-
cause you don't want to hurt the old
party. But say no man can be a meek
| and lowly follower of the Lord Jesus
Christ and support the old parties;
| Under them, two saloons are supported
in the national capitol building. Even
our vice president, Mr.. Morton, is in
the liquor business. Now. when L &c
into a saloon, | go into a toney one, sc
when l was III Washington few weeks
ago, | visited the vice presidents sa-
loon. Only they don't call it a saloon
down there. That would be rea
naughty: They call 1t buffet
Well, l went in there and
couldn't see any difference between the
vice presidents saloon and McGinty's
on the BoWery, except this: In Nc
Ginty's YOU get drunk standing up. anC
for 10 cents; in the vice presidents sa
loon you must sit down to get drunk
and pay 20 cents for it,"
When Mr.. st. John said "y0u," hi
probably referred to some imaginary
parsonage. and not to his hearers.
Again Ben Harrison was smashed il
the neck" because there had been ;
dance in the White house.
''Think of it." said he. "Grand feast
in the White house, with five wine
glasses at each plate, four more thai
Belshazzar used. Don't you think i
about time we gave BelshazZar a rest
Maybe Mr.. Harrison can reconcile hi
actions with strict Presbyterianism, hu
| cannot"
Reference was made to a couple o
supreme court decisions, in which TIN
liquor traffic was handled in anythin.
but mild and Christian spirit
and then Mr.. st. John took off hi
eyeglasses and tackled the worlds fair
The defeat of motion to eXclud
saloons from the fair was made tn
most of, likewise the Sunday openin'
proposition. Harrison came under fir
again because his proclamation amen
the fair declares that the fair will opel
on a certain date 'and will not b
closed until' another certain date. Han
rison was made to appear the enforce
of Sabbath breaking.
MIR. st. John then departed from tn
pursuit of moral questions and tackle
politics and finance, especially the &C
passed in 1868, or Whereabouts, providin
for the issuance of United States bonds
That measure was declared a Wa
street scheme, as was that part of
commanding the payment Of interes
and principal in gold.
"Those Wall street fellows wer
afraid of silver them" said he, IAN
they are afraid of it now, land, God hell
ing, We'll make them more afraid of it.
He went further and discovered tina
low prices for crops, and even poe
crops, are the direct result of Wa
street schemes.
: John j. ingalls, was the next publ
man attacked. He quoted from Ii
gals speech, in which the latter sal
that the whole nation must have bee
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