The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-28

by declaring chat ever since the day when
very small boy left TIE state, have
languished in an enforced absence and |
l0uged to tread again its soil, and yet |
may say without affection that though the |
way of life has led me from the place of |
my nativity, the names of Caldwell and |
Newark and the memories connected with |
those places, are as fresh as ever. | have
never been disIoyal TO my native state,
but have ever kept place warm in my
heart for the love | cherish for my birth
place. (Applause.) | hope, then, that |
shall not be regarded as a Tecreant son, |
but that | may without challenge lay
claim to my place, born Jerseyman. II
you will grant me this | shall not be too
modest to assume the credit, which you
all must feel in the position the state OF
New Jersey and the county of Essex
holds in the country to day. When we
consider the city of Newark, we find a
Municipality ranking rs fourteenth in
population of all the cities Of the United
States 1t leads every city in its manu-
faciHrcrs. Comparatively nouC should be
better Informed than you as to the rights
of these people and none should guard
against the smooth prophet. CHEERS. ]
In common with all their citizens they
should desire very careful management OF
public affairs. 1t is quite plain, too, that
the people have right to demand that no
more money should be taken from them
directly for public uses than is necessary
for this purpose. (Checrs) Indeed the
rights of the government to extract tri
| butte from the citizen is limited to its ac
| tual necessities and every cent taken from
the people beyond that required for their
protection by the government is no better
than robbery. We must condemn that
system what takes from the peoples
pockets, dollars not needed for the snp>
port of the government and which tempts
| to the Inauguration of corrupt schemes
and extravagant expenditures. Gap
| plause.) The democratic party has de
clared that ali taxation shall be limited
to the requirements of an economical
government This is plain and di~
rect, and 1t distinctly recognizes
the value of labor and its right to
governmental care, when it further dc
clarcs that the necessary reduction in tax
alton and the limitation thereof to the
country's needs, should be effected with
out depriving the American laborer of the
ability to compete successfully with for
eign labor and without in turing the inter
est of our lahOring people. The laboring
men are so industriously sought they
should by careful inquiry, it seems to me.
discover the party pledged to the protect
ion of their interests. An intelligent eX-
animation will lead them to express their
privilege rs citizens in furthering their in
tcrcst and the welfare of their country
An unthinkinG and slothful performance
of their duty at the ballot box will result
in their injury and betrayal No party
and no candidate can have cause 10 cons
plain of the free and intelligent express
sion of the peoples will. This expression
will be free when unintluenccd by appeals
to prejudice or the Senseless cry of dam
ger selfishly raised by party that seeks
its retention Of power and patronage,
and it will be intelligent when based upon
calm deliberation and 4 full appreciation
of the duty of good citizenship. Uong
continued Chcering) In a governm EN-
OF the people no political party gains it
self all the patriotism, which the country
contains. The perpetuity of our institu'
ton and the public welfare do not depenC
, upon unchangng party ascendency, bu
+ upon simple like administration of the
government and the appreciation by the
officers that they are the peoples servants
! not their masters. (Chcers.)