St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-12
That II they did call for me it was my
duty to respond,

That II they did call for me it was my
duty to respond.
The convention which assembled In
ST. Paultwas the largest that l have
seen in the state. 1t was made up of
great men OF integrity and ability,
which never before were e0ualed. so
when they called upon me 10 take this
banner and carry 1t to the front could
not decline the offer. Applause.
There are four candidates - Kspub-
lican, POpulist. Prohibition and Demo-
cratic. have to say with reference to
my competitors that they are all men of
ability. They are all men Of character.
They are all men OF the purest motives.
So far as | am concerned, aud
so far as can control others, not line
shall be written. and not word spoken
against the patriotism or honesty Of
purpose Of either ono OF these gentle
mon. l believe that they have the same
desire for prosperity OF this great CON-
mOnwealtn that l have. We differ as
men may differ upon all questions, and
SO we submit our claim to the electors
of this state. Applause.
The Democratic platform which was
adopted represents the views upon
which am willing to come before you
for your suffrage. They include. in the
first place. the Endorsement OF the ad-
ninistrati0n OF Grover Cleveland. Jap
plause. They state our admiration of
his honesty. devotion to principle.
They ihdorse fully his views with ref
erence to the tariff and upon the
currency question. They state that
they are believers in both gold and sill
yer coinage. and l may say that l
thought that it was my duty as an
American citizen to consider this Ques-
ton for myself. Certainly, could not
make any muSS OF 1t worse than the
financiers have up to this time. The
currency OF the government should be
Issued by the Government.
of the United States. 1t should be re-
deenable in gold or silver either. a fixed
ratio to be determined by the law, SO
that the government could protect it.
self. l believe if we had such a cur
rency as that it would be the best in the
world. believe it would be good in
the United States aud abroad, and l
would be- glad to see the people of the
United States say to the people of other
countries that il there is anything you
want you can take your pay in
government money. ALI of us who
watch these contests for senator
ships have become tired of the
combined and STAINLESS corruption, and
l think the people of this state have
reached the point where they feel that
they prefer to elect their own senators.
They refer to the labor question. The
convention declared that 1t was in favor,
where disputes and questions arise be-
tween employers and employees. that it
should De left to arbitration, and they
declared that they condemn anybody,
whether employer or employe, who was
unwilling to settle their disputes by
arbitration. believe now, fellow citi-
zens. have touched upon most OF the
points included i'll the platform of the
Democratic party. l believe that, if the
Democrats will follow the banner,
will
Stand by Their COlOrs
as they stood by them in 1880 and 1892,
we shall celebrate complete and total
victory over the enemy in November.
! want to say to You that the colors OF
the Democratic party will be i'll the
forefront of the battle, and l want you
! to follow them as you have followed
them in the years before when you
were defeated. am certain of the ELL
tire Democratic ticket being elected,
| and that we shall have grand Demo.
| cratic victory. Prolonged cheers.
| Mr.. Becker was followed briefly by
Congressman Baldwin, after which the
band followed with music. The next
| speaker introduced was
Congressman q. M. Hall.
He paid high compliment to his
associate. Congressman Baldwin, and
| was frequently interrupted with pro-
longed applause. In concluding, he
| spoke of the last session of congress.
| and made decided hit III drawing a
| comparison between that and the Fifty
| first congress. He was proud to have
been member of the house which sent
| McKinleyism rolling in the dust, he
| said, and then explained the tariff Dill.
Capt. Harries. as friend and com
rade OF Maj. Baldwin, eulogized him
briefly. and was followed by
J, Adam Bede,
who made the closing speech of the
evening. He opened by proposing
three cheers for the Democratic state
| and congressional tickets. which we're
given with such spirit that the walls
rang. He spoke in most humorous
strain for halt an hour and kept the au
dience in an almost continuous roar of
laughter. He referred to that un-Amer-
scored good.sized hit by say
ing that the Republican party
commenced with Abraham Lincoln and
wound up with Bob Dunn. Several
! minutes elapsed before quiet could be
restored, only to break out again at
some other pointed remark. AS the
domination of Baldwin in the afternoon
already had been source of satisfaction
and qualification, the audience was in
clined to hear everything, and the
speakers held the vast crowd spell buund
and attentive for TWO hours and half
without murmur. The meeting was
| highly successful and added greatly to
the already immense strength OF Stearns