Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-31
THE CAMPAIGNERS.
The Old Roman as Vigorous
as Of YOre.
A TELLING SPEECH AT WHEELING
The Knight of the White Plumes'
QuixOtic Exhibition at
Albany.

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD
WHEELING, w. Va, October 30.-The
city is decorated with bandanas ant
crowded with people in honor of Judge
Thurman's presence. There was pro-
cession this afternoon and speeches by
local orators. Thurman spoke tonight
The Judge was escorted to the rink amid
blaze of torches and fireworks. He
spoke at some length regarding
the assertions made by his political
opponents, that he was decrepit and
broken down, and entered a very vigor-
GUS denial. which was received with
great applause by the crowd. Turning
to the tariff, he said am not going to
speak to you at any length upon that
few of the gross errors of our political op-
ponents. They tell you the Mills bill is
free trade bill. Why, think of it, the
bill proposes tariff tax more than
twice as heavy, or at least twice
as heavy, as ever was proposed or advo-
Gated by Henry Clay, the so-called
father of the American system. Yet
when the House passes this bill in which
the duties laid down are as great as
Henry Clay, the author Of the protective
system, advocated, these great men at
the going down of the sun Jump on the
stumps around the country and scream
at the top of their voices, "You are
going to destroy the country by free
trade"
CAPITAL AND LABOR.
The Judge briefly discussed the tariff
and then said: 1 want also to teach you
upon what is called the question OF capi-
tai and labor. Our Republican friends
propose to have real attachment for
the laboring men. They really want a 4
high protective tariff and tax you on
everything you wear. They profess their
love for the laboring man and say their
policy is for the benefit of the laboring
man, and that the Democratic party is |
the enemy of the laboring man. Good |
heavens, my friends, but think of it, |
laughter) the Democratic party the |
enemies of the laboring man! Why, |
take any thousand Democratic voters in |
all the United States, and 900 of that |
thousand will be found to be laboring |
men. Yes sir, all laboring men, too. |
How can it be otherwise?
The speaker asked what made the
laboring man of this country what they
are but Democratic principles. He
spoke heartily in favor Of labor organiza-
tions and said: The Republican talk of
taxes. I affirm that the sensi. %
ble and reasonable legal organiza-
ton of laboring men for their
Own protection, has done more
to increase their wages and maintain
them than all the tariff laws that were
ever passed. I am not advocating
unreasonable or illegal organizations,
but organizations that are within the
limit of the law; that are reasonable
that do no injustice to -Americanism.
EPISODE OF THE BRITISH ASS.
He concluded his speech by refer
ence to the Fisheries and Chinese
treaties and the Murchison letter. OF
the latter he said: You can see that it
was the letter of villain, right on its
face. The British Minister was such an
ass that he did not know there
was any trap set for him. The
letter came out in the newspapers
just in time for Blaine's speech,
and Blaine got on the stand and threw
threw up both hands and cried out Il Qll
don't give his exact words): ''Great
God, what is this country coming to?"
daughter and applause.) There was no
necessity for that exclamation of Blaine.
The British Minister had done what he
ought not to have done, and if
l am not very much mistaken he
will find that out before long and
have his carpet-bag packed to return to
England. Laughter and cheers. Just
on the eve of the election, that thing
which is manifest fraud comes out, and
no man can uphold it without being an
alder and abettor of the disgraceful fraud. +
That thing has fallen just as fiat as a
pancake. It is clear gone, and with it
all their efforts to embarrass one the
best Presidents who ever occupied the
Presidents chair. My friends, they can
not do it.
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