The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-06-30
A Ringing Declaration Of
the Principles Of the
Party.
Vindication Of the Republican
Record in Congress.
The River and Harbor Bill
and Its Merits.
The Shameless Frauds Prac-
ticed in Southern Elections.
Other Issues Ably and Manfully
Discussed.
The Democratic Party Party Of
Obstruction.
Other Issues Ably and Manfully
Discussed.
The Democratic Party Party of
Obstruction.
Speech by Congressman Horr to the Con-
vention that Re.Nominated Him.

Mr.. CHAIRMAN, GENTLEMEN OF THE Con-
vENTIoN N FELLow-CITIzENs.- 1t seems
to me quite proper that / should appear be-
fore you on this occasion and thank you for
this renewed expression Of your considera-
ton and confidence. / should not do myself
Justice did / not assure you that your har-
monious and unanimous action move me-
deeply. [~Applause.]
Four years & l received the nomination
for congress from the old eighth district
with some misgivings ON my own part, fear
ing as to whether / possessed the training
and ability to properly perform the many
duties of so high a trust. After a most bit
ter and heated contest the verdict of the peo-
pie was that l should make the trial. Zap
plause.1 Two years ago your convention
work by again naming me for the same
position, and the people once more, after
another most exciting and merciless cam
paign, decided that l should continue in ,he
position, and now to receive once more such
a hearty approval of my course not only Ills
mo with gratitude for your kindness towards
me in the past but it gives me strength for
the struggles of the future. [Applause.l
No public man can be unmindful of the
approval of his fellow men, and let me as
sure you that in the future, as they nave in
the past, my duties shall receive all the labor
anu ouciky 4 lOoStsS. AS u IuIo Ill JulS
world success comes only from continuous,
hard work. Whatever of success l may
have attained has been no exception to that
rule.
AS we enter upon the labors Of a new cam
paign it seems to me proper to take a
glimpse at the past and for a few moments
to speak of the needs Of the present hour.
A RETROSPECT.
The excitements of the last campaign are
still fresh in the minds of all. You all re-
collect the questions which we're prominent
in that noted contest-the question of pro-
lection to our home industries; the purity of
the ballot box; fair and honest election re-
turns: the question as to who should con-
troll and manage this nation, whether it
should be the party which had always loved
and defended it or that party, n large por.
ton of which had hated and tried to DESTROY
it. The Republican party planted itself
squarely on the side of protection and af-
firnled with great warmth and sincerity that
agitation of the suffrage question should
never cease until every where In this broad
LAM a free ballot aud u fair count had been
ecured-[applauselEuntil every American
freeman could cast ono vote for tile men of
his choice and have that vote honestly
counted and properly returned.
Planting ourselves upon those positions we
made the fight and the victory was won.
James A. Garfield was elected President of
"fO bfec ~ EhpIfsoo11 " oi
collect how our hearts were made glad by
that announcement, because we all felt that
that meant peace and prosperity for our
common country.
need not at this time dwell upon
III CRIME
that so soon followed, whereby our beloved
President was stricken dow and this entire
land draped III mourning such as nations
seldom witness. The scenes of that terrible
ft.o Oo1v ora etiiI frach IN mi, ,,in1c O,r
chosen President was borne to his final rest
ing place, on the banks of his own beautiful
lake, amidst the weeping and the heartfelt
grief OF an entire people. As he was
laid away in his silent grave how
many American citizens made new
resolves that they would never cease to re-
we're his memory and initiate his virtues, and
to-day, fellow citizens, we are here for the
purpose OF renewing our VOWS of allegiance
to that party he SO much loved and to re-as-
sert our devotion to those principles which he
so eloquently advocated and so fully exem-
plitied i'll his political and public life.
THE TARIFF COMMISSION.
Let me say right here that the same ques.
tions are still the live issues of the present
hour. [Cries, S they are."l The question of
n tariff has been submitted to a commission
1T is true, but that in no manner removes it
from the arena of politics. Tho duties of the
commission are merely to ascertain facts
anu Iudkc buHReSLiOUS tudb Will enable con-
gress in an intelligent manner to revise and
correct the present schedule of duties. The
real work that will affect tho business inter-
ests Of the country must still be lone by
congress. The great bulk of the Democrats
in congress opposed the commission simply
and solely because they claimed hat it was
created in the interest of protection, and they
desired to apply the principles of free trade
at once to legislation and to enact a system
of tariff laws based ON their ideas of a "tarif
for revenue only" And let me say right
here, you have no idea how tenaciously they
cling to that exploded idea and to their de-
termination to establish q tariff based ON the
free trade leagues. No man who has
not met these men from day to
day and seen and heard them
in their constant efforts to accomplish
this end can have any idea of their real de-
termination and persistency in this work.
The great majority Of Democrats in congress
to-day are at heart earnest, active, deluded
free traders, and whenever you put this gov
ernment into the hands of that Democratic
majority the doom Of our home industries will
be sealed and tue ruin which these wild free
trade fanatics will bring upon the bushes,
interests of this country will be complete and
wide spread.
This commission a n peculiar work to
perform. The only way in which they can
be of any benefit to us in revising the tariff
Is by ascertaining the facts as to our various
industries. Take for example the question
of wages. l stated in q few remarks that !
made In congress on the salt ques.
ton that our salt makers here
in the Saginaw valley pay from
81 80 to 81 80 or So a dag to our operatives.
Mr.. Carlisle Of Kentucky, in his speech on
the tariff commission, asserted that he had
ascertained from the statistics returned by
the census takers that we only paid 93 cents
a day. Now there is not a salt.
maker in this valley who does not know tina,
my statement put the wages rather low thar
high, and that his statement was absolutely
false; because ! think o hundred pay rolls In
this district-yes, In this county and Bay
county-would show c~onclusively that the
wages l stated were not above those actually
paid to the workingmen. IL this commission
does its duty 1t will ascertain the bottom
facts that pertain to all our great industries,
and thereby enable US in congress to act in
diligently upon these questions when we
come to revise the tariff.
eR0wrH OF N rRorKc
TION.
An not going into a lengthy
discussion Of the tariff here to-day
but I have prepared. and / wish &C
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