St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-17
THE BANQUET.
1t Was Great Democratic Love
Feast

Feast.
Notwithstanding the distant rum
blings from Honolulu's storm-girt coast,
and the uncertainty at present attend
ing the Wilson tariff bill, that was dis
tinctly a triumphant Democracy which
gathered from all quarters of this COM
monwealth and greeted one another
around the grooming board of Landlord
Welz at the Ryan last evening. And
| when among the incidentals of the occa-
sion Hon. Thomas Wilson casually sug-
! gested that the hard times which dem
| agogues ascribe to the party i'll power
are in reality legacy from the party's
! predecessors there Was storm of ap-
plause that shook the foundations OF the
| house.
The old-time Democratic war steeds,
who amid the discouragements of
quarter of a century i'll the consomme of
despond. remained steadfast in the
| faith; their sons. born and bred in the
doctrine which Jefferson lmmortalized,
together with notable trio of converts
to Democratic principles, were in force
and We'd with one another in proclaim
ing the faith that animates them.
1t was'a Democratic love feast, ami
mated by much Intellectual good cheer.
for the intellectual Democracy of Min
nesota was there in force-the political
brains of the state, in fact. AS to crea-
| ture comforts. it was collation. rather
than banquet, q modest appetizer for
the substantial truths afforded BY the
masters of diction who charmed the
more than 200 delegates, guests, visitors,
| or what you will. Briefly, it was a
happy family of Minnesota's favorite
(Democratic) sons.
Hon. G. ID. O'Brien, the POSTMASTER,
was introduced by G. NJ. Foote as vice
president of the Democratic Association
Of Minnesota. Mr.. O'Brlen modestly
denied the soft impeachment. L am
not, he said, vice president of the d en-
ocratlc association, or any other associ-
alton. But | am proud to have the
honor of being POSTMASTER Of the an
nusl reunion of the Minnesota Demo-
cratic association. This ASSOCIATION
was started IN 1891, and it was then ex-
pressly understood that its membership
should consist exclusively of patriotic
and independent Democrats. We are
Democrats, not Democrats for office or
personal political advancement, but
from sense of our obligation to the
[ United States and to the state of Mime
sofa. The principles of this associa-
ton are well known and understood. /
hope and believe the Democratic as
asociation of this state will go one step
further. hope it will give some at
/ tention in the near future to the
needs and development of our
own state. Minnesota is great
Estate. We have made it such. and the
condition of the state and the times
require that we should give some atten-
ton to current legislation. and l hope
that before the next meeting of the leg
iSlature this association will take the
necessary steps to secure legislation to
stop political brokerage under the dome
of the state capitol. [Great applause.
/ want the time to come when the Iegis-
lator who sells his vote for money
consideration will, when detected. start
direct from the capitol by some method
of electrical transportation and land
direct in the penitentiary at Saltwater.
Furthermore, hope the time will come
when the two particular men who have
done so much to render the Democratic
association power in the state shall
receive that recognition which their
services demand. refer to p. j. Small
ley and G. j. Buell.. While amateur
Democrats were theorizing on ways and
meaus. these two men had their coats
off, with paste brush in one hand aud
a pencil in the other, doing something's
EMr. 0'Brien then read
LETTERS OF REGRET.
A letter from Gen. Bragg, dated at
Fond du Lac, Wis.,. said:
II should be delighted to join the