Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-16
THE STUMP.
The Old Bandana Waves at
Shelbyville.
BLAINE AT NEW ALBANY.
The Old Romans Enthusiastic Re-
ceptiOn-His Tribute to
Grover Cleveland.


Thurman left Cincinnati this morning
for the big Democratic barbecue to be
held here this afternoon. He was re-
ceived without p enthusiasm on the road
and arrived here and reviewed pro-
cession Of Dem ocratic organizations a
mile long. The weather was rainy, but
nevertheless there was great crowd at
the fair grounds this afternoon.
After dining Judge Thurman was
driven in carriage, drawn by gaily
decorated gray horses, through the
crowded streets to the still more crowded
fair grounds. Fully 10000 people were
present and had gathered around the
three stands from which prominent
speakers held forth, among them being
Senator Voorhees,, General Black, Gov
ernor Gray and others. Judge Thurman
was received with much enthusiasm and
spoke about as follows:
am thrice happy to see all round me
signs of victory in Indiana <great enthus-
iasm and cries of "You bet'O, and
victory in Indiana means the election of
Grover Cleveland to the Presidency of
the United States. [Applause.l Now,
my friends, (here Thurman produced his
bandana, which was the signal for
another outburst of applause), four years
ago / had the honor to speak 10 a number
of meetings in the State of Indiana. l
was advocating the election of Grover
Cleveland to be President OF the United
States. Our opponents were actively
engaged in the same contest, and
wherever I went l heard their gloomy
predictions of what would befall the
country should Cleveland be elected
President. A voice: "We still live."l
REPUBLICAN PREDICTIONS GONE TO NAUGHT.
Everywhere they predicted ruin to the
business OF the country, everywhere they
told us that the mills and factories and
furnaces OF the United States would be
shut down because they could not live
under the administration OF Grover
Cleveland. Everywhere they talked OF
the payment of the public debt, pension
ing rebel soldiers, and the Lord knows
what their vivid imagination did not por-
tray to the people to prevent them from
of the United States. The people did
not believe their sad predictions and they
elected that man to the Presidency, and
now he has been President for little
over three years and half, and
what do we hear? Why, from
these very same Republican orators
we hear it declared that the United
States were never SO prosperous as it is
this day. [Applause.l All their prophe-
'cies as to the ruin of the business of the
country, all their prophecies in regard to
the payment of the public debt, all their
predictions of pensioning rebel soldiers,
all their Haunting OF the bloody shirt,
has gone for nothing, and is only re-
membered to be rfdiculed. Applause.
My friends, there never was a Presi-
dent who took his seat under more try
ing circumstances than did Cleveland.
The Democratic party had been out of
power for nearly quarter OF century.
OF course there were Democrats who
thought that when we got a
Democratic administration every Dem
ocrat in the land ought to
have q good Office. OF course there
were others who wanted no office, but
had their own peculiA notions as to how
the Government should be conducted,
and to meet and satisfy the wishes OF the
people, those who elected him President
of the United States, that man, Cleve-
land, had the hardest task that was ever
encountered by President, and how
has he performed that task? The
peoples answer to that question is found
in the fact that after three
years and half of his administra-
tion the Democratic Convention at
st. Louis renominated him by unani-
nous vote. Let me say once more, no
dishonest, no second-rate man, nobody
but great man, nobody but an upright,
industrious, courageous man ever yet
was honored in this way, and therefore
the answer to what is said against Cleve-
land is: "Behold the American people
have spoken in his favor" Applause j
THE. QUESTION OF THE HOUR.
My friends, if had time to do it, ]
would like to say few words upon the
subject that interests you SO much and
which is talked of 80 much this year, the
question of tariff. What is tariff ? 1t
is nothing in the wide world but tax.
1t is tax levied upon you people, and
when it is levied for no other purpose
than that of furnishing the Government
of the country with sufficient means for
carrying the Government on, no man OF
any party makes any objection. But
when it is used, not for the pur-
pose of raising in that way the
necessary revenue for the Government
but for raising millions and tens OF mil
lions, nay, hundreds of millions of dol
lars, or mere, of revenue of which the
Government has no legitimate use, then,
my friends, the Government puts its
hands into. your pockets and robs you Of
your daily earnings. [Applause.] 1t is
q tax and tax paid in the most un-
equal degree by the poor man of the
land. How is this tax paid? Does the
tax-gatherer of the United States come
around and demand it of you on your
farm and in your workshops? No, that
is not the way. 1t is this
way. Upon every article Of foreign
Manufacture that is brought into your
country dor sale, this tax is levied. 1t is
collected in the custom houses of the
United States. 1t is first paid by the
man who brings the goods here. the i'm.
porter, and then, of course, he puts the
tax upon the price which he paid for the
goods, and sells it for that increased price
when he disposes Of it to the merchaat.
Then when the merchant sells 1t to you,
here in this goodly city of Shelbyvilies,
he keeps on that tax in the price which
he charges you for it. Otherwise ne
could not carry on his business twenty
four hours.
He adverted to the Treasury surplus
and said that was just so much money
talxen ont of circulation of the country