Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1882-09-14

speech IN CLEVELAND on the evening
of'the 7th inst from which we make
the following extrscts.9,ass a,l7
standing here tonight within view Of
afamous monument erected incommem-
oratiou OF the hour when our banner OF
beauty tioated triumphtlY above the cross
OF st. George. reminds ME that. in these
later days Of corruption and degeneracy,
the flag Of freedom has been thrust aside
for an imperial device. The standard
sheet" Of our fathers, baptized in the
blood Of heroes has given place to non
descript Presidents flag. "Thus bad be-
gins and worse remains behind.~ see
that some Of you wear upon your breasts
the bronze star of a grand army who are
friends Of the old flag and jealous oil its
honor. Eow long will it be until this
personal flag shall be the emblem of a
tryant power? The American people
should visit with their wrath and scorn
the fawning sycophants who seek to in.
troduce the incipieut methods OF mon.
archy among us.
! But, my fellow-citizens, from the for
tmation of our Government, two oppos-
| ing forces have contended for suprema-
cy, One represents the exclusive and
imperial idea; the other, equal rights and
privileges for all. One believes in the
sway of the rich and powerful, and in
sists that some men are ordained of God
to ride booted and spurred over the rest.
The other believes in that maxim so dis
tasteful to tyrants, that 1.-THE voice of the
people is the voice of God. "pl3H 8l1
"A hundred years ago, after the Ameri-
can colonies had won their independence
from Great Britain, they framed the
Constitution OF United States, by dele
gates in Convention assembled. This
Convention met with closed doors, and
in secret session. James Madison, after
ward President of the United States, was
its Secretary, and subsequently he made
known its proceedings to the world.
Then, for the first time, did the Ameri-
can people discover tnac IN tne conven-
tion that framed the Constitution of our
country. brazen-faced capital by its rep
resentatives had proposed that no man
should be eligible as President of the
United States, unless he was possessed OF
property OF the value of one bundrad
,ho,,sard " do,lars ~ ~.
~ ~ anu .uat mon
ey should pc the pasls OF citizens right
to vote.
| But there bannanaa ~ ha IN tho+ c,oa
ra,,4;o,, 4. daiaaa.s ,'s.. ID 4 s. go ~
e..soi "a a. ueissase rom rennsytvania
s'@nu ~ iiial wio pau pegun ms ca
reer IN sllte as printers boy and hac
'sfeltlthe stings and arrows of outrageou,
fort,,ne.. had ~ xrar;e,,eaa tba o,,,,..ss; q,
~. - .s's1 !, sAo ept'. sesloi
" sVeaitn' .he spurt'S ehaS pasient merl'
OF the unworthy takes, and there, be.
fore that august assembIage presided
over by George washington and in ~.
,u,.a,,oo' os a.. $50 49,. p.. 10y
Preseiice u tiia' greae man. benJaman
Franklin stood up, and, with the choicest
satire, denounced and ridicuIed the
aristocratic minions of wealth who
sought to build the foundations Of OH,
Republic upon the dollar.
Said he--and i commend his words n
all men who trsmple upon the rights ol
labor, and especially to our Senator
and Representatives. and those in
authority: II will oppose ANYTHING
that tends to depress the spirit of mn
common peoule." TApnlause.l Rrave
old Ben Franklinl Had he no othe,
claim to our affection. that sentiment
alone would render his name immortal
And, nv fellow.citizens. it il because
of this struggle between capital and labor
that am here tonight. The esprit n
the common people Il beine depressed'
by the outrares Of capital and the, ex-
/ actions OF organized wealth. Nearly
everything our people eat and wear IL an.
HANGED in value by HIGH Drotective far.
IFS in the interest Of wealthy corpora.
| tions and monopolies. This ii done. too.
under the pretense If giving worIxin0.
men high wages. When the toiier de.
mar,ds an ADVANCE m nav capital closes its
| mills and shons rIt,tiI the workincmen. n
MANY cases submit for fear their famiiies
will starve. Chean labor "A imnorted
free Of duty. to take the place Of men who
ask q share Of their own prodnctIon. and
then capital resumes its siren song of
protection to home manufacture 70 en-
able them to, pay high wages. The
worker produces wealth. but is robbed Of
| it, The robber lives il 3 mansion with
magnificent appointments; the rarest,
finest and best of eyerythinr Il his. His
family are above want. None Of his chill
| drerl cry for bread. But the producer.
the artisan, the laborer. the clerk. the