River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-10-30

could happen to the financial interest and
the business interests, would be for con-
gress TO pass a law at its very next ses-
sion, to punish with death any member
of cong1.ss that would make speech on
finance, Tor the next twenty years. What
we want Is TO let ii one, and we are on
THEBIan ROAD TO PROSPERITY.
We haze had an awful time in resump.
ton. Tbs snip OF resumption has indeed
had stormy passage. The heavens at
times have been overshadowed-eye
star lost 20 human vision; but the .epub.
lican party, with true men, has stood at
the helm until, finally, they have guided
her into:he golden harbor of specie pay
ments sThe storm is past, and the heav-
ems arc .arched with bow of promise
that nc further deluge of paper money
shall cCsger this lan1; and now,
AMEN THE STORM Is OVER,
Il few iaen say that the way 10 settle this
thing is 10 turn the ship around and put
TO sea or a shoreless ocean, and 20 on,
and on and on forever We do not think
so. She is in port now. Resumption is
established, and, as republicans, we pro.
pose to stand on her deck, and any man
or parlf will be thrown overheard that
attempts to lift her anchor or haul down
her FLAG Applausel. My fellow citi-
zens, Isdid think | would say word
about the democratic party. (Cries,
a. Go onr') | will not detain you any
longer. am sick l ought not to talk
at hall. IF was well | would try and
make a speech; but my democratic
friends you are going
SQUARE, INTO GRRENBACKIsM,
and yor are going over into fit money
| regret to say that the democratic party
of this country cannot be trusted with the
finances of the country. The last time
they had them, they stole all we had and
now they will pay back with fiat ire.
deematle money. They have one hard
ened principle, and that is a longing de-
sire for the control of this government;
| the democratic party as a party has no
| settled 29nvictions on this subject of
| finance They are soft money in one
tate, ana hard money in another; soft
one day and hard another. They are like
THE FELLow WHO HAD HORSE
which he recommended as a hunter A
stranger came along and noticed that
once Inv q while his horse would drop
down, sud he said: "what is tbs matter
with the horse ?" The fellow said, "that
! is a trick; there is a deer around; he is
setter, and when he smells deer around
he will always do that. He is a very
valuable horse The stranger said. "how
will you trade 7" and he bought the horse
and started out with it. and he came along
to the middle of stream and the horse
dropped With that he was a little dis
eusted aAd went back and said that he
had been cheated What is the matter"
/ 4 a H. L. a az
he did, sight in the midst of stream,
and like TO have got drowned. !" WELL"
says the 5atter, " forgot to tell you, that
horse is; just as good for trout as for
deer SO the democratic party are just
as good for soft money as for hard
money,
ted You the
| MISSION or THE REPUBLICAN PARTY
| is not. ended. We have something to do.
| The sam" enemy we overcame ON the
battlefield is to-day massed in our front,
moving in solid column on the ballot
box, to recover that which they lost by
the sword. Until every law.abiding
American citizen is permitted TO live in
peace ard security within the limits of
every state, until a free and peaceful bal
| lot is mlde secure throughout the repub.
| lie, until free speech and free press are
every where established, until political
ostraGian is unknown, until it is conced-
ed that we are nation sovereign and
supreme until the public credit is placed
beyond the possibility of jeopardy
until .
ALL THE RIGHTS
| of Amsrican citizens, high or low, rich
or poc.r, black or white, native or foreign
borns are everywhere recognized and es
tablished, resting in perfect security un.
der the imperial egis of the constitution,
until Hat, the mission of the republican
party j. not ended. Applause.l And,
my fcllow-citizens, here let us to-day
| pledges ourselves TO the contamination of
these Z igh purposes, and consecrate anew
our best energies, While rejoicing in
the battles, .h3 conflicts and the achieve
ments.Qf the past, let us not forget that
there sre battles yet to be fought and vic.
t0riess
YET TO BE WON,
aud " it'll true hearts and strong arms let
us move forward, bearing upon our ban
ners this immortal sentiment: "Indivdu.
al freedom and protection, national unity
and Aational sovereignty, and the public
eredis must and shall be preserved"
! lPrcNnged applause.