Daily Republican., 1882-10-11

higher wages than is paid for the pau
per labor of Europe. The Democratic
cry of tariff for revenue only, meant
that they would only collect enough to
run the government. except the tax on
matches, ana tnaG VI Uuurso must be
paid. The reduction of the tariff would
cause increased importation Of foreign
goods, and the workingmen of this
country would be compelled to compete
with the underpaid labor of Europe.
This would bring about sharp and SO.
we're reductions in the wages of the
American mechanio--not a reduction
of 10 per cent, the maximum reduction
in times of temporary depression, but
80, 40, 90 per cent, or more. To this
the American workman would never
submit, and then would come strikes.
Our shops would shut up; the shipyards
and factories would close, and a death
like silence would succeed the hum of
industry. Wedding rings and trinkets
would be pawned to bny bread for hum
CRY children, manufacturers would fail
to meet their obligations and the sheriff
would seize their works, worKmen
would fail to pay their rent and the
county constable-do you know him?-
would sell their household goods.
Tradesmen would sit behind their
counters waiting for customers who, if
they come would have to buy on cred
it; misery and distress would stalk in
these streets and hover over these home
but still those glorious laws providing
for "a tariff for revenue only" would
remain on he.statute books and cheap
British goods would food our markets
until at last bottom would bereaohed,
half starved men who couldn't get a
dollar, would take fifty cents, business
would start up again in a languid way,
there woHld be employment for about
half of those that sought it and the
Democratic party would blame it allon
the niger. But sooner or later they
would be bounced, and some party
would be put into power that would re-
enact the tariff laws and then the coun-
try would commence over again, and
it would take twenty-five years to
reach where we are oday.
These Democratic statesmen tell US
that it is not right to tax anything that
the people are compelled TO consume,
except matches, and it is always right
to tax them, for the few match manu-
factures in the United states are nearly
all Democrats, and as tho manufacture
ers make large prodt on the stamps,
1t is of course nothing more than right,
in their estimation, that they should be
taxed and the people made to pay three
cents for box OF matches with u stamp,
that would not cost two without 1t.
Mr.. Hastings continued at some length,
clearly demonstrating the great benefit
protective tariff had been to this
country, and in conclusion said "men
of her ship yards, her morocco fac
tories her wooden and cotton mills; her
founderies aud machine shops; her car
and carriage shops and rolling nIills;ye
builders of her houses, ye laborers upon
her streets, connected in whatever Ca
pacity you may be with these busy
hives of industry which have made our
beloved city what she is today, and
which promise to make her more pros
porous an1 powerful and great in the
future, be you Republican, Democratic,
CIR ,enbacker, or what not, l charge you
tonight as you value your own happi-
ness and the happiness of those you
love; as you would not have your and
their condition degraded to the level of
that of your brother workman upon the
other side Of the water, whatever may
be your political faith or creed, write
this as a part of IT.: "a tariff for the
protection of the labor of the American
workingman, be it it as high as 1t
may"
AS he took his seat amid the applause
of the vast multitude, the band played
patriotic air, and when they closed
Levi 9. Bird, Esq, came forward and
was greeted with prolonged cheers.
When this demonstration had ceased,
he spoke as follows:
como before you again, my fellow
citizens, to give you as best l shall be
able, my reasons and my arguments,
why the people Of this State need q
change, and to show you If possible by
argument and not by abuse, why the
Democratic party, which has had
continuous legislative control In this
State since the year 1855, has comp ete-
ly forfeited all right aud all demand tO
continue longer in power.
This is what we call the otf-year In
politics, in other words not national
year, contested upon national issues,
with a Presidential candidate in the
struggle. Bear with me then II to-
night | deal almost exclusively with
ONLY those matters which appertain "a
the people OF this State alone, and those
issues only which appeal to the
welfare Of every inhabitant OF this
State.
The Constitution of this State and
the laws of the State need now and
have for twenty years needed remodel
ing and amending to such an extent,
that we TO- day, 20 far al our laws are
concerned, are actually living half a
century behind the age. l think | will
be able to show you, 80 that every In
teIligent man and child i'll the state
may see it clearly, aud will at the
same time show you that this neeGed
change has only been kept from US by
the continuance in power all these
years of this sordid, unprOgressive
aud illiberal party.
REPRESENTATION BY POPULATION
A NEW CONSTITUTION.
Notwithstanding the fact that at the
time of the adoption of the present
Constitution of this State we had only
population of $1,000 people in the
State, as compared with 100, 600 at this
time, yet the same provisions for the
number Of Senators and Repres enJa-
tives as were made In that Constitution,
now nearly a hundred years old re-
mains to day-three Senators and seven
Representatives from each county
Such course OF things had evidently
not been contemplated by the trainers
of that instrument. for in tho very $50
lions of the Constitution fixing the
number of Senators and Rop esenta
tives they expressly gave tha L74lsiA
lure the power TO increase the nnmo ool
as they might think wise and hest
Surely tweDty.one Represents lVa'
and nine Senators we're very far IN eX
cess OF the needs OF the 50, 900 peopI, o.
must now be very lar short OF The needs
OF 80, 900. ~
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