Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-27
Echoes Of the Stump.
Thurman Speaks to the Lima,
Ohio, Democracy.
HIS VIEW OF THE FISH TREATY.

An Attack on the Senate for Its Action on
the Naturalization on the SackviiIe
Correspondence - Snowman Barnum
Makes an Ofer to Sell Real Estate at
Discount If the Democracy Is Successful
Campaigning in North Carolina
LIMA, o, Oct 27--Judge Thurmon and
Speaker Carlisle arrived from Cincinnati
yesterday in Chairman Brice's private car.
Small crowds greeted the train at several sta
tions, "a short speech being made at Troy. After
diuner the Judge was driven to Faurut's
Music hall, where the afternoon meeting
was held The hall was packed and over
flowing, and the crowd gave enthusiastic
greeting to the speakers of the day. Hon.
George W. Hull presided. Judge Thurman
was received with a storm of applause, He
spoke principally on the fisheries treaty and
the Sackville correspondence. On the sub
jet of the fisheries treaty he had the follow
ing to say of the action of the senate, first
charging that the REPUBLICANS had been
beaten in the tariff argument, and knew it:
If they did not believe that the argument was
on the Democratic side why did they try 10 insert
another issue 10 talk about; why did they reject
the fisheries treaty and attempt to make out that
the president mao not StBOu up IN q DOll anu
manly manner for the interests of the people of
the United StatesS Gentlemen, there is a way of
testing how sincere they upon the subject.
The president negotiated treaty in regard to the
fisheries. He sent it to the senate and the senate
rejected it. They gave him TO understand they
would have no treaty at all. When you are in
dispute with a foreign power you must settle it
peaceably by treaty or ignominiously by backing
down. If you reject both these methods settle it
| 49,, Il 49, 4 A.
| treaty had not been good treaty the senate had
| the power to amend it if they wanted to
preserve peace with Great Britain. They would
not amend the crossing of ~ or the dotting of
| an Il" but they sternly and with contumely. ]
| might say, rejected that treaty. The treaty did
| not make US back down a peg, and so they told
| him in substance that the time hal come when
we must resort to warke measures to indicate
| American rights Well, the president took them
| at their word. He sent in message to them and
said AS you won't settle this matter peacea
| bly, SO that there may be good viii and peace be
tween us and the other nations Of the earth, give
| me the power of retaliation" Cheering and a
| voice, "Hurrah for Americar'l He sent the
message TO congress and forthwith the Demo
cratic house of representatives passed a bin that
| gave the president all the power that could
be asked for to retaliate upon Canada and Great
| Britain, aud get our rights if they could
| De got oy FORCE Inc OIL passed Ihe mouse oil
| representatives without one single dissent ne
| Democratic vote. That bill had to go TO the sen.
| ate, that same senate that rejected the treaty
| that same senate that clanored for retaliation
that same senate that denounced the president
| and secretary of state succumbing to Great
Britain. Instead of passing it they sent it to theii
committee on foreign affairs a month ago and
there it sleeps the sleep that knows no waking
tGreat applause. Now l want to know what
kind of spectacle that is presented by the great
est Republican leaders in the land this subject
| of foreign affairs. They won't make treaty
they won't back out. and they wont fight.
Laughter and applause They prefer that Mr.
Blaine shall travel around the United States abus
ing the Democratic party without stint rathel
than to have these retaliatory measures thai
might bring about war. [Applause
OF the Sackville letters he expressed the
opinion that they were forgeries, but whether
so or not it was violation of confidence thai
deserved the scorn OF all honest men Il wa.
a cuningly devised scheme TO get something
to use against Cleveland, and it took a dea
of lying to carry it through 1t had bear
held back so as TO enable Mr. Blaine TO brin.
it out in a speech and was intended to prov.
that the sworn president of the United State.
and the sworn secretary of state, o.
sworn cabinet, were all set of conspirator
against the people of the United States. H
considered it a weak plot
Speaker Carlisle spoke to large audience
at night on the tariff, and there was torch
| light procession