The Red Cloud chief., 1884-08-22
SPEECH BY Z. :. xTORRS.

the speakers. AMI d.. yered Iae follow
;1g characteristic address:
Mr. CHAIRMAN. L.DIss axb GENTLEMEN:
j mink thrfc h NJ PARTY IL this word. AMI
that There s-yer ha- been one IN iFts country,
which 20 easily. La a grcai political campaign
cod ircS- M AN audience which. "a POINT 81
cntHas.a tv intelligence and aern apprccis-
non OF the high AMI ifty duiies % citizen
ship. would sOfnugrc WNh this n1GgnlnccTt
-emsl which A. l. NV honor ana ny iies--
urc M, Dight % add. e. inou-aasis OF Ia
boring dId free men oa inc immediate shores
OF this Inning axe. nnicT the iu-pi. alton OF
tie" uizIt sic, that bead Ike q icueiiction
oN"r a.. IN the calm stiffness ~ thl- glorious
cEenbGr, have cone b-rc 10 discuss one with
another what IL our duty a. Citizens. what
STA! car acttes De- wiio reference 10 the great
campaign that = nos fnI-n iing-
I nave tctn a l.'Putil' an attne voting days
OF ny lie. J take sew z save the Nation.
and sccn I maze ne NO than the citizen II
a siste-a citizen oT he United STATES. !
never expect 20 nnI an absolutely per
tcct idriy, Tor 1 never .Ni Get Ia uud ab>o-
Iutr's y rfect men eN'clt in Sfuil quantities,
ara he WI prohII.y Uc calling themselves
Independents. daughter have heel
nssIfr'i, and the who - couaIry has been a.
suTcd. thit he time has come for Il change.
We IRE So.ug 10 have a change. 1 see by the
Whnifcsioc~ OF the il'"peUdcnt party. %
caiiei-i Sc nv the patf rm at the Demo
/ cratic part, that we Het-l new mel ami new
mrJ,ssl.@~I We arc 2o.ng To have neS-Iuen
| and 80 are going To have new measures. We
have hal one splendid man II the head OF eur
arairs Tor nearly tour n Ar
thar. fAprldu-cD
We alc going to change him for a new man
one with whose political career the whole
country l. entirely iamlIiar-JancsG Blaine.
Cheers We aIe going to have some new
measure We nave had a Democratic House
OF representatives hating, doubling. hcsI-
taiing, aud finally refusing TO make ale Iultc
| provision for me defense OF oar sca-cpast. of
our commerce. In lssj We will have new men
IN the lltu. q ana new me a.urcs, asl such ap-
proDriat'onS OF the pAD.ic money as will AN
s~erait hos PURPOSES tappLanseJ We VIII
thus obige our Democratic friends. sym
pathile deeply and profoundly win them. l
can understand hOw they feet. being deck
passengers on the great ship of state Tor
twenty-!our years. and dieting on east wind
turing all that time daughter. with their
stomach> hanging around them Ike empty
bags | ~commiserat" them. but We can not
Ill them Yet. daughter atri cbccrSb But u
ew days ago II distinguished democratic or
tor In lie city of Cincinnati said avn afraid
lis vision had heen assisted BY the ordinary
methods OF Democratic pcrsua-ion-bc saw
what tie called "A great light in the sky: that
the Democratic party had been ~taIrying In the
wilderness, and like the lsraelites of 1.-THE oidcn
time they were now going To enter the prom
iscd land. This Democratic party isl curious
party Did YOU ever notice its forays into
the regions of scripture! When they intend
"a do something that Is absolutely diabOiic
they Immediately hunt in the Did Testament
for some Justification OF the course they are
TO pursue.
Long years they advocated the system OF
African slavery. and appealed To the story OF
Noah as u Justification. Insisting that as Noah
thousands OF years ago cursed Ham. there
fore II was proper To hold colorc,l men in
bondage In the United STATES OF America in
A. ID. isda. u.aughtcrJ They never told you
that Noah was under the influence OF liquor
when he uttered that curse. daughter and
applause Tim. went on. and IN .>S. anxious
to get back into the Union which they hal
sought TO destroy. they recalled the story of
the ProdIgai son. ncSlcci ny u ten the world
the essential feature OF lie mar, cious para-
BILE that when the prodigd returned he had
not suitc ent inSo encc 20 ask Tor an Office,
1tlf Hn4.. - t.I aL..V, i'm a. a. hired -Lr.u.Y
and did Kitchen business all the time after his
father received him INTO the old homestead.
I-aughtc'J And now theS appeal TO tie story
81 the pilg rimage before those old l-rlcliies
reached the promises land. i will cpnCedc TO
them the analogy of their Scrip,uTal illu>tra-
tion. Those old people. starting out under
the leadership If the wise Moses: rcbclled
against The properly constituted authorities
ana SET up pTaLcn aud golden images 10 wor-
ship. They were forty years wandering in the
wilderness. The Democratic party owe the
country sixteen years more Of wandering be-
fore their time comes. daughter and APP
plaIScD They have only been IN the wilder
ness twcnty-ipur years taughtcri and they
have No right 10 have even a sight Of the
promised land until the year 800. daughter
and appliance
They take great comfort because. ~ they
clitirn. there IS "A serious detection IN tue He
publican party There are some very worthy
female gentlemen vino have left the K"pub-
lean party. Iangntcr.l In their departure
iadopt and inslstUp n the first Tule ct private
hospitality. The dudes are going: the hL ri
hitllAtI, -ltlIltI, 10 Dft tu ltIbE.1L
men OF The country are coming. C'Hcar
hear ana loud applause | say, speed the
parting, welcome the coming guest TAP
plaise.b l am wiling and anxious 10 maze
the exchange. have been bidd ng these
gentlemen gool-by. with my eyes >uiuscd
with tears. ever snce ls2. daughter |
want q nHISh 20 IL They have been playing
altogether too many farewell engagements.
want them to leave this time. AMI leave per-
manently; leave TO stay: ica to return To US
no more. Lei the dudes jim the Democratic
parry. lnHN frlg l'NDsO.a n they can not
hurt II, and thatis one SUBTRACTION. tLangn:er
and applauSeJ
scales falling from his eyes-aiways a patri-
OF. but. a. long as he was in the party. always
mise come into our ranks. into our
sp.cndld mansion. Big enough Ia accomrnc
date goo OF people. without crUvdin
the gal cries at all. Let him come-an Irish
man., a German. Scandinayian-everyhody
else. he will he lifted Ia voice: 10 Heaven. ,
mot quite; he VII he lifted 10 a greater
height than he lever occupSed before. IL will
benefit them al.
wor. or two more about these Indepcnd-
ems. ] think perhaps for a variety OF rea-
sons II can I've more appropr a.e.y called the
Mother Hubbard party laughter. there - so
much ahout it in its appearance deceptive
and unascerlainabie. iaugnterD | have no
sort of objection to Mr.. George ". Curtis or
any other man Joining the Democratic party
when the Democratic party renecIs his views.
and taen II IS precisely TIE proper and the
honest thing To do
IL is the proper thing for every so-cs led Re
publican who believes that the tariff Is not a
living issue. anu who believes IN free trade.
TO join the Democratic party. and be ought Ia
do il right away. He must do IL In order To he
consistent. IL is the proper thing for every
man who believes that the Iizhc of the cItl-
zen at the polls can no, be. at a general e,ec-
ton. protected by the General Government.
20 .otn rhc Democratic party, because the
Democratic party believes that say. And !
tell you tina; If Won will look through the
ranks Uf these s-called In dependents ninety
niue out o! n east one hu drsd of them are
believers IN tho doctrine OF free trsde sndt~-
heve that The Government OF tie tinted
States las no power to purify the halio. box
or 10 protest the voter az lite polls, and tEey
so declared Mr.. Curtis - "A ree-traieE. We
are not f~ree-tralcF>. The Republican party
has never becp q fTee-trE9e party. Mr. Cur.
ts be .ev-s that the osllo'-box can nOt he pro-
I c;el IN the States South or North by the
Gene al GOVERNMENT snd tie Republican
party has alv avs belisscd thar IL cousd te- Le<
ne read you what he said about SIX year ago
ftfrs~rs bok5a. >ep;emoer -. les GsSi
erl: But even IL abuses OF the colo-ed citizens
were much more universal ami fiae-ant than
tsey are. they are OF a kind inch can art be
brought into National politics. Personal pro-
d Teton is under local law
an example o: slavery in the States: A
National party can be maintained Only np1n
Nstsonal issues and the personal protection
OF the citizen in his state - not such an se<Ue-|
Mr.. Stosrs then spoke az some ieuxtn 90 the
unit rule, contrasting tho action OF the tvo
parties in regard TO L. and. after referring TO
were chokei on in the Democratic Ccnven-
ton.c called upoa the young men and the
vorkingmen and soveNof liberty 10 say which
of the two parties they would choose The n
mstraiica was made TO show the dishonesty
of the independents who approved OF . con-
yenfion thai cus Oh free speech and or . can
didate nominated by sucn methods
We have great issues In this csmpAign, he
eoutinued. some Of which you are especially
/ INTERESTED in IL - not the reform Of the
~civiisersjce In Which you voektngnea are %
pAr4aculAfiy Interested: 10 - . fra ona m
| constrained belok and Il =. above "a teingA,
| the prosecxion Of your inaussx5eo and u e,
aoeling aNd digaifying q yeur heers