St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-10-20
INDEPENDENT VOTERS
ScandinavianS Hold an En-
thusiastic Meeting in
Hunts Hall.
APOSTLES OF EVERY FAITH.
Ex-Bank President Kortgaapd
Released for the Nonce
on Bail.
APOSTLES OF EVERY FAITH.
A CLEVER SNEAK THIEF.
AttireS Himself After the
Fashion Of Women--A Re-
publican Rally.

The meeting of the Scandinavian la-
dependent club at Hunts hall last even
ing was largely attended and very en-
thusiastic. About 250 members of the
club formed portion of the audience.
The president, Mr.. Clausen, after call
ing the meeting to order. wasted no time
in Introducing the speakers.
w. A. Kerr. Republican nominee for
associate judge of the municipal court,
was the first speaker. He confined his
remarks to the principles and legisla-
tion of the Republican party, commend
ing the same and urging the audience.
if they believed the past history of the
Republican party to be in accord with
the best interests of the country. to sup
port the nominees of that party. No
candidates names were mentioned by
him, nor, in fact. by any of the speakers
of the evening.
The next speaker was Judge NJ. W.
Meagher, who represented the Demo-
cratic party. He pointed out the alb
surdity of believing the Democratic
party to be responsible for the recent
panic, and ensuing hard times. when
the Republican party had been in power
for over thirty years. and that all laws
on the national statute books we're
placed there by the Republicans. If
the country had been prosperous. he
said, under these laws, it could
not have been overwhelmed with
disaster within a period of
three months after MIR. Cleveland's in
auguration, especially as the same
identical laws continued to be operative
and IN full force. He called attention
to the fact that when the present ad-
ministration came into Office there was
a deficit in the treasury of S1l, 100000;
hat owing 10 the fear of de-
preciated currency, European bond
holders disposed of the same. thus with
drawing SO much gold from this country
that monetary institutions were unable
TO make the loans to business institu-
TONS, and, in consequence, the latter
failed, and in their failure wrecked
many of the banks themselves. He
briefly reviewed the four political
parties, pointing out the worthy aims OF
each. Of the Prohibition party, he said
that, while temperance was desirable,
yet. In view of the fact that the pupula
ton Is constantly increasing in the
cities namely. from Der cent in 179 to
3 per cent III 1S9-and as prohibition has
never been enforced in the cities. it
followed that energy and time spent in
promoting the Prohibition party would
be necessarily futile. He briefly passed
over the Populist party by stating that
all reformers 20 to extremes. OF the
Republican party he said that if the
people believed in isolating themselves
from the rest of the world, and believed
in vast Accommodations Of wealth being
concentration of power, they hey
would vote the Republican ticket.
If, on the contrary. the people be-
lieved in commerce and trade, that all
exchanges honestly and intelligently
entered into and faithfully carried out
benefited all parties thereto. that if they
believed in the utmost liberty compati-
Die with peace and order, If they be-
ieved in the brotherhood of man and
he common fatnerhoOd of God. if they
believed that equal rights to all and
special privileges TO none are conson.
antly with principles, immutably true,
eternally just, they would, they must
vote the Democratic ticket.
The judge was literally appiauded
when he concluded his speech. Mr..
Fairchild, representing the POpulst
party, was the next speaker. After re-
viewing the utterances of the two pre-
ceding speakers and r1futing many of
the statements made by MIR. Kerr, he
launched into the money question. He
stated that the Chief cause for the re.
cent panic was the contraction of the
volume Of currency, and that no pros
perity can be reasonably expected until
the power Of the gold-bugs be destroyed
and the government issue money di-
rectly to the people.
George f. Porter. nominee for the
North side justlceship on the Demo-
cratic ticket, went over Mr.. kerr's
statements seriatim, and before he had
concluded Mr.. Kerr and his arguments
had been annih!lated. From tile liberal
applause accorded Mr.. Porter it would
seem that all the auditors intended to
support him at the polls.
The president announced that the
indorsing of candidates of the different
parties would take place at the next
weekly meeting.
An lnylncible cOmbination-the pur-
ity, strength and wholesomeness of DIR.
IrIn R..fyi