The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-31

man. WIZ, tako any 900 Democratic
voters In all the United States stake them
from Mexico TO Maine, Il m the Atlantic
TO the Pacific, any I)OO Democratic
yotcrs-and 800 Of the 1000 will be
found to he laboring en-. A voice:
"lou are all right here" Cheers
and applause. Another yoice "llard-
working men, tool Yes, sir; oil
workinrmcn too. Well x,ow can II bc
oihcrwise2 What madsf = iaboring men
OF the country what theyerc but Demo
cratic principlcs2 Wfd gave you the
right TO votc2 What tuablcd YOU 10 hold
up your head ~ high a. the highest and
made YOU the equal OF All all other mel
but Democratic principles? That all men
are created free and equal, and tho duty
rests upon you 10 see that your offspring
are worthy Of the privilege. What Ia Il
that enables you 20 do that2 Democratic
principles. oh, no, my yiricnds, TO say that the
Democratic party can be an enemy Of the
laboring man is TO aay that the Democratic
party is unable and unwilling 10 take care
Of itself. have heard Il said by some
people take care Of the rich and The rich
will take care Of the poor" Laughter
You never heard a Democrat say that in
this world. The Democrats say We are
able TO take care OF ourselves, aud God
helping IN We will take care OF ourselves;
and | will tell YOU one thing that makes
me hold that belief VI the laboring
men Of the United slaics. A voice: "You
are right, Judge. Thog talk Of benefit.
ing the laboring men by high taxes ]
affirm that the sensible, reasonable and
legal organization Of labpring men for their
own good has done mon 10 increase their
wages and maintain them than all the tar
III laws that were ever pe~sed. Applause.
! am not advocating un. oseonable or illc-
gal organization, but organizations that are
within the law, that ar reasonable, that
do no injustice 10 any man.
After speaking Of the lishories and Chi
ncsc questions ho said. Now, just before
the election there comes up what purpOrts
10 bc correspondence between Mr..
Murchison, Of a firm iobody, either hu.
man or divine, 20 far nH ] can learn. ever
heard u before, who wries n lettor 10 the
British minister at Wellington aud says
that be Ia n naiuralize1 Englishman aud
be had intended 20 vote Tor Cleveland and
10 recommend 10 Other naiuraliAed Eng
lishmcn 10 do the same, aud oibcing able
30 judge for hlmerll, not having
brains enough 20 tell him how ho ought
b. vote, he asks my Llrd Sackvillc. the
British minister, 10 insufuct him on that
important question. Nov, n you will
look at that letter, You will see that u was
tho letter Of a villain night on is face.
The fellow profcsscd 10 ie inclined 20 vote
for the Democratic candidates, whom no
man cnn read Il withoui seeing that he n
one Of the most unphnCplcd Republicans
that u 10 be found IN the whole United
States lchecnl and II ne British minister
had had me- much sense ~ tcn-ytaf-0ld
boy hc would have seen that some fellow
was getting trap 20 catch him. laugh
ter, and voice, you Jctl"l
The British minister vas such m ag
that he did not know urre was any trap
set Tor him. Murchison letter Was writ.
ten on the ith Of September, and The Brit
ish minister's on the l3.h, but Il was not
until last 1hunday that that correspond
cnco came out How did u come ouil
Why, Mr.. JamosG. Diane Laughter aud
cries OF rats. rats MI. James q.
Blaine, who, In 1884, msde great efforts 70
capture the Irish vote, - 4 is called, ani
did not quits succeed, AID Is making grcat
eifrHs again 10 caich the IRISH
vote In tho city of New York
aud elsewhere, and 20 Il was given
out on certain light In Madison
Square garden when lanes q. Blaine
spoke 10 the citizens oi New York.
Then i was that this correspondence all at
once came out In a ncwspapcr Just In time
for Blaine's speech, and Blaine got on the
stand and threw up both hands and cried
out II don't give his exlct wOfdsl' Great
God, what IL this county coming
,9r Laughter and agpla,.,se. oll..l IN 1fg! 7!
when Bill Nye found lhai be was cheated
ai cards by All Sing, tho Chinaman, be
said I'VE are Tulued by Chinese
cheap labor" fGrca, laughierl And
hofc Nr. Blaine raised both hands and