Richland beacon., 1888-09-15
THURNAN'S TARIFF TALK
DemOcracy'S Candidate fer Vice.
President Delivers "a
Grand Address.
The "Old Roman" Arouses the
Michigan Democrats to a High
State of Enthusiasm.

ih bllCHlUdn, Juloc HuTilliu IOlu S,UO
people what the tariff was, what its ef-
fects were, what the Democratic party
proposes to do to it, and why it should
be done. 1t was crowd full of en-
thusia. III that dubbed over in shouts and
cheers and applause and laughter. Ban
dannas, Of course, were every where.
a speaking stand had been erected in
Pine Grove. and not far from three thou
sand people were about it when the
party got there. j. &. ONei, of Port
Huron, introduced Judge Thurman with
Old Nan' Of England and the "Dld
Roman of America The Judge had
to wait some time before he could get a
chance to speak, but when he began hi,
voice sounded Gear and strons, and he
stood erect and firm. He was easily
heard throughout the entire speech at
the uttermost edge of the crowd as well
as close to the stand. He spoke OF
hand, using notes simply for greater ac-
curacy In giving figures and making
quotations. When, early in his speech,
he had occasion to use his handkerchief,
the appearance of the now famous ban.
danna called forth cheer which was
echoed and re eechoed by the crowd.
This is what Judge Thurman said:
''KEEP YOUR CAP On" THEY SHOUT
"L,DrEs AND GENTLEMEN: Will you
allow me to keep my cap onl" C'Of
course" "Certainiy"j | am afraid
with this cold north wind 1t might do
me some harm if went bareheaded; and,
although | am perfectly willing to un-
cover my head before the people, still
do not want to break down at the be-
ginning of the campaign. Voices,
"kccp your cap on.'o
HIS TRIBUTE TO THE PRESIDENT.
ut is not necessary for me, before
proceed to the subject of the tariff to
speak of the President of the United
States and his Administration more than
a very few words. defy any man who
has regard for the truth to saw that
Grover Cleveland has not made a good
President of the United States. (Ap-
plausc.) A brave, intelligent, level
headed, noble man, he has had a
clean, an uprig ght, and succe sful
Administration. (Appause and voice,
tOi fCNCltuu. our wears
ago he was elected. In the canvass
that preceded his election his op-
ponents predicted all manner of evils
in case he should succeed lie did sue
ceed, and pray what has become of their
predictions. Where is the ruin that was
to follow the election of Grover lcve.
land: Where is the disgrace that wa.
to follow his election? On the contrary,
the country has been more quiet. more
peaccablc, more prosperous than it has
been for many years that have gone by.
(Applause.) Now, | know the man. |
know him well. tell you. my fellow
citizens, that more upright and wise
man do not believe dwclls within the
limits of the United States. applause. }
He has noble band of c0unselors
around him, and not least among them
is the distinguished citizen of your own
State, MIR. Dickinson. (Great applause }
Cleveland knows not only how to ruie
himself within the limits of the Constitu-
tion, but he knows full well how to
choose good constitutional advisers.
Applause.)
81 presume there is not person
within the sound of my voice who does
not know what is meant by the tariff
And yet it may aid Us to-day if give a
clear and precise definition of what a
tariff is. A tariff. my friends, is nothing
in the world but taxa tax levied by
the General Government upon every
article OF commerce that comes into the
United States and that is intended for
sale within her borders, and which Incl
dentally raises the price, and therefore
becomes tax or a burden upon every
article of domestic manufacture of a like
nature with those which pay the tariff
tax.
"Now we have at this moment, accord.
ing to the last advices have seen, about
$4,000, 0o0, called surplus revenue
that is, taxes CO lcc.ed from the people
beyond the necessities of the Govern
ment. Those dollars, one hundred and
fifteen millions, are lying perfectly idle
in the vault of the Treasury of the
United States. Of no service to any
human being, drawing no interest, earn
ing no profit, but taken from the pockets
of the people, where they properly
belong. and where. if they were now
found, thousands and tens of thousands
ard hundreds of thousands of the people
of the United States would Put them to
good use and improve their condition
and prosperity.
snow the IemOcratic party says that
this is a wrong condition of affairs; that
that money ought not to be like the
talents of the man we are told of in the
Scriptures, buried in the ground: that
this is very poor use to mike of the
money of the people, and therefore the
Democratic party says that this surplus
revenue which is produced in the main
by these ta'if taxes ought to be re-
duced so that this surplus will not con-
tinuc to accumulated tApplause.l Our
opponents, on the other hand, say it is
better to let the surplus accumulate: it is
better to take the money from the
pockets Of the people; it is better to
pile it up in the vaults of the Treasury
department, although it does no good
whatever, and it is great harm; It is
better to do that than to touch the taraH
laws of the United States. We say on
the contrary to relieve an overtaxcd
people is to reduce the taxes; we say that
the way to treat people honestly. fairly
and wisely is to take no more taxes out
of their pockets than the Government
actually needs for the expAditures. Zap
plause.)
Just WHAT THE SUE Is
"The issue, then, is fairly made mp
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