The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-04

cal belief of that crowd. 1t is certain that
| they were an earnest and fine looking
1 lot st. Paul contributed more than
200 Of those present. In the front seats
were 200 old soldiers who form the Vet
erans' Bimetallic League of Minneap-
Oils. The orators appeal to the old
2soidier and his arraignment of Alger
and his party who are stumping the
west IN special car, was received
with cries of derision and widest an
plause by the old fellows in the front
seats, who agreed with the speaker
that ne didn't need any soldier gem
eral to tell him how to vote.
The Nebraskan's reputation as
Iong-Wlnded orator had preceded him
w hen, upon one occasion. he said he
would elucidate point If the audience
would bear with him for "a few hours. y
everybody remembered the memorable
occasion when speaking on the Sber-
man act the Nebraska Populist held
the floor for seventeen hours without
pausing for food or rest. He is a tau
stalWart. earnest-looking man. with
smooth-shaven, even forbidding face
and Is deadly in earnest in all that he
says There Is a certain grim hun,or
ABOUT his address, but his delivery ia
that Of man who has faith in tha
doctrines of the Populists and earnestIv
believes that national salvation can
only come through the channels of
Populistic legislation.
Inc great hall was well filed at q
o'clock, and on the stage a large num-
Der OF leading citizens and an equally
large number of politicians who are
not so distinguished, but who are will
ing 10 be, were seated about the speak
er's stand A band, bright as to uni-
form, out brazen in impudence in st1n-
posing that civilized people would find
any pleasure in listening to their anna
teurish efforts, disturbed the pleasure
OF the audience upon the arrival of the
ot Paul contingent and the old SOL
diers Fortunately at that moment
Senator Allen, accompanied bv 6 M
owen, A. I. Ankeny and other Popul,st
candidates for office, entered upon tha
platform from the rear, and the roar
that went up from the audience
drowned the efforts Of the hornblowers
CHARLES M Foote called the assem-
blage to order and introduced n
Ankeny, fusion candidate for mayor
~poii'. WI AIkeny spoke but
briefly. and in turn introduced Sidney
Nj. Owen. candidate for congress. Mr..
owen is evidently favorite. for the
demonstration that followed his intro
duction. was not quieted for some time.
Finally, when the flag wavers were
weary and the lungs of the enthusiasts
were sore with effort, quiet was par
TALLY restored. and Mr.. Owen said:
When l look at this audience and
reailze That there is not a drafted man
In 1T. m inclined to move suspension
of the rules and that we proceed TO
elect by acclamation But TO be Sc
rious, from years of study of important
pubic questions, | wonder why 1t
should be necessary to resort to a ballot
TO settle the question that now con-
fronts us. l wonder how any man.
standing in the midst of the ruin the
gold system has wrought, can hesitate
to cast his ballot to put an end to
the reign Of the system that has
brought more disaster and desolation
on the United States than the Thirty
Years war did in Europe. I wonder
how any man who gazes on the crun-
bling business fabric of the nation.
should walt to be urged to assist in
putting an end to that system. / am
amazed that men will stand by an ex-
pertinent, when we have to fall back
upon system that was always help
ful--the bimetallic system system
that helped the natiCn ard that never
injured any material interest small or
great. Blu. we are told we must not
rts-ssta blish that system, for IL we do
We VIII destroy the Reputation OF the
nation But there is no act Of dishonov