The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-04

and the one whom, next Tuesday, we
expect TO elect Nice-President OF the
United States.
Judge Thurman was loudly applaudod
upon coming forward, and he spoke as
follows
JUDGE THURNASs SPEECH
"Mr. Chairman, my fellow citizens,
ladies and gentlemen: | shall speak 10
you briefly today because there are five
or six other speakers here, and /, not be-
ing monopolst laughter and applauscl
will not take up the time that honestly be-
longs TO them, nor will deprive YOU Of
the pleasure and instruction that you will
receive from listening TO men 30 well
worthy Of your attention. | shall there
fore, perhaps, speak on but one topic,
and leave the other matters that are dis
cussed in this campaign 10 be treated by
those who are 10 follow me. Before, how.
ever, | commence my remarks, want 10
say 10 you that your candidate for Con-
grcss, MI. Spugue, man whom | have
known for many ycar, whom ! bave al
ways esteemed ~ AN honest man, good
lawyer, sound Democrat and man
worthy Of my admiration, is prevented by
engagements that he could not forogo from
being with YOU today. as he had intended
TO be- For him / make this explanation
and this apology. | have been on the
stump now for nearly twelve weeks. and
have never failed 30 GIL any engagement
that made, except one, when sickness
prevented me and was unable 70 speak.
And what Is little singular, have never
been hoarso for one moment, although /
have Travelled over 5000 miles and
sroEEN ovER SEVENTY TIMES,
counting the little speeches which have
made from the end Of the train. Ap.
plausc. And yet, fear that today an
going 20 be hoarsc. That storm last night
/ fear has done some injury 90 my voice,
however ! will 20 ahead and not give up,
for ! never did give up as long as thera
was life in me. tGrcat applause II had
time should have something 10 say 10
you on the subject Of the tarih, but there
are others here better able 10 speak on
that subject than | am. All that shall
speak upon today IL that Of al the absurd
things that ever have heard the asscr-
tions Of our political opponents that n ma
/ ton can be made wealthy by taxing IL far
/ beyond any necessity of the government,
and that n man can have his condition bet
tered by taxing him ON everything he
wears from the crown Of his heud 10 the
sOlcs Of his feet, aud everything that his
wife wears and everything that his children
wear The idea that that IL the way 10
| better a mans condition. ! must say IL the
/ most absurd thing ever heard from the
mouth Of mortal man lgrcat applause
/ aud yet that IN the argument Of our political
/ opponents, aud we are told that tine way
| Tor Us 10 get rich Is torun our hands In Ouf
! pockets, or rather let somebody else run
his hands In them [laughtcrl, and take
our earnings, not for the wants Of the gov
ernmcnL not 10 support the government
but simply
TO riLE uP SURPLUS
In the vaults OF the National Treasury ol
30 add 10 the accumulated wealth OF men
20 whom our money will go. Applause
/ My friends, ] now leave that subject 10
those whe are 10 follow inc, and goat once
10 the only subject upon which caro- u
speak 10 yon today. Go 10 the subject u
capital and labor. tGrcst applause.
I First | want 10 say that ! am not here q
breed discomfort or act ono man agains
another am not hero 10 set the employer
against the labOring man or the laborin,
man against the employer. / am her,
simply 10 preach Justice on all hands, am
that every man shall have an honest ant
fair reward for his labor. Now, the fri
thing 10 which | wish 10 call your atten
ton is this that there n an annual accu
mutation Of wealth In the world. and tina
that annual accumulation Ia wholly
repeat H. and emphasize la,