The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-10-06

4 Ainendi1eiit I sil Z N y ilO ". uIl b
ldebs shall eyer be held invioIate, and
liHancpck says that Shall be carried
out in letter and spirit. But they
lsayifsyou put the Democratic party
linspower that the menof the South
swll repeal these Unconstitutional
Amendments, end 'all the mischief
twill be done, | answer this, that nj
Appointment to tie Constitution can
e'repealed unless three fourths Of
the States agree TO repeal, and one,
fourth Of the States can stop the en-
actment Of a repealingi clause, and
when the States oflI9wa, Wisconsin,
Ohio Michigan,f Massachusetts,
Rhode Island, Vermont, Maine and
New York, being one fourth Of tho
States, viii agree to pay any thing
| or do anything toward it, i am will
ing TO pay my share; but have no
fear oEthat. 9ai
Now, that reason passes away,
what, else do ptheyu.say2 They say
that they brought prosperity to this
country, Well, if they have done So
it is good reason why they should
be kept in power, But let US exam.
inc the facts. | agree that this
country is very prosperous. All
business enterprises are fourishing.
Workingmen are getting good wages
land plenty Of employment, per
Ehaps never better. How-was,it three
years and a half ago? We were
| ithen atthe verge Of bankruptcy.-
All business was suspended or Ian.
Eguishing. More than two millions
of idle workingmen were in the
country, but could not get employ
ment. Whit party was in power
then? That was the Republican
Epartp WhattBsought us out ofthat?
WAS it any. Republican legislation?
10 no! What Yas.it2 The good God
4 iboiiss alwdIs beeh sS kind TO this
! Country sentsus FOR four years s6fs-
les Of crops. greater'than any country
Ehas ever raised before, .anG greater
than We ever raised before. But
that did not bringsprosperity alone,
For lastyear, although we raised more
than two hundred million bushelsof
wheat more than we could have or
dinarily sold, that perhaps would
not have given US prosperity, unless.
we could have sold 1T. What hap.
pened? Last year the same inscrut.
able Providence that gave us good
crops cut off the crops Of England,
Ireland, France, Spain, Austria,
Prussia and Russia, and they had to
buy our breadstufis. We sold our
breadstuffs to those countries to the
amount almost Of five hundred of
millions, and that money has
come into this country, and that
has made the good times we are liav-
ling now. Didthe Republican party
raise these good crops? Laughter,
applause and a voice, "No.n1 ] am
willing for the sake Of argument To
admit that they did; good Govern
ment, and under them good crops
were iraised} but, indthe name of
heaven, did.they cut off the crops in
Europe and make a market for our
s1rplus? Applause and laughter.1
We are prosperous now in spite Of
the Republican party that brought
bankruptcy three and a half years
ago BY Republican finance and Re.
publican rule.
And what is the consequence?-
All over this country there were la
boring men looking after employ
ment, going about from place toiplace
seeking it on foot, for they could not
pay fare on cars. and sometimes get
ting free rides on the Cars. They
were called tramns.y Some of them,
no doubt were bad men, because bad
linen will take advantage Of this con-
dition of things tofob and plunder.
But two years ago there were. .Repub.
lican Legislatures all over this coun.
try deyising laws tontake care Of
tramps; and there was alaw enacted
in New Hampshire that any poor
man tramping about, looking for
employment. might be arrested and
put in prison! g Voices: Shame
and "That is libertylp1 And thatiin
many other States was offered, andin
some passed. Have you ever reflect
ed, workingnen Of Ohio, where, are
the tramps noRY They have all
disappeared They have gone to-
work wherever they could get emf
| ployment, and the name Of tramp is,
almost unknown in this country
Why? Because We have good times
now, Were speaking after the Re-
publican manner. Iwould say that
the country was in bankruptcy three
and q half years ago, and since the
Democratic party has come into
power, we have good times, and We
have brought it about. IfItold you
that ] would deceive you. That
came from God; bankruptcy came
from legislation.
The Republican party makes an.
other claim, and THAT touches mo
\ very nearly, perhaps more than any
other man in thecounty, They say
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