The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-21
BLAIN E AS A CRITIC.
TIE PRESIDENT ARRAIGNED IN A
SPEECH AT CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, Oct 2O-One of the mos
notable epublican demonstrations in thu
camraign of 1885 occurred in Chicago to
night. Mr.. Blaine was the central figure
The occasion was his first public appearance
since the national convention in this city
where thai body rad named new candi
date for the party. a parade of about
10000 men was reviewed by the
famous leader. Prior to the review
two no mmoth meetings, either one
rivaIIng the convention gatherings in the
auditorium, were addressed by sir, Blana.
The meetings took place i'll buildings side 10y
side. an arrangement necessary owing t.
the lack of any single hall large enough to
bold the crowds desiring to be present.
BLAINE'S SPEECH.
Following are extracts from Mr.. Blaine's
speech:
The political campai-n in which the American
people are now engaged is to determine
whether democratic rule shall continue or
whether the Republican party, on IT'S record OF
achievements, shalt be entrusted with new
lease of power. The republicans contend that
the general welfare of the whole country
has not been promoted by the
democratic administration and thai
been sgnallv diSrrSarde1 and tram pled upon.
They contend that the administration has been
against the material welfare Of the country;
that il las not mainta ned the national honor
and that Il threatens impairment of our indus
tial system whereby, under the protective tariff,
the country has advanced rapidly in power
and prosperity.
CLEVELAND ARRAlGNED.
The republicans erraign President Cleveland
for falling short Of The promises wherewnh his
administration was iraugurat9d, and for disap-
pointing the Just expectations which his words
inspired. First they arraign him for his failure
.syt 10 -.
every form of words in which officia pledges
could be expressed. Instead of reform there
has been constant deterioration. Instead Of
curing the system OF partisan r.movalS the
President has developed il TO such an extent
that more officials have been removed from
Office during the pre- ent admnstrat ion, without
charge AMI for mere political reasons than by
any three of his predecessors in Office, even
thoughIhree may be selected who we're eight
years each in the preSidontid chair,
THE sPoILs SYSTEM.
The spoils systnm instead of being rooted
nv, as the President promised has been devel-
oped more intensely than ever before
and the assessment of ofllce-holders
is so notorious that tie chairman of the
democratic national COMMITTEES takes his sta
ton in one of the hotels in Washington in sight
OF the white house. and as read from the con-
gratuatory dispatch published IN a democratic
paper, received assurance OF contributions from
more than 100 office-holders in a single day 1t
has moreover been charged in responsible news
papers, and proved before the special commit
tee Of the Senate. that men of bad Character.
convicted and pardoned criminals, have been
placed in office under the present aLministra-
zion and that thus the civil service has been
Subjected to open shame in degree hitherto
unknown
THE FISHERIES.
Second, the republicans arraign the President
for having surrendered the rights of the coun-
try in the fisheries of the North American coast
in manner derogatory to the dignity of the
nation, and in utter disregard of the rights of
fzsaa fseb,
been the subject of dispute ever since The war
OF Sl2 and never before has the country even
in its days Of weakness, been willing to sur
render TO Great Britain the rights which now
in the day of our prestige and power the pres.
ent administration abandons to the sacrifice of
the national honor and the destruction of
the rights of oar fishermen. The American
people were not more surprised at the tame
manner in which our fishery rights were surren-
dsred than were the ne-otiatorS OF England
themselves, when they found that obstacles
hitherto insurmountable by British diplomacy,
had bren removed by the present adminstra-
ton. and the pathway TO diplomatic victory
made smooth and easy to the representatives of
England.
PENSION TwADDLE.
Third, the republicans arraign President Cleve-
land for his cruel disregard o, the rights of the
poor and needy soldiers who incurred their dis
tress and their poverty in the service of the ma
ton. aud who. by the interposition of the Presi-
dent s veto were deprived of the pittance voted
TO them by the republican Senate and demo-
cratic house. Not only has the President vetoed
the general bill passed for the relief Of
all needy and dependent soldiers
but in more than two hundred
cases of peculiar and personal sufferings the
President has interpoSed his power to prevent
these creditors of the nation receiving their lust
dues. His vetoes Of bills, both general and per
sonal, has thrust thousands of soldiers for their
daily subsistence upon the humiliating aterna-
tives of private charity or the public poor
house.
GOING IT BLIND.
No man jealous of American honor no man
apprec ating the service which the soldiers
made for the country's unity, should ever be
willing to see man who. in the ranks OF battle
had defended the union of the states declared a
public pauper and left to die in the
aims house. And yet that is pre-
cisely the condition in which thousands
of soldiers who took an honorable part in the
country's defense are lett by the President
vetoes. The republicans arraign the President
not mere y for his veto of pension bills but for
his general and dangerous use of the veto power
without precedent in the previous history of
the country, and altogether beyond the concep.
ton or imagination of those who framed the
constitution.
MEASURING THE vEToEs.
There is something extraordinary in the space
which President Cleveands vetoes will fi in
the archives of the government. His vetoes of
private pension bills will occupy more space in
our political history than all the regular annual
messages OF Washington, Adams and jefferson
for the first twenty years of the federal gov
eminent, and If all his vetoes on all sub
jects be combined, the space they will
fill will be greater than all the annual messages
of Presidents since the formation of the consti-
tuition to the close of the second war with
Great Britain. / submit that the trainers of
the constitution never intended TO make the
President a third legislative power with a vote
that could override both the others. Such use
OF the veto power has been condemned by oil
the great statesmen Of both parties.
MONSIEUR VETO.
Such use of the veto power would dethrone
any constitutional monarch in Europe IL was
sy,ch use of the veto power that gave to that
French king who brought on the revolution the
name of Monsieur Veto" and President
Cleveland will be fortunate il, in history he es-
capes the same descriptive soubriquet. APP
plause.
Fourth, the republicans arraign the admins.
iraton for having unJustly, without precedent
and for partisan reasons, disfranchised 700 900
American citizens 10 the territory of Dakota.
considerable space was devoted 10 celebrating
this provision.j
HIS FISCAL POLICY CONDEMNED.
The fifth charge was that the republicans ar
raign President Cleveiaud's administration for
breaking down the useful policy of paying off
the national debt as rapidly as the surplus in
the treasury will allow They permitted bonds
of the United States payable at par, to remain
on interest, while the income Of the
government YVES devoted 20 the
creation of a surplus. which might be
used to prejudice the financial and Industrial
system that had steadily produced n condition
OF prosperity in this country. When the surplus
was thus designedly enlarge :, the treasury d..
rartmeut ured II for fine frat time