, 1877-11-04

elc niIu ,,,+ thcaa is crowd loo times IS large
stan}linr behind them that are looking rward
:" 4ho dow whcn they themselves shall have
tboen soo ofti.ec Hos mt ryery onc cut down his
e,tusG U,.ie sinc. the nau;c commented? The
nf avorTth;nr hns fallen erccnt the price
r. pf'eS oo;"o,ntd;nr ~ I've hovo rot tn
~ e.4.- 3.-, -, ,... ,,x~or pposppp
Taxation as 1t now IS Is GnS ano'ne[ hAs nat ~ =
cotEsGatloa' lne pSup's .ha az ,hn1i',or mon
IS :ohncuit 10 n,, lnahs tne .,;1, .Ls+ n.~ ~
nhaers1anu IT, is' t os r,n. hon,e tn them
eenerai tu'a ~ .n.i ~ Wy Lave ase these men wy
they voteo ios sucn niau .,"" ~. rnan that
that kne" u pe ~ ~ n.ass .an s nur-
knew only took tne oantc lot ,i tnu 1J tpeir
pose OF putting money II llls purse-an4 tle.. a,
III for Improvements. ne na5 maue nors s,.a ,rll-
IL has sidewalkcd everything and lamp- ap
posted everything tears up ~ biz nao-
walks and put Gown new oncs' ia5 nia5
adamlzcs streets, Tears tnem up, anu .:seau a. ~
ainzes them again, anu puts az US ooor Ihen ~
work. The poor men don't think theyare pay
ing for this. When man comes to lineage W
invest his money In manufacturing enterprises,
tine first question he asks Is, - what are your
taxcs.' And when you tell him that they
ayergc about 8 per cent, ne passes On TO the
Fox River Valley or the Rock River valley,
where the taxes are per cent, and puts up his
machine shop. In those valleys ada theFf Tafe afe
oflicrholders say, that they don't get
salaries enough. They want more. They say
that iii order to get good men you must pay
them well. lLaughter.1 They arc all ANXIOUS
various satoons, or, il higl-toncd, into holcls.
| They bring out champagne or whisky. This
| poor people step up and drink. ''Thank you,
sr.n niour health, sir.' And they really
think that the man is treating them. when IN
trutn and in iavt they are treating the man.
| I[.aurntrr and applauscI They are paying for
| III t;'sc drinks.
| t,nuk over YOUR country and see the immense
| rinss that ar, formed Iy some men wuo hold
ofIicc assocatcu viii, men out OF o1iice. There
! are not only rings in Chicago, but there are
| rings everywhere. Much has been said about
the whisky ring,-probably us extensive ring Us
| vas ever formed III the United states, eStenuln?
/ from one end Of the country to the othcr,-
lor ten years that ring r1lco thls s!ty at a's
| country with all iron hulld, and We did not KNOW
| tic tie that bound them together Democrats
voted for Republicans, anu hepuollea's ~
Democrats 1t controlled the conventions alh1
controlled eScrythlng But 1t mas l,aSseu son'r
parativcly out oi sght iof luz tlll,e Gs'nS ~ y"
| THE sTATE-HousE RING .
at Springfield, and one o, their little tricks 1t
| ..lIorLs me great pleasure to expose to-iisnl,
| luu arc 10 vote whether or not theY shall c2-
| ueuu $500, QUO. Ii you don't vote ut all you
vote lor them. They have sent oil oTor the
| State to Democratic and Republican Commll-
| Ircs rroncstine LIEN to nut " ior'' on the
ti,.;.ts. saving II a man does not want to vote
! for It he can tear the "forn off. Laughter
Men are t-,nyassing this State in the interest OF
| that r1nr. | hope that our Republican and
| D.1noyratir Central Committees will put u.l
| tn,t}, !. fnr'' and avainst'' Ii YOU vote both
| ,v,,rs If commits araiust them, any way.
| # auri,tarl
| Tncn tt1.re is vour Court House ring, your
SrhnoI Roard RUG, your park ring, anu SO
yn,1 t:,, 90 down to the lowest bit Of patronage,
mi find tLcse combinations to plumber the
Iatner If Us all.-our Government. And they
runsder It smart 4 man said to me about six
| months ago, "lt's no use fur yuu to go about
t.l;n,t1 IA these men and paraL.ng your
| nnnrsfy. when you amt any more honest than
INV If fhe rest d, tnen1.n i'Well,'' said |, 81
| vii answer yt,u in short metre. Whether am
| hnnrst or MT, | don't lie to be stocn FROM"
| ,(;rrat launhttr1 And that covers
| ,n, whole thing. Now in looking over
| Tho rnuntrv ece nothing in the Democratic
rarty that makes me believe it capable Of meet
| inr tins existing state OF things. There ar:
men III the Dc.uO:ratlc party that would do it
| II they could. have 1uet with them frequently
| in consultation, and remember a prominent
| Da1uorr,t who was discussing matters with me
who solved it in this way: Said he, '' Went
worth. tne Democratic leaders are honest, but
,hr D.m.crarie masses are daunaulY corrupt
| ,I.urhtcr rs .tTne Republican leaders arc
| anmnni1lv corrupt. but the Republican masses
| ar. },1,nrst.;, [Apnause1
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