The daily gazette., 1880-10-21

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Is not fit 70 live IN "the land OF the free
aud the home Of the brave" [Applause.]
Z Mr.. Monaghan then stated that as q
lawyer he was here tn try a case, In
which fifty millions Of tax payers were
The plaintiff, and 100000 office-holders
Of the general government the defend
ants. His audience was to be the Jury,
and he proposed TO convict the defend
ants of wronging, ruling and robbing
the people, In Federal, State and munic-
ipsi capacity, wherever they have had
power.
In 1860, said the speaker, the Demo-
cratic party surrendered power in this
country. The expenses Of government
were then 60,000,000. After the war
was over, in 1870, the cost was $780,
100000. In 1674--under the worst
President we ever had (cries Of that's
SOY and who now Is the common SLAM
derer Of better man than he is, the
lachet Of whose shoes be is unworthy
to unloose (wild applause and cries OF
"that's SOY who has done more to cor
rapt officials and msnufactured more
villains than all the other Presidents
down (applause)-in the year 1874 the
expenses were increased to $1S2, ,000, 900.
r In 1875 came the Democratic House
Of Representatives, which, : followed
soon by Democratic Senate, reduced
the expenses forty millions per year. II
this much can be accomplished in two
branches of the government, why not
60 one step further and secure a Demo
CT ratic Executive to complete the good
work.
The speaker next referred to the car
pet7bag government of the Southern
Etates, aud showed how they had, IN
six ard one-haf years, increased the
debts of these States S172 200 900. "In
Gods naBe," he said, "why should not
the South be solid against such rule as
this" .iY ..f.. .t
He also evidenced the Increase OF debt
aud expenditure in the State Of Penn
sylvania, showing, among other items,
that the expenditures for public printing
alone had increased from $4,000 in
1860 to $l37 900 in 1870.
As instances of municipal indebted
ness he instanced Boston where the
debt had increased from $l3, ZOO, 900 In
1856 to 100000 in 1915; Philadel-
phia, from $35, 100000 TO nearly $7S,
Zoo, 900 in the same time; Washington,
$S,000,O00 to $25, 100000; Chicago, So,
O00,to $1S,000,000; Cincinnati, 5000,
600 to $23 100000. Summing up, it has
been ascertained that while the popula-
tion of these cities increased 33 per cent,
the expenses had increased SO per cent,
| and the Indebtedness over 200 per cent
In the State of Ohio, Garfield's home,
the statis,ics show that during the pas.
ten years the wealth of the State in
creased 33 per cert, while the local debt
increased 257 per cent.
| Next the speaker referred to the waste
of money collected from the people
which John Sherman himself admitted
reached the vast sum of 500, ,000, 900 il
one year, much of which was lost in th,
New York Custom House, where tn,
bulk of the import duties are collected
No wonder Hayes and John Sherman
removed the Republican candidate fol
Vice President from Office. [Applause.
How / would like to see Hayes anC
John Sherman walking up to the poll
and voting for the man they kicked ou
of office.
The next point referred to was tn,
great increase of offlce-holders. In 1850
under Lincoln, they numbered $4,000
which number, at the close of his term
was increased only TO 10000. Blu
the worst President we ever had Zap
plause] ruled over the people-looki int
to the future as he is to-day, backed by
the conspirators and watching for thu
chances OF 1884-sought to fortify him
self against the people and ran the mum
Der up to $4,000. In 1875 it had run vi
to $4,000, and at the close of his las
year the noble army had reached The
vast proportions Of 100000.
| SUCCESS PREDICTED.
| 1 believe, said the speaker, we will sue
coed on the second of November. Ap
plausel l believe it because we hav
driven the conspirators from ditch L
ditch, until they are now in full retreat
| True, they bought State, but wei
| take II from them in NoveDber,I ap
plausel and Indiana win take her right
| full place in November. New York anc
| New Jersey are as safe as II they haC
| already voted, and with these States anC
| the Southern States, Hancock Is you
President. [Applause.l
| At Gettysburg, without fear, was Han
cock. \pplause.l He gained the vic
tory, and saved the wealth, the intelli
| gence, the industry and property o.
Philadelphia. He defended the UnioI
and projected the little State of Della
ware as we'll as the bigger State of Penn
| ,ylvania, and If the man who straddlet
| the fence at Gettysburg while the host
| of Hancock were battling on the side OF
| the Union, is fit to represent this gov
ernmsnt al Constantinople, Is not tn,
hero of Gettysburg lit to fill the execu.
i've chair at Washington lApplause.
You may examine the history of this
| country and you will rnd no man so like
| Washington as Hancock. As the pow
| ar OF the British was broken and tn,
| liberty of the people res ored by Wa>h
iug.on at Yorktown, so was the powel
| Of the Southern army broken and the
union of the country restored At Gettys
bnrg. Washington la,d aside the sworC
And ruled the country according to the
law Of the land; and Hancock, volun
tarily putting aside the power of thu
iespot, declared the military to be sub
ordinate to the civil power. And If W,
carry the comparison one step further
we will say that they who were first II
war, and irst In peace will on the sec
1nd of November be found first In the
hearts of a grateful country. Prolonged
applause.l
| Then will there be peace. Then vii
our flag have a star for every State ant
State for every star. Then will tn,
Democratic lion and the Republican
lamb lie down together, and tue creates
hero of the age shall lead them to great
er prosperity and a more glorious future
[Applause.l
"But, gentlemen. 1 must STOP" sale
the speaker. 1t was then nearly tel
O'clock. "Go onl go onp' wildly criee
the audience, and at suggestion ever,