, 1888-10-20

from the papers, or heard it surmised
from Judge Carey's symptoms. that he
has-been-stHRg -by-a- senatorial bee-if
that not a fact, nobody can understand
why he Is so crazy about the statehood.
Now cant 1t be arranged to let him rest
awhile, so that he will be fresh and strong
to take up the labors and burdens of the
senatorshlp. Anyhow it isn't right for a
man to wan the earth.
L didn't seek this nomination, but ac-
cepted 1t at the unanimous call of the
Democratic party, and at the instance and
with the countenance of a good many
people who said they thought that Judge
Carey had had enough. considering his
indlsposition to be drafted, and who said
they couldn't see that it was possible for
the territory of Wyoming to be hurt or the
government to be destroyed by me going
to Washington for two years.
Here let me say that my old friend, Mr..
w. w. Corlett, who is kind enough to
speak in very high terms of me as a citi.
zen and a gentleman, in a letter to the
Republican convention endorsing Judge
Carey, was constrained to say in order to
satisfy his party associates, that he did
not believe that | could possibly become
as efficient a delegate as Judge Carey.
Now have lust got one thing to say
about that. While Mr.. Corlett declared
himself a little independent in politics, he
has never been considered a very good
Judge OF the size, capacity or usefulness
OF a Democrat. And you must remember.
on the other hand, that he is a lawyer in
the habit of pleading bad cases; and max
ing excuses for clients, and generally, it's
not considered much trouble for a LAWYER
to believe anything about or state any.
thing In connection with a cause he is ad-
vocating, or an individual for whom he is
making a plea.
Fellow citizens, [ have neither time nor
inclination to offer any extended remarks
to you on national politics. 1t isn't nee
essary, we havn [ got much to do with it,
and | am not much in the habit of beat
ing bushes unless l know there is game
In them, and | want it. | will say to you
that am a Democrat, in full sympathy
with the national and territorial platforms,
and believe that the Democratic party by
virtue Of its principles, and through its
policies, is the friend of all the people of
the country, and by means of its admin
istration it will best conserve the interests
of the entire country. y
You all know that the two great parties
are in the midst of a pitched battle on the
tariff question. The Democratic party
has pledged itself to a revision of the tariff
and reduction of the surplus. [ think it
is right because | believe with Mr.. Cleve-
land that an unnecessary tax is an unjust
tax, and | am satisfied that this onerous
high tariff fixed in war times has outlived
its usefulness and lays an unnecessary
burden IN the laboring and producing
classes in this country, and is only foster
ing monopolies and creating greedy mil
llonaires. 1t is unnecessary, because the
government does not need all the revenue
raised to detray its expenses, and the idea
OF such an onerOus tariff being required
to foster the infant industries has become
a farce. Now, so far as we are concerned
out here, the tariff is an absolute burden
on us without any reasonable benefit.
Let me say, in closing, that with refer
ence to matters of perhaps local interest
to you, l voted against the new county
bill, because 1t was attached to and made
a part Of the doodle" bill-a measure
port. AS to the truck" bill, | voted for
it, knowing that it was imperfect but be-
lievlng that its aim and intent were good.
And while the council, OF which | was a
member, would not even consider the
measure, [ believe the day will come, and
it is not far distant, when our legislators
will not only listen to the people whom
this bill was designed to benefit, but will
remedy their wrongs.
Let me thank you for your kind en-
dorsement this evening, and add that |
ask your further support at the polls-not
as the candidate of any clique or of any
one man, but as the candidate of the de-
mocracy Of the entire territory of Wyo-
ming.