St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-10-23
THE GREAT MEETING.
Biggest Crowd Ever Brought To-
gether in MINNEAPOLIS.

Biggest Crowd Ever Brought To-
gether in Minneapolis.
The meeting at Exposition hall was
called to order by w. A. Mathwick.
president of the University Democratic
club. In neatly turned speech he in
troduced Mayor p. B. Winston as the
chairman of the evening. The mayor
was greeted by round of applause as
he lnterposed his pOrtly form before the
sea of upturned faces and remarked
that it was his felicity to introduce three:
OF the greateSteSt apostles of tariff re-
form in the country-Roger Q. Mills,
Dan w. Lawler and Henry George.
These men, tile mayor said, were
known to all. Their principles had
long been eXemplified, and in their ex-
emplitication could be seen the honor of
the Democratic party and prosperity of
the country. When Mr.. Lawler was in
troduced the audience gave vent to its
enthusiasm as unit. The applause
was terrific in its fervOr, and that, too.
in spite of the fact that everybody had
been prOdigal with vocal demOnstra-
tions, expressive of appreciation of the
Cecillan quartette'S efforts previous to
the Speech-making.
The second speaker TO face the audi
ence was Harry Hawkins, candidate for
lieutenant governor. His remarks were
few, but aprOpoS, and made hit. He
said:
"lf you in counting your votes do as
as we'll as they will do in the rural dis
tricts, you will find when the smoke of
the battle is brushed away that the
state will have been taken from the
turned over to Grover Cleveland. By
doing so, you will elect that kid. that
bud, Daniel w. Lawler, and all the
other kids and buds, including James
w. Lawrence"
Gen. W. &. Ewing, of Chicago,
staunch Democrat and United States
district attorney under Cleveland, fol-
lowed Mr.. Hawkins. During his dis
course, the general said:
81 have often been told that Mr.. Law
Ter would be the next governor of your
state, and l believed it. l believed it
so mucn that L am already calling him
yourself pretty soon. He will, | am.
sure. lead your hosts to victory. The
Democratic party in this state will win,
am sure. do not see how it can fail
to do SO, when it is considered that the
difference between the Democratic and
Republican parties is taxation. This
difference is what has raised the Demo-
cratic party to take the part of the
iaboring man. VINO is more directly in
terested. In this country of triumph
and liberty it certainlyis not right that
the country should be taxed for indi-
viduals OF combination Of individuals.
Our Republican friends urge this
protection for the benefit of our
industries. All, well! They have beeu
protecting these industries, these infant
Industries, until we want a change. If
the protective tariff is to help American
labor, am i'll favor OF it. l am in favor
of the laboring man, fOriI have had eX-
perience in shops and other places.
But how are you going to help Ameri-
can labor by taxing it? By taxing it?
Our Republican friends seem to
think there is something magical
and mysterious in this taxation, and say
all that is good has come of taxation.
They say they believe this, but don't
believe they do. The laboring man is
growing tired of the burden and wants
to throw it off. We all know the pros
perlty OF this country is not due to the
protective tariff, but because of the
grand climate, the grand world and the
grand goodness of the Almighty God.
who has spread His dewS over the land
and distributed His infinite goodness
over crops, woodland and waters.
There appeared to be something
mysterious i'll the tariff, according to
the Republican belief. said Gen. Ewing.
Then he proceeded to show how tallaci-
GUS these beliefs were and what a
''magnificent" falSehOOd the protective
tariff tax was. He was sarcastic i'm his
reference to the childish arguments ad.
vanced by the Republican speakers and
demonstrated in humorous manner
how he had found out" Julius Cesar
Burrows in his triumphal march of
tariff speechmaking in the East. In
enumerating the many absurd things
placed in the tariff list by the Republic.
ans, he said:
you find zebras there. Now what on
earth good is zebra to us? The only
use he could be put to would be to
in the center of the Republican party
and let them kick it to death"
This sally brought down the house.
and when Gen. Ewing took his seat he /
was accorded a generous ovation, At
this luncture of the meeting several /
thousand helmeted torch-hearers ell
tered the hall and crowded so close to
the stage that it was impossible to pro-
ceed on account of the confusion. /
When quiet was restored Henry George |
was introduced. 1t was fully five mIn-I
utes before the applause ceased and
Mr.. George could make himself heard. /
He said:
"This is the first Democratic meeting
have seen from the stage for. many
years, and it is pretty good one. l am l
not Democrat III the party sense-I am |
not party man. l care nothing fof the
tickets. l am here to tell you briefly
why propose to vote with the Demo-
cratic party. There is more than brass
bands and shouting in this election OF,
ours. All over the nation there is
solemn question pressing. Go anywhere
and everywhere and you will find pow
erty and want. You will find men who
want work, are ready to work, but can
not get it. Why is this condition? Not
that capital oppresses labor. but. that
monopoly oppresses labor. Go into any
city of our country and you will see
wealth in piles and yet be accosted by
the beggar. WHAT, then. is the country
prosperous in? l am for Grover
Cleveland because. to my mind,
he has opened the next great
battle. l am for the Democratic party
because, led by It's better element. the
element in the last session headed by
Senator Mills, it has denounced protect
i've tariff as fraud. 1t has declared it
will have 10 tariff but tariff for reYe-
nue. only. l am not a tariff man; I am
a free trader. In this election Grover
Cleveland and the Democratic party
stand for opposition to that demoralizing
system upheld by the Republican party.
They both stand for the first step to
free trade. was protectiQnist until
l heard a protectionist speech. / hope
every prOtectionist who goes around
speaking for the tariff will make votes
for free trade,
''fipw can this system of protection
bring prosperity to our country? What |
per:tyP Il forms a Gordon about the
Country ahd' keeps out everything we
want. How cah protection protect
labor9 All that labor wants is freedom.
There is something higher still. AS
Grover Cleveland said, this question is
not only question Of markets, but