Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1884-09-24

He Delivers an Eloquent and
Characteristic Speech in
fremont Temple, Boston.
He Pays His Respects 10 Curtis,
sohurA and Other Apostles
Of "Purgatofial Politics."
The Independents Falsely So Called
Hot Shot for Bourbons-The
Peoples Choice.
An Eleqaeht Review Of the Two prin;
0pal Parties-No Fear for
the Result,

GApNA. = II NEW C1I 1vE s5
the Result,
Mr.. Chairman. and Fennw Ctttzeha' Al t;is
hour Of th. night II Would be presumptnous il,
discussion, either OF the principles involved in
the pending Presidential campaign or OF the can
didatcs themselves. 1t seems to me, since read
the papers this morning that the necessity for
very much discussion has passed, and that pO-
litical oratOry has resolved itself, after ALL
pretty much into hallelujah Of gre ( delight
on the one side and wall Of lamentation on tho
other llaughter with an occasional bleak
and dismal whistle coming from the british and
from obscure places in the SCENERY, intended, nd
doubt. to keep up the cotfage u the whistler
am not unmindfHl whom am addressing. 1
know am in Boston; in the State of Massachp-
setts In the New England States am 4 resi-
Tne 81 sases apsass ain wS soa the
Joint pttptiet6f Of Bunker Hill lapplausel, made
30 by the fourteenth and fifteenth constitutional
Revera and N that ho s IN fau M
unshipping Of which led to such splendid results
a good many years ago am from what In New
West" and what, by one at least Of New Eng
as the Wess aasse aS YR feHS'ss Nav ssy
to You, eecauss I knew 1t will be something,
that this characterization has not greatly dis
turbed us in the West, nor has it made us angry
and yet Senator Hawley will tell vtu re do hot
VIZ hsy ss Il On pa e t. bSn trs sughteT
ILAughtSs, Our State was the only State in
ehc Union, Mr.. Chairman. that filed it's quota
without draft lapplausel. and we sent over
souri,, strong Democratic State, as you may re-
member. which will cast its electoral vote for
Cleveland.
am not an Independent IN potittes Laugh-
teri l recegntz~ Nc pilrgatorial politics, no
halttnE, half way station between heaven and
hell. tLauehter1 TO me it is the heaven Of
that diabolica old, Internal Demorastic pa party t
-tlaughterl-that has never. in all its long, con-
sistent, bad, and criminal career, done q right
thing thin except At a. the wrong time Langhter,l
nnkind or ungenerous, ard OF the Independents
1t is my purpose to speak in terms OF the ut
most tenderness. ELanghterl
Why should we mourn departed friendsf"
When l read the arnOuhcemcnt few weeks
ago, Mf Chairman, that they had gone, ac-
cepted IL with great deal of solid comfort and
Christian resignation -flaughterl-bu when
read along little further, to the statement that
their absence was to be temporary merely, and
that they intended some day 70 RETURN, soh;
was filed with the tirest apprehension. Our
party has made soms mistakes 1t YOU will per-
init me to suggest-it has been growing little
pared to exchange political aesthetics for the
horny-handed and the hard-fsted ZAP.
pause.l l see Mr., Curtis and Mr.. Schurs going
for the fourth or fifth time tLaughtef MY
feelings have been lacefated, and my heart
has been wrung many times at their de-
psrturc; They have played alfcady too many
!nI to "a I'D Uohntiess thousands the old.
tse atbetics ssInS sRma Ha Epsf s
working citizens coming, recognize the firs'
rule of private hospitality. l welcome tht
coming and speed the departing guests" Hout
n to n the
something about the better element Of thu
| party. daughter In our plain way, because
we have been building up states ana & cities !. ans M
| thought that the better element OF the part.
was the biggest element, and thai the wisdom
Of this great party Of ours was va, IN the majority
! Every time. dislike this appropriation of tn
phrase The thoughtful and the conscientiou
citizens" by few gentlemen who DO not &C
scientious citizens IApplause.l am in favo
of the scholar in politics; but, nevertheless.
do believe with Edmund Burke that it wse tn
vreat good fortune of the British people ths
they were never ru ed over few months at
time by their philosophers and their wise mel
My fellow citizens, the great reforms In tn
and individual liberty have derived any bench
have not come from the clouds down, but frol
the ground up. [Applause.l ! belisye in u
nouncement, for in the West We do take the A
ldntic Monthly, and have gospel privileg'
llaughterb read that these gentlemen are 9,
ceedingiy solicitous as to what they call u
to suggest that the farmers Of Illinois and Of Il
great West-those strong, splendid, broat
buried the doctrine of fat money under a m
jority OF 4000o-think they are quite capab
themselves of taking care OF the morals Of the
sons lLaughter.l And. most OF all, they
not propose to turn the custody Of these mora
over to an assorted lot of gentlemen, half
whom deny the existence of God, and the OF
selves included, were developed from an sT
| tLaughter.l
Now, then, what does it mean To be indepen
ent in politics? II the woru has a particle
glance to either OF the great political parties
the country. These gentlemen are simply ind
pendent OF the Republican party, to which tn
Formerly belonged--spasmodicail and Oc(
sionally belonged. Tney have attached thel
selves to the Democratic party. And they /
not independent of that when they acknowled
allegiance TO 1t.
HOW ABSURD IT IL.
If refusal to vote the Republican ticket =
indorse Republican doctrines and to Supp
, Republican candidates In an evidence Of inc
rendence. then the Democrat l. good d
more independent than the Independent,
cause he has that way 40 independents been
some astute lpgician tell me the difference
tween a R,nu ne real old-tashioned and one
- the original Democrats, this campaign, and
new article the Independent? LauRhter.J III
support the same man and for the same reaso
TIL. old Democrat and his allv will supp
Grover Cleveland because Of his high moral ch
acter oud laughter and @ sppi.psssi M ,G MI, Gh,
duce such demonstration. uAughterl ~
support him, both of them, because he vetoed
ns tSe e
ductors and drivers, and because he vetoed
mechanics' lien law In the State Of New II
The Democrat and the Independent both supp
Mr. Cleveland for these reasons, among 9th
and for the same reasons precisely they both
pose Mr. Blaine. Mr.. Schurz and Mr.. Curtis
vi -hhold their support from MT. Blaine for M
Davidson withhold theirs, exactly. They
the same methods. work through the same Oh
nels, and seek to accomplish the same en-
exactly the same way. Both mourn when
are defeated, would rejoice II they could
ceed, viii he buried In the same common G.
laughter, applause, and cheersl, and when. .
tons lie on the beach and shore Of political
feat and disappointment, you can not tell
y skeleton OF an lndepcndent from that Of q
This is q very remarkable party Of ours.
Republican party: 1t never had, in all It's
and splendid and lustrous career, leader .
didn't want to CO. (Applsuse.] Our lea
have sometimes left us, and in wholesale !
So much the worse for the leaders, 20 much
ernors srose al and M exlGovcrnors. Senators and ex !
ators. Judges and cx-Judges. Tray. Blan
and Sweetheart, crowds Of them, left MS bes
sps splendid.y the % old ship did risht herself up
magntfcently she made for the harbor
splendid success: and how desolate, dis
iited, and wster- logged have Teen the lea
who jumped overheard ever since. Laugh
There Ii another remarkable feature I
our party which distinguishes Il
the Democratic party To write platform
the Democratic party REQUIRES the very hil
degree Of rhetorical and <uterasy %
fLaughter.l think ! poseess some ahsli
that kind myself, vet would not Try Il =
any circumst.nce fLaughter.l There Il
. Republican In I'll the nfty-nve million
people on this continent, who hes got the
In him, who cannot write : Republican,
| form that II mot good Republican doc
s. cverywhera tApplauae.I Thers = the
difference between the Democratic plat
aud the Republican platform that there NJ
tween our present national currency and q
stumI,-taiI currency before the WAY. Onr
form 10 current everywhere. Did you
think what would happen 70 = Dernccrat
niRht and rot on the train, and realty land
the direction he didn't suppOee ~ had 1
4. SupDOec that he started ffon Chicago Ans
a ccsn1ng TO Boston. hut by soIne cnrjopn tre
landed - Atlantis q 6eyaanqA, ard fntnki
NJ II 1eseoa - ~ tnA eaGA g. eaallll