The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-07-05
THE rREsIDENTIAL RATTLE
VIZ 'lidch sounds the Charze
rom iis speech ON Hearing Of nm,
nomination" Reform" The WorJ

In America We are ueorl, all ,,,r,.;,..
men Therefore. the interest and rro,.
| penIty Of that class may almost me- .,iI
to be the interest and prosperity or I' H."
country Applause No couu,r, .. .
iIemen, which the sun ever sbopr man
mas had so many blessings A. nm, H, yn'
stretching from the Atlantic to tLe
racine. aud from the great lake, Of tLo
Not'l to the Gull Of Mexico with A.,
GENIAL climate with fertile soils with
every natural and artificial facility Er
travel and transportation. with Mi Lo
arts and industries Of old civilization
planting and tlourishing omiJ ho
oouhdIeSs natural wealth of a yirgin
continent we ought to be today the
most prosperous, the most happy
ana contented people in he
world But what is our
actual condition? All business f. 4"
pressed, every industry is languisbm,
labor is without employment and tho
won Is at the door of nearly every
home in the land gamt and hungry
Applause What is thcmattcr9 W.
know that for the last eleven wears ,inco
the war the earnings of labor and in
come OF capital have been consumed ~,
Wasted IN government expenditures
me taxes drawn from the people ortbc |
united States have been larger than rbc |
entire net earnings of the whole rorty. |
four millions. These take. boyr IN
creased within short period fourlolI |
an" the influence is felt upon every bu-
SsIneSs, and every industry, and in cyery
home throughout orw broad land What I
next, do we find in the public admins.
tratlon everywhere Abuses .ppru,tions
iraudNn corruptonmtilwe are almost
becoming ashamed of the institutions of
our country, and instead of holding
them up as examples for the imitation
OF the oppressed people of other coup.
tries, we are conIossing them as scan
dal IN the eyes Of mankind What else
do we find? We find the otiicp-holding
class have become so numerous power.
lul and INSCRIPTIONS that they assume
to control elections, and if people are
or at all equally divided are
able to exert corrupt influence sniff.
Gent to pcrpcuNtc their own powor ut
last, we are reaching the worst condition
OF countries Of the old world. The COY.
eminent no longer exists for thence
.he people exist for the government
Wr centennial product i, the evils
license and wrongs to escape which
our ancestors abandoned their
ZONES in the old world and
tainted themselves IN q wilder
less. Now ask what Is the remedy
or these public evils, for this private
distress, for this disorder in bushes.
which carries suffering into every
louSehold? \ voice in the crowd
.Thc election of Iildcn" Applause I !
t Is comprised in one word-"rclorm'
reform Of public administration.
Cheers. Upon TIN, sutjnot there is a
Inference Of opinion one class cay
lcct nominees Of the party under
Inch these evils have grown up bv
leans Of the oiiicc-holdmg class which
interested in pcrpetuating these
buses; that is one opinion. There is
mother opinion, and that opinion da.
hands a Change change in the at /
.i",siraton do not intend to argue G
lie question intend to simply state 9
, and leave it TO your Judgment and ,
he Judgment of the people am
earthly with you in sympathy and y