St. Paul daily globe., 1892-10-28
LAWLER WAS THE CRY
The Popular Young Leader
Took st. Paul by Storm
Last Night.
An Address That Made Votes
Wherever 1t Was De-
livered.
First Ward Scandinavians-
Carry Him In on Their
Shoulders.
-
Some Scenes of Enthusiasm
in the Third and Ninth
Wards.

Last evening was a great night for
the Democracy of st. Paul, for the
major portion was favored with the
privilege of hearing from the lips of the
great and eloquent standard bearer,
Hon. Daniel w. Lawler, the principles
OF Democracy discussed in his mastery
and manly way. 1t was memorable
occasion, for perhaps few who listened
TO him ever heard such clear and pow
erful presentation of the issues of
political campaign accompanied with
only kind words for political op-
ponents and opposing parties.
And many understood, as they had
not before, how it is that he
has swept everything before him
in his campaign of the state. No one
could listen and not admire him. But,
though he had no word of abuse, he re-
moved the cloak Of hypocrisy and ex-
posed the glaring array of broken prom
IseS of the Republican party and the
pitiable plight in which Knute Nelson
and the Republican candidates for
congress find themselves, with a power
which carried conviction. He spoke to
three different meetings. The first
speech was delivered to house full of
voters. many OF whom were Repub-
iicans, at Vega hall, 2lS East Seventh
street, where he spoke as follows:
Great Speech.
Fellow Citizens: We are assembled
to discuss in rational way some of the
great issues Of this campaign. As a
representative Of Democracy | am not
here to abuse any party or person. All
that we ask is that you examine care
fully the principles of Democracy as we
have laid them down in our platforms
for this campaign; and il you do so hon
estly and with desire to understand
and follow the truth, we believe that on
the 6th day of November you will cast
your vote for Grover Cleveland and the
entire Democratic ticket. My distin-
gulShed and eloquent opponent, the
Hoh.Knute Nelson, has, in all his speech
eS throughout the state, ignored the real
issue at stake, and tried to make the
people believe that there is a financial
issue at stake. He has been in the habit
OF talking two hours at each point. and
devoting al hour and half of that time
to discussing this financial question, an
issue which does not exist. He has at
every point skillfully avoided discussing
the real issue. The only issue III Min
nesota between the Democratic and Re
publican parties is that of tariff Mr..
Nelson knows that tariff reform is the
only question the people OF Minnesota
C re to hear; and they will listen to no
other. l have been over this state from
point to point making speeches and
meeting the people, ana do not believe
he has been able to convince the people
that there is any financial question at
stake. Why, you all know that the
Democratic party would not advocate
any financial policy that would bring
ruin to the country. Eight years ago
Cleveland had popular majority of
oC.00O, and four years ago, although he
was beaten in the electoral college, lie
had popular majority in the United
States OF 100000 votes. Can any one be-
lieve that majority of the people of
this country have no interest in its wei
fare, and that they would favor policy
Which would endanger the welfare of
the nation? America is their home, and
all their financial interests are
here. Wheatever financial inter
ests we have are bound I'D
i'll the Democratic party. Let us
be honest about these things. | am
willing to admit that the policy of the
Republican party is a good financial
policy. Why cannot they also admit
that the Democratic party would be as
unwilling, as they to countenance any
fila cial poicy which would bring dis
aster to the people. We believe in sound
money as much as they do.
Afraid to Talk Tariff.
This is the only state in the Union
WEere the Republican candidate for
governor is afraid 10 discuss the tariff
question. And we know why. Four
years ago on the 29th day of March Mr..
Nelson made speech in congress in
which he justified his vote for the Mills
bill, showing that the people OF the
Northwest demanded the tariff re-
form which had been promised
them by the Republican party for
years. On that occasion he bade
goodbye to the Republican party. We
know that he was honest. and was fol-
lowing the dictates of his conscience.
We don't blame him for not discussing
the tariff question now. We are sorry
10 see him i'll such plight. The time
has gone BY when the Republican orat-
ors of Minnesota have the hardihood to
face the people on the stump with a
discussion of the tariff question. You
notice that the only men who have dis
cussed the tariff question and defended
the Mckinley bill on the stump in Mill
neSota during this campaign were those
orators who have been imported from
the East. During the last ten wears
the leading Republican journals this
side of the Atlantic Seaboard have been
advocating tariff reform. And the most
powerful editorials that have been writ
ten III the United States in favor of it
were those which have appeared i'm our
own home paper, the Pioneer Press. By
far the ableSt' exposition of the evil
which would result from the Mckinley
bill came from the pen of Joseph A.
Wheelock. He said thai, while the peo-
pie were in favor of protection. they
were not in-faVor Of protection run
mad. Can we wonder that the rank
and lille of the Republican party. after
reading such sable advice, are fiocking
INTO the ranks of the Democracy. Three
years ago, one year before the pas
sage of the Mckinley bill, Gov. William
X. Merriam, in al address to the farm
erS, took advanced Democratic views on
the subject of tariff reform. Four years
ago Hon. Mr.. Nelson, while he was
Democrat, pledged the vote of Mime
sota to tariff reform. Two years ago
the Republican state platform contained
a tariff reform plank, which was the
handiwOrk of that great lawyer and Re-
publican, the late Hon. Gordon +. Cole.
AND that plank was almost as Demo-
cratic as anything uttered by the Demo-
cratic orators III this campaign Four
years ago every Republican candidate
for congress of Minnesota promised his
p0D DStitupDTS that he WOuld work ond