The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-08-26

novels and huts into palaces; out of the paupers
we have made patriotic. splendid men. That is
what we have done in this country. We have
given to everybody in the union, in the states to
which have referred, equal opportunities to get
a home, equal opportunities to attain distinction.
That is the reason like this country.
like this country because the honest and in
dustrious man is nobleman. like it because
a man, no matter how poor he may be, whether
merchant or clerk, can go home at nj sht, take
"John, the public schools and every avenue Of
distinction are open to you. Your father may be
ignorant; he may not be good at figures; but YOU
may rise to the highest Office within the gift of
a civilized people," We don't know how good
this country is. Do you know that we have
more to eat here than any other nation Of the
globe has? And that Is quite an item. We have
better clothes and they come nearer fitting US.
There is more general information among our
people, and it is better distributed, than in any
other country. But really the greatest thing about
our country is that there is no other country
where women and children are treated as well az
they are in the United States. Let me tell you
Why In other countries the family is patterned
after the form Of government. In countries
where there is monarch the head Of the family
is monarch; in countries where there is \ despot
at the head Of the government, the head Of the
family is aespot. Here in this country eur
families are republican. Every man sitting by
the firesde has a vote.
These are few Of the reasons Why like this
country. 1 like it because it gave me chance.
I like it because man in the lowest walks Of life
can have chance. 1 like it because a bow who
has worked on CANAL boy who has driveupa
mule on the tow-path, boy who has cut wood at
rs cents sord-1 hike it because such q boy is
going to be the next president Of the United
States. What a magnificent compliment they pay
to our system Of government; what splendid
compliment they pay to the good heart of eur
Reop: by ~ making prominent in this canvass the
compelled to work. What in other countries
would be mark of disgrace in this country is
TRANSPORTED into the wings of honor and of fame.
Now, as l have said. this is good country hut
there are perils against which We must carefully
guard The inst peril, in my judgment.
is the doctrine Of state rights
n %n' one n of t5s great nc !" fla, my %dS
republic at the present time. It was settled by
the war; it has not been beaten out OF the demo-
cratic leaders, and let me assure you that it is
strongly intrenched in the hearts of these men at
the present time us it ever was in the history of
the government.
The next peril that threatened the gov
eminent, in the opinion of Col. Ingersoll,
was
FRAUDULENT VOTING.
"That, said he, lis treason against the
United States. The only sovereign in this
country is the legally-expressed will of a
pers with that is committing treason
against the government. We have to turn.
ur faces sqarely against dishonesty at the
polls. We must point the finger Of scorp
at any man who holds place and power by
fraudulent votes. We must make it obi
gatory upon man to live one year in a
precinct before he is permitted to vote.
We want to get rid of the political
Bedouins who rush hither and thithcr
across the country.
The next peril to the institutions of the
government in the opinion of the speaker.
was
REPUTATION.
'The question is" said he, "are we 60
ing to pay our debts? You may say there
continue 50 to be until the debt is paid"
The speaker then reviewed at consider
able length the financial question, riddling
with merciless of wit and sarcasm the rec
ord of the democracy.
He gave the greenbackers, Of whom
there are :; large number OH the cape,
some nuts to crack, creating intense en-
thusiasm and merriment by his
WHIMSICAL MANNER
OF refuting their stock argument. He de-
MED that money is the measure of value,
4 statement often made by disciples of the
new faith in politics, asserting that gold
and silver are simple commodities, and
the last resort Of barter ''Thc govern
ment does not raise anything" continued
the speaker; lit does not raise any corn or
wheat. The government is !. vast cstab-
lishment, supported by labor.
Col. lngersoll, closing, made u scatlling
attack upon the democracy and the demo-
Gratis, culogized the republican party. its
candidates and past record, saying that it
would be for the best interests of the coun-
try to keep the democracy out of power
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