Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1884-07-05
non, but am talking plain, square

| q hhtioial UuItdu VI ldUOTs Lie ellIOFCe
nent OF the eight hour law; u wis
and jndiciOus sy stem OF general educa
ton, by an adequate appropriation
from the national revenues wheneve
the same is needed" In the first plac
the republican party refers to its for
mer platform upon which Mr.. Lincol
was nominated, anu the theory ther
prOmul gated was that the powers no
delegated to the general government
are reserved to the states land here it dc
clares, "the national government is Sill
prenic within the sphere Of its natiOna
duty, but the states have reserve.
rights which shou' be faithfully main
famed" Now, will show you .di.
rectly. that as to the first proposition
there is no such thing, though tn,
Missouri Republican says it is gooC
democratic doctrlne,--but let that gu
They are in favor OF general education
aud i'll favor of preserving the rights Of
the states. FOrthat general education
they would make "adeQuate apprOpria
tions from the national revenues when
ever the same is needed" But where
is the power to make the necessary ap
preparation? Some of those gent emeD III
least, know that the very convention tina,
framed the constitution of the United
States had before it q proposition to
permit congress to make such an apprO
priation and it was almost unanimousl,
voted down. .n. .s.a ,
Again, it says: eve therefore de-
mand that the imposition of duties on
foreign imports shall be made not fol
revenue only, but that in raising the
requisite revenues for the government
such duties shall be so levied as to af.
tord security to our diversified indus
tries and protection to the rights and
wages of the laborer." &c. And
again, "The democratic party has fail
ed completely to relieve the people OF
the burden of unnecessary taxation by
wise reduction OF the surplus" This,
although in the opening sentence OF
their platform they boast that the re-
publican party, which is historical
tact, has had absolute control of the
general government with the excep.
ton of tue house Of representatives for
two congresses. Does the republican
party think the American people are
fools ? Does it think it can play upon
their credulity In any such manner! !
party because it has done nothing to
relieve the people from unnecessary
taxation, when it is a notorious fact
that many OF those gentlemen had Just
come from the halls of congress where
they had voted unanimously against a
bill to reduce taxation, with three ex-
ceptions, and they have since branded
those three republicans as of the clos
Tribe of Israel" BY wise reduction
of the surplus, the republican party
pledges itself to correct what (? What
do you suppose3 ask any republican
present. 1t proposes to correct the
inequalities of the tariff. There, INV
fellow citizens, is the pledge made by
the republican party to you, and upon
which 1t asks your support. 1t is all
historical fact that only year ago il
sent jlnketing expedition, known az
the tariff commission, from one end of
this country to the other, listening to
the pleas for more pap eating big
dinners all over the country, and then
at last, as result of good living, it
produced bill to regulate the ineSual-
tiles OF the tariff 1t was adopted by
the republican party, and yet only one
year has elapsed before they come be-
fore the country. and say there is me
quality in the tariff, which needs rem.
edy. How long have these inequali-
ties existed. IL was probably ut the
time Jlstifiablc, because almost any
thing is justifiable in war, but ever
since 1861, when the Morrill, bill pass
ed, these inequalities have existed, and
If these stupen uous burdens are to be
corrected, it must be by other than ,e .
pu lican hands.
Again, the platform pays glowing
tribute to the administration Of Presi-
dent Arthur. Now, am frank to saw
that the present administration, the
present executive, has not risen to the
station OF a great statesman, nor in
slituted any great reforms it is true.
bat he has made president who will
retire from office with the respect of
the American people. The republican
party IN its platform grants to him this
and says that his administration stands
forth neriting the admiration of every
patriotic heart. And vet, smiling i'm
his face, it places the dagger to his
heart and retires to private life man
whom they say has been an acceptable
chief magistrate. He was nominated
four years ago for what reason2 Up
to that time he was known as q ward
politician and the very worst elements
III the republican party were the in
strumenls that presented and pressed
ms nomination before the convention.
Is it not true! You know it. When
by great misfortune, that touched the
heart OF the American people, he was,
under the constitution, elevated to the
highest position in the republic, he
rose with the occasion and cast off the
character he had worn, and stood forth
before the American people man who
commanded and deserved their respect.
lie refused to be used and controlled
by this very worst element, which had
him for the vice presidency.
They then turned from him, and where
were they at the Chicago convention? !?
they were the very men who were op-
posed to him and by whom he was de-
feated. 1t is true the star-route was
not there in the person of Stephen
Dorsey, but it was there in ali its
ancient glory and strength in the per-
son OF Stephen ElkiiIs. For the very
reason that they nominated him as vice
president OF the United States, the same
element now defeated him; because as
some one said of Chief Justice Chase
and | say it in no disrespect to his
in politics he could get
lower, and after he got into Office he
conid rise higher than any other maj,
III the United States.
Now, my fellow citizens, have
briefly run over the platform of the re
publican party. In the speech of Judge
West, OF Ohio, who, nominated Mr..
Blaine in the Chicago convention, he
uses this language: -Four and twenty
years OF the grandest history of record
ed time have distinguished the ascen-
iency Of the republican party" And
what is that history?
They admit that every i'll that can
lttiict body polite rests upon the
A American people. They say in addi-
ion that the republican party will co.,
'ect it. But these ills have sprung into
existence under its rule of twenty -four |
ears, and i'll that twenty four wears
hey have proven utterly unable to
meet the eXigencies as they arose, and
i've to the people snch government
s these men themselves admit we
hould have.
But, passing from that am aware Of
his additional fact. The American peo-
lie say. eve know these fellows. they
re black. We know the ills with which
hey have afflicted us, but we had bet
er endure those we have than fiy to
theirs we know not Of" So taking it
5 ali admitted fact that the American