The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17

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ton. / want to ask you another.
YOU not-al of you-democratS
puolicans. believe that the affair
~ the government have been 10
1 enough in hands of one SCI
men? TCri s of Eve dol And {
you not all believe that we ha'
re.p b ID period when there Dug
to BE- a change? Cries OF "
do, and we will have II.
L don't ask that all sha
be turned out. That is not Ii
idea. If man does his duty well an
faithfully; i'll he has not used II
powers of his Office to disturb u
rights of the people; If he has NJ
furnished money to corrupt elections
f it he has simply confined himself
the duties of his office, 1 am not clan
oring for his official blood. But, m
fellow citizens, of these 12O,OOO me
that now fill official positions il
the country, we have no RICH
to suppose, from all that has takel
place, that they are all honest
| [Cheers And the only way we know
IS to make a change. A month agC
everybody supposed that all the en-
ployees in the bureau of medicine anC
surgery were honest. and now at the
very first examinati ~ il turns out
they were not. But WhaG is the rem
edy? Put them out and put honest
men in. Cheers and cries OF
that is so. We cannot dc
that if we have the same president
and heads of departments, nd heads
of bureaus in power, 1 h We every
faith that the ticket will be elected
Cheers of $50 have ID Think now l
ought to say something about Indiana
great cheers and laughter) We will
probably stand together won't we?
(Cries of you bet.) And this banner
of liberty-of right-of justice-of
fair government-thath has been put
in the hands of Cleveland and Hen
bricks, will be carried and placed
in glorious triumph on top of the ma
tional capitol in November next.
[Great cheering, and cries of eve will
put it there" Shall this be the peo-
pies banner? Cries of sit ISL You
have no interest except in
good government, too; and L
think have none. l have lived many
years-a good while have tried to
secure your confidence, and to pre-
serve it. [Cries of "You have it
tool And all 1 ask of you in your
support not fer myself, but
for yourselves, and for " =
children, and all people that are sE;
terested in good government. NJ !.
have spoken longer than intendeG
Cries of ego on" and eve are not
tired OF you'll know any of my
republican friends who are in
lending to stand by their party
who see this numerous meeting here |
,o-night, will think the doom of fate |
has come at last. Cheers and laugh
,er. Why, happened up the street |
! few weeks ago. 1t was just after |
Blaine and Logan were nominated,
md saw little gathering of very |
honest and honorable people behaving
themselves exceedingly well and very |
luiet, and General Harrison was de-
lveriDg to them speech about the |
nominations at Chicago Qoud laugh
err, and, if you were to bring that |
'rowd here, and drop it right amongst |
,ou, you would not notice it CHEERS |
md laughter) What does it mean? |
t means that the people intend
o have reform, and that is
he watchword that is writ
en- upon every democratic |
,anner. 1t was written upon the J
Il mocratic banner eight years ago,
md Tilden and Hendricks carried
hat banner, but reform was defeated
" defeating the right of the people to
lect their own rulers. And what
8 the consequence There has been
10 reduction of public expenditures.
The war is all the while passing
urther and further away from us.
till the republican party makes
10 reduction in public eX-
Shall we have
B? Shall we have good government?
hall we have cheap government?
hall we have lower taxes? They
ell us that the government can be
veil carried on for $100,000000 less
han is now collected from the public.
t Cleveland shall come into the presi-
entail Office, he will bring the expen-
itures down to the last dollar that
Till support the government economi-
ally administered, and then, when
g does that, he will
ave accomplished what Gen. Jack
on said was the duty of any govern
1ent. A government has not the
Is ho w NOA4OSo a OOAAol 1IOlA JlO PCO- |
lie, except what is necessary to meet
he public service. Cheers and cries
f that is right. For whatever a
overnment needs, she has a right to
ONE to me, to you, or all of us, and
make us pay for it. But when she
cts all that she needs for
economical administration. she has
o right to take another
ix-pence out of our pockets, and that
, all we ask. When this ticket shall
rave in triumph, that idea will be
established in this country. (Cheers).
thank you very much for the atten-
on you have given. Now, l ask you
imply that, as citizens, interested in
u that interests us, that you will give
our attention to this campaign and
ever cease a proper effort and just
fort, until the democratic banner,
18th democratic principles, reform
nd cheap government is waving in all
ne skies above your heads. (Cheers).