The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-10-08
A ~wILD~ WESTERN ORATOR.
Mr.. joan p. Dolli ser Delivers One of
His Characteristic Speeches.
Delivered IN Buffalo September 80.

His Characteristic Speeches.
Delivered IN Buffalo September 80.
1t was rot, be said, necessary that
party should hold Office to be cor
rupt. The Democratic party had
been an exile from Office nearly thir-
ty years. and yet its corruption was
of the most ulcerous kind, for all
that is left of it is its old clothes and
appetite. The Democrats say office
holding has diseased the Republica n
party. Office is diease that you
know and | know Democrats would
be willing to double themselves up
with. They would be willing to
turn all the Government offices into
dispensaries and hospitals it they
could be permitted to be thus diseas-
ed. The party has natural adap-
ton to illness of this nature.
There are two theories of govern
ment. One that this is nation of
the people. The other that it is a
cob house likely to fall to pieces If
any one sees proper to pull out a
cob. The Democratic party holds
to the latter theory. By this time it
must know that whatever it's theory
it really is nation, behind which is
the citizenship of great people.
TO- day the Democratic party is
posing as the representative of labor.
This party might, with as absolute
freedom write the name of Benedict
Arnold on the Washington Monu-
ment. If | had to live as the DEM
ocratlc party does. in constant fear
of meeting some one that is acquain-
ted with me, would go off in some
secluded spot and pray that the
Lord Immediately avenge himself
upon me. The Democratic party is
agitated because the Republican par
ty talks about its party. The Re-
publican party lives in the hearts
of the people and there will live
while memory holds its sway.
Out in his own state of Iowa the
speaker believed the people knew as
much about public virtue as Carl
Schurz. They had built a school
house on every square mile in Iowa
and enlisted an army of 10000
school teachers to instruct the youth
of the state in knowledge, which
would lead them not to join the
Democratic party. Out in Iowa it
was generally known who was the
governor of New York state, but all
that was known of the present gov
ernar, Grover Cleveland, was from
cam paign biographies, from which
il appeared that be had been eleva-
ted from mayor of this beautiful city
to the Governorship, because he re-
fused to join the city council in a
steal on a street-cleaning contract
of 100000 in broad daylight. 1t was
a very creditable thing, no doubt,
but the people out in Iowa thought
it very singular that man should
be so much distinguished for refus-
ing to carry off a red hot stove. In
the campaign biography, on turning
10 the table of contests, the speaker
found various little matters relating
solely to the history OF this splendid
city. such as the Mayors actoion on
the Street Commissioners horse and
buggy, the Watson street pump, the
lnterceDting sewer. etc. But the
present election was To be carried on
national issues, not on question of
drainage or whether the street COM
missioner ought to have horse and
buggy, and the Watson street pump
would. no doubt, take care of itself
1t reminded the speaker Of Il man in
New York, who was walking up and
down, carrying a placard advertising
the place of business and terms of a
chiropodist. The Democratic candi-
date simply advertises the place
where his party expect to do busi
ness. The Republican party has
written every line of the history of
this generation and the Democratic
party has not even furnished the
punctuation marks. II put the
standard into the hands of two of its
most illustrious leaders, who are
now certain of election. The cam
paign will be lifted on pillows of en-
thusiasm, and when it is over voice
will be heard, like to the voice OF
the present Governor of New York
sounding from the Adirondac Noun
tains in the only definite utterance
he ever made, and saying that the
chief executive office of this coun-
try is essentially executive.