Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-11-01

mentalis,s. Britishers, frce-,raders. sorr-
heads, assistant Democrats. fools, idiots.
| sco,lBdrels: and then, the English Ian
| guage giving out. mUgwumps. daughter,
applause, and three cheers for The mug-
whmps.l As Mrs. Malsprop says in the
| play, here was "nice arrangement Of
tpitlphs." But all the noise did
not conceal the alarm. Like Lord
Melbourne. they cried, "Good God rhIs
morality will rum everything !" And
they also used another cry OF Lord Mex
ioufnc's supporters Why. supporters
are thcse who support me when am NJ
leriy wrong and most need their support"
lhen came the argument which has touched
many besrts-the party appeal. II therc
II any man who can feel It's force. am that
man. Vas Republican when the war
cry was raised. | was a wide-awakc. | was
ioy in blue. On every hand in this cam
paign have heard the splendid story Of
Republican achievement in The past. and
al The end Oi every proud sentence
my heart whispered Amen" The
orators can tell me nothing J do
mol krcw. regard the Republican
party n the party which has achieved
more nor liberty and civilization than any
otter panty IN history. lApplau,e.l But
i"yalh 10 party cabnOi excuse dis Oyllty 20
con'clcnr, or connivincc ~ national div
grace. lApplause.l IAN government"
SAD Edmund BuTkc," is founded upon
couUromise and barter. h . IN all fair dcll-
trg tie thing bought mrst bear some pro-
PORTION 10 tie purchase pay. None would
barter aw1y the immediate jewel OF the
setl.' " hat is the immediate level Of thi,
Government 81 oursg Integrity. Who
! snail iuSiifJ himstlftO biz conscience il he
I
| parts success. To say thIi when man bls
| cLo'cn his party he must nos be squcSnish;
! lust u tie worst comes To the worst any
Republican is better than Democrat
| what is this but the old argument that you
must vote Tor the devil IL he i. nominated?
| IL you aSree to This, You could not prevent
| yourself from voting for Judas l-c1riOt II
| IcWCrc TIE regularly nominated clndidItc.
Air we then mistaken l. the official
career Of Mr.. Blaine so upright; |, his name
sign OF Yeracity? Are we fed on cam
| paign SANDERS? Every man in the country
| knows that il is not 80. II i not any secret
| or open foe, not even the dreadful Fisher.
who would not burn the letter. lLaughter.l
| II i, The candidates own hand that brands
lin. For what Abraham Lincoln wa,
wont 10 tenn The plain people there i moth
! inc in these letters they cannot read. |
| shall not 50 near tue election 90 into them.
| The speaker hricfiy outlined Mr.. Blaine's
| Transactions a. revealed by his corresponds
| ence. and then said:
Here are hi, own words. He has said that
| there was nothing in his actions inconsistent
with the most scrupulOu, integrity. On
| Tue ,Gay believe the people will say there
| is everything in them which is inconsistent
! with The standard OF honor aud integrity
4. L.. .,,f
| President" lApplauSc.l Mr.. Curtis out
| lined Mr.. Blaine's statement about his pur-
! chase Of railroad bonds and the proof OF
liz untruih. II was believed at the time
! lecau>c he had not taught people to dis
! trust bis word. The press, including Mr..
! tuIiiS'S paper. accepted the statement
until subsequent Developments showed its
ialsity.
This is the man." continued the speak
| er. whom they want TO put into the chair
| Of Washington. Now, this is the question
| Of honesty in government which is raised
/ for ~. IL is the greltcst good fortune that
| at the time when the question j. raised
there should be a candidate whose name
mean, Just that thng-honest and upright
! government. [ApplauSe.l Five years ago
he WIGS not known outside Of his own city,
but there lis name was a synonym for in
tcgrity. [ApplauSc.l What does this
show? IL shows the general tendency IN
! public affairs which requires precisely
those qualities which in every public sta
ton have been shown by Grover Cleveland.
, Long and loud applause. breaking into
cheers three times repeated and followed
| by more applause, the ladies waving their
handkcrchiofs.l Was there ever 30 good a
time for these qualities t. be- shown !:
This country does not want brilliancy,
nor magnetism, nor magnificent
foreign policy. It asks for common
sense, for unbending Official integrity,
for sturdy independence. which, Ike a
great, healthy heart, will send the pure
li'9-blood OF honesty through all the VEINS
aHj arteries Of tie Administration. Jap
plausc.l Eterna! vigilance is the price Of
political liberty Eternal independence il
the price Of political honesty. [Appau'e. J
! Use your party, II you can. to secure il !:
hut don't let your party Use you 10 defeat
il. The ballot il a public trust. [Appliuse.l
You are bound TO exercise II in man
ner best 10 promote the public well
fare. am a Republican. but | am man
and an American. and | cast inv Vote for
an honest man. [Applause.l Do you tell
me-" asked Mr. Curtis, THAT Cleveland
ment Of bis party! He has wlth,tOOd il.
| (Applause.l lie docs withstand il. And
do YOU mean 10 doubt whether All honest
Democrat can maintain his honesty. and
make that reason for voting for dis.
bOno>t Republican: [CrieS OF NO. no. y
II is peculiar Of Blaine not to rcpel the BAD
elements Of parties. tiS peculiar Of Cleyc-
land that he attracts the good elements.
! [Appl1use.l Can ANY man compare the
records OF the two men and tell me on
honor " hich one will be- able to withstand,
as President. the bad political elements.
aud not name Cleveland? Applause II
there is man in the country who i in
| himself able 10 Withstand the evil elements
/ III is The man.
! IL have bcen told that cSii-,cryicc re-
form j. in danger. Of whom Oi a
President who. as Speaker Of the House
! appointed = committee which ,trIngled il.
/ scalpcd II, and then had - war-lanc~ over
/ IL: or OF a President who, ~ Governor.
, took counsel Of both parties and followed
/ OFT his own convictions m adhorng 10 the
spirit and letter Cf reform: Applause. ]
Have YOU ever heard that Blame, for
/ twenty years the leader OF the dominant
/ U9rty in his own state. ever tried 10 nitro
/ ducc ciyil-Scryice reform into the govern
| mcnt OF Maine, ! have been interested
; myself for years In this subject. aud know
/ the opinions of many prominent men. The
! single exception where Bllinc paid any A.
} tCntiOn 10 ciyil-scrvIce reform was in a
speech delivered some five wear, ag0.
which showed hat he va, not familiar
/ with the subject. Outside OF this there l.
no expression from Blaine on the subject
Of ciYll-seryicc reform. II is said that the
! Democratic party IS opposed to ciyil-,eryice
! reform. II Won have heard many Republ.
can speeches, or have read the circulars
R distributed throughout the hall. YOU will
I see that in June spoke OF the Democratic
/ party ~ conspiracy for spoil>. | little
! expected that my own pJrty would appear
/ in the guiSe OF Il conspiracy against Mt
! tional honor. Applause In July Gro
! yer Cleveland lcontinued chesringl WAS
nominated for the presidency. and II put my
statement clearly in the wrong. The poll
| ticians OF the Republican party and the
politicians Of the Democratic party are OPP
posed TO reform. CiYIl-serlice reform
over 10 reform has advanced with prodi-
gious strides. Ciyil-seryice reform /, the
work OF toncst friends in both the Demo-
cratic and Republican parties. II is the
triumph Of the people over the politicians
and the parties. The Republican platform
made better declaration OF is principles.
can say this with some pride, "a | wrote
the clause myself [laughterl, but the plat
form and the principle were covered
with contempt by the candidate placed