Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-10-19

stood on seats. Three TOnslng
cheers were given for Harrison aud
Morton.
After the meeting was called to
order, Mr.. Bankard, the chairman,
introduced Henry Stockbridge, Jr.,
who was welcomed With three
cheers.
MR.. SToCKBRIDGE SPEAKS.
Mr.. StOckbridge said:
"The issue in this campaign Is,
What shall be the future financial
policy of this country p-an issue
upon which depends the prosperity
of every man. Look at free bricks
and free terra Gotta, and see how
that will affect the families OF the
workingmen in Baltimore who are
connected with those industries.
The Democrats claim that free
trade would crush trusts. If that
be true, why is it that they retained
the tax on sugar' No working.
mans delegation was admitted to
the Ways and Means Committee in
the making mp Of the Tariff bill,
but Mr.. Ilavemcyer, of the sugar
trust was.
ain Kentucky, near the home Of
Speaker Carlisle, is the greatest Of
all trusts-the whiskey trust. When
Speaker John q. Carlisle was
elected speaker, it was the common
talk in Washington that he was
the candidate Of the Kentucky
whlskey trust. The question for
you to decide Is, 'WIll you send
Republicans who really want to
crush these monsters ? The Demo.
cratic talk about opposition to
trusts IS all prclcnse and a sham.
If the working people of this
country do their duty, Cleveland
will not return to the White House,
because he has thrown down the
gauntlet, and the honest, INTELLIGENT
workingmen Of this country have
taken mp the gauge, and, having
accepted the fight against that
which would destroy orr industries.
they will roll up a majority for
Harrison and Morton in November
Loud applause.
REPRESENTATIVE HERMANN'S
REMARKS.
Hon. Binger Hermann was given
three cheers when he was intro.
ducod. lie said il was with nm.
speakable pleasure and emotion he
addressed an audience in Balti-
more. Nearly a third Of century
ago a small colony left this state
for Oregon. "Permit me TO con.
graduate yOn,' he said, "that for
the first time since the war we can
discuss political questions without
reference to the issues of the war;
1t is a business proposition we are
to discuss this time. see before
me many young men who will cast
their first vote this time. II lsthey
who decide this contest. The great
fight before this country today is
the wOrkingmans question. 1t is
the question Of a full days pay for
a fair days work. You are the
sovereigns OF this country, thank
God. We defeated the Morrison
bill and put 1t to sleep in its little
bed, but finally, under the coercion
of Grover Cleveland, they were
compelled to pass the Mills BILL
In my state they usually come out
for protection, 50 in California, in
Connecticut and New Jersey, bnt
in the South they contend fol- free
trade. In one place they hunt
with the hare, and in another with
the hounds. The matter for you to
look at is, what is the best side OF
tia question for the benefit OF the
country &! Act as is right and pa
triotic. In 1872 it was Horace
Greeley and Reform IN 1876 1t
was TiIden and Reform ; in 1850 1t
was Hancock and Reform, and IN
1854 IT was Cleveland and
Civil Service Reform. Laughter.
That year the candidate of Democ
racy cried, The government is hon
ey combed with fraud y Let rs
look at the booksp The vaults of
the Treasury are bursting with
money! There IS 500, 900, 900 in
the Treasury wrung from the peo'
pie = When they got possession Of
the government they found all the
money honestly counted, honestly
kept.
EVERY DOLLAR, EVERY CENT
THERE.
Not a penny was missing. Cheers.
What a contrast when we, under
that grand and sanity Old Abe !
Lincoln, took charge OF the conn
try. Not dollar was there. APP |
plause. At that time he had to
pay one per cent. month to get |
money enough to pay its debts, to |
preserve the Union. Which OF
those two parties do you wish |
now to conduct the Countrywide |
one which lett the country PENN
less, or the one which left it rich,
peaceful and happy Shouts OF
''Ben Harrison" Now this ques
ton resolves itself into this Shall
we, as a people or workngmen gov
ern this country for ourselves and
its benefit, or for the benefit of
England 7 We believe in govern
ing this country for our own bene
fit, and spelling our nation with
big n" Cheers.
Mr.. Hermann gave a historical
review Of tariff legislation from the
down to the present,
the growth of the country
under protection.
lie quoted from President Buch'
anan's address to show the desola
ion OF private enterprise during