St. Paul daily globe., 1892-06-07
THE HALL DEDICATED.
Twelve Thousand People Turn
Out to an Occasion Of
Historic Interest.
The Immense Crowd Greatly
Tickled With the Splendid
Music,
But Chauncey II. Depew Was
the Great Favorite Of the
Night.
His Address One Of the Most
Eloquent Ever Heard in
Minneapolis.

The Republican convention nall U
1892 was opened to the general public
last night with an event long and pleas
antlv auticipated in local and musical
eircles-a grand concert by chorus OF
1.COO voices, supported by the Second
Regiment band, of Chicago. n vast
audience, numbering over 1900 people
ard filling every seat for distances as far
as the eve could reach, surveyed the IN
spiring scene which bids fair to become
4 memorable political battle-ground.
Striking changes have been made
in the interior appearance OF the
Fxposit;on building, which is the boast
of Minneapolis. Surrounding the walls
IN every side rise seats in tiers, giving
10 the hall a greater width than depth,
with rectangular corners. The decora-
tions, as prepared for the eonVeh-
ton, were extremely simple OuU
very beautiful. At four conspicuous
plaees American flags are festooned un-
der Old gold hangings and patriotic Ell
fgies. The hall may perhaps be con-
sidered TO lie half as large as was the
unwieldv temporary structure built at
Chicago for the Republican convention
of 1850. In that hail the conVen-
ton sat lengthwise of the oulldlng'
Last night. however, the stage, with us
Great Military Band.
its piano and its thousand voices,spread-
ing and retreating to the eastern upper
walls. filled the entire breadth OF the
chamber. Ats o'clock, upon the con-
rlusiOn of the overture of tue opera Oh
Rienzi. the audience was we'll seated
ana received the opening number Win
evprv evidence of delight, which was
immensely increased upon Director
Weldon's lively rendition of the Star
Spangled Banner" Yankee Doodle
and "Auld Lang Syne." Handlers emo
rms "See the Conquering Hero Comes"
was sung with great splendor. Inc re-
mainder of the published programme
was entirely varied. probably owing 10
the non-appearance of Gov. Mckinney
of Ohio. who had been expected to de-
liver a speech as an early number OF
the performance. Various choruses ana
solos preceded the speech OF Hon.
Chauncey NJ. Depew, of New YORK,
whose coming on the stage was halleu
with such an uprOar as only dozen
thousand persons can make. MT. De-
news remarks were constantly Inter
rupted with
Enthusiastic Applause.
He said it had been his privilege TO
voice the spirit and meaning OF various
occasions at the dedication OF buildings
occurred by science, literature. ART; III
Gustry. education, religion and phllan-
throphy. .., NJ. M
now sat the Iaying of corner stones OF
Structures which were to Ge the MONIES
of mighty newspapers, when were 10
enlarge the opportunities OF education
npon the old scholastic basis, ana upon
tie new and more practical princlple Oh
manual training: which were 10 COIL
centrate the commercial actlNltIes VI
the continent; which were to proVlae
for suffering humanity; but this Is the
first time have ever attempted, before
n vast audience composed of the MEM
bers of all parties. to dedicate nall IOr
the uses of one party. L presume
that here and there among theSe
twenty thousand more will be tound
democrat. | understand the species is
not entirely extinct in the state OF Min
nesota. But, as this is a repuoilcan
week. as am here commissioned oy the
great state of New York, IN conjunction
with its other representatives, 10 noihl,
nate the next president or the Uhlleu
States. no man and no woman could De
nresent Without expecting that the
Overwhelming sentiment OF the hour
shonId find expression upon
This platform. So, if my democratic
friends are here simply as evidence OF
their existence, or as protest, OF III
Spirit of MartyrdOm.
or TO find the means of saving grace,
ask them TO hear me for my cause, ana
be silent that they may hear.
About eighteen hundred years ago,
when Rome was mistress of the world,
Fmnpror Titus. who was counted the
most enlightened and liberal or the
Cesars. celebrated universal conquest
by the dedication of the collsenm:
Within its walls were gathered o0,oOO
spectators. who represented an tidt
there was of the religion, politics, and
the culture of the Roman empire.
Neither eloquence, nor music, nor song
were present. CaptiveS who were the
flower of the youth of every nation,
were forced into the arena as gladlat0rS,
and : GOO of them slaughtered amid the
Dlaudits of emperor, senators, priests
and neonle. Thousands of early Chris
tian martyrs, men. women and children,
were mangled. torn and devoured by
wild beasts. Centuries have come and
gone, most of them presenting only
bloody records of suffering and sorrow.
Millions have died upon the Oattleheld
and upon the scaffold, dynastles have
bren 0yerthrown. empires disrupted,
continents ravaged. and the people kept
in british ignorance and slavery; but
upon the Western hemisphere freedom
from caste and tradition, the equality OF
all men before their Maker and the
laws. the equal opportunities for every
one to rise to
The Highest Places
in the state. and to grasp the largest in
dustrial and commercial prizes, the
generous recognition of the mutual OBJ
legations. one to the other, have created
all empire greater i'll power and calrul-
ably better in every attribute OF Dene-
ficient sovereignty than Rome. The
principles of IFS government have IN
fluenced and are influencing and llDer-
alizing the institutions Of every nation
in the ewOrld.
1t has welcomed the people from
every land. and over the unseen wires
of affection the messages of liberty are
the villages of the old world from which
he came.
In this hall will gather tomorrow the
representatives of one-half, or more, of
the American people. They meet to
nominate the man who shall conduct
their government and to formulate the
principles which will control its policy.
The stake is boundlesS empire and
majestic power. 1t is prize which has
been in all ages the fruitful source of
rebelIions and of civil wars, but under
our institutions, the issue is settled not
bv bullets, but ballots. If the result of
the final contest shall be defeat for the
man and the measures here put before
the country, the minority will Loyalty
support the government and maintain
its laws. If it shall be victory, the
other and defeated party will, with
equal good temper aequiesce, and the
result will rebound to the glory of the
republic and to the happiness OF its
people.
a distinguished statesman of Missouri