The Irish standard., 1892-07-09
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DEMOCRATS REJOICE

DEMOCRATS REJOICE.
The Ratification Of Cleveland and Stevenson
| by the Minneapolis Democracy.
The ratification meeting held on
Thursday evening by the Democracy of
the city was grand SUCCESS. Abut 5000
people turned out to the Baseball Park
to witness the grand display Of fireworks
| and hear this speeches Of several orators
on the nominations III Chicago and the
! issues which divide the two dominant
parties in the approaching campaign.
| Mayor Winston presided and on the
! platform were large number Of promi-
nent nen Of the party, some Of them
from the neighboring cities.
The platform was gayly decorated with
flags Of all nations, the stars and stripes,
Of course, predoninatlng, and Chinese
lanterns, which were lighted and threw "a
sort Of halo about the whole affair. In
front Of the platform was band which
discoursed patriotic melodies. The center
of the park was taken up. by the pyro-
technic display aud the operators
Rockets were fired off by the score and
torpedoes exploded with prodigaity. A
balloon was set atioat just before the
opening of the meeting, which dropped
gayly-hued rockets as it sailed over the
city. At the point in tha field where dnr-
ing the Iase~ball games the right fielder
catches flies, stood mammoth picture
of Grover Cleveland, mounted on high
pole, enabling everyone to see it. The
picture was in black and white and an
| excellent likeness. M
The singing by the Cacilian male quar-
tette was one Of the features of the meet
log. The quartette made great hit with
an old collage song which had been para
phrased to '.Ben Will have to get another
job"
THE sPEECHFs.
After seasion Of vocal and inatru-
mental music, the speech-making was H.
augurated by Judge Nethaway, of Still
! water, the first Of the reg ular speakers.
Judge Nethaway's speech was rousing
one and created great deal Of enthnsi-
ASH. It was masterful one and the
common sense, logical utterances to
which he gave vent went straight to the
hearts of the honest Democrats who
comprised his audience. Judge Netha
| way spoke of the lanentable strike in
Homes; cad and deplored the condition Of
affairs, which rendered such events posi-
BILE. The Mckinley high protective tariff
was the dangerous element which was
causing the revulsion of feeling and
hazardiDg the welfare of the glorious
new world. Whenever the judge, in his
DISCOURSE alluded to Carnegie, the name
was hissed and hooted, but when the
name of their leader-Cleveland-
| mentioned the whole assemblage broke
out into enthusiastic cheering.
Hon William M. Campbell, chairman
of the State Central Committee, made a
rafting address which ellcited vocifer-
ous applause. He dwelt On the tariff aud
showed up the fallacies of the Republi-
cans on that subject
In the course Of his remarks Mr.
Campbell spoke of Carnegie, the monopo-
list, and how the Republican party had
delegated to him and his class the power
to levy unjust taxes upon the people.
The subject was prolific OF great things
and Mr.. Campbell grew eloquent as he
spoke Of how dangerous and dastardly
an affair the Mckinley tariff law was,
and conjured his audience to rise in their
might. grasp the wolf by the throat and