St. Paul daily globe., 1893-08-27

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the last election came from. Those
who voted the Republican ticket were
asked to hold up their hands, and a
couple of hundred did so. At the request
for those who voted the Peoples party
ticket to hold up their hands, large
number of those present did so. Mr..
Donnelly declared that the Peoples
party men outnumbered the other two
parties, and asked for all who will vote
for the Peoples party the next time to
hold up their hands. This brought out
a generous response. The gathering
was advised to study books and history
If they do not want to see the country
drift into despotism. Mr.. DonneIly then
asked if it was the desire of the meeting
to appoint committee from each ward
TO canvass the city to see who are out of
work. There were many cries of ''yes."
Tom Howard then moved the appoint
ment of a committee of twenty-five from
each ward, and it was carried.
Vigorous Resolutions.
Mr.. Donnelly then said it would be
well to pass resolutions instructing the
III COllSlOoo anu IIC OCu-
ate Oh the silver question. and called
upon some one to offer such resolutions.
II. A. Wallraff handed up the follow
ing, which were written in ink under
the letter heads of his business:
Whereas, The past quarter of a cent
ury has witnessed great economic
changes, caused chiefly by the introduc-
tion of labor saving machinery and the
practical application of steam and elee-
tricity, by the aid of which distance has
been annihilated. and the power of pro-
| duction and distribution of the products
| of industry has been greatly facilitated,
| so that famine and destitution i'll all
parts of the civilized world ought to be
| and would be impossible but for bad
! laws of human origin; and
Whereas, Our financial legislation
| has for years been controlled by the
| agents of the shylockS OF Wall street,
| New York, and of Lomb bard street, Eng
! land, who have refused to give our peo-
| pie currency of sufficient volume to
meet the requirements of an ever-in-
| creaSing business, thus causing Stagna-
| ton in all industries, unreasonably low
! prices of all farm products, and the
| products of labor of all classes. conse-
| quent reduction of the wages of labor
upon the farm and in the city; and
Whereas, The time has come in the
opinion of the workingmen and proprie-
tors of small business houses, whose
! business has been almost ruined, as
senb1ed here tonight, that so grievOus a
| condition must be remedied regardless
! of the interests of the uSurers. or of the
| gold bugs and silver bugs. SO called !;
| therefore, be it
Resolved, That we demand safe,
| sound and fleX ible currency, issued by
general government only, without in
| tereSt charge, a legal tender for all
debts, public and private. to be put
into circulation by instituting great
public works at once. and paying for
same in said legal tender money. And
be it further
Resolved, That should the United
! States congress decide to abandon the
| of this country, by repeating the Sher-
man law unconditionally, we demand
that gold also be demonetiZed.
| Resolved, That we are in favor of
| postal savings banks.
Resolved. That copy of these resOlu-
tions be sent to our representatives in
| congress.
Mr. Donnelly asked: "Shall silver be
demonetized?' and was greeted with
cries of No"
''Shail it be placed where it was prior
| to 1892" he asked. The responses were
"Yes."
Supplemental Resolutions.
Mr.. Donnelly then dictated the follow
ing additional resolutions, which, to
| gether with the others, were adopted:
Resolved. That this great meeting of
| the unemployed laborers of Ramsey
county protest and declare that the cal
antilles that aff1ict them and the whole
world were brought about by the de-
| monItiZation of silver and reducing it to
| one-half of its value.
Resolved, That the newspapers of
! Minnesota do not represent the ssnti-
mentS of the people.
Resolved, That the chambers of COM
merce are necessary evils, but they do
not belong to the range of politics.
TThis resolution was called out by cries
! from the audience that the chambers OF
commerce as well as the newspapers
are opposed to the interests of the peo-
pie.
Resolved, That we send a copy oi
these resolutions to the senators and
representatives in congress, and serve
notice on them that If they vote for the
repeal of the Sherman act of 1890 with
out the repeal of the act of 1878 that
demonetiZed silver, they need not eX-
pect the future support of the people al
this meeting nor of this great state OF
Minnesota.
Mr.. DonnelIy put the resolutions on
theis passage amidst great excitement.
Col. Davidson to the Front.
Col j. Ii. Davidson arose in the audi
ence, and said he desired to discus:
those resolutions. A great commotior
ensued, during which Col. Davidso:
made his way to the stage, and, taking
off his hat, handed it to man on the
stage and proceeded to make a speech
which was interrupted with obiec
tions and cries of "Go on" Great con
tusIon prevailed, and he was stopped il
the midst of an anecdote and told by {
hundred voices to stick to the question
The substance Of the speech was that hs
was opposed to politics at such time
Many voices were heard in approva
of this sentiment. Col. Davidson al
luded to the fact that the meeting wa;
called TO discuss means of securing
employment to idle people, and he saic
emphatically that he protested agains
bringing i'll politics at such time By
introducing political resolutions. He
was here interrupted by cries of ''Hha
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out of order. LET us have the Silve
talk cried another. Col. Davidson
proceeded. after few minutes confus
ion, and declared that this was no tim,
for discussing what caused the financia
distress, but rather to proceed to devist
means to relieve the present distress.
Further Discussion.
Mr.. Donnelly arose and made anothe
speech when Col. Davidson had beel
seated. He insisted on the passage O
the resolution and the right of the peo
pie to express their views on polifica
questions when they cannot have thei
views represented in the newspapers
Some one in the audience moved TO la,
the resolutions on the table. This mo
tion was lost, and they were adopted
ii. Bantz made a speech in favor o
committees being named to confer witt
! the trades assembly in the matter of de
vising means to relieve distress and T.
ascertain who are out of employment. r
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