Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1884-09-25

democracy as their ideas Of human
rights. The Declaration Of Independ-
ence is essentially democeatic docu-
ment.
"The party that wrote that immor-
tai document, that has at all times
recognized the rights of naturalized
citizens, is the democratic party; the
party of Jefferson, and not of Hamil-
ton. Applause. The federal party
(the parent of republicanism) wrote
its gospel ofhuman rights in the ritual
Of ACKNOWLEDGMENT. It was a party
that prescribed men of foSeign birth,
especially Roman Catholics >shat re-
quired 81 years residence before hatu-
ralization; that destroyed property
raised riots, committed murders, and
blotted the fair escutoheon of this land
of liberty with the record of crimes
which were disgrace to our common
manhood and our reputed civilization.
Cheering, 1t is towards federalism
that the republican party is drifting
every year of it's existence. Mr.. Blaine
says in his letter of acceptance that
the States have doubled their wealth
under republican rule that is true.
No country, such as this, could fail to
grow, but are the people happier2 Do
they have less work, and more leisure
for the pursuit ofhappiness ? Are they
better paid, better clothed better
housed ? Are they generally more
prosperous to-day under republican
rule that they werep While we adj
NIT that our workmen are better
paid than their brothers in Europe,
is it not fact that wages in this
country lave deprecated % per
cent. in the last few years, and have
a downward tendency to-day While
the nation has grown richer, have not
the great masses Of the people become
poorer2 Blaine says the republican
party has made the wealth. Well, If
the republican party has created mil
lionaires, it has also created tramps
if it has filed the banks with money
if it has gathered $780, 100000 in the
national treasury, it has taken that
money out of circulation, and made
living harder to tue great mass of our
citizens. Applause If the repub-
lican party reduced the national debt,
they first increased it by substituting
monopolies. 1t has overtaxed the
nation, and labor has had to pay that
tax, whereby the poor have become
poorer and the rich richer. II has
kept war tax on a peaceful people,
and luRp oijstqd UP the speculators Of Va
and livessasssss slleY gam 49, ~ y = a:5:--cA
big railroads have been constructed,
it has been at the expense Of the peo-
pies rights and liberties. Ifmansions
have been raised, tenement houses,
reeking with poverty, vice and crime,
have taken the place Of decent homes.
II big factories have been constructed,
it has been at the expense OF the in
dependence Of the small shops. If
model boarding houses for factory
girls have been opened, it has been at
the sacrifice Of the home and family
circle. II immense farms and grazing
ranches Of the West are the amaze
ment Of the world, it is owing to the
destruction of homestead rights. II
lavor-saying machinery has been in
vented, monopolies have been permit
ted to control it, making more work
rather than less for the workman.
Applause. Four years ago Mr..
Evarts said In the near future the
working man Of New York cannot
expect twice or thrice the wages Of
his fellow workman in Europe. And
why not +? | answer, because Of CEN
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of money,
of wealth, food, power, government
under and consequent on republh.
rule, begotten of neutrality-suspicious.
ratio ideas Of human government.
| [Applause.
"When the democratic party went
out Of power the public lands belong
ed the people. There was a her
itage for the American citizen, where
he could establish home. During
republican administration 800, 100000
acres have been given TO corporations
and stolen from the people. When
the democratic party went out OF pow
err these United States had navy for
it's protection. Since then $400, 000,-
900 have been expended on its i'm
provement, and to-day we could not
contend on the high seas against q
third-rate European power, while our
war vessels are run down and sunk
by coasting schooner. Since the
democratic party went ont Of power
we have had whisky rings (and plenty
of guilty men have escaped) which
implicated the Presidents private sec.
retary and members Of his household
Credit Mobilier schemes, involving
United States Senators; star route
frauds, owing their existence to ma.
tional officials; brides paid and Null
| ligan letters written, and dirty work
done until the capital Of Washington
has become byword and areproach
| Applause. This is the republican
party. Tell me wherein does it com
mand you respect?
II claim that when democratic Pres
idents we're in power there was les
wealth, but greater prosperity; tina
the proceeds Of the countrys industry
were more generally, more equitabIJ
distributed that if there was no
great wealth, there was no great pow
erty. / claim that citizen Of thi
republic never cried aloud from tn