The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-20
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&C. Let w say To her we VIII have
non.interconrse 80 long as the Alabama claims are
the loser. have gwen you this sketch OF the latter
~ y matter OF very grave moment 10 Us ana 70 he
country ~ large. out Zee me assure y0u tiia the ad
nihatiaiion sdonS ything that IL can 10 settle
the matter. a4
POLITICAL MATTERS.
NOW, upon Othcr matters OF political bearing
there II very little 10 be said TO TINS Convention.
~ aie an Vi us republicans, and why sof
a ~. .ep9nnesn mari, readily. started upon =
single idea, and that was the prevention Of
me extension of slavery. 10 afterwards
,oieea by events into SAYING that not only should
eie ne no extension OF slavery, bur that II should
NOT eNis, az All tApplause.l Then the question
a.ose What snali be done guh those men tnat were
, mpu ana slual rights with every man and equal
powers tAppiauscl The fifteenth amendment has
n, nn .l'e eauai rgnfs and the equiu powers, aud
none the reduction OF taxation VIII make equal bur
aelis Tor Us an tApplausc) Iadmt republicans
MY nor an quite agreed upon questions of finance or
upon tie tarn, bui there Is certain vitality
70 the republican party that does not
exist elsewhere. What, tnen causes this W.
fanny Nhat - the distinctive issue between IA
aud the democratic parry Not the tarir for / see
.nlst many OF Us M ootn parties agree upon that and
many OF us differ upon the question OF dnancs. We
have our faults. grand ones too, admit We are
ilaltihg. grant VIC do not go forward as fast IN
we We ought To- We % not 10 as wei we might.
Dut We 90 much better rhan anybody else would do
IN our places. We can afford to lei gentlemen dif-
Ter on The question OF prohibition, the question
the question OF administration and we do let them
differ provided they only ready at the lnge eau
W TuS'H inc pariJ tiil siisttlhs lhc country ZAP
plausel.
There are certain questions on which have voted
heretofore and propose 10 vote he. eater and az 1
am now here TO ask y0u for your votes. may
wei state them now 80 that we may have thorough
Understanding. | have voted luaiust the income
tax loud applause), and ior ibis reason; it's not
Just tax. NO bur what IL would be nSt II 1t could
be collected or every IMAM who had n, income hut
the difficulty AZ sou do mol tax the income only, bus
the mans conscience lon cannot get at the true
iacts OF mans income except he oe poor clerk or
"A nNIr Aa.
rom MS salary and nc - not allowed To swear at
an. u.aushteil. was very sorry when IL VIA
reduced 10 TWO anu half per cent, because f we
are TO nave an annoSmg tax We might as well make
some money out OF II. II Is unjust because a man
WIN a small income OF 5000 or $1,000, and whose
income ends with MS life, mas 10 ray for his income
while TIE man VINO h1ids United states bonds or
VINO has investments and whose incomes does not
aie on WIN ana, but desceads 70 his family, can
escape altogether. iApplause should vote
ioi Judlc,ous tarln ana agains, the Chnese,
laDorer a. an article OF merchandise. ii
the Chlnaman l. willing TO come here ~,
the spirit or our iatacrs, with their energy AMI
spirit, sav let INN cone. and God speed him
Shaii vote ior reduction 81 taxation because be-
lieye tle present generation nag done enough IN IN
CURING the national dent. ! entertain the very
highest respect for the gentleman Who has charge.
oil the Treasury Department and whose theory Is the
present payment oil the debt. We contracted that
debI 10 save the nation and we expended a vcsL
amount OF he ana treasure to save n. Ia twenty
nte years our population Will pe doubled. Why
then should we, WHO have strained every nerve who
have SACRIFICED everything dear to ~ IN contracting
thls debt burden ourselves with AZ immediate pay
ment do not want Il PAD IN my generation. let
u 80 10 te next generation. II nay children G0tu'.
believe thus and 10 not act 81 II Shai have some
douOt as 10 ihelr Legitimacy tlaugMer).
REPRESENTATIVE COT RrEstEa.
Eut THINK you had enough speeches two years
ago 10 iast son for next four years aughter in
quantity II not IN quality. shall ever feel the
interest IN The DISTRICT ana all ttat pertains OFT.
sha!l be very glad 10 meet yon. one aud an, AMI 1
want to emu what have been saying
by slatlug That / want 10Y constituents to
ieel that there l. no occasion To go
running 10 this and that man to approach Your
representative, but II everything that pertains
duties call yourselves, anu N personally the latch
string VIII NOT he pulled Oy letter the letter
VIII moi remain unansworaa. Thanking you asiin
aud again Tor the very nigil complimentary. COM
uinrnt is roo poor word or the iiS.!i SUBTRACTION
YOU have accorded hiui-I bid you, one ati all. a
good by.