The sun., 1888-11-04
rHUKMAN At NELsoSvILLE.
Diseussing the Relations OF Capital and
Labor Before n Throng OF People In .
Mining Village In the Hooking Valley,

JACKSONVILLE, o., Nov 3.-Judge Thur
man. accompanied by his son. Allen G. Thur
man, his grandson. Allen g.. Jr., Congressman
j. II. Outhwaite. j. Z. Dawley OF Cleveland, c.
W. Baker OF Cincinnati J. d. Townsend, Chair
man OF the Democratic State Committee, and
others arrived hero from Columbus at O'Clock
over the Columbus, Hooking Valley. and To-
ledo Railway. The trip was quiet one. al
though bandannas and cheering Democrats
were observed all along the way. One enthu-
siastic farmer had fastened n big bandanna on
long pole, and then from the roof Of his barn
waved 1t as the train passed by
This mining city. with its G,000 people, gave
the Old Roman hearty welcome, and to the
population OF tho little city was added hun
dreds OF people from other places in this neigh
borhood, whilo Columbus sent seven political
clubs headed by the Fourteenth Regiment
Band
Right In the centre Of the town is the public
square. which is used for public meetings.
North OF the square Is the fine public school
building. and in front Of this, facing to the
SOUTH was the speaking stand. 1t was covered
with bandannas and flags. Above ii were pic
lures OF Cleveland and Thurman with the
national Capitol as a background. Campaign
notices were stretched around the stand.
Over 1000 people we're in front of the stand
when the Judge began speaking, but before
the end Of the afternoon 5000 or 10000 people
were massed in that part Of town, and all wore
evidently enjoying the day.
1t was a little after . o'clock when Judge
Thurman mounted the stand and was greeted
with the cheers of the people, and he spoke as
follows:
MIR CHAIRMAN. MY FELLOW CITIZENS, LADIES
AND GENTLEMEN: shall speak to you briefly
to-day. because there are five or six other
speakers here, and l, not being a monopolist
laughter and applauseL will not take up the
time that honestly belongs to them; nor will 1
deprive you Of the pleasure and instruction
that you will receive from ictening to men SO
well worthy oi your attention. l have been on
have never failed TO fulfill any engagement
that made eNcept one when sickness pre-:
vented me and l was unabIe to speak. And
what is q little singular. have never been
hua Sc Tor one moment. although have trav-
elled over 5000 miles anu spoken over
which ! have maue from. the end oil the
train. [Applause And yet fear that to-day
6as es
ever. will 60 ahead and not give up, for
never did give ~ as long as the there , was lie IN
the tariff. but there are others here better able
shall speak upon to.dsy is @ tnat Of ali the absurd i
thing, that ever have heard. the assertions
of our political opponents that nation can be
made wealthy by taxing it far beyond any
can have his condition beltered by taxing him
his head to the soles OF his feet. and on every
thing that his wife wears and everything
that 4 hi he ehayen Way to pctisp idea mnn t%s
condition / must say. is the most absurd thing
ever heard from the mouth of mortal man.
OF our political opponents, and We are Told the
way for us TO get rich is to run our hands in our
hands into to them iaughter aud take our iun earn rms
ings. not Tor the wants of the Government. not
TO SUPPORT the Government; but simply, TO pile
up surplus in the vaults of the national Treas:
ury or TO add to tho accumulated wealth of
men TO whom our money will go; tAppIause.l
who are to follow me and go at once to the only
subject upon which care 10 speak to, you to-
day. go to the subject of capital and labor.
First. want to say that am not here to
breed discontent. or TO set one man against
against the laborins man; OF the laboring man
against the employer l am here simply to
preach Justice on all hands and that every
which | wish to call your attention IS this:
wealth in the world. aud that annual accumu-
iat.on is wholly H. repeat it, and i emphas!ze
tGreat applausel An, some one will say. How
can that be Is not the WI id grass oi the prair,
les. upon which the cattle are !attened and
made into beef and ready Tor the market: is not
that wild grass which we owe to the Almighty
glon. weathe? Ny friends. lhat wild grass
country until man. the ierdsmun, pastures his
cattle upon it to be fatlened by it ana made
ready or The aadket 1t & hnS no market value
until the herdsman is there with the flocks and
his herds. and iattens them upon that grass.
any wealth produced. Another says. is there
no wealth in these mines that surround you:
Mr. Thurman? In the iron ore and the coal
=
ful Hooking Valley. l say no., not until the
miner comes with his, pick and his shovel and
lace OF the earth. Great appause.l
There Is not writer OF political econ:
subject that was worth reading that has not
affirmed 70 be the truth, and we know 1t by re-
Election. Why.the very Bible ilsell tells US that
In the earth and let them lie there and pro-
duce nothing was condemned by the Master as
cheerinR.l But. my friends, the difficulty about
the production OF wealth Is easily solved. |
s; Bnt there M another question that is more
distribution OF wealth. Tho question, OF how
1h a a, p9dSt whef ;. is dded to the
That IS RS Great p probem has asates soey
all over the Christian. world. lCheers.l Now.
let me call your attention to few facts in re-
Sc nsible men. as men who want justice your
selves. and want to do justice TO all others.
Lea us see what distribution is made of this
annual product of wealth in tho land. Why.
my friends. it is distributed between three
classes Of men. There is first the cap
italist by whom | mean not the
employer, but the man who lends
money to carry on business He lends
his capital or his money TO carry on the bnst-
ness. and expects in return a rate OF interest
upon his money. aud il he charges nothing but
q reasonable rate nobody complains. Next
comes tho manufacturer the employer. the
man that carries ON the business. and carries
1t on partly on his own means. II he has any,
partly by borrowing money. but lastly. and
mainly by the labor OF the man whom he ON
ploys. [Applause.l Now. this man, the employer.
as ] will cal him. or tho manufacturing
is also entitled to a lair reward. A fair reward
for whntl A fair reward for his skill. a fair
reward for his enterprise. fair reward for the
risk he runs in his business. and nobody be-
grndges him that. Then lastly we come TO the
laborIng man. the man whose hrawuy arms.
and whose level head and whose skill enables
him to pile UP the wealth. and that man is en-
titled TO his lair reward. or the Scriptures are
a lie iGreat apDlausel
Our opponents are accustomed to sneer at
what they call political economy. and the
teaching OF political economists. They do not
like them: they sneer at science and scientific
men, as II science WAS anything in the world
but the truth. The very word means truth
1t comes from the Latin word scienta, that
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