The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-01

faded that you 10 not see much OF them
any more continued laughter and cheer
ingl, We are told by him that the United
States IL in the most prosperous condition
Of any country In the world. [Grcat ap-
plausc. Three years and hall OF Demo-
cratic administration and the country il
the most prosperous country on the face Of
Gods earth. lGrcat applause. Aud now,
has the rebel debt been paid? No and IL
never will be, | can tell you, for the con-
stitution OF the United States expressly
prohibits is payment. aud every man who
predicted that L vonld be paid ought TO
have read his constitution, or. II he had
read IL, he ought 10 cease playing upon the
truth. Have the rebel soldiers been paid
or pcnsioncd? Yes, there was one Of them
only one-and lot me tell you how that
came 10 be. The Republicans in Congress
passed a bill 10 pension q man aud sent Il
10 Grover Cleveland for his signature, and
when Cleveland came 10 look into the case,
NJ he looks into every ease that requires his
official signature, he found that there was
only one slight objection, and that was
that the man fought ON the wrong side.
fGrcat cheering aud laughter. a voice.
"llurmh for Cleveland. lie was a rebel
soldier but lac had got n pension bill
through Congress. The President vetoed
Il, aud from that day 90 this the President
has been abused because he thought that
the pension roll ought 30 be u roll Of
honor, n roll Of loyalty, aud not q roll OF
treason aud dishonesty. CONTINUED APP
plauscl Have our own soldiers lost their
pensions? [Cics Of "No, no."l Why,
Grover Cleveland has signed moro pen
sion bills than all his predecessors put to-
gcther. aud there have been more pensions
granted, or ~ many within few less
than two score, / believe, since Cleveland
was President than In all the time Of bis
predecessors since the close Of the war.
80, my friends, there has been nothing in
the world but contradiction Of these
gloomy predictions that our adycuarics
made four ycars ago.
Now, as am speaking about Cleveland.
| let me tell you a little oi what | person
/ ally know Of that man. ! know that there
are men In this crowd, know there are
/ men on this stand who have known me
| long enough 10 know aud 30 believe that !
would not willingly deceive my fellow
/ countrymen In u matter that concerns
them or their welfare. tGrcat cheering
Now, tell you on the faith OF an homes
man that, In my judgment, a wiser, .
more industrious, a more careful, a NOR,
| pains,akng, more patriotic man ncycI
sat in the presidential chair Enlhusi
astic cheers. ! do not say that he Is I
Washington; do not say that he is q JET
| lcrson; | 10 not say that he Is an Andrew
Jackson, but do say that II God even
made an honest man on this ',bc, Grove
| Cleveland II such a man. ,prolongc,
cheering ] do say that II there ever wa
a man Who faithfully. andto the best Of hi
ability-and lac j. q man Of great ability
discharged the duties q his high olhc
iearlcr,iy. courageously, intelligent,
aud practically, that man " Grove
| Cleveland. [Grcat applause / know
him we'll | have known gooD
many Presidents IN my life. but ! noyc
saw any man IN the Presidential chair bu
one who was 40 industrious, NJ laborious
~ constant ~ that man Grover Cleveland
tGrcat applause. ! had occasion 10 pas
few nights at his houao about three O
four weeks ago, and let me tell YOU TIA
hc never went 10 bed until after midnight
and lac never went 10 bed until he hn
eNamined-ior Congress was In session
pile Of bills that high [indicatingl, sent /
him for signature; but not one OF thCf
would he sign until lac had investigate
fully and fairly the law and the facts /
each case, IN order that he might make n
mistake lGrcat cheering and a voic,
That's the kind Of q man for u.s. Ths
Is the kind OF man, say, too; and | &c
you now that, In my humble iudgiuen