St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-13

Railing Speeches to Enthusiastic
Fourth Warders.
The Communications of the Fourth
ward and large number of the officers
of the Central German-American club
met at Lauer's hall last evening to form
Fourth ward club. The meeting was
well attended, considering the short
notice that had been given, and was
opened by John S. erode. Louis Stern,
the brilliant young German orator, who
is now president of the Central Ger
man-AmerIcan club, and who has
stumped the state for many years for
the Democracy, took the floor, and
stated the objects of forming German
American clubs throughout the state.
He said that the Germans did not go into
the battle for Democracy and tariff re-
form on the race question but as free
American citizens and on the ground
that every man, no matter what his
nationality, had the right to aspire to
the privilege of casting his vote as he
pleased and not be driven by the money
bags to vote as a herd of cattle. He
scored the Pioneer Press for having
then in their hour of peril they turned
to foreigner as candidate for gov
ernor and to foreigner as candidate
for congress. With the German-Ameri
cans it was not question of race or
nationality, but to select honest and
capable men to fill the offices, and who
would administer the duties honestly
and efficiently. The German-Amerl-.
cans in the United States were as rule
Democrats, which was fully proven by
the fact that the $50 German dallieS
in the country only % of
them espoused Republican politics
and supported Republican candidate.
! If the Republican party wins the bat
tie this time the result of the victory
would be the creation of two classes in
this Countrywide one the protected
rich and the other the laboring poor.
This fostering of classes must be
downed, and its death knell had been
sounded when Daniel-W. LAWYER was
nominated at Minneapolis. Well might
the railroad kings tremble on their rail-
road thrones. for their hour has come.
No Republican press and no Democratic
railroad president could avert the i'm
pending cyclone that would oyertake
them next November.
The election of officers was then
chosen: President. John S. erode;
vice president, John Wagner Jr.; sec
rotary, c. F. Framheim; treasurer.
George E. Roedler. After the election
of officers. general discussion took
place on the organization Of ward clubs
and other matters of interest to Ger
man-Americans. A report was made
that the vice president appointed for
the Second ward had not as yet taken
any steps for the formation of club,
aud Fred Bott and Charles Kartak were
appointed to take the matter in hand.
j. M. PottgeiSer called the attention of
the club to the demand made from the
Ninth ward that the German-American
clubs be given the privilege of naming
one-half of the delegates to the county
convention, and asked that the club take
some action in the matter. 1t was ex-
planned that this did not mean to ap-
tended to have representation from all
delegates punched from one precinct,
whether they are Germans or other
nationalities. Secretary Framheim
stated that the Fifth ward had always
been considered the banner Democratic
ward of the city, but with the aid OF this
club he proposed that it would be the
Fourth hereafter. After some further
discussion and several good suggestions
from William Platte, the meeting adj
journed. to be called by the chair, who
was TO make arrangements for a per-
manent hall. 1t was also decided to
have the executive committee of the
Central club meet at Lauer's hall on
Friday evening of this week.