The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-11-29

greater offense political party in power can
perpetrate than the making OF an unequal
tax law? As well might the Governments in
time of war ask your son to serve two years
and your neghbors son four years; as well
might the Government demand your prl-
vate property without just compensation
and make compensation to your neigh
Dor for property taken under like cir
cumstances. But no, we must have equal
ity OF taxation, and the man is going to have
Il that way. The Republican party demand
that the navy shall be restored. Well, don't
party to make on itself? When senator Bay
ard lcheersl was speaking in New York at a
meeting not long since, ne stated that from
1865 to 1883 the construction and repairing oil
the navy cost the people of the United States
over S4000o0,O0O
THE TRIBUNE AND THE TALLAPoosA.
II we believe the New York Tribune, we
have no navy. But as IL only costs about
81 900 900 to build man Of-waf, we ought to
have 400 ships at that rate. But three or four
weeks ago we had navy. 1t was called
the Tallapoosa. 1t was no doubt
and it could not run away. 1t was
merely navy for pleasure, sailing around
with some of the heads of that department.
Well, on one of these excursions this navy Of
ours came in collision with sailing ship and
went down to the bottom of the sea. Some
parties we're so very unkind as to say it was
a pity that the Secretary was not then on
board, but am not one that Endorses that
sentiment.
But want to tell you another story about
our navy that took place in the harbor OF
smyrna in 1854. Martin kosta who had been
Hungarian rebel took refuge on board an
american an. ship in the har ar OF smyrna to
suers He had intended to become
citizen of the United States, and
to make this country his home.
The Captain of an Austrian man of.
war, however, took Martin Kosta prisoner,
with the intention of handing him over to be
tried as rebel. 1t was great day for the
f-W
st; Louis, commanded by the gallant Cap
tain Ingram, sailed into that harbor, and
when Martin Roster claimed the protection of
the nag from under which he had been taken
Captain Ingram sent word that II kosta was
not Immediately put ON board the st, Louis
he would blow the Austrians out of the wa
ter, and although he had to live for a lapse
OF time in France, according to the stipula-
tions, pending the action of the American
Government, he was thankful to the great
and untiring efforts of VIM. l.. Marcy, New
1ork's great son, who was then Secre-
tary OF state under Franklin Pierce'S admin
istration, enabled to return and live in the
United States, instead of passing the re-
1nainder OF his life in an Austrian dungeon.
ana VIII tell You, my fellow citizens, that
whoever is chosen after March next to ill
the position of Secretary of the Navy will see
that every dollar will be well spent toward
once more building up our navy. Contrast
that picture with the administration which
Mr.. Lowell represents abroad Well, be.
when President Garfield was lying on his dy-
ing bed, and James G.. Blaine was Secretary
of state, the letter of McSweeney's wife of the
18th of September remained unanswered. Nc
Sweeny was allowed to remain in Il British
dungeon. How any Irishman, any relative OF
the Emerald Isle, could support the party
who allowed that to occur, or support the
party of Know Nothingism of 1854, Is beyond
my comprehension. 1t will never, my
friends, occur, you may rest assured, under
the administration of President Cleveland
[Cheers
THE CARR1I ING TRADE.
When Franklin piarca wns Pre- Sidnnt tina
carrying tonnage of the United States was
eighty live per cent; now it is scarcely
nfteen per cent. The carrying trade is
now almost entirely carried on by ships
OF other nations, because we are not allowed
TO buy ships abroad and have them
transferred under our flag. We are so re-
stricted that we can not compete with foreign
builders, so our commerce is nearly ALI done
In foreign bottoms There is not q ship of
any size now building on the coast of Maine.
No, they are all principally built abroad,
mostly on the Clyde. If you go abroad you
see all the other fags representing the com.
merce of the world, of England, France and
Germany; but you will not see our glorious
nag, the star Spangied Banner. No; our
commerce could be carried in a canoe. La
dies, with your American pride in your great
country, and you, my fellow citizens, who
are always ready to fight the battles OF
your En-, country, VIII you not feel proud
dertaken of putting our American COM
merce in the hands of American ship build
ers? To the people of Kings County / am
deeply grateful; to those who have so nobly
rallied around the flag flung to the breeze in
the name of Cleveland and Hendricks. You,
like me, have been admirers and warm sup
porters of the principles of Andrew Jackson
1 remember when boy going to village to
see political meeting and asked the Coun-
ty Clerk, who was man who would not kick
q small boy aside, what was the meaning OF
the big hickory pole which stood in the center
of the village. He told me it meant
that when Andrew Jackson went to
Washington he would make a clean sweep
of all the corruption in the various
departments, and l believe that when
Grover Cleveland takes his place there we
will have an honest and conscientious Adj
ministration, his motto, the hickory pole, as
1t is mine, as 1t is yours, and we hope in fu-
ture to see this great country carried on I'M
der an Administration securing us all our
rights in its future greatness and glory"
Mr.. Hendricks was loudly cheered at the
close of his address. The chairman an
nounced that Mr.. Beecher was in Boston and
adjourned the meeting. An informal recep-
tion was given to Mr.. Hendricks, and lasted
for some time.
Th6 Coming Administration and the