St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-07
OUT FOR The DOUGH.
How Judge Shoemaker De-
stroyed Republican En-
thuSiaSm
AMONGST THE HEBREWS
Whose Politics Depended
Merely on What There
Was in It.
CAMPAIGN INCIDENT
Which Had Peculiar Results
at q West Side Meet
ing.

With Judge Scn0OuHlaktI WUlh III VIZ
interest of the Republican ticket III the
last campaign has never been published
as it actually occurred.
lie will be remembered that NUMBER
of West side Hebrews who were out
for the dough" organized what was
known as the Sixth Ward Flats Hebrew
Republican club. One set OF Leaders
became scared lest the other set should
get all the coin and refuse to ''divvy."
so they organized the Sixth Ward Flats
Hebrew Republican Club No. 2. The
two clubs We'd with each other in WORK
ing I'D membership, it being understood
that the one having the largest mem
bership would receive the most "boodle"
when the time arrived for diShlug out
the cash.
Well, both factions were fed on pro-
fuse promises, SO that they might be
held in line until election day arrived,
but the leaders began to feel a little
''leery" when the day for casting their
ballots was almost at hand and their
palms had not yet received the coveted
oil. The spirit of unrest and distruSt
spread from the leaders to the rank and
file, and so great had become the dis
gust that the leaders of the two factions
began to counsel and unite forces IN
hope of forcing the party OF grand ana
glorious principles" to come down with
the shekelS.
To aHay this spirit of distrust and
hold the Hebrews in line just few
DAYS more, a number of the most elO-
uuent Republican Orators-stump shout
| ers-Were sent over one evening to ad-
dress a mass meeting OF the two rae
tons.
Among the orators we're Capt Joubert.
f. 2. Wade, Gov. Nelson's eolored cy-
clone: Judge Schoonmaker, and num-
Der OF lesser lights. 1t was during
Judge Schoonmaker's speech that the
incident referred to occurred.
The Hebrews confused" the moment
the first speaker opened his lIDS, and
they kept "enthusing" more and more
as each succeeding orator poured forth
his elOquence. In fact the Hebrews
seemed TO think the amount Of "sWag'
depended Oh the loud ness of the uproar
they made. Sch0onmaker was the last
speaker, so by the time his turn came
and he took the floor and warmed up
to his subject" the enthusiasm" had
reached such a pitch that Pioneer
| Press reporter, who felt it his misfor-
tune to have to be present to report
| the meeting, began to mutter prayer,
! for the rafters were beginning to creak.
| and he thought every second the roof
would become unhinged and tumble In.
1.-The Democrats have made you
promises upon promises time and
again." went on the judge in thunder
tones, ''but how have they kept them!
| All they wanted were your votes, and
when you helped elect them and re-
minded them of their promises, the best
! they could do for you was to appoint
| one of your number spitteon cleaner,
and discharge him the next day. Wild
| applause. But now they ind that the
| ignorant Hebrews cannot be imposed
| upon longer, and are deserving the
Democratic camp-desertlng the party
| that has betrayed their confidence, and
are coming to the party that lives up to
| its pledges-the party that has always
| been the champion OF the down-trodden
and oppressed-ths grand Old RepuD-
lioan party. LCheers and shouts, You
| are right"
yes. the Democrats realize this, and
are nut to their wits ends in devlslng
/ y
IN line again, just as they have done
| heretofore. Why, only today Cardinal
| OConner sent for one Of the leading
! Hebrews on the West side, and asked
| him why the Hebrews were DESERVING
| the Democracy. The Hebrew reminded
him of the mountain of broken prom
| ises. and Insisted that 1t would take
| something more substantial to hold his
| countrvmen in line for the Democracy
| this time. The cardinal told him tC
name the amount. He did SO, and re-
ceived the cola cash. and you will
probably see him over here very Soor
| endeaYOring to redeem with that money
some of these broken promises. Are
you going TO accept it?''
The descendants OF Isaac and JacOl
began looking from one to the other
their eyes sticking out like those of {
| pike, but never a response came to the
| Judges question more than if he haC
addressed it to so many tombstones
| The enthusiasm" had taken wings
and one could have heard pin drop.
Are you going to accept ltT' yelle6
the Judge in voice that was probably
heard on this side of the river, and witt
an effort that threatened to burst hin
wide open, tWitchng his face anC
!
uer that would have excited the blOoC
of criminal. But not response came
Are you going to accept itP" re
peated the judge, in tone SO full o.
scorn that 1t would nave burned a hole
i'll a savage. and, as he paused for the
anticipated negative shout, mo
never" yelled two voices in chorus.
Then those in the audience began
whispering to each other, and peerlns
about with a curiosity indicative Of tht
Inquiry: "Who In hell are The two
crazy men% But when it was Learned
that the response came from Capt
Joubert and the colored cyclone, TIT
Hebrews smiled and shook their heads
The judge talked on against time TO
few minutes more. but the ardienc
would not "enthuse" again, so he gave
it up, and the meeting stood adjourned