Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-07-19

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into a contest with our opponents with such 6
platform? | come here as no mendicant-nc
beggar ! come here representing more than
100000 laboring men. tCheers. l have
brought their condition before this Convention
l demand not that you should give them any.
thing, but when you are taking from the people
that you take It only where it will hurt then,
least. Is that an unreasonable demand? Dc
do not and therefore l brought them here as
your allies, if you receive them, and they will
see me go away sorrowing If you do not receive
them object to the
TARIFF PLANK OF YOUR PLATFORM
Adopted by your committee, for it took them
thirty six hours to frame it laughterl, and if ii
took these able gentlemen that time to frame il
and get it in form, there must be some reason
for it and if they could not find out what they
meant in thirty six hours, how is q laboring man
to find out what it means2 (Applause and
laughter. The tariff plank of the platform
should be so that he who runs may read loud
applause. The difficulty was that there was "a
radical difference between us-a difference of
principle. The very able Chairman of the com
mittee, Colonel Morrison, for whom / have the
very highest respect, because he believes that
there should be no such thing as protection of
American labor by revenue taxation-indesd,
think he believes that it cannot be done; and l
believe there should be that pTotection-such
fostering, such eherishing. He could not yield
his convictions could not yield mine And
therefore our associates upon the committee had
10 spellu MI tnelT Iline 10 say something which
would mean one thing one way and another
thing another. Applause And now read that
platform. Read that tariff plank and then see
If you can find out exactly what it does mean
Loud laughter and applause.l 1t does not
mean protection. If it did, Colonel Morrison is
too honest man TO bring it here. Applause
and cries of " Correet."l And yet it is twisted
SO that It Is supposed that it might mean pro-
lection.
UNPLEASANT "REMINISCENCES.
Democrats in the Convention. you passed a
tariff plank in 1876, a tariff for revenue only
applause only for revenue; and you had q
statesman on it that could carry very poor
platform on his back and vet win In 1850 Won
had tariff for revenue only, and 1t broke the
back Of the most gallant soldier in the country
Applause. And you lost. And now you have
got tariff for public purposes exclusively.
" only" and "only means "exciusiyely"
Laughter and applause. Think it over | am
here about no boys play The success of this
campaign, in my judgment before God depends
upon the question this night to be settled here
and now. If you would say to the workingInen
Of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, New
Hampshire and Massachusetts that YOU mean
protection to their interests, where you cannot
say it for certain, God help YOU for cannot
Applause.l Your platform says that you won't
cut down taxation so that but what you can
protect Work1ngmen. And you say it must not
be cut down below that. Well, what are you
going to do if you cannot cut il DOWN YOu say
lowheTe in your platform that you will not dis
in favor of the working men and
women of this country, who are the true de-
nocracy Of the country. Mark 1t you may
'ay, my very good friend Mr.. Morrison will tsli
you he does not believe that protecting labor.
n fostering and cherishing labor-I DO not use
he word protection" because do not want
o Haunt
THE RED FLAG TO A BULL.
f he does not believe that, for more than fifty
ears the Democratic party has told the work
ngInen of the country-eVer since Andrew
ackson in 1882 declared in favor of a iudicious
tariff did afford protection 10 them
md they believe 1t. And they have taught it
0 their children and their chIldren's children,
nd they are 10 vote, not you. You cannOt un-
each them that IN single campaign unless |
GU get the Chairman Of the subcommittee |
rho drew the platform, the gentleman from
lew York. to go into every school district in this
Ountry and explain 1t. Laughter | speak in /
ne interest, therefore, of the Democracy |
peak Tor your success, and 1t IS for you to say |
neither you will grasp the success when 10 is |
I'D down to your hand. l do not intend to ask |
vote upon my resolution. but this tariff reso-
Ition. and l shall submit the tariff resolution |
an amendment instead of the resolution
hich you have heard read. II WaH pressed |
trough our committee by the cry. "Uh, we
lust appeal to the subcommittee" Isaid | |
III appeal 10 the Convention Tor they have got /
sustain the Democracy Of the country, and
ieretOre l am here. | desire to call your at
ntion to one or two other OF the blanks which
viii not submit 70 the Convention for know
~ are anxious 20 get through with your duties
nd go nome. The first want TO call your at
niion TO is the difference of the planks about
e currency. affirm the doctrine of Andrew
Ickson that the Government alone can issue |
Oney, and had rather be wrong with Jackson
AN be right with your committee. Applause
I'd laughter. Cries Of " Time" from those In
e galleries. The Chairman raped for order
voice from the gallery-Let him go on.
General Butler-I then affirmed another pogi-
1n, which IS that the legal-tender currency,
haf r.1 1
I'D your soldiers wages, and the pensions Of
eir wives and children, freed four millions of
ayes, decided to be the constitutional currency
the country by the Supreme Court in solid
dSment, eight 20 one, not eight 10 seven
iughter-is the currency Of the people, good
gold, and better than silver. fI.aughler
lat being so established By the highest tri-- |
nal in the land, do not desire, when wheat !
only worth % cents a bushel In Chicago TO
stuTb finance aud business by getting up
rTency discussion, and therefore I say let well ,
ough alone. Applause. What Is the an
'er2 represent many Greenbsck men good
ID true Greenback meD--like Allen @. Thur !
an. Applause and laughter cries OF Timer {
lose men are willing TO come with you and to l
ot cut the corruption and wrong from the Gov
lment # you will have them HOY do Won
ceiye them? BY plank drawn by capital
, that commences in favor of honest money | !
ho Is not TFot him out [appiausel if there is
y such man. No, it
IS A PHRAsE OF CONTENT !
,OD the Grecnback men OF this nation II is I
1hrase not original, so he can't get Il patent ,
It, but cribbed from the taunts of my old ,
ends, the Republicans Why didn't no say
as babyT Why didn't he get up some other |
uitiug epithet 70 he GTeenback men Think I 7
II moment. There are one hundred dis /
ets in Congress where the change Of FIVE hun ,
ID men one way or the other will change the
,umbent Of the seat, and there are more than l
ee-quaues OF a million Of Greenbackers, a
nest and true, who knew Whist they were v
As,s.f Il
J They advocated the gTeenbaek when =
'FybOOy, Gil the lawyers were CRYING out 10 { =
unconstitutional. Now the highest Court !
, decided they were right. Thurman was q
mt; the Greenbackers were right. We, the i:
ming Greenbaekers were better lawyers than i
kiq-g!0Ved members Of the bar. The man
m ohio dT. ThuTman) knew IT, and he knows q
~ shigboleth OF the Democracy. If any "
n says that ne wants gold and silver, be 1t so; L
let us ENJOY The paper currency, which las Il
y become fixed fact and lot us stop ali agi- :,
On There Is one other plank in your plat 81
"a to which do not agree. There are many, u
slieYe, something like twenty times-iifteen T
De eHough-that you will repeat in your "
torn how much you love labor, but you n
Ie not made any specific proposition but one =
hel' iayor ana that is made for the protec- .
I OF capital. There IL another trouble You di
t OF IA your Platform at one point and say "
are for an honest n
cIyIIesEayTcE reform So
y, viii venture 70 say there Is not q rsn in III
Convention that is in favor of civil-seryioe II
lrul, unless ne is q school-master. fCries of ~
me IN the audience One OF the first "
esmen OF Ohio, one who would have a right W
ave been brought here by his delegation and st
before you for your SURFACES az President.
able, a learned man, got carried away by the
trinaires, and started what is known as
Yll-seTlles reform aud it buried him so far Us
OF sight with the Ohio Democracy that he fr
er has been heard of since. daughter. AZ
az Is this eiFil-service reform? 1t is to give t
man the preference who shall appear to -
G the most learning. He signs paper con az
ing questions, and if be can answer the CT
stions he is said to be selected. Now, what liz
ant Is the man from the people-earnest men sr
apaclty and integrity-to have tho Office, ~ ~
you cannot learn that by say school-ho III
nination Whose portrait Is this above nv M
d ? II ~ the portrait OF George Washington. 70
he could not have passed an examination NJ
clerkship IN the postoiiice. Loud cries Of | 20
me " from the audience. Give US a rest Va
Cries from the delegates TO Go on" The CD
If finally succeeded in obtaining order nv tn
vigorous rlsp q tho oaTP1 LOT mn rayaaf ! Il