Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-08-19
WALLACE IN BERKS
AND
MONTGOMERY.

al am right glad to be with you, fell
low-citizens, although | did hear an
omnous noise awhile ago but, after all,
it's healthy sign. When hear such
music it indicates that the Democracy
thing to fight over, and that there is
victory ahead. Pennsylvania is to be
one of the great battle. grounds of this
campaign, and we propose to make
| start right here in this Gibraltar of
Democracy. In this great canvass we
propose to organize at the very bottom.
We intend to start with the young men,
in the earliest school of politics, and
work assiduously during the month OF
August, so that every voter will be
ready by the first day of September.
| The campaign has been most auspicious.
ly begun. The organization thus far is
of the most satisfactory character. 1t
should spur every Democrat on to active
work. Don't put too much confidence
in brass bands. Count noses Bring
out every vote. Commence at the bot.
tom and work up, so that when election
day comes our great vote can be silently
and effectively dropped into the ballot
box. and our great soldier.statesman
andidate-General Hancock.-elected." j."
Senator Wallace then referred at
length to the extravagant expenditures
by the Republicans in the National
Government, saying: "The expenses
under Republican rule were nearly 200
per cent. higher than they were under
Democratic rule. The average Republi.
can expenditure was three times larger
/ than the Democratic expenditure. The
Democratic expenditure per capita was
$lS.26 and the Republican $39 per
capita. Labor must pay for this whole
sale robbery. The laborer's family ex.
| penses are cut down by the enormous
taxation he must pay TO keep this prod.
| igal Administration in power. You
! have to pay more for your clothing,
| your food and your necessaries of lite.
1t robs you of your hours of rest, and it
takes the clothing from the backs of
| your children. There is extravaganza
| in every department of the Govern.
ment. In the War department the
| Republicans spent over four hundred
millions more than the Democrats in
! ten years, leaving out the war period.
| Our ships are utterly unseaworthy you
| cannot fire big gun without sinking
ship The Navy Department spent 50
! per cent. more than it did under Dem.
ocratic rule. You have all heard of the
infamous Indian ring. That colossal
| fraud il known all over the land. The
| next question arises is what has been
done by the Democratic party thus far
| to stop these enormous frauds. Have
they done anything to warrant the
! people in changing all the officials in
power2 Is the Democratic party en-.
titled to the confidence of the people 2"
Senator Wallace then proceeded TO
| give the figures of expenses under Re.
| publican and under Democratic rule,
showing decrease OF $60,000,000 per
annum of appropriations in favor Of
the Democratic House in the last Con.
grcss. "These figures" said he, "speak
volumes, and give the people nj large
great deal to think about. Then take
the expenses at the White House. The
| Republican expenses were thousands OF
| dollars in excess of the Democratic ex.
penscs. Look at this one item: Ushers,
go, 600; policemen, $1,000. There
were none OF these under Democratic
rule. No lackeys; no enc to impress
people that this was a Government to
be ieared-a strong government"
| The Senator rapidly went into the
details of public expenses in the various
departments, and then into the subject
of private rebel claims. In the Forty
second and Forty.third Congresses 81.
2S7,00 of these Southern claims were
paid by the Republicans, while the last
two Democratic Congresses paid but
$l,536,7l0.
Mr.. Wallace then referred to what be
termed the great crime in the calendar
Of American history, the fraud of 1876,
saying: 1--WE mean to arraign the Re.
publican party for larceny, for the
theft of the Presidency applause as
we bowed to the outrage to avoid civil
war and insurrection, trusting that the
time would soon come when the people
themselves, through the ballot box,
would right this great wrong"
In the course OF his succeeding re.
marks, Mr.. Wallace said "But what OF
the Two candidatesl ! went to Cincin.
natl to lend aid to the nomination OF a
Pennsylvania. The dearest wish OF
my heart was gratifed when General
Hancock was selected. General Garfield
is the nominee of the Republicans. Let
us look into the records. General Gar.
field invariably voted for free trade on
the foreign coal bill and on the tea and
coffee bill. He voted for reducing the
duty on iron from 50 to 81 per ton.
Garfield spoke in 1866 in favor of free
trade in the last Congress his vote was
against taking Off the duty on salt and
on printing paper. Therefore it will be
seen that in all OF General Garfield
voting he strikes the poor man, and
against Pennsylvania he strikes n blow
by voting for free coal and iron that
will reduce the wages of Pennsylvania
workingmen in the mines and in the
mills"
The Senator then read vivid de.
scription of the battle OF Gettysburg,
dwelling specially on the part played in
that famous fight by General Hancock.
He became spirited in the reading. and