St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-26

various departments OF tue natlOudl
government have been conducted with
success. and the Democratic party as a
whole is entitled to the confidence of
the masses of the people, whose inter-
eSts it endeavOrs faithfully to serve.
The administration of our state gov
ernment under Democratic auspices
has merited the public approval. We
have given to the state wise laws, we
have reformed abuses, we have raised
official standards, we have enforced the
laws vigorously and impartially, we
have punished offenders where found in
our own ranks. or i'll the ranks of our
adversarieS; we have cared for the poor
as well as the rich; we have aided the
cause of labor. and we have contributed
largely 10 the added greatness, prosper
ity and welfare of our grand old COM
monwealth.
The Democratic party stands i'll this
state as it has ever stood, for that re-
ligious liberty which is guaranteed
them by our constitution, anu | arralgn
the Republican party for its covert
sympathy with the encouragement of
the prosc.iptive spirit which attempts
to set up religious test as Qualihca.
tion for official preferment i'll this land
of the free, and which is pr0pagated by
certain political organization which
every fair-IDinded man, but which the
Republican state convention last week
distinctly refused. though earnestly
urged, to condemn.
Our duty is plain, and / believe we
Shall perform it, and II perchance ad-
herence to the right brings disaster, we
shall bravely accept our fate and take
our place i'll private stations by the side
of our fellow citizens until reason, JUS
tice and true religious freedom shall
again resume their sway, as surely as
they will.
A Word for Flower.
The administration of Gov. Flower
has been honest, bold and earnest in
behalf OF the best Interests of the state.
He retires from the high office which
he has honored with the confidence and
respect of his party, the esteem and
good will of all classes and with the
consciousness of duty we'll and faith
fully performed. The record of lis
public service adds lu5tre to the Empire
state, and take pleasure IN adding my
testimony to the fact that he has made
one of the best governors New York
ever had.
His associate. Lieut.. Gov. Sheehan.
has endeared himself to The Democratic
party by the course he has always
zealously pursued. Young, vigorous
and brilliant. other and high nonors in
the future await him at the hands of
devoted constituency.
Fellow delegates, let us not under
estimate the dangers which confront us.
We shall encounter the cohorts of cor-
pOratiOnS in this campaign, led by
audacious leaders, who are fighting not
only for the control of New York, but
for the control OF the country. We are
Oh the SkirmiSh line OF the great
national battle of 1896. and the loss of
New York may lose our party the
presidency. The whoe country is
Dreathlessly and hopefully Watching
our contest, and we mast
DO our Full Duty
Sinking every prejudice, subordinat.
ing every selfish consideration, actuated
only by high aid patriotic motives,
realizing how much is at stake 10 be
won or lost, mindful of the grand tradi-
tions which belong to the party
of jefferson. Jackson and Tilden,
knowing that united Democracy in
this state means an Old-fashlOued
Democratic triumph. let US buckle on
our arnor and tUgather march like the
Macedonian plalanX of old. with locked
shields and measured tread" to the con-
test that awaits us, with courage, with
resolution, with confidence, believing
that our cause is just. and that God ami
the right will surely give us the victory.
Senator Hill was frequently inter-
rupted by applause, particularly i'll his
arraignment of the Mckinley tariff.
President Cleveland's name set the
convention wild, and Senator Hill's
commendation was loudly cheered by
the state Democracy delegates. When
he alluded 10 the American Protection
association and condemned its methods,
there was applause from almost every
person IN the house. AlluSiOnS to the
record of Gov. Flower evoked hearty
applause. AT the close of the speech
the usual committees were appointed,
and the convention adjourned until to-
morrow at noon.