Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-08-01
RANDALL,s SPEECH
Delivered at the Great Ratification Meeting
on the S6Eh-

Delivered at the Great Ratification MeetiHO
on the 2SEh-
FELLOW CITIzENs: We enter upon the
cam paign with the best candidate and the
best platform. Our Presidential candidate
Winfield Scott Hancock, is swithout fear and
without reproach." Scandal has sought in
vain for the least stain upon his escutcbeon.
he stands upon q platform of principles.
It's declarations are the accepted principles
on which constitutional government must
stand. The candidates are worthy of the
platf orm, and the platform is worthy of the
cand ldates. Capitalization of power, sub
juga ton of State sovereignty, control Of
the elective franchise, shameless extrave-
gan ce, reckless INSTRUMENTATION of every
des cription, during the long lease of power
VII ich has been allowed to the Republican
par ty, are the real danger which threaten
us. 1t was the Democratic party, as repre-
sented in the House of Representatives,
which made the first successful struggle
since the close of the war in favor of
INFRINGEMENT OF PUBLIC EXPENSES
and against the raising of any revenue ez-
cept what was actually required to pay tia
easy the straight path to a resumption Of
specie payments. II gave vitality to our
credit, and created system of funding our
public debt at q lower rate of interest. IL
this retrenchment and economy is pursued
the remainder of our public debt can, under
Democratic administration, be funded at
8 per cent. England borrows money az
8 per cent, with no purpose ever to pay the
principal. We have not only the disposition,
but we have the ability, from our abundan.
resources, to pay both the principal and the
current interest, and to-day there is no gov
ernmental loan equal in security to our own.
In addition the economy enforced by the
Democratic party through its representatives
has given encouragement and renewed life
to our PROSTATE industries. Our opponents
endeavor to make the people fear the advent
of the Democratic party to power. There is
no occasion for alarm, and they well know
it. Was there ever exhibited greater
LOVE OF PEACE AND ORDER
that when the Democratic House of Repre-
sentatives allowed Mr.. Hayes to be pro-
claimed President? They knew that the
electoral commission had, in utter disregard
to justice, sanctioned by its acts perjury,
forgery and fraud. The solid South could
then have shaken again the very foundation
of the government. The public credit, by
consequent anarchy, could have been de
stroyed, and confusion would have followed
the day, which condition of things the Re
publican leaders preferred to the loss OF
power. But the Democratic party main
tanned peace and order, and regarded
them of more moment than Office and
patronage. The Democratic party, in the
character of its candidates, in its advowal OF
principles and all Its public acts, stands
pledged to restore the administration to it's
former purity, and to hand down the govern
ment to their successor without disturbing
any of the settled results of the civil war.
When the enormous revenues collected TO
carry on a great and exhaustive war still
poured into the treasury under Republican
rule, long before any necessity existed for
the imposition of such heavy burdens, and
were sguaDdered in every sort of extrava-
gance, the Democratic party called o halt
and
FORCED PARTIAL ECONOMY AND REFORM
of administration. Do you forget the loud
clamor raised By the Republican aGministra-
ton that the Democratic party sought to
cripple the government Yet, when the
sisted and compelled economy by the dis
missaI of hordes of useless officials, we then
saw Sherman, in his first annual report to
Congress, not only admitted that there had
been no Gripping of the public service, but,
ton would be advisable and proper.
There was the first real effort in favor Of
retrenchment and reform. The correct
toriff oopfrouorcu moo ho y,y,ilxY
rendered in the councils of the Democratic
party. at the last session of the present
Congress, a bill was passed by the Democrat
ic Senate, and is now first in order on the
speakers table of the House, renting the
revision of this tariff to a commission of ex-
perts for recommendation to Congress.
Should this bill become law, as it most
likely will, the questions will in great
measure be eliminated from party politics,
and that branch of revenue adjusted in
business-like and comprehensive way. I
want to
ASSURE MANUFACTURERS
that they need have no apprehension of IN
jury to their interests in this connection.
The highest annual yield fromoustoms duties
during or since the war was over $216, 0o0, 900
in 1872. The amount necessary now is
generally returned at 25,0O0,000, and as
.sert that this amount can not be raised In
an intelligent and business-like manner up
on the articles imported which come in COM
petition with like articles manufac-
tured in this country without giving an ade-
quate protection to our industries There
may be exceptional industries which may re-
quire greater care, but they are few. The
iron interests of Pennsylvania were not in
jured by the bill known as the Wood tariff
bill. 1t is better for our whole country, and
better for manufacturing interests, that such
bill as I have alluded to should become q
law. Will it not be a wise and practical
settlement of the controversy between tariff
for. protection and tariff for revenue 2 Can
it be said that free trade in the present con-
dition of our country is possible2 1t is as
essential that the agricultural, manufactur-
ing and commercial interests of this country
should be kept in harmony as it is required
that our triple form of government should
be harmonious in their respective spheres.
Every promise and profession of the Repub-
lican party is falsifed by the public record.
While it proclaims
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM
it's candidate for President repudiates the
utterances of his party's platform on this
subject in his letter of acceptance, and its