St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-26
A RATTLING BURST.
First Guns OF the City Cam
paign Fired Last Even
ing.
Rousing Meetings OF Citizens
in Various Wards Of the
City.
J. c. hichaels Exposes the
Hypocrisy Of the Repub-
lican Party.
I. D. O'Brien'S SlaShing EX-
pose of the Notorious
Manifesto.

The Democrats Of the Eighth ward
inaugurated their campaign in rallil-
cation meeting at the hall corner OF
University aud Western avenues.
Ringing speeches were made by As
sistant Corporation Attorney Michaels,
John Ii. Ives, William Rodgers and
shers, while DR.. llirsh delivered a
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, k!nd-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
betriended Mr.. Rogers said he could
not say SO much for the opposite
candidate. No doubt he IS a
me gentleman and all that. but he viii
never associate with the common peO-
pie, save when he is looking Tor votes.
lie would not greet a man in Inc hall on
equal terms because OF his ailstOcratic
pTocliVities because he Is OF the silk
Stocking order Mr.. RACER stated the
purpose OF the meeting. 1t was 10 rat
ify the acts OF the Democratic city con
VentiOu, 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 OF the whole people,
and not in the interests of classes. That
is the record OF the Democratic party in
81. Paul, and he pointed with pride 10
the city Institutions that have been per
fceted under genuine Democratic doni-
nation. The police force, 'he cried, IS
the best in the world.
~ say this without fear of contra
6iieuon," he pursued. II have trav-
eled great deal, and | know that we
have the best police protection M the
world. If ''crook" comes TO ST. Paul
Ia do any work, he is spotted before ne
gets fifty feet from the union depot. If
he.commits crime, he has no opportu'
Hlt committing second so long rs
JOIN Clark and John j. OConnor are
on the force"
Mr.. MichaeIs was next introduced.
He referred to his pledge III the same
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 nap
Ply in knowing that every faith had
been implicitly kept, and he 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. l he object OF the gather
ing was to review the course of tie OH
cials the past two years, and not 10 en-
plOy epIthets and diSgraceful language
such as the other party IN
duges in If the Democratic party
can't make q good accounting for
tie 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 ST.
Paul as sink OF inlquity, and said it IS
given over To thieves and 10 corrupt
classes. These statements have been
copied throughout the country, and IN
caicula5le INJURY has been marked, the
worst with one exception in the history
Oftthe city, and that was the Gems Us
infamy Mr.. Michaels read the peculiar
platform of the Republican party, and
challenged the issue. 1t impugnS every
Otficeholder, and pronOuuces him a
bo0dler by implication. 1t says the
otffeeholders have stolen 5000, 900 from
the city, and Mr.. Michaels proceeded
to show that the impntatIon is a
malicious lie. He asked what the peo-
pie must think of party that attempts
10 ride into power upon such an in
famous platform. From 1883 to
1890 under the rule of the
so,called Republican reform council,
&, $40, 600 IN bones were issued. In
March. 1888. $1,000 in bonds were sold
for the water works extension. and $50,
600 tor the city and county hospital, and
S23,0O0 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 cent. The revenue from
water rents will meet the bonds, and
none of the taxpayers will pay cent.
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 a
spontaneous outburSt and cheered 70
the echo, revealing the temper OF the
ward concerning the labor candidates.
MIR Michaels directed attention to the
ight-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 picture was
drawn of Wright the PrOhibltionist,
Wright the Republican and Wright the
citizen.
Dir. Hirsch was introduced and spoke
in German; then the indomitable cam
paigner John II. Ives followed. He
provoked mighty wave of enthusiasm
by reciting his experiences of the COLI
tipued efforts TO get prohibition in this
state.