St. Paul daily globe., 1892-04-30

tor. lawyer. minister or prOhibitioni5t.
To place green lot of policemen in
power would be to throw out the latch
string OF the city 10 the thieves. gam
blers and scarlet people. This is COM
mon sense aud reason. What taxpayer
or law abiding citizen. lie asked. cares
TO have this done. and the audience
cried "Neyerw
Hon. ID. w. Lawler was the next
speaker. He has pleasing address,
commanding appearance, is eloquent,
fUrcible md logical. and his personal
magnetism quickly wins the sympathy
of the audience. He opened by deelar-
ing that the highest duty a citizen
owes political party is 10 be
honest. and he then proceeded
to tear the cloak of hypocrisy OF the
Republican platform. 1t was one of the
most effective addresses of the cam
paign. and It worked up the excitement
to feXer heat. He showed that the
Republicans are not honest III their dec
larations. and in attraking the credit
and fair name of beautiful st. Paul.
They are not honest and patriotic citi-
Zens. They attempt tO deceive,
and for five DAYS they reposed
III The confidence that their subtle game
was a success. Monday evening the
Democrats opened their campaign. and
in every ward the speakers paraded the
hypocritlcal platform. charging that
millions OF dollars had been stolen. and
that the city is bankrupt. This pro-
vOked the Pioneer Press, WriEh2s
organ, TO go down into the
dust and slime and humbly
apologize for the malicious misState-
ments of the platform and to roast the
writers Of il. The Democratic policy.
he said, is 10 abstain from personal
abuse and to deal In cold facts and plain
figures; TO discuss the public records
and to SHOW the progress. growth and
prosperity of the city. Every
incontrovertible proofs. Mr. Lawler
then proceeded 10 discuss the
merits of the Democratic candidates.
Mayor Smith has lived in this cOmGu-
nifty thirty-three years, an esteemed and
| honored citizen. his name is in the
! hearts and minds OF the people. and II
cannot be effaced by malicious and ia
grant attacks. He has occupied several
tiduciary positions and his record is an
open book. There is not a single blot or
stain. The mention OF Mayor Smiths
name aroused the audience into the
most enthusiastic cheers. Mr. Lawier
challenged the Republican stun p peak
ers 10 abandon their system of glitter
ing generalities and to deal with facts.
IL there is anything wrong let them
show it,, aud then the speaker declared
without fear nf contradiction that, al
though the DemOcratS OF 81. Paul have
been in Office score or more years,
there has never been dishonest act
by st. Paul Democrat In municipal Of
10 fl ..fftn t.t.t
Mr.. Lawler showed how malieiOHsly
false the figures used are and the audi
ence cheered. He said this platform
had been copied and telrgraphed
throughout the country, and had been
published by the papers OF rival cities
To the dscrrdit of ST. Paul. Then lie
took up the Prohibition phase of the
canvass. Col. Wright was nominated
by tile PrOhibtionists against candl-
date who ranks high in the party, and
then, for covert reasons, an adjourn
ment was taken until the evening of
the Republican convention. Then,
when the attorneys tor the different
parties discussed the legal proposition
us 10 whether or not the Citizens party
had a right 10 draw lots 10 desig-
nate which names should be
placed first on the ticket,
MI. )Oty, Tile lIDHlOIllOl tAlOiHtH,
made desperate argument for Wright,
indicating the full animus OF that
party. Wright is the candidate of the
Prohibition party. and the Promotion
meetings throughout the city are advo-
eating him. When MIR. Lawler reviewed
tie personnel of the Democratic ticket
and the temper OF the first
ward citizens was revealed in the tre-
mendous cheers thar the names OF
Mayor Smith, John Z. Peterson, Dick
McNamee and J. j. Ryan evoked.
John p. Peterson made brief and
felicitous address, as did Judge Il. Il.
Mcdonnell. and then Thomas Martin
created perfect furore with his elo-
gent and ogical plea to the voters Of the
ward to stand by the party that Is en-
listed in their cause. Mr. Martin has
happy faculty OF touching the hearts of
his audience, and the more he speaks
in the campaign the better for the
ticket.