The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1882-10-21
JAMES B. BELF0RD.
He Addresses an immense Au-
dience at Canon,
A Ringing Speech Cheering Words
Great Enthusiasm.
Genera. neNceIy To:lews sse,fsrd ia
Raststns speech.


BiaIe's hiii a6s iiIsss., on Monday even
INK last, by iine audience assembled 10
hear the GtIpin giant and General McAeeiy
on ,ise political issres Of the day. the
I GailDn City Cornet baud played q few stir
! fiied 10 It's utmost by : o'clock at which
/ hour Chairman FELTON, introduced
HOY. JAaRs b BELEoRp.
l,cpubiir-in candidate for congress, who
T srahe i9f about rffe hour, delivering au allie
aud iaest eloquent address, Of which we
7 are zbie 70 give bot the following eplfanc !.
( un mixing the stand Dir. Beliord said this
T ssas thu fourth time he had made a can Ass
( Of the si-te, and deeply regretted tiiat u
4 Ind been bis misfortune upon each oefsi-
1 SION 10 be troubled with aa s.iieas5nn of
I the throat Iis had taken a severe cold IN
Z rting from gonider 70 Golden, ivv days
Esnue 9nd dsuhted If he could speak loud
/ enough 10 he he..ri IN the distant parts OF
/ she hall and scarcely realized that he could
compete wild, brass band which wis siiii
PLAYING outside ana the democratic part.
fprtaihvd.
K IL is less than 100 years, said Mi. Hel4crd
since BAR fufers adopted oar national oon-
siit.stiep In lis adoption three sgassd oh
iects were sought; First, ihe uniiiea:ion
u ;ii. renpie Second, the s.csrcui.arf Of "A
uniform carrtugs. Third, the '7ia5iish-
yneat % pfin-spis- iIIyph which the national
anfiss1iis ceuid be lest gs-sd TO pfoIrosr Tie
general Woliafc TIE fau,ers OF that IN
struineni, acting with wisdom earned from
exprslcnce under f-louATchg, had pre-
scfii,cd certain terms feF puhiic officials TO
exercise authority foaF year. fSE president
chs.-.r bg the y,,opir; six year ior sena-
tons. esit.scs iit the. sfsf..s, and two xeats
for cpnsr,~smrn, eleesed b, the people
Some ,h.ns ON elections ieo frequent; that
longer. ttf,us of csEce ssriiid seNe 4 xI,' iise
cies osir fathers had carefully studied
the Enyiish rnse on this point and believed
; shuri peiiq-is ii4c lefter ~ shieh the ser
vaais - rsgpirnsa 70 render 10 the I'ecnie an
acosent of tteis Stewardship. " Is every
msns duts 10 dstersttae what party he VIII
d,-is.slass "a coa;r.si The election ci = repre-
sentative Il, congress.
w hsve u.Asisal this Eoleen eTs Of the
fspsi,iie There hal- not beeua ;iiae n any
s1Ass atirl fiie relaitens ist;weep he PFC
pls ~ all sactSaas were % happy aad hisf-
nion5sas - now
Mt i.eliard iisen rrieyrtd "a his last nine
tnonths ia tic hotgse Of representatives, dur
ms wificii luesiisus Of great a1d signal iiii-
psss..iirr had ogcnrie3 the Attention y
fliass representatives o7 ihc y.oplc. Dur
iJg that pesis-i be Ind srvef heard fT"ra
ritheg deineegat q ieiahsican. a political
.s,ss,eh oa fss Htos oS tiie haaes. flse Wax
is dvos aHIii ihc es,j Representatives therens-
-crahicd nicasus1u.f shi- sao; and realized
that tile tilnr ala tofne when party d,sens-
siu,ls aud III. gsi4sh lirSs 81 rittensess be-
tween the sections shOaia o,ae-s fais wsfs
aad Is qg;s common cpaatfSi ior NcAl or for
woe Il Is The duty Of every true nsaii
noFih. saush. cost .g.id wcst-t To join Shields
with his brother and work for ti.e common
V al aud welfare vi Tie republic,
The republican, party had shoalhercd
vast aud iranlcladCnt responsibilities
fNcn,y-o r.isss .lEa u catered n9aon aEe
of iiio most desperate os conflicts and c-lT-
ried ito a successful Termination II had
ciAisargiaied 4siDe0n slar,1 reconstruct
Cd eleven sectloi states; redaeri nafiunld
d,iii frnn Slppa0ee coo to 81 400 500 op1;
established "a credit at horne ard stVuad.
These were -onIe OF the achievements Of
ihas laris. The pcoric rccDgniSrd them.
Hns tho rsrusliczn fsaty realized thas we
cguld not iise or the memories ~ The past.
Time and circumstances compelled = for
wand movement on lie gsrt
Hc then pioeae.lci to indicate what that
inovomsnt Hsss. Representative msn Of she
patfcn, with the ta;nre Interests Of hcr pco-
pie at heart. had calmly and 5igui6edly
discussed shls subject, with ricw Ia le;lis-
latinS npon it out OF Their ooupuiis grew
,,ic river sisd halhor bill which ltsd pro-
duoesl snch universal coinmrnt. he lss,d
been cltar3,ed with voting for that hill, bat
he aid not When the bin pas.ei he was
800 mites from shc National capitol. trying
sa important mining suit III the city Of
hnstan when lie returned 10 " M.-siiiagtop,
however he had .he courage, n.inho,sii aud
deceney to assume his parlinn OF IN. gespon-
sibihty attaching to its passage through the
lnwer lolise oi eonRf,ss4 There : not q
man within the seuad OF my sois-c. to.
-
h.ssu voted sor it i,1d lie seen thcrcr He
was standing ly President Garfield. GU the
sth al March iSsi. in tho c.rt pofticu Of
the capitol Nfcu the nlarlyred statesman
delivered hie inaugural address 10 2u0,ugo
people lie hal ite.Od the illustriois dead
say that from that cininenru he csAnipassssd
loo ysq,aS al on, n.,;ienai history. Mir. iei-
ford tlion prnceedsd 20 rehd oxtrasfs isDm
President GaTiirld's message "a congress
calling tie attention OF that body 10 the
Importance Of legislation rcgas,iine tie i;a-
proscinoni of onr ri,crs ,.ad hsabofs lie
supplemented this by re.slu,g u resolution
Of the Republican nstioiTli ctnyvntiap, de-
ciaring IL the duty of coi,snsss to bake steps
a, once In improve the harlofs and rivers
0f thu iupuhl,c. Garileld, Who surveyed the
history nf our country far iUV setF< Ia the
pas,, with prophetic ision also reached out
l 900 years IN tho intnre. His gfcut mind
f4lt fh1hirsf Nbl cur u'N'inls .sist lNftk-rsff>
had hut followed his plume for the country :
guud iAppause
II WAS 4 small thsnr inr o liitic editor 20
write little par .srtph, cslling this manor
that man \ tniaL Wher WAS Judge
oa thv bench, said Nj Hc!tsrd, NEVER
believed Ioha jones ip lir n thief, though
50 changed, rAtii ] had hv,ai The ndiei-
,nent. ( papst know what he ssolc, how,
wherr. why. ami AL ahens Il, hci;,rr could
conceive him guilty And | have iaith
! enough i, tbs iaieiiixener Of fhe people Of
Colorado 10 believe 5hcy win briss FAIR
He thea showed tho csciativrexreuditnrs
Of Ensnce. England and oshcr s.rropaa.t pow>
cts, for fiser and h'srbar improvements,
co,ap.iine their appropriations With .ho III
significant $4,000 ono anpgpef'atee by ens
ccnscrsss aad contrasting our eieoo risles
Of sf.s eaast and fd,ooc ullcs Of rivers with
| th0 contracted Coasts and puny rivers Of
England and France Numerous floods