St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-08-30


'Se house ould easily have contained
the assembled gathering. The fore
noon was given up to the reception of
the delegates and to the entertainment
Of the distinguished visitors, among
whom were numbered Gov. Nelson,
Mayor Eustis, of Minneapolis; Senators
Washburn and Davis. Attorney General
Childs, Hon. c. A. Towne, of Duluth,
and a few others. During the afternoon
session each OF the above named gen.
tlemen made stump speech-a TRADE
against the Democratic party and Its
principles and
Lauding Republic anism.
Each speaker laid special stress upon
, his ridicule of the PopuiiStic movement,
liOetraying thereby fear of the strength
of that party. George B. Arnold, of
! Aasson, was elected chairman, and Prof.
! Moore, of Fillmore county, secretary.
after the usual reports of the creden-
pal committee and the passage of yer.
bose resolutions indorsing the rule of
Gov. Nelson. Senators Davis and Wash
burn and Congressman Tawney. the
latter was nominated for reelection by
Hon. j. Fl. Diment, of Owatonna. The
nomination was enthusiastically re-
ceived, and Tawney was made the
nominee of the convention by acclama-
.tion. The young Winona fre-eater was
called upon. and responded with two
hours speech, the meat of which fol-
lows:
"In accepting the nomination today |
renew the pledge made at WaSeca two
years ago TO serve you faithfully and
Loyalty, and add the single promise that
wherever in the struggle for the over
throw of Democratic theories and the
restoration of American prosperity the
banner of Repuhlicanism may be plant
ed. there you will find your representa-.
tive contending for the rights and we'll
being of his constituents.
More BaIderdash.
"In Minnesota and north of Mason
and DiXon's line conditions presage
Republican success. For thirty-five
years we have had Republican gov
:ernors, including men of the highest
order of ability. 1t is no detraction from
these to say that during the last two
years under Gov. Nelson we have been
blessed with one of the wisest, best.
most conservative and economical ad-
mInistrationS our state has ever en-
joyed."
Mr.. Tawney took up the four states
Kansas, Colorado, North Dakota and
South Carolina-in which the Peoples
party has been supreme for two years,
and said:
They are the only states where law
and order has not been enforced by
Carolina Gov. Tillman sacrificed the
lives of worthy citizens i'll foolish and
laWlesS attempt TO enforce all unconsti-
tutonal law, and turn his state into one
vast civic barroom. In bleeding Kan
sas Gov. Llewelling, in defiance of all
law and precedent, undertook tc over
ride the declared will of the people in
the organization of the legislature.
no state in the Union, except that
one so poorly governed by the anarchist
AltgelG. has had SO much turmoil and
civil strife,in some instances amounting
almost to civil war, as the states | have
named. They are the only states in the
Union where there has been open con-
f1ict between the different branches of
the state government.
According to statements of members
of his own party, he has condoned
crime committed by his party associ-
ates. He has connived at the violation
of the laws Of his state he was sworn to
UpnOlQ ana enforce, ana Dy MS ABSURD
utterance5 and crazy administration has
brought his state iuto disgrace and
ruined its credit.
Refers 10 Colorado.
'In Colorado, fgurativelg speaking.
the people have ridden in blood up to
their brides ever since that now
famous, or rather infamous. speech of
Gov. Waite upon the silver question.
In Oregon, Pennoyer has made himself
and his state ridiculous by his bom-
bastic and insulting letters to the chief
executive of the nation. Our neighbor,
North Dakota, sharing with us the won
derful fertility and productive power of
the Red river valley, famed as the
bread basket of the world, is a hope
p less bankrupt"
The concluding portion of his speech
was review of the Democratic party.
"But why are those responsible for
this change ashamed of their work?" he
asked. The answer need not be stated
to be apparent. If can be seen. 1t is
plainly visible to all. The marching
hrmies of idle men, the silent
factories. mills and workings, the
abandoned mines, the mercantile and
Industrial depression and ruin, the free
soup houses, bankruptcy of the peoples
treasury, the black and sharoafra1 - @e7A