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Speech of Hon. Il. Corwin.
AT a Mass .ueeting for the County Of Ham
aHon, held al CarFhage July 18Th, 1914.

1'"t' Het@ W C1'HtdSe Juty l0tH, 1914.
Fellow CITIZENS:
w. would have preferred to delay my
remarks until after dinner because it will
be impossible | fear to condense what
have to say within that hour, and sats-
tacLorily expose the condition Of our al
fairs.
1t would be well if those who call
themselves Democrats, would be content
to advance their old opnionsi with the
questions which they raised and which we
knew in 1910. Nay, 1t would be well If
they would permit many Of their doctrines
to remain at rest, without further agitation,
to drop some, or even most Of the topics
they now agitate to sleep in quiet forever.
But no, it so happens that we and freemen
everywhere must encounter wild opinions.
And as it allowable only in free govern
ments, perhaps it is the means Of their
preservation, and the discussion of such
questions, Of all questions may result in
good and not evil. | was astoni5hed to
hear the other evening in Cincinnati, one
ofthe speakers Of the Democratic party lay
down bis political chart. According to
him, upon this map of his, no mention is
made Of our commerce lost nothing of
currency lost, Of exchanges deralged, no.
thing Of an official patronage overshadow-
ing, astonishing, engulfng the people, the
Legislatures, Congress, and all, They de-
sire us to forget their beggary Of the Trca-
sury, their attempts 10 better the currency,
they ask a jealous people to forget their
great maxim, that all the benefits Of the
government should be confined to their
own party--to forget how General Jack
son expected every partisan to be his man,
to forget how for 10 years they pursued
these projects, and sustained these evil
practices. Oh, they say, now let US for
get all these things that are past, let us
make Oregon the issue. "a Laugh.)
say was struck with amazement-T
said so. A good Democrat comes up to
me and with great gravity says, "you
| Wings do not name Oregon in your Ealti-
more resolutiole." What fgivolity. lie
knew, or should have known, that John
c. Calhoun, the MAI who made James X.
| Polk, is or was totally opposed to Oregon,
and made one Of the strongest speeches
against it. Mr.. Polk is the candidate OF
| the Democratic patty-maae so, not by the
voice Of the people Of that party, by no
public influence, by no popular move
ment, but by the device of one man, and
not by the act Of the people. And now
the nomination is made, they tell us it is
Of little consequence about the old ques-
tions Of 1910, about protection to labor
about corrupt appointments or the mil
lions Of revenue squandered; let us drop
all these matters. Texas is the question
now; we 20 70. Texas, C9ahuila, and Tam.
aupas. Oh! ye5---we will forget all this
: when you replace the treasure upon which
you laid violent hands; when you restore
the institutions broken down, and restore
, order TO the halls of Congress. o., well,
: we hear them say, don't he particular
about the past; let those affairs sleep in
peace; there are such noble white-fsh and
salmon in Oregon. (Laughter.l
I don't wonder ut this evasion-I know
they know, that the public mind rests up
on the official transactions OF their admin
istration, and they must arrest this bias
But who knows, Or who can say that thC
Wings would give up Oregon! Who car
: say that Mr.. Clay would resign it to Grea
Britain, one inch oft! | ask them how i
was that while they held the power fol
twelve tedious years that they slept owe
this great salmon fishery! Why did they
: not send their generals fresh and covered
with laurels from the glorious battle fields
= of The second war, which confirmed ou
independence of Great Britain, and ir
new fields gain new laurels and trophies.
AT least why did they not give the twelve
months notice to quit, under the treaty 0
, 1919!
Tut no. Holding as they did the powe
! ofthe country, the treasury and the sword
! the American banner is no where seer
, moving towards Oregon, the wings of thu
' American eagle are never spread out tt
. take possession Of his own. They were
most Tcaceably and kindly disposed unit
the year of 1913.
And new issues, and new projects, new
= schemes, icing the order of the day, you
will hear next that, if these rascally Wing:
get into power they will give up Oregon
; Why not, and more properly say, that the
Democrats will give it up.-John c. Cal
f houn, who has controlled that party in it
desires and principles for six months
: writes and speakes against it. And VIII,
is he so wiling to abandon Oregon, am
/, take in the countries watered by Red Ri
a yer, and tho Rio Grande? Why so LITTLE
S of the northern paradise and so much o
the southern!
: | must give you some historical facts anC
| at the risk of being thought tedious. As
= believe in God, say it is my opinion as tC
this question of republic or 10 republic
!. this southern genius would sever it a
a blow. That if circumstances favor hi
unholy ambition, he will march off with I
e portion Of the South in hostility and def
e ance, 10 he no more united.
S Do you remember how in 1929 Genoa
: Jackson was President and j, c. Calhoun
was Vice President Of the United States
@ If you do you know that Mr.. Calhoun wal