The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-02

Republican Party.
Ohios oratorical ire-alarm," Sena-
tor Joseph Benson Foraker, supple
mented by William Henry Eustis and
Edward F. Webster. failed to draw a
crowd that would fill the exposition
hall in Minneapolis. last night This,
too, despite the fact that from z to
nearly 9 p. m. the town Wits startled at
frequent intervals by the explosion of
sticks of giant powder on the river
front before the mammoth hall.
Nor did a street pageant. largely
composed Of hired bands and the Uni
Yersity Republican club, carrying tin
pals as a tribute to lubor suffice to
stir the Mill City to demonstration.
Mr. Foraker's address was graceful
| hnd cOSent. but it was not to the
point, in the judgment of the hundreds
who, with scant courtesy, left the hail
at various stages of his eighty minute
ADDRESS. 1t dealt with the Cuban war
and the patriotism of the American
people, but it failed to show wherein
the Republicans had shared in that
patriotism more than the Democrats
Mr.. F'oraker's only reference to the
difference OF opinion which existed at
one time between himself and the Nc
Kinley administration was merely
casual.
IF there is any fault to be found
with this war;" he said, cit is that it
was not begun soon enough"
1t was after $50 when Chairman
Jamison, of the camIndgn committee
lntoduced Edward e. Webster as chair
man Of the meeting.
nave not time to discuss munich
pal issues" said Mr.. Webster, and a
voice from the gallery responded:
NO; not for a thousand dollars
with this Mr.. Webster introduced
William Henry Eustis.
Four men III the audience yelled
''Eustis,' and one man said .sFnstfS ;
Eustisr'
Mr.. Eustis smiled on the audience
while the university club yelled itself
hoarse.
Memory" he said, rs delightful az
well as a useful function when wa
look back. 1 remember getting 900
transportations for 1000 people to thu
farms of North Dakota When Cleve.
iand came in, we had twenty-threa
banks In Minneapolis; when he went
out we had but ten"
That's no lie." shouted a gallery
guest
-, The sun of prosperity set when
Cleveland was elected, and it has risen
under Mckinley. So much for mem
ory," he said
But he had not forgotten the Maine
nor the peace commission now sitting
at Paris.
I haven't time to talk to Won" he
sald, because you are waiting for a
distinguished man from another state
put taking the lamp of memory in our
hands we will go to the polls next
Tuesday and VOTE
The old soldiers quartette." Mr.
eoster explained was to have sung,
put owing to the death of Jacob K.
Mertz IT was not considered proper. The
Masonic quartette said, in verse that
Eustis would beat Lind by 10000. The
song tried to rhyme Shakin with Cation
out no one seemed to mind that
Mr.. Webster introduced Mr.. Foraker
D. b. FORAKER, he called him
Mr.. Foraker had just explained that
his excuse for being present, if he need
ed any, was in the fact that congress,
men and a senator were to be elected
here, when the arrival of the ST. paul
delegation interrupted him.
They told it was an apathetic Yea,
mere, Mr. Foraker finally was able to
continue; If this Is apathetic I wish
you would invite me some time when
you are taking an interest in the cam.
palgn. L have another reason. I have
IN the senate dear personal friend.
Cushman K. Davis. (Cheers)
He is now in Paris, and he will nor
come back until he brings back a treatp
of neace that will insure to us all the
fruits or this recent glorious war;
AFTER paying tribute to Senator
Nelson and the Minnesota congress-.
men, he-said he had heard some of tha
old soldiers intended to vote against
| Eustls. He did not want to leave Min
neapols until he could feel every sol,
! dler in Minneapolis was going 70 vote
his appreciation of William MCKINLEY
If, he said, "the wires carry tba
! news the morning after election tbat
Minnesota has elected a Populist or
! Democrat, every soldier in Spain. will
throw UP his hat and howl, and snain
will raise the price of the PHILIPPINES -
Mr. Foraker said the tariff and money
questions had been settled. ITO die,
cuss them" he said, would he ILL a
shooting at a corpse
Voice From the Gallery-A lively
| corpse i-'eiS
Mr.. Foraker then skinned over tho
| topic OF freer trade relations to the
Monroe doctrine and its relation to
spanish oppression in Cuba He touched
! on his points but briefly. as a steady
tread of departing feet admonfshed fhe
! Ohio orator to hasten.
reviewing the efforts of the Cubans
TO obtain their freedom, and the efforts
! or President Mckinley to secure Nv
diplomacy, modification of Gen. View
lGF recommendation order, he reached
! the explosion of the Maine.
The Spaniards had an investioatio,,
| and reported that the explosion was
from within. and that the discipline Of
| the American navy was not0riousIv
lax. They know more about the Amer
lean navy now"
The sleeping audience was afire ar
once and the vast hall rang with con-
! tlnued cheers. Mr.. Foraker had struck
! one popular chord.
Mr.. Foraker declared that the explo-
sion was plainly governmental. either
through intent or culpable negligence
linen we decided" he said, "tbe
Spaniard must CO., applause
A reference to George Dewey tho
man never heard of by the America n
people until Sunday morning. Nav
evoked another enthusiastic outburst
of applause.
when he went into the bay of Ma
nila," said Mr.. Foraker, there was one
battleship at the bottom Of the sea:
when he went out there were twelve.
and they were Spanish (Applausel
That was just, as just as duty itself
could make it. If it had any fault, It
is that 1T was not started soon enough.
Let US not find fault. Let US look at
the grandeur of our achievements. not
at the mistakes, for it is humane to
dnake them. In 113 days we put 25O :
Ooo men in the field, any one of whom
would have fought as nobly as the
rough riders. 60 'iie
We knew we had navy and a good
navy, but we did not know how s11-
premely good it was But we must
nave a plgger army and navy. We
Inust ouilo one and control the Mica
| ragua canal We were lucky that
| England did not make way o,, re n,be,,