Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-10-30

His Speech AT Springfield Last Night
Reasons Why, i'm His Opinion, There
Should be a Change Of Administra.
ton.
CHICAGO, october 30.-The Hendricks demonstrs-
tion at Springfield was continued until late hour
The city brilliantly Illuminated, and 1t is eS
timated that 600 torches were in the procession
at night. The following is the delayed report OF
Mr.: Hendricks speech: "Next Tuesday We Shall
unite in the most important act OF the four
years. That act Is the election OF a President OF
the United States. In selecting President The
people OF the United States under the constitution
will decide for this country whether there shall be
a change In the administration or whether We shall
continue under the republican policy OF govern
ment. will offer few reasons, my fellow-ctizens,
why we should have change, and that is all the
argument have make. For twenty years the
republican party has been saying 10 democrats.
sYO are not worthy TO take charge OF public mat
terS.' For twenty years they have excluded demo-
Gratis from every position OF power, trust and re-
sponsibility as lar as they could. Wheat sells at
lower price In the Chicago market now than IL has
sold for twenty years past. Yes, for twenty-five
years Since the Ohio election 1 believe that
wheat has fallen about eight cents on the
busheL So, my countrymen do you regard these
as good times9 When a republican now says Let
change and If 1t Will be better for the coun-
try and the people," (Applause.l Mr. Hendricks
then proceeded to arragn the republican party for
Its tariff policy. He said: ''In their platform the
republicans assure the country that they Will re-
medy the iniQuiteS In the tariff system and remove
the excess Is not that an admission that the
tariff law OF the country is not equal and that tax
alton is unequal upon the people; that upon one
man taxation is higher, heavier and harder than 1t
Is upon another man? l think so. What have
they been doing? Nineteen years have passed by
since the close OF the war and the republican party
has been all the while In power Why is 1t that
the revenue system is not equal and just?
Why is 1t that they have TO admit that
there is any excess collected through the
How much shall the people be taxed9 The answer
is plain one. Taxation shall equal. but not ex-
ceed tne wants OF ane goVefnmsn. @ economically
Arthur said two years ago. 1t is what the demo-
cratic convention said In July last, at Chicago.
second is that taxation shall be only for public pur
poses and not for private purposes The third that
In the adjustment OF the taxes great care should
be taken that labor and capital are not hurt; and
that fourth, taxation shall be heaviest articles
OF luxury and lghtest on articles OF necessity.
cratic Convention placed In the hands s OF Grover
Cleveland and Thomas A Hendricks In July last
[renewed applausel, and that great convention
or fall with that banner" [Renewed applause and
Cheers After celebrating these points the speaker
said Mr.: Blaine advocated higher taxation, In
stead OF a reduction and the taxing OF luXurieS
and the relief OF necessities
He then said that there ought TO be a change OF
administration, and showed that the republican
party had been guilty OF extravagance and corrup-
ton. Speaking OF Gov. Cleveland, in conclusion
Mr. Hendricks said: ~ can say OF Grover Cleveland
what can be said OF no other nominee OF any party:
For the first time in the history OF politics Grover
Cleveland has the endorsement OF the best men of
the opposite party. (Applausel The high-toned
republicans, the most learned OF their party those
who have no stain OF dishonesty upon them. loudly
and earnestly assure their felowctizens that Gro
yer Cleveland Is qualified for the high Office that he
is nominated for. (Applausel For him, then, and
for myself, simply bring before you the banner OF
the democracy-equal laws. economy OF appropria-
tions, and economy OF expenditure-that the peo-
pie shall have all the money In their own pockets
and In the channels OF trade, which the govern
ment economically administered does not require" /"
[Great applause and cheerSl