St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-13
STRUCK A KEY NOTE.
Congressman Burrows Lets
the Cat Out Of His Par
tvs Bag.
Don't AnalyZe 1t, He Says.
but Simply Shrek Pro-
lection.
APoor Compliment in Attend
ance to the Great Re-
publican,
Who Entertains His Audience
With a Good Witty
Address.


Mich, was entitled to more hearty re-
| ception at the hands of the Republican
citizens of st. Paul than he received last
| night. In view of the fact that he is one
| of the foremost orators of the party of
elevated projections polished gentleman
| and one of the very foremost leaders of
Republicans in congress, it is due him
| that the admirers of Senator CuShman
<. Davis should have responded to that
| gentleman's appeal to give his eminent
| co-laborer in the work of build
| ing higher the dkes of protec-
ton royal welcome. AS it was
the large number of Democrats who as
| sisted in extending welcome, and who.
through courtesy, went to Market hall
last night. was not nearly enough to fill
up the hall. With all this aid the Re-
| publicans were unable to furnish nearly
| as large an audience as met at the
| same place few weeks ago to hear our
own lgnatius Donnelly. AS to enthusl-
| asm and greetings of good cheer and
| encouragement, the meeting last night
| was far behind that of the DOnnelIy
meeting, or even behind that of the
usual Democratic ward meetings at
which local speakers have discussed the
| same questions eXpounded last night.
Senator G. K. Davis, his appointees in
| the federal Offices, and his friends were
there in numbers: SO was the West Side
| Marching club to the number of fifty,
| with their torches, uniforms and drum
| corps, but all was not enough to fill
| the hall as an expression of good
will to the eminent orator.
The hall and stage had been decorated
with Streamers of bunting, to which
were suspended a score or more like
Desses of national and state Republican
| candidates. A lifesize picture of the
| Plumed Knight, draped with bunting,
stood against the chairman's table on
the stage. At either side of the stage
were pictures of Knute Nelson and
| Senator Z. K. Davis resting on chairs.
| Framed pictures of President Harrison
| and hon. Thomas B. Reed were also
| hung against the wall near the stage.
Who Were There.
In the audience were Judge Thomas
| Wilson, of WinOna, who came to hear
man he has long respected: Hon. John
| w. Willis. Hon. Henry G. Caldwell and
| Hon. walter II. Sanborn, United
| States circuit judges. There was also
sprinkling of ladies in the body
of the hall and number Of
them on the stage. When the speech of
the evening was half over. City Treas
| urer Miller and Comptroller McCardy
entered, and, mounting the stage, took
| prominent seats in the front row of seats
thereon. Among others seated on the
stage were Senator c. K. Davis, Mrs.
| Davis, Col. Sam L0wenSteln, who made
himself conspicuous; Chief of De-
| tectiveS j. III. Mason, f. w. Zoll-
man. E. Ii. Ozmun, ex-Gov. Nc
| Gill. c. A. Severance, DIR. j. b. Muir
ply, Col. Kiefer. State Treasurer Bob
Letter, Thomas Lyle. Assistant Attorney
| General Chllds, Collector of Customs
Marcus johnson, Marshal Jeremiah c.
| Donahower, Postmaster Henry A.
Castle, Gen. Mullen, NJ. d. Mum. Mr.
| and Mrs. William f. Carroll. Miss Ruth
Kimball, Henry l.. Williams, Col. J. II.
| Davidson, Chairman Robert Jamison, of
the Republican state committee; James
| Schoonmaker, James Markham and the
elderly father of Senator Davis.
Seats upon the stage were parceled
out by Detective Mason and James
| Schoonmaker. and snch men as George
| b. EdgertOn. Detective Harris. Rev. S.
q. Smith, d. f. Reese, Henry Johns and
| others who did not have tickets were
obliged to be content with seats on the
floor.
1t was nearly $50 when the West
| Side Climb escorted the speaker of the
| evening to the hall. He entered by a
side door, and was greeted with hand
| clapping when escorted to the front of
the stage by Senator Davis. MIR. Burrows
| shook hands with few acquaintance,
among them Mrs. Davis and Miss KIM
ball, before taking his seat. 80
| The Masonic quartettu sang "Ben
| HARRISON" aud then Senator Davis in
| troduced the distinguished speaker
with brief speech.
Senator Davis took occasion to say
that he standS,on the record of his party,
of the past four years especially. He
asserted that, during the past admins
| tration, wages have increased and the
we have American ships in every
| port. LAS to the state" said
he: 1--WE have Knute Nelson as can
| didate for governor. l have known him
| for years as state senator and public
man" His eulogy of Mr.. Nelson was
very lax, and he then turned to say that
| he would introduce as the orator of the
| evening the man who had been foremost
for the last four years in national legis-
lation.
The NIichigander's Talk.
Hon. J. c. Burrows was greeted with
hand clapping when he arose to speak.
After an apology for his indisposition.
the speaker declared he would be brief
in discussion OF the exact issues
of the campaign, and proceeded
With an address that lasted
fully two hours. His reputation
as Logical speaker and polished gentle
man was fully sustained. He OCCASION
ally drew out applause with his humOr
and wit, but 1t was half-hearted hand
clapping, which was generally started
upon the stage. He declared repeatedly
that the country has reached a crisis,
and he considered the great question to
be that of the tariff. He Opined that
the time has come when a protective
tariff or tariff with incidental protec-
ton shall be settled by the election of
either Harrison or Cleveland. The
great issue is between the Republicans
and Democrats, and he expressed hope
that any Peoples party men present
would not take offenSe if he should not
mention that party in his speech, be-
cause it would be either the Republic
ans or Democrats that will win in this
campaign, and no representative of the
Peoples party will be inaugurated as
president.
The attention of the audience was
then directed to a discussion of taxa
ton. He asserted that our forefathers
had believed in tariff, and it had been
and will always be supported by all
parties, but the difference in this cam
paigD is upon the Ievying of protective
tariff or revenue tariff. He defined
protection to mean a tariff on goods man
ufactured at home and revenue tariff to
he one levied on goods generally which
does not amount to protection. He de-
clared that the latter is what is meant
by free trade, and if it is too low it will
cripple home industries, whilst the
former guards the American laborer
and domestic capital. He read the
Democratic declarations on the tariff
since the campaign of 1868. and adj
mtted that some of the planks at least
were very good. He admitted that Re-
publicans differ on the tariff, and said
| it is no wonder that thew do SO