The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-04-23

and Urges Voters to support tn,
Party Ticket.
It is a happy augury for Republican
success at the polls on May 8 that ii
spite. of the inclemency of the weathe
last evening an audience of six or seve,
hundred should have gathered at Marke
hall to listen to Republican speakers an,
TESTIFY by, expressions Of enthusiastic an
proval to their belief that the success
of the Republican ticket at the poll
means a continuation of honest, eco
nomical government for st. Paul. In tn
absence Of Chairman Horton, Vice Chair
man w. r.. Johnson, Of the Republican
city and county committee, called til
meeting to order and presented w. L
Ames as chairman. The stage had bee]
very prettily decorated with flowers b,
Market Master Duffy and Custodian
Wickersheim. and boutonnieres were pro
vided for all those occupying seats on tn
stage, including Maj. H. R. Denny, c. w
Horr, F. G. Warner, S. A. Anderson, D
F. Reese, E. G.. Rogers, Capt. H. A
Castle, Andrew Holm, J. H. Beck, F. S
Bryant, R. G.. Hine, Col. Kiefer, F. H
Gr1ggs and others. Hon. E. G. Roger
was the first speaker and made the prin
clpal address of the evening, holding tn,
attention of the audience for almost al
hour and half. He said in substance:
The, approaching election is important no
only in itself but in it's effect on the Repub
lcan party in the immediate future. The:
say there are some men who think that mu
nlclpal elections can go by default and We
the Republican party can win victories in tn
congressi onal contests. This is an error Senti
msnt and imagination rule the world. Let tn
ReL uhlican party fall down in this contes
and what follows? Defeat and disaster in tn
NOV 0oott hntv rho -
fore. l have no respect for those men VIII
vote for sound money in the fall and for sof
money in the spring. We cannot win the con
tests or the future unless we win the contest
OF the present
If our leader was a bad man-if fraud, cor
ruption or dishonor had showed itself in tn
convention-there might be some excuse TO
Us to vote against our party's candidate Blu
70 fa1rer convention was ever held than tn
one that nominated our distinguished fellow
citizen, Hon. Andrew r. .Kiefer- And when i
was over, Mr.. Feldhauser and Mayor Doral
and that distinguished young Republican, Mr.
DonahoWer, said that it was all right That /
herubEcanism. I have sympathy with tn
mugWumpery of those business men, and
beneVe there are a few of them, who call tn
men who lead the Republican party to vic
tories, politicians and ward heelers, but whe
they think that their pockets are affected
throw up their hands in panic and call OF
US to save them.
These same mugwumDs who tell you tina
Col. kiefer is not good enough to be mayo
called every man who voted for Bryan /,
1885 an anarchist and a traitor. Dr. Schif
mann is row g. care idate upon the same plat
form on which Bryan stood. The great peopl
are not so changeable ss that. They stand to
getlier in municipal as in national affairs.
II DR.. Schlfmann is elected, every wir
leading away from this city will bear the new
that the party of Mckinley has been rejecte,
IN this great metropolitan city at the very out
SET OF inns patriotic war in which it appear
we are about to engage. tell you we canno
turn Col k1efer down in the spring and win ,
legislative delegation in the fall that will vot
for tie return to the United States senate o
that n.atcfless statesman, c. K. Davis
Mr.. Rogers then referred at som
length to the Bell-Scannell Democrat,
that has nominated the greatest crimina
lawyer in the Northwest, to look after it
interests, and to the Democrat-Cittzens
whose candidate is an eminent physical,
to attend to their wounds He was par
ticularly severe in his references to tn
municipal reform league. whose pronunci
amento of Endorsement for DR.. Schiffman1
he pronounced an Infamous libel whic
the ministers of the city had refused t
indorse.,
Mayor Doran's administration of tn
business affairs Of the city was compli
mented, and City Treasurer Horst wa
defended from any charge of dishonesty
Controller McCardy came in for especia
praise for his share of the fiscal manage
AieAI VI the City uuI1ns the past nv
years, when. the city debt had been re
duced more than $4,000 Every allu
sion to one of the candidates evoke
hearty applause, and Mr.. Rogers con
cluded by an eloquent eulogy Of the Re
publican party.
Doesn't Need Morgan.
Col. Kiefer was received with long
continued applause when introduced
This is encoura ging," he began. 81
your presence here and the welcome 70
have extended me means anything,
means friendship: if it means friendship
it means votes; if it means votes, it mean
the election of the mayor; if 1t means tn
election of the mayor, it means me.
am one of the people, and if elected
will be the peoples mayor, without an
assistance from the Rev. Mr.: Morgan
He has no use for me and I have just a
much use for him as cat has for tw
tails. Think Of such man trying
blacken my character. I have paid NOR
taxes in this city than he will ever b
able to call his own. I have held offic
before, but the people have nominate
me- and in times when it was not so cas-
for a Republican to be elected. There
nothing in my record to which these pee
pie can point. If there had been 70
would not have given me the opportunit
to appear before you now. If ! am elect
ed 1t Will be the aim of my life to Civ
an administration that will bring tn
blush of shame to the people who hav
attacked my character If such thing
possible. MY administration shall b
honest, economical, businesslike and liz
eral. will have no snivellers about M
l will make such appointments as hay
to make under the law from among able
honest men, and II any one of them VIII
is responsible to me does not perform hi
duty I will drop him overheard. Whe
I am elected and inaugurated I want 70
all to come and see me-"
Capt. Fl. A. Castle was the next speake
Capt. Castle referred to the fact that h
had just come from Washington. wher
the ship of state was being tossed by tn
widest waves that had assailed it for
generation. "All is uncertainty there,
he said, but we know that the ship
manned by Republicans ard that Gu
great leader is on the quarterback. an
this gives us the assurance that all wi
be we'll. Every Mirnesotan should fee
proud of the solid Republican congrcs
sional delegation from this state, seve
representatives. and two senators, stand
ing firmly with the president and givin
him their support. And one of ther
towers head and shoulders above all hi
fellows in this crisis. standing in tn
place of Webster and Clay and Sumne
and those great leaders of the past on
own fellow toWnsman = Cusbman X
Davis, a veritable shadow of rock in
weary land. And there is that other sen
ator of whom we are ali proud and Q
whom we shall have occasion to b
prouder as the years go by, Knute Nelson
and our representatives in the house o
representatives! What message are 70
going to send them OH May 3? When tn
tidings go forth let them ring with n
uncertain sound"
Good Congrcaslnnn.
Capt. Castle referred IN Mandatory term
to Col. kiefer's record in congress, bear