The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-08-27
Ihurman's Speech at Columbus.


81 NtIiittnfi to Re anything Ike
,"horhlc >pocch However II were IN the
hcel po-sliic condition. should occupy hut
sUaU portion oi your time, iOt the reason
thai that there are numerous speakers here,
aud uiuc ui tucm from abroad, and 1t would
Toe but COWtuuu CiViiIty. to say nothing OF
just tor me to occupy bat htlle tnnc. do
no desire to de, rive them OF tn priNi eye OF
briu- 'nrd, and therefore shall h" very hrict
ia my Remarks. shall speak ciNilly, rs has
always uccu ms habit in NE to do ami shall
moi depart from 50 Etod habit to night |
-htui speak cNilN Ot our political opponents
a. We . a. ourselves. We are At the outset of
the Wn-l IMPORTANT political campaign which
wul decide whether the rcins of government
shHll longer continue in the hands al the he.
ptihllctu party. | nave never IN my hir been
80 ia roughly convinced ol tue trutntuiness
Ol what stall say ton ght rs now am. Gne
spirit OF our tn~titut uns, the welfare Oi our
c9uutry, and the rights OF the citizens OF the
sr' ~ commonwealth All demand thut the
hcpublItHn party shall Eu applause that
there sha.i be " clan-cn ~ the administration
ct oar National aHHlrS. Applause IN
mouarchiCh couutri.s the spirlt-nuy, tho
very letter OF their institutions prescribe
whore AMI when men shall rule in pcrpc
Wity. The central ldca.ut Democratic inStitu-
tons - thHt power shall not lpng rest in the
hnud, "f any one man or set OF men. iicnce
NC und in our On.tltutiOus, bOth state ana
Federal, Limitation, upon the power OF the
officials whom We choose. Your President
D. chosen Tor four years Although cligl 10
To re-rcctoh yet th" example set 10y the
fHthcr u our country. who was re elected
but ouce,lhH, never been broNcn down to this
day. There hats uc'tr hccu but one atieiupt
to break il, and II was a si4ual failure. Also
your senators IN Congress are elected Tor Il
limited term, ana likewise your members oi
OF the House OF Representatives.. The ON
GERS composing the state Governments are
aisp elected Tor limited turms. ! b, same Is
true OF your members Of the Legislature, city
and township oncias. n nee We scc the
central idea of the democratic TO m OF gov
rrnment l. to prevent long con ntiuuuucc in
office. What /, true at individuals Is true OF
parties. No man believes more rruly than
do in the great blessings that have been be
slowed in times long gone 10y upon the hon
0Ttl Democratic party. II the il.' IN itiul
ir party that added such immense territory to
our country; that added So much wealth to
our country. that disseminated It's principles
tar and near throughout the length anu
breadth OF the Iand but this all finally came 10
an end. The Republican party came into
power AT the outbreak of the tiNll War. with
the apparent fixed determination to hold
it IA iong as the sun shines and the
streams shall continue to now. 1t rs II bad
thing for parties to remain so long IN
power. 1t Is not necessary that they shall
nave bad motives; not necessary that they
shall bo uupatriotc and corrdpt in order 10
I be- turned out. You may grant them honesty
aud patriotism, yet II long continuance III
4 ptwer brings with 1t evils. In the trst place,
I III" inevitable tendency l. to create rings ami
leaders who, AT last, from tOnH.cuntinue sue
cess. come to think the Government belongs
f to th'ui' and he.onE. to them m perpcIhltS,
something like divine right. therefore. any
? dcjesthhle means is Just ihablc to keep them
IN power. Look M our own history omy
a i,.,y years back, $50 when samuel j. Til
den wa elected President of thu United
states, he hai II majority cf tue Electoral
votes and luH IuritN OF the popular votes.
Governor HcuIrck, wa, at III" same tuo
elected i,'-l'rr-iuent. Voice, " Ana WI 10
elected a-H.u. agree with sUu. iI.HuEhttrI
II any two men were ever elected IN this
Duuutr, they were. \ voice. why didn
they keep lt:'i BcuaG-e they we've d"irhud-
cd out of II hy one OF the most atroviouN
and h.nc,cst deeds which nlHckenS our Tree
form ut sHternmrnt APP ause me
leaders ol the Republican party would never
have dared iuaugurutr much less dared carry
into effect. such an atroeiouS crime Il II
lD
ward, the election at President turned upon
Indiana 1hcy muuEurated and carried
through one of the mOst Stupcuduus ano cor
rupt schemes that ever diSsneed tho annals
OF any country. lne vote of that state was
given AGAINST Hancock, wro would nave re-.
rvlNcd 10 II the election hah been idir Cld
honest. and would huN- been elected Pro-I
dent of the uiicI states. The chief a-cnt
was afterwards gwen grand dinner III New
urh. Now, my lrcnd-, such "a thing would
/ never have iatcn place mad II not been Tor
! their long cout!nuunc" IN power Ihey cane
/ tu ttc CouClu-iu they would VIII, no matter
II they violated the Constitution an itrampied
Uudcr tuot tho liberties and rights OF thr ttu-
pie. shall We sustain them ~ power II 1,
only question ut time uutll me pcopl' oi
. tht> CnIutrY will teach them dlncrcnt "ssun
/ from that (tpplausc; that thore are otn"r IN
t.rr-ts I'M on country besides tncSe Kcpuh-
licau rings and leaders. thai thcrC are Others
Interested besides the stir-route plundcrer-,
ami whisky riug~. ami Credit Mublicrs. iAp
plausc ana laughter Sow mink you are
going tu demonstrate that to them thla year.
think there are tens Ui thou .and> OF right
mpIicd aud lndcpcndcn; Republicans "hs
VIII clasp hands with rs to teach ines" men
tins Government does not he long to the
Republican party, hut the people OF the
United states. tAppausel me continuance
OF a party in power. my friends, mhkes II dcS
pot q. WAS very much struck me otutr uay
at the railroad crossing at Fostorih wItl the
remark uf an old lrishman VINO was SWITCH
tender said he: Judge, how mucn better
OIL arc We II one party isio continue IN power
forty years Than II we hNed hha'r mon i
nrchy: AppHIu-"l would Is soon 1--we
undtr Queen Vie us live IN a counlr' Nhtre