The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-11-11
THE HENNEP1N DEMOCRACY.
!. Adam Bede, the Iron Range Hunorist
Talks in His Characteristic Style.

Talks in His Characteristic Style.
Last Monday night the Hennepin
Democratic league held meeting Ill the
New York Life building and listened to
an interesting talk by j. Adam Bede,
edito, Of Bede's Budget, Tower, MINI.
He is the same Bede who placed Harry
Hawkins in nomination for lieutenant
governor at the State Democratic con-
vention held in the Exposition building,
in speech so full of wit that it made
him famous throughout the Northwest.
His speech last Monday night bristled
with sharp points and happy illustra-
tions, and he 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, weakened men of the
party, whom Mr.. Bede characterized as
''boneless Democrats They We're the
Democrats who lacked the courage OF
their convictions, the set screw of charac
ter which produced stability and discern
ment. The faint-hearted in either party
constituted the controlling power.
zone strong man." said Mr.. Bede,
''llke Jefferson, jackson or Cleveland,
will create party, inspire it with hope
and lead it to victory" [Applause].
'"Tne second force contending against
the par y" continued the speaker, lis the
present hard times. The Democratic
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 drain
ing Of the financial resources OF the coun-
try by the foreign population. In St.
Louis county alone the foreign popula'
ton sent 81 ,O0O, 600 year to Europe.
The third force contending against the
Democratic party was the Republican
party. 'The Republican party" con-
tinued Mr.. Bede, occupies unique
place in history 1t has secured all the
political glory Of the Civil war, which
was fought chiefly by the opposition. Its
greatest generals were Democrats. The
Republican party began with Abraham
Lincoln and wound up with bunch OF
whiskere from bleeding Kansas" Laugh'
teri It began with David and ended in
captivity. [Applause and laughter} Mr..
Bede next spoke of the Populists. He
said they were honest but misguided.
They were so ca er for liberty that they
would run iuto paternal deepotism. The
Populist pa ty was the natural outgrowth
of trusts and corporations, but as one
plague destroyed another, so the Popu-
lists might destroy the trusts fostered by
the Republican party. Their success
would be their ruin.
Mr.. Bede then depressed from politics
few moments to speak of the American
Protective, or anti-popery association, as
some term it.
II have no sympathy for such an asso.
citation" said Mr.. Bede. "This life is too
short to spend it in hating. [Applause.1
look upon this association as disease,
but it is disease that this great republic
is vaccinated against. 1t is an affection
placed upon us as were the carbunclee
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 Christ
ian.
1.-THE "A. p. A. has no native land.
was raised Protestant. but | am IN
touch with any movement that goes to
make men better!n Applause.
The speaker then returned to his text
and exp1.ounded Democratic gospel. He
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