St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-09-28

ringing applause as he took the plat
form. After congratulating his hearers
on the present ascendency of the Dem
Ocratic party in the national govern
ment, Mr.. O'Neill proceeded to a dis
cussion on the silver situation. which
he declared was the most vital and
pressing question before the people to-
day.
Upon the conclusion of his address
nominations were declared to be in Or
der, and John Z. Russell was nominated
for governor by acciamation. A COM
mittee was appointed to notify Mr.. Rus
sell of his selection, and soon ushered
him into the hall. He was received with
the greatest enthusiasm and, IN accept
ing the bOnor, spoke in part as follows:
Mr.. President and Delegates: l am
informed by your committee that you
have done me the great honor to choose
me as your candidate for governor. |
thank you for your confidence, and for
the kind reception you have>accorded
NE. l accept the nomination with the
full sense of the responsibility, and ]
will do all in my power to
SECURE SUCCESS.
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elect our candidate, but the fact that
last year our national ticket was de-
feated in this state by considerable
majority admOniShes ns that if we now
succeed we must continue our support
from dissatisfied members of the
other party, or rather from
the growing body of independent
voters. Three years ago we had
several advantages. A large number
of Republicans revolted from the ma
chine management of their party, and
were alarmed at the growing corrup-
tion in legislation. We had also the
advantage of the general dIsappoint-
ment and want of confidence in the ad-
miniStration of Mr. Harrison, whichbegan
with the announcement Of his cabinet
and ended in the overthrow of his party
The acts of the Fifty-tirst congress
were fresh in the public mind, and
there was strong opposition to the Nc
Kinley bill and the Sherman law,
against which every Democrat in the
house cast his vote. The admission of
several territories with an aggregate
population of less than this city in order
to pass the force bill, was resented by
thousands of voters who saw in this
reckless partisan act dangers which are
now more than realized. The condi-
tiOns greatly assisted, anda Democrat
was elected governor. The result was
satisfactory to the people. At the sue
ceeding election Democrat was elect
ed governor.
If our opponents, leaving the state
issue,
MAKE THEIR FIGHT
on the ground of the late financial dis
turbanceS and the Stoppage of indus
tries, they Will gain only the votes of
the ignorant and unthinking, whose
drift of late years has been to their aid.
The people will remember the wise and
prudent administration we gave the
country; they will recall the campaign
managed by Quay and Dudley and
fnanciered by Wanamaker. They will
not forget the pretense of a revision of
the tariff, which meant raising the taxes
instead of lowering them. We had the
respect and friendship of all nations,
our security was favorite investment
OF foreign capital: our people were
hopeful and filled with confidence. The
Sherman silver bill was a shock to for
eign confidence i'll our financial system,
and the Mckinley tariff was the fulfil
ment of a bargain in which the right to
lay and collect taxes, the highest right
OF sovereignty, the right conferred by
the people solely for the purpose of rev.
enue, and limited closely to the needs of
government, was transferred to lndiyid-
ualS and corporations.
John B. Carroll, of Springfield, was
nominated for lieutenant governor, and
the balance of the ticket was made UP
as follows:
For secretary of state, Hon. James
w. Mcdonald, of Marlborough.
For treasurer and receiver general,
Hon. Eben S. Stevens, of Dudley.
For attorney general, Hon. Charles S.
Lllley, of Lowell.
For auditor, Hon. John T. Wheel
wright, of Boston.
After reaffirming the national Demo-
cratic platform of 1892 the platform de-
clares that the country has conf
dence in
GROVER CLEVELAND,
and that the president and Secretary
Carlisle are to be commended upon
their attitude towards the repeal
OF the silver-purchasing act. (which
has brought financial and Industrial
disaster upon the country"
The lower house of congress is con-
graduated upon its speedy action upon I;
silver repeal, in response to the presi-'
dents message. The senate is called
upon to offer no undue delay of the peo-