Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-05-16

and the wages of the laborer are no
higher, and taxation has gone on unre-
duced. Mr.. Cleveland promised il
elected an improved civil service, that
public office should be made public
trust, and that fitness and efficiency,
rather than political belief and activity,
should be the test for retention in an
appointment to office. These were the
promises. Now look at the fullfillments.
In the early days OF the administration
every dlsreputable scheme was resorted
to to gain pretense for removing Re-
publicans. Wisconsin's distinguished
civil service representative in the Cabi-
net-Reformer Vilas-invented the cum
ming term offensive partisan that
trivial charges might be trumped up
against Republicans to make pretense
for their dismissal from office. In these
latter days no apologies have been made,
all pretense of civil. service has been
abandoned, and the President pursues
the policy of the spokesman without pal
liatlOn or excuse. Mr.. Cleveland with
grave, and what now is shown to have
been hypocritical solemnity, descanted
upon the evils Of second presidential
term, and virtually promised the people
that he would never seek a reelection.
Yet now we see him employing all the
vast patronage of his great office, and
invoking all the aids of the party ma
chlnery to continue him in power.
Gentlemen, the people are not blind.
cry and hypocrisy go unrebuked. Tap
plause.
81 have not time to dircuss, can only
mention the issues that are presented.
And one is, are the barriers of protec-
ton that surround our prosperity to be
broken down? Is labor here, In this
free land of unlimited richness and re-
sources, toward which the eyes of the
struggling poor in all the world are
turned, is labor here to be degraded,
impoverished I answer no. Our in
dustries must be protected and our peo-
pie paid. Americans must take care of
America. Taxation must be reduced
to its lowest limit-the burdens of
government must be mainly imposed
upon those best able to bear them-cap-
ltal must have fair protection and labor
ample pay-trusts, monopolies, and
combinations of every kind to extort il
legitimate profits must be crushed. A
patriotic and Intelligent revision of the
tariff laws must be made. Then will
thrift wait upon effort and prosperity
follow enterprise and toll. Then will we
build up great and Independent and
prosperous nation that will furnish good
wages to the laborer, sure market to
the farmer, and honest pi ofts to capital
Applause.
"The Democratic party holds to-day
within its fraudulent grasp several
states. Their verdict is already made
up. 1t makes no difference what plat
forms are adopted or what candidates
are placed in nomination, their returns
MIL CHI
all know, every intelligent man in the
nation knows, that to bring about this
state of affairs, that fraud and intimida-
ton haye been practiced, that murders
have been committed and the ballot
debauched. And yet we are told we
must not talk about this. that 1t is reviv-
ing unpleasant questions, and will post
pone the day of reconciliation and fra
ternity | do not understand that polit-
ical philosophy that requires that upon
the questions growing out of the war
the disloyal sections must be kept solid
and the loyal states divided. l believe
that until the laws are enforced and all
men given equal protection in the exer-
else o. their legal rights, that a solid
North should face a solid South. l have
only contempt for that political coward
ice that dare not tell the truth for fear
of criticism or ridicule." Applause.
Mr.. Taylor then referred TO the de-
bate which he witnessed in the Senate
upon the bill to admit South Oak ota in
to the Union, in which Wisconsn's gift
ed senator, John G. Spooner, exposed
the methods by which free suffrage in
the South had been throttled for years.
He concluded his speech as follows:
Gentlemen of the convention, if the
Republican party will be true to itself
true to it's traditlons-true 10 the mem
cries of the brave and loyal and illustri-
Gus men who were present at its birth
and gave glory, to its maturity; if they will
stand immovably in defense of Ameri-
can interests and of the rights of the
poor and oppressed, then we shall win
because we deserve to win, and we shall
see the glorious spectacle in November
CT Wisconsin joining hands with enough
other states to remove the Democratic
party from the power it accidentally OBJ
tanned, and give back to the country
Republican rule again" [Great ap-
nlauSa and STAN nipO Of foot I