The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-09-30

WILSON AT noCHEsTER.
He opens tho Canpaign with .
Ringing Address On the Issuss 81
the HoaT.
Special to the Globe.
ROcHEsTER, Minn., Sept. 16.-Judge
Thomas Wilson, Of Winona, Democratic
candidate for congress In the First district,
opened his canvass here tonight In Library
hall, before . large audience Of tho better
class Of citizens and farmers, who listened
with the most profound interest
anG generally applauded the many telling
points made. There was some misundor.
standing as to the time Of the meeting, OF
there would have been larger attendance
from outside the town. But the hall would
not have held them II the meeting had been
well advertised, and an open-air
meeting would have been necessary,
which would have been disagresable. the
atmosphere being decidedly chilly and over
coats necessity. There is deep interest
taken in the congressional contest here and
there were many Republicans present
to hear the judge. The sentiment
against Lovely in his own party is
quite strong here. Wilson will get q
large Republican vote. The campaign
opens most favorably and the friends OF
Judge Wilson arc greatly encouraged. j.
w. Everstein, chairman Of the Democratic
county central committee, called the meet
ing to order and VS.. Breckenridge was
invited to preside. lie said in this age of
political debauchery 1t was
A REAL HONOR
to preside at q meeting where the candidate
of the party sought not the Office. but de-
clined 1t until it was forced upon him by
the spontaneous uprising not only of the
Democratic party, but the masses Of
the people. A man who had not gone
through the district manipulating con-
ventions In his own interest. He eulogized
Judge Wilson highly. characterizing
him as Of the old-time, honest JeffersOnian
type. Judge Wilson, he said. would do
honor to himself, his constituency and the
state II elected to congress. lie then pre-
sented Judge Wilson, whose appearance on
the platform was the signal for loud and
prolonged applause. The judge modestly
protested against such flattering encourage
ment as had been heaped upon him,
claiming that he was not entitled to SO
much credit and honor. He said the people
had known him for thirty years. and his
past life was confirmer of what his future
life would be. He had nothing further to
promise. For moro than an hour the Judge
held the attention OF his hearers. and
the frequent applause showed the deep
interest felt. He was in good form for
speaking aud added to his reputation as a
fine talker and reasoner. Olmstead county
will make good report in November.
The character Of the people present to-
night shows that the better elements are
aroused in behalf of the judges candidacy.
JUDGE WILSON'S SPEECH.
Judge Wilson then spoke substantially
as follows:
In all countries occasionally there Is a
breaking up OF old party lines and rear
rangement on new Issues. This must be SO AZ
long as men are more interested in principles
than in empty names, for the issues that en-
gage attention this year are often displaced
by new and different issues next year.
convention at st. Paul which frst, believe,
organized the Republican party in the Terri
tory OF Minnesota, That convention was
composed of men. some of whom, like myself,
had been Democrats: others had been Wings.
Some. therefore. favorcdsthe doctrines OF the
But agreeing to for tho time forget
and subordinate all their differences
on mere economic questions 20 that
they might at in concert about
what they deemed 10 be . more important
one, they agreed on one single point as their
platform Of principles, Wig: Opposition to
the extension Of slavery. But whom slavery
became thing Of the past, and the right 10
carry it into tho territories could no longer
be an issue. those political que stiOns which
before ensaeed the attention Of parties be-
came living issues, on which men who had
composed tho Republican party found them
selves divided. The fact, OF course, that men
had agreed as to the right to carry slavery
into the territories would not tend to har-
monize their view on the questions OF political
werc generally found to be favorable to q
protective tariff aud to look with some favor
ON certain tendencies OF the government
TOWARD GENERALIZATION.
while those who had beon Democratic stood op.
posed. Hence. when the war closed and I he
issuea OF the war became matters OF history,
there was found to be unantmity iu the Re
main0d unsettled. Each faction sought to
imposes Its peculiar views on tho party.
Republicans in the Eastern states especially.
ana III some OF the Middle states. influenced
by what seemed to them their own interest.
have ever since tho war attempted to commit
the Republican party to protective tariff,
while tho people OF the. West in
that party by no means assented
to this. But as the party. when
controIied bv tho monopolists Of the East. q
sioh nrotectivo tariff has resulted as the doc
tr;ns ~ the narfv. To this doctrine-of hirh
nrosect,ve isrsfr and centralizafion-to ihe
ertent to which the Republican partv has
carried II. many have been unable TO assent.
am ~ that number. / have heretofore. for
ha rsst few vears. acted with the Democratic
martv whosc views on these ouestions accord
Eah INV own. / believe. and the Democratic
"astv Il q rnlo helievcs. that protection. "a
she evtert 10 which IL las beon oarried since
the war. Il not what tho word would imply
nrotaction "a the weak AGAINST the strong
mt Nhs contrsrv. nrota0fion "a fha stronr ~
novarf,,i anA .asfthv acalnsf
| rrn wsIx IN poor:
that Il a m onnreaaiye burden
nnfuaslv imnoaed fnr the beneft az monopo.
| iisfs Who are millionaires; that 10 e6sct hes
| been and must b 70 make the rich richor at
| the expense Of the poor, Lot 20 not be misun.
derstood. The Demoorats are not free trad.
era. They favor tarlR for tho purpose OF
| raising revenue su8cient Tor I'll the wantl