The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-24

there been then a long continuance
power. They have come to the con-
clusion they would win, no matter if
they violated the constitution and
trampled under foot the liberties and
rights of the people. Shall we sustain
them in power? 1t is only question
of time until the people of this coun-
try will teach them different Lesson
from that. (Applause). That there
are other interests in our country be-
side those Of the republican lights
and leaders: that there are others IN
terested besides star route plunderers
and whiekey rings, ard credit Mbi-
l1ers. applause and laughteFl !fzlsM l
think you are going to demonstrate
that to them, this year. l think there
are thousands of right-minded and
independent republicans who will
clasp hands with Us, to teach these
men that the government does not
belong TO the republican party, but to
the people of the United States. The
continuance of the party in power,
my friends, becomes despotic. l was
very much struck the other day, at
railway crossing at Fostoria, with
the remarks of an old lrishman,
who was switch-tender. He
OCl1u. INV OOoOOl
are we if one party is to continue
in power for forty years, than if we
lived under a monarch. Applause.
1 would as soon have lived under
Queen Wick as to live in country |
where a party can hold power so |
years." Applause. No person can |
deny that at least half the people of |
the United States are democrats; yet |
what democrat in the crowd. ever so
we'll educated, ever so upright and
moral in conversation ana all the
walks of life, has the least possible
chance of getting a federal office?
There are millions who, thus far,
are completely disfranchised, who are
as completely cstracised as any per-
son subjected to a foreign power,
instead of being free born citizen
of the United States. The people are
protesting against this kind of thing.
They do not intend it shall go
on forever. In Mr.. Blaine's letter of
acceptance, the only civil service re-
form measure he recommeds is an in
crease of the length and time for
office-holders. Laughter.] t
Thew have had the offices of the ma G
tional government twenty-three years q
Yet they are not satisfied, and their S
for the presidency advocates p
one civil service reform measure and a
20 lengthen the term OF office. Is
t not time to ask the people whether I
7ou desire your government to be y
me under which the many are made K
lewers of wood and drawers of water, n
While the few ride upon their backs. tt
f I had time 1 would say something n
more about Blaine's letter of accept Of
nee. Mr.. Blaine devotes large por- la
on of his letter, which he Ii
onsidered the most Important part, OF
0 the discussion of the tariff. Let Co
ne tell you the tariff is nothing but
AK; tariff is only used to hide the al
act that it is nothing but tax. &C
Elaine, in order to prove what an i'm
lense benefit protective tariff has
what he calls the value Of
roperty in the United States, as til
lown by the census of 1860, and 1880, sh
nd saws: Look here; what an i'm &C
lense increase has taken place in 20 n
earsp and more than intimates = NJ
Imost distinctly declares - that hi
le increase, as shown by the census Ri
eturns, is due to the beneficient re- be
lit of a protective tariff-a tariff if
'hich prevailed during that period. to
lie seems to have supposed no man be
new the country had increased in N
-ealth but himself. Every intelli- W
emit man knows the increase between T.
$50 and 1880 was due to the enorm- CO
us increase of the currency. This Ia
as greatest during the war. Flour, for n
lstance, was twice as high as now. y
he apparent wealth of the country
lay be doubled and trebled. yet has OF
OF increased the wealth of the coun- de
v a dollar. Yet Blaine says not We
ord about this. The explanation of I'd
re apparent Increase of our wealth Is IN
lain. re
Mr.. Thurman then proceeded to the A
iscussion of the tariff, and was fol- I'd
WED by other speakers. re