St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-10-14
WRITER and ORATOR
Eloquent Henry George
Speaks at the Exposition
Building.
GRAND DEMOCRATIC RALLY.
Fully 5000 People Listen to
Good Speeches and Ar
gument.
GRAND DEMOCRATIC RALLY.
NEWS FROM MINNEAPOLIS.
Liquor Dealers Association
Not a Myth--Brilliant Sill
YER Wedding.

Standing in the great auditorium of
the exposition building where William
Mckinley welded the protection gavel
two Years ago. Henry George. the
famous writer and orator Oh economic
| questions. last night addressed
magnificent audience Oh live
| politics. 1t was glorious meeting,
| and the candidate for congress,
| Oliver L. Erickson, was given a splen-
did impetus by the eloquent remarks OF
| the distinguished speaker. The meet
| ing was given under the auspices of the
Democratic congressional committee,
whose particular business il is to see
that Mr.. Erickson is sent to Washington
from the Fifth district.
Shortly after O'clock Chairman A.
W. Paris faced an audience of 5000
people. The platform was crowded by
the various members of the city and
county committees, and beneath the
speakers stand the University band
rendered inspiriting strains. A number
of speakers spoke briefly before the re-
nowned single tax advocate was intro
ooNSus SoSi VI FiSo with tuC
other in praise of his pre-eminent
abilities.
Mr.. George spoke for an hour. and
was listened to with the closest atten-
tion. He confined himself almost
wholly TO an exposition of the land
| question, which he regards as the Alpha
and Omega OF all enduring safety and
prosperity. The silver question, the
tariff question. all schemes for the bet
termeht of mankind are fruirless unless
founded on the great underlying prin-
ciple OF free land.
Mr. 6 Georges Democracy.
| The speaker said he was Populist
| at the right time and Democrat at the
right time. ''ln the fullest sense of the
word" said he. II am Democrat. l
care nothing for names. The machine
Of the Democratic party l would stamp
under foot, hut for the principles of
Thomas jefferson l believa that the
safety and the preservation of this
republic depends upon the
masses of the people holding
them close to their hearts:
Democrat, Abraham Lincoln. l re-
sponded quickly to the invitation to
speak in this congressional district, for
you have proved your faith by your
works. You have put up for congress a
true JetferSOnian Democrat. We may
well take despairing view of
our republic when we see, year
after year. 10 matter who is elected,
our conditions of life approaching those
of the etfete monarchies of the east old
world. Can we boast of our civilization
when we see thousands of men seeking
in vain for an opportunity to earn Il
living? Can we boast when simple cit
iZens control whole states? Can we
boast of government of the people
when trusts and rings can put veto
upon the express will of the people of
the United States?
1T is indeed time that the great prin-
ciples of ThomaSJetfeISonw were brought
conspicuously forward. Our fathers
proclaimed the equality of all men. but
they neglected to provide for their
equality in regard to the first essential
OF human life. the right to the use of
the element on which and from which
every man born Of woman must live.
Show me a country where few
citizens own the land and l will show
you riches aggregating in the hands of
the few and the masses of men growing
poorer and poorer. Democracy involves
something. 1t must have basis. but
where laboring man thinks more of a
few dollars on election day than of any
public consideration, true democracy,
except in name, becomes impossible
Have We democracy in New York;
world is it more completely
is most wantonly plundered fol
private ends. Go through the streets
of New York. On the one side miles Of
palaces, on the other human beings
crowded together under conditions thai
no humane man would put his beast
That is the condition towards which
Americans all over this country are
steadily and surely tending. What il
the remedy? There is but one. The
relation of the man between
himself !f, and the planet he inhab
of all questions. The relation between
the citizen and the land that we love tc
honor and call "our land" And YET
today the great majority Of the Ameri-
can people are without right to use one
square foot of the land they call theil
own; of the land for the defense OF
which, if need be. they are liable to bt
called to the front. Let this condition
of things continue and the fate Of thi:
republic is as certain as that of other:
which have preceded it.
1--WE are marching In the footsteps o.
Old Rome.
I'VE are already beginning to see the
evils and vices, the weaknesses anc
wickedness that developed i'll that fes.
tering center which the mistress of the
ancient world became. The remedy is Il
assert mans right to his natural element
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dignity OF labor. The struggle con-
Times between the rich and the poor
They can avail us nothing so long as
this one fundamental evil remains.
am not man of one idea. | realize
that there are many reforms yet to bt
made, but this primary reform mus
first obtain before anything permanen
can obtain.
The Railroad Question.
"There are railroad and telegraph
monopolies. No monopoly should bt
J permitted IN private hands. The stat
, should be the only mOnopoliSt. l SCI
: no reason why messages should not b,
, carried by telegraph by the genera
government as we'll as written message
! by mail. But, should the government
inaugurate these reforms, would wage
be ultimately higher? No, not at all
lUe UeHeulS WOulu w only tenn Orary
When a railroad is built it cheaper
transportation, but it increases TIN
price of land.
The Money Question.
what of this money agitation
Money is merely measure of value,
medium OF exchange. People do no
work for money. They cannot eat it
drink it or wear it. 1t is to the game O
{ life what ivory chips are to the game O
poker. Our management Of it has beef
, partial and stupid. 1t is onl
few months ago that we abol
ished the absurd scheme of digging
, money out of holes in Montana and Ne
! yada to put it in holes in Washington
. The biggest gold mine in the world i
in Wall street. Why dig gold out O
,, one hole and put it IN another? Peopl
i say we have not enough money. Ii /
hard IN GouId3a onus hax,., =,