The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-25

made temples OF justice. aud the men Oh this
country stand on an equality with every othef
man You remember. because rae s y toy"n
how often your legislatures. ware organized
BY Troops, how persistent those, legislatures
with corruption. dehauehing all who came
within thelr inlnence. how these mona'fons
governments wera upheld BY the strong arm III
cratic party has declared that that shall continue
40 longer; that these State governments stall
W fres; Tint elections shall be free from mil
tary interference, So 1t Ia you possess this right
your. own determination, not only 81
inte1 III T. ,g yon ~ ynn1 "wn i nnk~me
try, from Maine to California. has spoken. and
the law stands now upon the. statute books I, a.
everlasting barrier b-iWaan the people ct this
State AZ bew een The people Ut ever, other Stat,
Of NE Union. and the purposes ard designs ot
military satraps.
FeloW.ritizana, am told by p great many
PERSONS tina II II true that the Damperatfa
party is the party of liberty. that 1t brings mo
government closer to the people; but that II mas
II Ia likely I'd ba controlled hy rings AMI enrro-
rations ia mueh ~ the Republican parry has
sss beoFS p wep 70
men. though with MANY Dialects. was about fha
beet government n thA world that our govern
ment was suhisat IN tho many fluctuations:
Tint the public was liable to be awayea by heat
aud passion making the goyernmsnt unstable:
and That Ia the language ~ Maeaulay. there was
elections In our government: that It vas .s not
sufficiently conservative; that II we had Senh-
tors elected. for life. and Represen' atlves f9r
moved all this tieiuslon. Why, fellow etisans,
hays ha ,na tss at a
The fact ~ az yon know. the people vote DULY
for RepFesspaIyes they don't vote for sann
but touch upon any If the great manufacturing
tnnreeta. and you will And the ahlas attorneys
going before the committees to represent hose
interests. Let the government touch upon the
tariff OF iron, lei II touch upon tho duty on
watches or eiverware. on WOODEN goods. or 90
trace ehalnaand ,he nfnpla are ray , naylnF y
PENNSYLVANIA manufacturers, aud GO Qua
per cent, The poor man pays on bnn-
mi u" Viii 81 q th these mos a'efe a"e
talent appearing before the committees.
Touch the national banks, and you VIII ind
how necessary national banks are to the country.
Touch any one OF tho Industries Of the country
and you will fnd that tho REPRESENTATIVES
manlhars ~ Congress and almost control leaee
ialation. Touch any w the railway intareats w
The country. and the railway owners have be,
come almost M arstonrntlo end privileged
nlaas. Who II left To protect the ueopln2 These
railways. those vast interests ~ accumulated
wealth H., aye their renresentatlye5 at Wash,ngf
this country | say. therefore, aud | feel that
the mission ot ,ha II ,mocraia narty. and TIE
MISSION OF In6 Fnn1HaTtl pRnnih, u " afNiNt'
mission almost to prtng bark this government
TO liz original principles, the only fundamental
principles or liberty In 81 fRr a. government
u related To the people NJ this country.
| desire to call your attention to one or two
facts. following PRECISELY In the line OF thought
that have indicated. Here Ia this great river
flowing through tho valley ~ the MtssiHalppt.
II has no corporation to represent n. 1T has
no board of directors, II has m accumulated
capital to speak for It in the Congress- Of the
Unitnd States Yet II must tie hnuarent - you
and to every man In i~a valley nf the MtssIs
sippi that the great work of thls age. that
tho great want of the people Ia, that daep
water should be given ~ this great RI yer,
that these wees should he built 40 obtain deep
water for the facilities III commerce aud pro
tecting tho Interests OF this people. Now. the
Democratic party to-day. for the first time In
the history Of this country. has spoken for the
valley nf the Mississippi Tha Democratic
party has passed bill providing for n commits
zion to report on the best means IF securing
deep water In the Mississippi. And the Demo
cratic party has passed a blu to treat with the
government Of May,oo tn raottfy our boundary
line batwean Mexico and the United States. |
hop that this last bill will enable us TO secure
n anorter line Of railway 10 the Pacific shore,
that IT Will enable us ~ incorporate In our
Union snf1'ciei.t territory W anlve the question
OF the shortest line to the Pacific.
am much obliged to you, ladies and gentle
men, for your attention. ] have spoken labor
Ing under some indlsnositlon, and 4 thank YOU
for your courtesy and kindness.