The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-04-28
Speech of Senator Sprague to the Work
ingmen Of Washington. -.

GPSCCn VI oendLOI opEdB ue 10 TIE WOIk-
ingmen Of Washington. p.
| WASHINGTON, April I3.-The Work
ingmen's Association of the District
OF Columbia, numbering several hun
dred, according to arrangement, as
sembled at the cIty Han this evening,
and, attended by bond of music and
file of torch bearers, proceeded to the
! residence Of Senator Sprague to tender
him-the compliment of a sereuade,-
I On his appearances he was greeted
with applause, and addressed by A.
. r. Davis. Vice President of the Ma
tional Labor UaiOR, who said:
As workiuSmen we pay you the
compliment of a public -serenade ia
| mark our approval ana d.aduiiTatinn of
the boldneas and honesty in which
you dared to introduce and urge the
enrichment of measure designed TO
I from the clutches or rapaciOuS banks
and graspiBg money tenders. s
NR, sPRAGUE's REPLY.
At the conclusion of the address,
Mr.. Sprague replied:
He said he addressed them as n rep
reSentative portion of the people of
elle United States, who were there to
show TO him and the world their ap-
provai Of the words be recently inter-
ed in the Senate: nelieving they had
given a truthful sketch of the present
condition of affairs, and thrown some
light through the surrounding dark
ness. The Senate had spoken through
az l.
self to personal inyectiVe and 70 a de-
fence OF the powess which were clos
ing up ala the avenues of successful
labor, and the Senate thus practically
admitted that all he said was true
the Senator who uttered the defence
WAS of little consequence except when
In connection with the harlequin of
the Senate. He attempted 20 excuse
his hackers and ridicule his(Sprague's)
position. Sprague then stated that he
was that Senator's main-stay and sup
port, and the most liberal contributor
to his elevation, from which he pre-
dicted he would fall. The Senate con-
trOlled all the other departments of
the government, and Is itself. under
the one idea Of power. After dilAting
ou the danger Of this concentrating OF
power, and recIting the. evil condition
of feXisting affairs, be stated his sim
pie plan to effect a remedy as follows:
1t is tn use the great debt of the State,
national and Individual, that Is crush
ing uS, as now managed, ia the form
ofcspitai and power against the COM
binations and unscrupulOus power of
the chartered enemy. When this Is
effected the problem is solved; the
people are free. Ia short we propose
TO turn the enemy's guns on himself.
To effect this great Object shall de-
vote the summer and the Interval of
the session of Congress, and on It's re-
shall present to Congress
and the people the building complete,
of which the frame work only Ilas thus
far been presented, combining myself
TO clear explanation of the super
structure as the reIuedy necessary to /
the emil. He closed with On expires
sion confidence In the success of the
great cause of the people.
During the delivery Of the speech
and its conclusion, there was much
applause. The officers of the Associa I
ton and number of delegates from
similar societies throughout the coun-
try. were introduced TO the Senator,
and shortly afterwards the large as
sembiy dispsrsed. r