St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-28
ENTHUSED BY M'GHEE.
Hundreds Of Fifth Warders List.
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en- to the Colored Orator.
Twas rouslng rally held at 937 West
Seventh street. i'll the Fifth ward, last
evening, ana F. l.. McGhee. the gifted
colored orsNor, who is doing such excel
lent work for the Democratic ticket,
stirred the audience to the highest pitch
OF enthusiasm. The Republicans held
prayer meeting little further up the
street. but the few misguided ones who
entered the hall soon left and cams to
the other meeting to hear good Demo-
e. atlc doc, rIlie.
President John Hammes presided,
and lie iirst speaker he introduced was
Z. j. MiciIaeis. who made an argument
alive talk OF about half an hour OH the
hrpubiican administration aud the
policy OF its leaders. His speech was
convincing, and from the applause he
received IL was clearly evident that the
audience thoroughly understood all his
points, both sLdtisticdlly and in the mat
Ter or plain facts and truths.
The cOlured DemosthsneS was then
introduced, and as he stepped on the
platform was greeted with wild chorus
of cheers. His speech was splendid
effort. and he carried the audience with
him through all its stages, from the pa
thetic to the humorous, the grave to the
gay, and the sprinkIing of we'll pointed
stories brought down the mousse at
every turn. He told of his reasons for
leaving the Republican local ticket and
supporting the Democrats. by ridiculing
the reform that was promised two years
ago and the sham execution of
promises given. He told how
poor Conrad Miller. being unable to
luggle the books left by clean Dem
Ocratlc administration as successfully
as McCardy has juggied the figures III
his office, was turned down because the
leaders could not make political capital
out OF it. He told how the Republican
council, in spite of the earnest declara-
tons or j. j. Hill to the contrary, had
insisted Oh spending the $4,000 to build
mass OF plaster AMI boards into arches
when the money should havs BEEN
tsken TO relieve the distress that every
one knew would come when the cold
and dreary winds 0f winter would come
upon us. He said that If people had
known Col. Wright as well two years
ago as they do now they would never
have entrusted hinr with the high and
important office of mayor of the city of
ST. Paul. He took up Doran's and Rear
don'S record LII the council, and in an
excellent style OF lnimicry told how they
did business. Doran had but two reso-
buttons to his credit for the entire term,
and ReardOD simply put in his time at
braggadociO. His imitation of Ed
Rogers trying to make q statesman out
Of Doran was the hit of the evening, and
when he got through it can be said that
McGhee made many votes for the DEM
oeratlc ticket Ill the upper end of the
Fifth ward.
The last speaker of the evening was
L. j. McDermott, and his address was
an able aud torcible one. He took the
ticket in hand and briefly but concisely
went from top to bottom. and his COM
parsons with the enemy were well and
favorably received. He read an extract
from the Piapeer Press, in which he
showed that the would-be dictator
Of Republican politics in st. Paul had
told the Democrats if the Republicans
were elected it was no ones bust
ness What appointments were made or
what they did with the money. In COLI
trast he showed that when the Demo-
Gratis were i'll power every citizen, no
matter what party he belonged to, was
entitled to a hearing on public QueS-
items. Mr.. McDermott took up the
financial question and handled it with
out gloves, and closed with splendid
eulogy to the, next mayor, Robert A.
Smith.
The meeting for this evening in the
Fifth Ward will be held at Ayd's hall,
where several good speakers will adj
dress the citizens, and all are cordially
invited.