St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-26
A RAFTING BURST.
First Guns Of the City Cam
/ paign Fired Last Even
ing.
Rousing Meetings Of Citizens
in Various Wards Of the
City.
j. c. Michaels Exposes the
Hypocrisy Of the Repub-
lican Party.
7. D. 0'Brien's Slashing Ex-
pose of the Notorious
Manifesto.

The Democrats OF the Eighth ward
IHaugnrated their campaign in ratili-
cation meeting at the hall corner OF
University and Western avenues.
Ringing speeches were made by AS
sistant Corporation Attorney Michaels.
John II. Ives. William Rodgers and
others, while DR.. Hirsh delivered
telling address in German. Mr. Rodgers
was chosen chairman, and Patrick Nc
Hugh secretary. Mr.. Rodgers, in open
ing the meeting, sounded the key note
of the campaign. He declared that he
was proud of Robert A. Smith. and
pursued that the mayor is absolutely
incapable of doing wrong to any man.
He is generous, kind-hearted, philan-
thropic and friendly to the common
interests of the citizens. He is especially
admired and esteemed by the intelligent
Industrial classes, whom he has always
befriended. Mr.. Rogers said he could
not say SO much for the opposite
candidate. No doubt he IS
fine gentleman and all that, but he will
never associate with the common peO-
pie, save when he is looking FOR votes.
He would not greet man In Inc hall Oh
equal terms because OF his aIlstOcratlc
ocliYities-because he is OF the Silk
Stocking order. Mr.. RACER stated the
purpose of the meeting. 1t was to rat
ify the acts of the Democratic city con-
vention, and when he paid further
Tribute to Mayor Smith his remarks
were greeted with cheers. The ticket.
he said, is composed of men who battle
in the interests or the whole people,
and not in the interests OF classes. That
is the record of the Democratic party in
St. Paul, and he pointed with pride 10
the city institutions that have been per
fected under genuine Democratic doIDi-
nation. The police force.'he cried, is
the best in the world.
II say this without fear of contra
tliction," he pursued. II have tray
eled great deal, and | know that we
haye the best police protection in the
world. If ..crook" comes TO st. Paul
10 do any work. he is spotted before he
gets fifty feet from the union depot. II
he.eopm!ts q crime, ne hassno opporlu-
nit ! committing second so long rs
JOIN Clark and John }. O'Uonnor are
on the fQrce.'
MIR Miehaels was next introduced.
He referred to his pledge III the same
hall two years ago. that, ii the Demo-
cratic party violates faith by refusing
TO carry out the principles of the plat
form adopted by the convention. he
would renounce the party. He was hap
ply in knowing that every faith had
been implicitly kept, and lie Was ready
To renew the pledge. He deprecated
abusive speeches, and said that none
would be INDUCED in. He would not
question or impugn the motives OF the
opposition. The object of the gather
ing was to review the course OF tile OH
cials the past two years, and not to en-
plOy eplthetS and dsgraceful language
such as the other party III
dalges in. If the Democratic party
can't make a good accounting for
tile two years. turn them out, but he
would challenge any one TO point to
dishonest act committed by the admls
tration. The press has advertised 81.
Paul as . sink OF inlquity, and said 1t IS
given over to thieves and TO corrupt
classes. These statements have been
copied throughout the country. and IN
eaiculable injury has been marked. the
worst with one exception in the history
ofsthe city, and that was the census
lnfamy. Mr.. Miehaels read the peculiar
challenged the issue. 1t mpugns every
offieeholder. and pronOunces him a
boodler by implication. 1t says the.
offfeeholders have stolen S5,000,000 from
the city, and Mr.. Michaels proceeded
to show that the impntatIon is a
malicious lie. He asked what the peo-
Pile must think of party that attempts
TO ride into power upon sdch an in
famous platform. From 1888 to
1890 under the rule of the
so-called Republican reform council,
&, 340,0 600 III bones were issued. In
March, 1888, $200,0 in bonds were sold
for the water works extension, and $780,
600 tor the city and county hospital, and
$4,000 for Lake Como boulevard. The
water works bonds and the school bonds
should not be considered in the city
debt. The water works will never cost
the city a cent. The revenue from
water rents will meet the bonds. and
none of the taxpayers will pay cent.
3 The speaker spoke of the efficiency of
the police and fire departments. and
then he reviewed the candidates.
When Richard McNamee and J.J. Ryan
we're mentioned, the audience gave
SPONTANEOUS outburst and cheered 10
the echo, revealing the temper OF the
ward concerning the labor candidates.
slf. Michaels directed attention to the
eight hour-a-day system given by the
Democrats. He spoke Of Mayor Smiths
generosity, and showed that the mayor
gives twice over his salary to deserving
poor.every year, and then a picture was
Drawn of Wright the Prohibitionist,
Wright the Republican and Wright the
citizen.
DIR. Hirseh was introduced and spoke
in German; then the indomtable cam
paigner John III. Ives followed. He
provoked a mighty wave of enthusiasm
BIZ reciting his experiences of the COLI
timed efforts to get prohibition in this
state.