St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-07-08
THE DEMOCRATIC WAY
Republicans Are Shown How
to Hold a Ratification
Meeting.
Five Thousand People Out to
Shout for Grover and
Adlai.
Joel HeatWole in Minneapolis
"to Hire Harvest Hands,
He Said.
Old Soldiers Receive Mrs.
John A. Logan in True
Soldier Fashion.

The Democratic ratification meeting
was thing of reality. The Republican
ratification meeting was mythical
one. 1t never occurred. What sad
commentary on the enthusiasm of a
"once powerful party" Five thousand
enthusiastic Democrats .congregated at
the base ball park last night and dem
0nStrated their appreciation of Cleve-
lands nomination by ratifying the pro-
ceedlngS of the convention and the
conduct of their representatives. The
gathering was representative one, as
it was composed of the Woodworking
victims of the protective tariff and the
intelligence of the city. The ball park
presented picturesque appearance. In
front OF the grand stand was located the
speakers platform, an elaborate affair
which seated over hundred of the
prominent Democrats OF the city, aside
from the officers and speakers of the
evening. The platform was gayly dec
Grated with flags OF all nations, the stars
and stripes, of course, predominating,
and Chinese lanterns, which were
lighted. threw sort of a yellow
halo about the whole affair. There
was band of music directly. beneath it,
which diScOurSed patriotic melodies.
One of the classic numbers the band
rendered was funeral march. 1t was
played as preamble to the obseQuies
OF the Republican party which are ex-
pected to occur this fall. The center
of the park was taken up by the pyro-
technic display and the opera
tors. Rockets were fired off by
the score and topedoes exploded
with prodigality. A balloon was set
aftoat just before the opening of the
meeting, which dropped gayly-hned
the point in the field where, during
base ball games, the right fielder catches
flies. stood a mammoth picture of
Grover Cleveland, mounted on a high
pole, enabling everyone to see it. The
picture was in black and white and all
excellent likeness.
The audience was not made up alone
of the genus homo Democrat, for there
was gOodly number OF the tair sex, ex-
employing the fact that Democracy
finds favor with all. The fair ones
were just as enthusiastic as the men,
and applauded the speeches with the
most fcrvid vigor. The singing by the
Ceclllan male quartette was one
" Liz lSdIulCS VI llS HccG-
ing. Their patriotic and campaign
songs meeting with most enthusiastic
favor. The quartette made great hit
with an old college song which had
been paraphrased to ben will have to
get another job" Mayor Winston pre-
sided over the meeting, and George A.
NevinS and j. A. Woodford were
chosen secretaries. The ball was set
rolling by Hon. James Lawrence, who
made a short introductory speech,
in which he INDUCED in
a few witty and sarcastic remarks at
the expense of the dormant Republic
ans. But Republicans were a scarce
commodity at that meeting-in fact,
they were rara ayes in every sense of
the term. The Democratic party, Mr..
Lawrence said, had before it
Great and Grand Fight.
which it was bound to win. for right
always conquered in the end. The fight
was the same as the one in progress in
Norway and England under the leader
ership of Gladstone. 1t was fight
against monopoly, and for fair and hon.
est government. When Mr.. Lawrence
concluded call was made for Mayor
Winston, and when the city's executive
responded with a few well chosen
words, he was referred to by several
enthusiasts in the audience as 1.-The next
governor Of Minnesota" Modest man
that he was, the mayor blushed clear to
the roots OF his hair. He gave way
again to Mr.. Lawrence, who introduced
a set of resolutions, the sentiment of
which went over that big assemblage
like a tidal wave. The resolutions were
adopted by the most unanimous vote.
subsequently, G. j. Buell. introduced a
resolution which was also adopted. The
resolutions prepared by Mr.. Lawrence
read as follows:
Whereas. The boosted Republican protec-
ton has not protected American labor, but,
on the contrary yesterday resulted in the
killing of many American laborers at Car
negies Homestead mills in Pennsylvania
Resolved, by the Democratic party of Min
neapolis. MIMI:
That we sympathize with the widows and
orphans OF those who sacrificed their lives
for their fellow men in behalf of organized
labor.
That we denounce as crime against hui
manity the use of Pinkerton detectives to
destroy individual action and organized la
Dor.
Thatwe call upon all American citizens to
unite with us in the movement to crush out
the pernicious system which tends to make
only two classes OF our people-millionaire
and slaves.
Resolved. That we do protest that the pro-
tective tariff imposed by the Republican par.
ty is instrumental In bringing about discon-
tent among the labOring people and instabil-
lty in their wages, and
That labor is entitled to its proper reward
and we. as Democrats assembled in the inter
est OF all people irrespective of party. pledge
ourselves to use our utmost endeavOrs to aid
labor i'll its just demands.
The resolution introduced by MIR.
Buell. is given below:
~ AZ
meeting assembled, extends its hearty SYM
pathy to the locked-out laborers of the Car
negie Steel works. who, after thirty years of
high tariff, find themselves confronted with
Pinkerton Winchesters as their share of the
benefits of that institution of robbery-mis
carried protection. AS you watch at the bed
side of your wounded brother, and prepare
for the grave the bodies of your murdered
fellow-workers. join with us in registering a
vow that we will never cease our efforts till
we have destroyed every root and branch of
that Infamous system that gives the earth
to protect monopolists, and Pinkerton bullets
to the working men.
Judge NethaWay Crates.
After session of vocal and instru-
mental music, the speeclmaking was
inaugurated by Judge Nethaway, of
Saltwater, the first of the regular speak
ers. Judge Nethaway'S speech was a
rOusing,One and created good deal of
enthusiasm. 1t was masterful one,
and the common sense. logical utter
ances which he gave vent to went
straight to the hearts of the honest
Democrats who comprised his audience.
He was glad, he said. to be able to raise
his voice with the rest in ratifying the
nomination of Grover Cleveland. He
was the choice of the universal people,
not because he was superior man,
but because he represented the
principles of the grandest party on
earth. and because he was a man who
stood by his pledges, and never dream
ing of personal benefits. labored alone
for the people whom he represented
and their interests. The coming cam
paign, he said, would be an educational
one, the same as it was in 1884. The
voters of the country had now mastered
the intricacies of that fallacious affair
the protective tariff. They were pre-
pared to vote on the great question in
diligently. and the result would be a
triumph for the Democratic party.
Judge .Nethaway spoke of the lament
able strike in Homestead. and deplorsd