The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-11-10
GENERAL WEAVER.


fraught with blessings TO the people.
have delivered one hundred and eight
closed, previous to entering your State, INV
campaign In Kansas OF twenty-six speeches
IL the months of July and August, in the
midst Of drought and hot winds, with the
mercury from IO4 10 no In the shade. Not
withstandihg our meetings were usually at
tended by from three to i've thousand per-
sons, and although the mercury usually
ranged from lU4 TO 10, we managed to make
Il In In the shade for the old parties.
tLaugbter.l
You are In the midst Of a great political
revolution, ~ great as that which took
place between the years 1874 and 1870, when,
as all the -gcd aud middle aged persons
present rccoiicct. the old parties erumbled
away and made way for the incoming and
later civilization. We have lived to see the
Republican party come into power. have
Witnessed nearly quarter OF century OF
It's reign, aud have fallen upon the time
when II Is no longer useful TO the country.
The old parties worn out, and there Is
not an old gentleman here TO day but knows
that parties wear Oui a. well as individuals,
and much more rapidly Tor this reason: An
individual has "A conscience TO which you |
can appeal. b't party has not. IL has |
neither u soul To save nor substance to kick. |
As soon n party ace ,mplishes the mission |
for which II l. called Into existence, IL Is the |
history Of American politics that It becomes |
. mere machine for the distribution OF |
spoils. tCrie- al "That's so."I For what |
was the quarrel In the United States Senate |
three months Immediately ne sss f9.siS.ns fS,,SS.ns
Of the United states? What caused |
the wrangle which kept the machinery OF
the Government nc deadlock for three
months! IL there had been any principle
involved we could admire the heroism and |
courage that brought II about. But was 1t
like the contest when Banks was before the
House for speaker No, for that was ICON
test between freedom and slavery, and 1t
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party. There VAS n principle involved In
that struggle. But what was the nature OF
the late struggle la the Senator Simply
who should noId the petty offices within the
gift Of the Senate between that time and the
December following, such rs who should be
the spittDon eaner, oOr-keeper and clerk.
IL was for that that the two old parties had
each other by ihe ears. Now II there could
be anything more degrading to this great
Nation OF fifLy millions / should like to
know what IL IL. Now transfer your mind
To ALBANY, where the Legislature was kept
In session Till mid-sammer. for precisely
he same reason, viz, who should control
the spOiis In the Custom House-the Rob-
ertson iacii0n or the Conkling crowd, and
the wnoe thing has led to one Of the saddest
eNeuts thai wih ever be chronicled for the
Year 1881. | say here to-day, and proclaim
IL without fear Of successful contradiction,
that tue people are heartily tired and sick OF
the do,DinaIioJ Of these old parties. Are
there no EIe,t wrongs affecting the people
To-day tnnt Eeu Ieufesslnks lb L06Ee uOtu-
Ing tbese pariIes could Dnd to do! Are
there no .reat iILeresIs to be subserved and
protected? Why should they call halt,
sop the whreis OF Government and 10 to
wrlngling about these thingsy What Is the
nccrssny ior new partyi Let me show
you. " hat was the necessity for new
party !,elwe-n the years 'N and '0Of There
was n, institution in this country the
exisi-nce oi which cast its dark
sua,iow across the dial OF the
ttsaN fttr
parties were i1udepuate TO tho occasion.
Not because ,he Wuig party was not full Of
nec-sUd Nhi->, ana the Democratic party
OI Tree. -vii l,c".ocrats who went around the
eounry aud sssia to the young party, 'we
uie jus, "a. yuOd lres-soilers Ms you are, but
we want ~ work these reforms In our own
parry . jut they could not do 1t; the new
disp-ns1t,on was necessary. WhyY Because
prV..iheut Wh.gs anu prominent Democrats
owned slaves, aud neither would permit
the teluruis whicd were I'm conflict with
their own Interests. just so 1t Is to-day.
Prominent Republicans aud prominent
democrats are interested In the great mo-
nopolics winch are weighing down the
Amer .eIn people, and they will look to
tneir own Interests only. 1rue, every off
year Democratic leaders, such as MIR. Ewing
aud MIR. Voorhees,. and Mr.. Vest. of your
own State, are Gieenbackers, as the voters
are always. But when they meet in Ma
tiouaI Con, cation these men must bury the
question vut OF signt, else they could not
meet upon the same platform with Tilden
and bIyard, and Others. That Is the reason
they cannot Z. apple with the great question.
Now there d, the question Of the control Of
the rail- oads. Whether these railroad men
can say TO the general pubic, the traveller
and the shipper 'you snail not pass over
the railroads DuilC ny public money unless
you pay To me whatever 4 choose TO exact. "
Why don't tu. old parties settle that! Be-
cause prominent rLiirvad kings are Demo-
crsts, aud ceriain oIner prominent railroad
inn ara ILfflsl
question os the public debt-promineni
Democrats sucn as Vanderbilt, Bayard AND
others own bond., and Republicans do the
saline ihing; therefore, neither want the
debt paid. Again, here Is the telegraph
monopoly. Jay could owns the New Yorl
HO,id, the leading Democratic organ. Ant
the New York 1r,Oan;, the leading Repub
lican paper. The press controls the parties
aud neither will Interfere with the monop
oily while thus controlled. Let me Civ,
YOU the testimony OF Jay Gould himself be
fore tue Hepburn Committee, which show
the most shameful thing In American poll
~ the habit Of using money TO control con
ventionsr' Ans. ayes, sir.' Ques
"What parties do you use 1t imp Ans
''When 4 am la u Democratic district us
IL Tor the Democrats; In a Republican dis
trict am a Republican, and In q doubtful
district am dOuDtfuI; but am always 70
Erie. ! expended one and one-half mill
IONS that year; stJJ,OJO alone for the Stat
Of New York" Ques. "Do your book
sir" QIrs. .'Under what head Of nc
counts can we nnd o. ~ Ans. "Under th
India RUBBER account" Thank aot
when he was In Gfeenback district be di
not say he was 8reeabacker! Laughter.
Now why can he Use money In these oil
partiesy Because he can be railroad me
nopoIlst or n bank monopolist and be elths
Democrat or Republican, but he cannot
Ia the nature Of things, go into Green
xlx..I To- 49,
purpose Of lighting these rings, and harmt
nize with them. How was IL when the RI
publican parry was organizedY Why, the
were rs true n steel. No man could vote
lied for the specific purpose of retarding 1
But we see all these monster frauds sprir
into existence under the party that liberats
four millions OF slaves. Why, they ha,
which Prometheus caught with his Kite an
string. They have monopolized steam,
whicb Gutter sung when he thought II VI
to lie treasure and boon to mankind.
"rii have no misery here; you. pain. shall
you do all the work thyseif."
What do We see instead Of the poet
dreaml They nave Invaded your worksho
with the instincts OF highwaymen. Tn
charge you Dllsbel and q half OF wheat
take q bushel to market. Why should "
per cent of the population have all the la,
uries OF l,fe and ninety -eight per cent.
the drudgery. Look along our coasts al
great bays where men can go and recupe
ate wasted energies. II has been prov
that they could he taken TO those life -givi
retreats for i've dollars, and that by the bs
railroad experts In the country. Most
you could afford to go and take your wi
and return with the bloom Of youth up
your cheeks; but these highwaymen are
your way, aud say ''you must pay us III
dollars apiece for going and returning
and yet they exercise q public franch
that ought 10 be controlled by the Cover
meIt and regulated for the Interest OF
the people. We Greepbackers are not ma
Ing wur upon rich men or organized cal
tai, but We do say II the Republic Is
live, capital must cease to make war up
the toiling masses, the producers OF
Nenlfh n uud that the dronea 0f e0ciatv m