Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-09-09

KNOW NDtt llhs DtcH NIOuE lH tbN itN''No
OF the country. 30 that we may KNOW
whether il is well or III with the country!
.sMay ] ask your attention to another
illustration OF this subiect' / don't claim
that the one political party, In the ilrsi
place, In its organization Is probably
eny mere honest than the other. IL we
had no political parties in this country.
and were going 60 establish two political
Varties, and were to run line through
tins crowd. and the men on that side
were 10 be o. one party and the men on
this side Of the other party, the chances
ere there would be just n many honest
men on one side ~ on the other. and as
many rogues on one side, perhaps, as on
the other. But take another step In this
thought. Suppose this party comes TO
power and ii becomes established; that 1t
i going TO retain the power for twenty
wears: 10 have the control OF the Offices
and The money Of the country. Don't you
see that all the rogtes on this side would
gradually come over and join the strong
sjdey Isa't that human nature? And
more than that, don't you know that -
they came over they would gradually push
the honest men on this side back and back,
until they would take the control OF the
dominant party themselvesf To a very
large extent that would prove 10 be the
human nature Of the case.
Without discussing the question whe-
tier the Republican party has been guilty
OF great fraud, for leave that to your own
reflections. assume the ground that when
4 party has been in power exclusively, not
allowing the other party 10 participate in
the affairs OF the Government, for long
period OF time. then there ought to be
change that the people may come to know
with some degree Of certainty how 1t l.
with Their affairs. [CrieS OF Wen have
It tins fall
IL do not expect. gentlemen, that all the
men in Office will be turned out. don't
desire that. Where a Republican. gov
erned hy his CONSCIENTIOUS convictions. has
been in Office and has proved himself TO be
a true and honest man in the administra-
ton Of that Office, don't ask that he shall
be turned out. But do ask that honest
men shall be placed in office. sufficiently nu.
merous 10 give the people OF this country
information in regard to their affairs. /
lave one step further to go in this
argument. ! am trying 10 establish the
proposition that there ought now To he q
change. don't know why the Republi.
cans for the last nineteen years have said TO
every Democrat, you shall have no posi-
ton in the control OF affairs OF the Govern
ment.' They have seen fit, however, 10
occupy HAT pU,ltlvn-a crlIel. proscriptive
polcy-eXcluding every man who did not
agree with them. And what do you think
OF it. my countrymen? Shall it he con-
tlnucd any longer? loud cries OF mol
..Shsl stop now and speak OF the pre-
sent condition Of our country? -Four years
500, when you know we had flusher times
and everything was well with the people;
wheat was worth 1920 and labor was well
paid. and the Republican orator camo to
you and said. MY countrymen. won't you
let well enough alone? Are you willing TO
turn the party out that has brought you
such prosperity and put party in OF whose
sets YOU don't know what will be the con-
scqutnces'' And to that appeal the people
listened. How Is 1t nowy Are men en-
phyed? Are the furnaces throwing out
Tie fire and smoke that indicate successful
enterprise and industry?
IL have here from an Indianapolis paper
OF Yesterday evening, perhaps the hes: ed
tied paper Of the Republican party in that
cily--the he1cS-a statement OF failures
flat have recently taken place in the coun-
Try. 1t is dispatch from New York say
ing that the business failures throughout
the country during the last seven days, as
reported TO Il. q. Dun & Co., and !beY are
great authorities on that subiecD numbered
for the United States 1919. and for Canada
l. total q 213, as against total OF l9G
last week, showing an increase Of Il fail
uies this week over last week. In other
words, it is eight per cent. more for the
week that ended yesterday than the week
before that, an increase in failures Of eight
per cent. And how can it be otherwise
when there Is IN enormous portion Of the
pcOple's currency locked up in the vaults
Of The Treasury
"Send that money out more into the
channels Of trade and wheat will not sell
at a begging market Tor 62, y, and .
cents bu,hel. II is 30 cents bushel les,
TO. day than it was when you elected the
Republican candidate four years ago. whl
made James G.. Blaine Secretary OF State
And il you have your mortgage TO pay, ol
the interest upon it, counting buShel fol
dollar, it takes good many more bushels
now to pay the interest on your mortgage
debt than IL did four years ago, and wher
you come to pay your mortgage of 1t viii
take good many more hundred bushels
than it did good while ago.
"They do not say TO YOU now As they
did four Yeas ago, Let well enough
| alone II is not well enough: it is ba(
enough. When you see men out OF EN-
| ployment you may know there Is troubl,
somew here. God wrote ID In the early
| days Of our race that by the sweat OF hi
| brow man shall earn bis bread: but ii die
seem there was coupled with that diyin,
| sentiment that perhaps man should
| a 10 l,,t l..
sweat OF his brow; but it is not so now
with all. There are some that cannot ge
employment TO earn their bread. | hay,
understood that one OF the establishment
in this city that gave employment not Ions
since TO one hundred hands Is now closed
| down. There is not employment any more
and so 1t is with the old rolhng-mill at In
dianapolis that formerly employed hun
dreds OF men. II is a. silent now as til,
| graveyard across the way.
1.-THE siimulant OF labor, the stimulant o
enterprise, the life OF activity is dead. |
is locked Up in the nations Treasury.
| "A paper the other day found fault will
me because with my hat In my hand
stood in the presence OF my countrymer
and asked Of them their support. IL the,
fail to dnd any other charge against mi
4 ko W nlill1X
[Laughter.l AS l have stated before,
did not desire the nomination for Vice
President eight years ago; did not desir,
II at Chicago, when. with absolute una
nimity, il was conferred Upon me. Blu
now that / have been nominated, au(
have accepted the nomination, com,
before you, my fellow-citizens O
Indiana, and say TO you that m,
hearts earnest desire Is 10 receiy
your support. will be very prond of IN,
support OF my Republican friends, OF m,
Grsenback and Independent friends. an1
when 1t is all counted UP have a sort O
an impression, very strong now, that Il 1
going 10 be a decided majority in Noyem
Der. l don't believe have any doub
about Indiana; don't think you have. 7
success for my rarty does not mean bette
government, cheaper government, a NOR
economical administration Of pubic affair,
don't want II to succeed"
wisconstn Boonas Cisveiaad.