Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-08-24
OVATION To OLD ROMAN
He is Cheered all Along the Route
From Columbus 10 Toledo.
He Makes Several Apt Speeches to the
Crowds that do Him Honor.
Fully People at Upper San.
dusky and Thousands at Toledo.
Pulitzer to Start 1--WE Cent Morning
Democrat Paper in Washington.
HONORING MR. THURMAN.

The Vice-PreSidential Candidate Given a
Stops.
TOLEDO, Aug. 20.-At 1 p. N. q special
tram bearing Judge Thurman and party
left Columbus, on the Hooking Valley
road. Besides the Old Roman, the party
consists of A. W. Thurman and son, DR..
Schwarz, L, L. Linn, of Columbus, and
several newspaper CORES pondents. The
first croHd was encountered at Powell,
aud in response TO numerous calls Judge
Thurman spoke briefly.
AS the train pulled out the crowd gave
three cheers. A sign on high pole read ::
Free Muslin" and above the sign was
tame coon. At Delaware the crowd filed
up the platform and stretched ou5 across
the track. \ committee boarded the
train and
BROUGHT TIE JUDGE To THE PLATFORM
and he spoke as follows:
Ii you hac the making of the next vice
president, have no doubt but that
would be the man, but thero are great
many people who have q word 20 say up
on that subject. l eau tell you this, my
friends, that if you want this Old
fellow to be your next vice
president you must go to work. have
no time To make a speech, ana oauLos
do better than coufne myself to d single
idea. You have heard great deal about
'ariff. | have heard many attempts to hum
bug people, but of all attempts that ever |
have seen or heard the PrerensIOn that
high protective tariff Is for the benefit OF
labOrIng men, Is the greatest hCmbug.
What is q tariff? II Is q tax, tax levied
b. the general government upon com
mOdities that iabOring men as well as
OJher men use. 1t Is L tax that takes
a hold of everything from the crown
of your head to the soleS of your
feet; that taxes every i'm piement you use
IL your mechanical and agricultural
operations; and now to tell me that to take
the lsboring man and tax HIM from the
top of his head to the souls of his feet is
a benefit to him, seems 20 ME Iothlpg but
an absurdity. l thank you for this mani
festatior of your regard and bid you
good bye.
AT UPPER sANDUSKY,
a large crowd had assembled, Judge
Thurman was introduced, and said:
If | had time, nothing Sonld give me
more pleasure than 10 say something to
you on this much discps-ed d tariff question.
| would like 10 expose some OF the hum
bugs that are made use of When a man
els a Iaboring man that the tariff tax
which taxes him in the price he pays for
everything he wears is good thing for
him. l answer that it is an absurdity.
What man ever got rich by having his
hard earnings taken out of his peck
cts by taxation? And TO say that
the country cauld be made rich by heav-
lily taxing its people Is an absurdity that
nobody but q high proteCionist would
dare TO assert. All l can do now is to
thank you most heartily for the honor
your have done me in giving me so great
a welcome.
At the conclusion of Judge Thurman's
brief speech the party adjourned to the
hotel where an excellent supper had been
prepared.
FULLY 10000 PEOPLE,
accompanied by band, cheered as the
crain came to stop at Carey.
After thanking the people for their
weIcome, and regretting his inability to
make an extended speech the judge con-
cluded by saying:
It is long time since the people of
America have had such q fair and square
Issue before them as Is before them row.
You have in the treasury more than a
hundred million dollars, utterly idle; for
not one dollar of which has the govern
meut any use, but which is kept out of
the pockets of the people, who Nigh use
it in their business and TO their great ad
vantage and prosperity. Now the demo
cratic party say that ought not 10 be.
Here the train pulled out.)