Omaha daily bee., 1884-10-28

the time when our union was formed.
Its farm lands exceed in average
value per acre that Of any other state, and 1t
easily leads all the states in the number Of i'm.
portant Industries. When we consider the
city of Newark, We find a municipality rank
ing as fourteenth in point Of population among
all the cities of the land. 1t leads every other
city in three important industries It is Sc.
Cond only in another, and third in still
another OF course nll these industries ueces-
state the expense OF larpe labo,ing popula-
tion. The force, in my opiuion is " further
element OF strength and greatness in the state
No part of the community should be more
Interested in wise and Just administration
of their government None should be better
informed as to their needs and rights, and
none should guard moro vlgilantlv against
the smooth preteuscs of false friends. Cheers |
In common with sll other citizens, they
should desire an honest and economical man
agement OF public affairs. IL is quite plain to
- that the people have tho right to demand
that no more money should he taken from
them directly or indirectly, for public use,
than is necessary for this purpose Cheers !
Indeed, the rights Of the government to exact
tribute from the citizsn i limited to its actual
necessities, and every cent taken from the
people beyond that required for
is not better than robbery. We
surely must condemn then system which
takes from the pockets OF the people millions
of dollars, not needed for the support of the
government, ard which mi t. to the inaug-
uration of corrupt schemes and eXcrava-
giant expenditures. lApplause The demo.
cratic party has declared that all taxation
shall bs limited by the requirements of an
economical government. This il plain and
direct. and it distinctly recognizes the value
of labor and its right TO governmental care,
when it further declares that the necessary re-
duction in taxation and limitations thereof TO
the countrys need sh uld be effected without
depriving American labor of the ability to
compete successfully with foreign labor acd
without injuring the interests of our laboring
population.
At this time, when the sufrages If the labor
ing men are 80 industrously sought there
should be careful inquiry, it seems to me, to
discover the party pledged to the protection
of their interests and which recognizes in
their labor something most valuable to the
prosperity of the cou try and primsrily en-.
TITLED to its care and protection. An in
teligent examination will lead them
to the exercise of their prin.
ciples as citizens in furtherance
of their interests,,--and the welfare of their
country. An unthinking aud slothful per.
formsnce of their duty at the ballot box will
result in their injury and betrayal. No party
and no candidate can have cause to complain
of the free and intelligent expression of the
poop es' will This expression will be free
when uuintluencet by appeals TO prejudice or
the senseless cry of danger, sefshy raised by
a party that seeks its retention of power and
patronage and it will be intelligent when
based upon calm delberation and q
full appreciation of the duty of good
citizenship Long continued cheering. In
a government of the people no political
party gains to itself all the patriotism which
the country contains. The perpetuity of our
Institutions aul the public welfare do not
depend upon unchauging party ascendency.
of the affairs of the government, and the ap
probation by public officers that they are the
peoples servants, not their masters. Ap-
plause.