St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-07
BEDE TALKS TO THEM.
RATTLIfc MEETING or THE HENKEPlR
DEMOCRATIC LEAGUE.
WHICH THE wELKIN RINGS

EXpounded by the Tower Ora
tor-The Issues of the Day Dis
cussed and Hot Shot Poured
Into the Ranks Of the Ameri-
can Protective Association.
The members of the Hennepin Demo-
cratic league met at the league rooms in
the New York Life building last night,
and listened to rafting good Demo
cratic talk 10y j. Adam Bede, the editor
of Bede's Budget, OF Tower, Mimi. The
attendance was large. and the meeting
characterized by genuine entn usiasm.
Mr.. Bede spoke for about three-Quarters
of an hour, and spoke well. He eX-
pounded Democratic doctrines clearly
and forcibly, arraigned the Republican
party for its fallacies. denounced the
"a. 2. A. which yesterdays GLOBE
so completely exposed. and closed with
a stirring appeal for worldwide trade
and sound money. The speech bristled
with sharp points and happy illustra-
tions, and the speaker was frequently
interrupted by applause.
Mr.. Bede began by enumerating the
forces that are contending against the
Democratic party. First, there were
the faint-hearted. weak-kneed men of
the party. whom Mr.. Bede characterized
as 'boneless Democrats" They were
the Democrats who lacked the courage
of their convictions, the set screw of
character which produced stability and
diScernment. The faint-hearted in
either party constituted the controlling
power.
Zone strong man," said Mr.. Bede,
like jefferson, Jackson or Cleve-
land. will create a party, inspire it
with hope and lead it to victory" APP
plausel.
The second force contending against
the party" continued the speaker. lis
the present hard times. The Demo-
cratic party is not responsible for them.
The principal cause is to be found in
the fact that the whole world has been
plated into town lots, and an era of ten
years wild speculation has encircled
the globe. When the crash came, it
came suddenly"
The speaker referred also to the
draining of the financial resources of
the country by the foreign population.
In st. Louis county alone the foreign
population sent S1,O00.000 year to Eu-
rope.
The third force contendlng against
the Democratic party was the Repub-
lican party. 1.-The Republican party"
continued Mr.. Bede, occupies unique
place in history. 1t has secured all the
political glory of the Civil war, which
was fought chiefly by the opposi-
ton. Its greatest generals were
Democrats. The Republican party be-
gan with Abraham Lincoln and wound
up with bunch OF whiskers from bleed
ing Kansas" Laughter 1t began with
David and ended in captivity. ZAP
plause and laughter. Mr.. Bede
next spoke of the Populists. He
said they were honest but mis-
guided. They were so eager for
liberty that they would run into pa
ternal despotism. The Populist party
was the natural outgrowth OF trusts and
corporations. but as one plague destroyed
another, so the Populists might destroy
the trusts fostered by the Republican
party. Their success would be their
ruin.
Mr.. Bede then depressed from politics
a few moments to speak of the Amer
lean Protective, or anti-popery associa-
ton, as some term it.
L have no sympathy for such an as
ISOLATION SAID Mr.. Bede. This life
is too short to spend it in hating. APP
plause.l l look upon this assUcia-
ton as a disease, but it is disease
that this great republic is vaccin-
ated against 1t is an affection
placed upon us as were the carbuncles
and boils upon JOB. Laughter Let
US. like job, be patient. for the affection
will pass away. We can be patient,
for good, Democrat is pretty nearly
Christian.
1.-The a. P. A. has no native land. 1
was raised a Protestant, but l am in
touch with any movement that goes to
make men better" Applause.
The speaker then returned TO us text,
and eXpounded Democratic gospel. He
said:
"A good Democrat believes in a
Worldwide trade, and if he believes III
that he must believe in sound money.
Applause The Democratic party
don't go around regulating prices. 1t
lets prices regulate themselves. APP
plause.l l tel! you this is very small
world after all. The nations of the
earth are closer today than the thirteen
colonies were. We're close enough to-
gether to trade with each other. The
spirit of liberty has touched every coun-
try"
Mr.. Bede here demonstrated the alb
surdity of the position taken by those
prominent Duluth Republicans who
ask congress to appropriate S1O0,000,000
to construct d canal from Duluth TO the
Atlantic. and then clamored for tariff
so high that no one could use the canal.
Laughter.
Mr.. Bede concluded by stating his
views regarding the election of presi-
dents and United States senators.
Every Democrat" said he, fought to
believe in the election of Il president by
congressional districts. That would in
sure the election of Democratic presi-
dent. We are the party of the people.
In other words, ''We are the people, land
ought to be respected" Laughter.
United States senators should be elected
by the people. The Democrats of Min
nesota ought to put up a stroug candi-
date for governor, and Minneapolis
ought to name him. Applause. Then
nominate another strong man for United
States senator, and run the two to-
gether." Applause.
In conclusion, Mr.. Bede made fun of
the Mckinley bill, which taxes the poor
mans wool and tin pail, but let's him
have ice, whetStones and dried insects
free of duty.
In the absence of President J. MAR
tin, eX-Mayor P. B. Winston presided.
After Mr.. Bede's address the league
was entertained with musical selec-
tons.
DANGER IN THE COURT HOUSE