Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-07-18
I'M AL RIGHT
His Ringing Speech Ratifying Cleveland
and Thurman's Nomination.

His Ringing Speech Ratifying Cleveland
and Thurunan's Nomination.
At the recent ratification meeting held in
New York, Governor Hill said:
1t is with extreme pleasure that unite
with this fellow organization, known as the
County Democracy of New York, in ratlfy-
ing the nomination of Cleveland and Thur
man. Indeed, this proceeding is wholly I'M
necessary, because those nominations have
already been ratified in the hearts and affee-
tons Of the whole American people. Presi-
dent Cleveland needs no Introduction to the
American people, neither does he need any
eulogy at my hands. Four years ago it was
SAID of him: "We love him for the enemies
he has made" 1t can be truthfully'said of
him now: ave respect him for the friends
he has made" 1t was said four years ago
that be was weak; to-day they say he has
too headstrong and obstinate. TLaughterl
Four years ago they told us he was rot
enoughI of a statesman, to-day his states
nianshipis known from one end Of the coun-
try to the other. 1t was said his policy
would bring him into disfavor with his
party; unanimous nomination was tho
answer that party gave. 1t was said his
advent to power would bring disaster upon
the business interests of. the country: YOU
have seen nearly four years Of prosperity
There has been no business depression no
commercial panic, no scandals have dis
graced his Administration, and the people
are satisfied with that Administration. I
do not propose to discuss the great issue of
this campaign. Permit me TO say, however.
In a very few words, the issue is simple
one.
The country is confronted to-day by
system of taxation and tariff which is pro
ducing S10O. 100000 more than the country
needs for its legitimate expenses. There
stands in the Treasury Sl25, 100000 Of sur
plus to-day, doing nobody any good what
ever 1t is rapidly increasing. The Demo-
cratic party being in power, so far as the
Presidency and the lower House of Con-
gross is concerned, the question arises:
Shall this continue or shall it be stopped!
The Democratic position is a plain one.
The Democracy think the place for the sur
plus of taxation is in the pockets Of the
people rather than in the Treasury of the
country. We are not in favor of free trade.
If thought or believed that this platform
favored free trade l should not be here
tonight. Applause.l You will not find a
single line in it that viii bear such a con-
struction. Revenue revision Is not revenue
humiliation. As wen say that a man who
objects to the building of an extravag antly
expensive church is opposed to religion, or
that he is opposed to education because he
objects to wasteful expenditure in conduct
ing school house The Democratic posi-
ton is conservative. 1t recognizes that
there are varied interests to be protected;
that the interests of labor as well as CAPT
tai should be protected. The question is,
will it be done by high tariff or low one.
In 1884 the Republican party stated that
1t favored correction of inequalities in the
tariff. 1 have looked their platform through
In vain to find such statement this year.
The inequalities which existed in 1854 exist
now. They have been created by the Re
publican party, and have been maintained
by the Republican party. No wonder that
their great leader, Mr.. Blaine Kisses and
cheers when he heard of that platform re-
fused to accept a nomination based on it.
They say the protective tariff is the Ameri-
can system. l deny it. 1t is un-American in
its scope and all its details. What interest
has the Democratic party in Europe that 1t
should champion its INTERESTS These men
Of intense Americanism are the very men
who spend most of their time travelling in
Europe. l resent the imput alton that the
Democratic party is seeking to build up the
interests of England, or of Europe. The
Republican party is truly a protection party.
1t has protected every scheme TO take money
from the people, every trust and corpora
ton, every raid made upon the country
whereby public lands have been given to
| corporations. 1t has protected the only
whisky ring that ever existed; it protected
the thieves that robbed the Presidency from
Samuel j. Tilden. Tremendous applause
We are opposed to monopoly, to fanaticism,
and to all those interests which have been
to the injury of the people in times past
and now let us resolve TO put forward every
effort that we may rejoice IN the victory
that awaits US. [CheersT