Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-09-22


robes of law and freedom, of pure national
Ideas, and, resting secure upon the intelli-
gence OF the people, can say to the waves of
sectionalism, of alien ignorance and wicked
ness. of Old.World free trade fallacies, of
foreign pauper labor, of poisonous socialistic
teaching that come seething aud boiling up
as though to overwhelm the country:
stand We back This is holy land. where
none but freemen tread ~ Aud, unlike
King Canute, be obeyed By the threatening
waves that melt away before her Glance
aud arm, leaving America for Americans.
Tor American ideas, American institutions.
american productions. tGreat applause
nile from all over the laEd from every
heafthstone will come the songs of happy
homes eontented families, prosperous peo-
PIE OF country united as il never was be-
1ore-siylng praises to the American pro-
tectlYe system, that under the blessing of
heaven has builded US into such a nation,
made possible and permanent cur safety
and our strength, and added new glories to
the nag OF our republic. Great applause.1
have shown to you the
FALLAoIEs OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY;
| have shown TO you the mistakes nadeby
Colonel Irish; have shown to YOU the
Democratic Endorsement OF protection; /
have shown TO you the absolute need of
proven 10 you that the Mills bill vss not
for the poor people and the plain y
that 1t was not reduction
on necessaries; that it was not IN accord-
ance with national ideas. Then YOU NAV
ask Why this bill?" Ny answer is. that
1t Is the same reason that inspired the
Democratic party in 1857, namely, to Grip
pie the Republic; to cripple the North; TO
destroy the revenues of the United States;
to reduce this country to the condition 1t
was in in 1861, when armed rebellion seized
upon the land. In 1857 tariff bill passed
by Congress, under control of the triumph
ant Democracy, led, managed and controlled
then, as now, by the solid South, having
then some of the Captains it has now, as
loyal then as now, and no more, gave this
nation very nearly free trade, and did re-
duce the tariff so as to call forth praises
from every theoretical believer in the doc
trlne OF free trade. During the four years
that followed this Southern Democratic
triumph over American national ideas
viz, 1855 1859, 1860 and 1S61-the expendi-
lures OF the Government exceeded the re-
ceipts over $77000000, and the debt in
creased from SOS, ,000, 600 10 500, 900 600. The
result was that at the beginning of the
war they had taken the surplus entirely
out OF the Treasury. They had reduced
the receipts OF the Government. each wear.
so that in 1861 there were $25 600 600 less
than in 1857. They had plunged the Gov
ernment 800, ,000,000 in debt. They bad
destroyed the navy; they thought they
had destroyed the country, and believed
that they could succeed in their sectional
desires and dlsloyal hopes by reason
of the apparently bankrupt and
but owing to the goodness OF God and the
patriotic sentiment OF the people they
failed then and they will fail now tire
mendous applausel, for they are attempting
now to do by law what they failed to do
by force Of arms from 1861 to 1865. after
cripping the country from 1857 10 1851 by
their free trade policy. They must not sue
ceed. lRenewed applausel This idea was
BORN OF TIE CONFEDERATE CONSTITUTION,
Which expressly declared that no import
duties should be laid in that nation 1t
ought to be, l hope-I believe it will be.
killed by the national feeling that has been
born of and nurtured by the Republican
party, in peace and war, in storm and
quiet. [Applause1 feel that this feeling
Will sweep the country, as all people shout
ton We will punish this attempt to de-
stroy by law as we punished the ATTEMPT
to destroy by armies [Applau5e.l
The hour is late, but there is one point
upon which 1 want to speak as [ regard it .
as the one living vital question in this cam
paign. l regret the prominence given to
purely monetary considerations in this
electoral contest, it seeming as though the
only question was as to the finances of the
country. l grant you that the finances
OF the country should be carefully
looked after. | grant you that the
revenues and expenditures of the coun-
try are matters concerning which We should
take counsel, and in the disposal Of which
we should be studious but there is higher.
holier, nObler issue in this election than
mere revenue reform or taxation rate.
When the loved wife or husband is SICK.
lying perchance on a death bed, do cues
hons OF dollars and cents enter into ones
mind When the fate q nation IS trembling
in the balance, do we talk of cost? When
great principle is involved in conflict. do
we value property as against the right ?
The great, prominent question at this time,
to my mind overshadowing all others, is
the question Of
FREE SPEECH, FREE SCHOOLS, AND HONEST
ELECTIONS.
[Applause.] The foundation of the Gov
eminent IS the free school. The ONLY hope
OF national existence is free speech. The
only security to property and life IN our
country is honest elections. AIl of these
are in danger. There is no hope for either
from the Democratic party. The free
schools OF the country-I feel that am not
an alarmlst in the matter-are in danger
from the conduct of the Democratic partv.
as witness the recent action of the Beard of
Education, amongst other records rot now
necessary to name. Free speech we know
TO be in danger. Honest elections we
know to be In danger. OnA hun
dred and hfty.three electoral votes
from the late slaveholding States come
up from the Solid South in favor Of the
Democratic party, and these electoral votes
Will be counted-no matter what number
OF ballots may be cast on the 9th of No
vemoer--in favor of Cleveland and Thur
man. 1t is idle for any Republican to hope
TO carry any Southern State The only
Sou'hsln State in which there is any bare
possibility of fair ballot and honest count
at the Presidential election is the State of
Virginia. Whatever may be Inc fanIts of
Senator Malone, honor him because he.
more than any other man, made il possi-
bic for Republican, white or black 10
cast vote freely and have it honestly
counted In some portions of the State of
Virginia. lApplause1 Itell YOU that the
Democratic party in this country draws its
support, as you know, from the Solid
South, made solid not by reason or argu
ihent, or tne Tree ballots of free voters but
by the revolver and the bowie knife. Thirty-
eight OF these Solid South Democratic
electoral votes are based upon the negro
vote, and yet the negro is practically. YES.
absolutely disfranchised ia all Of the
South from whence this increased vote is
obtained. There is not q precinct
in any county in the State or in
the United States where Colonel Irish could
not go and speak, but there are thou
sands OF precincts where no Republican can
make a speech in favor OF his party
with any safety to himself 1 find this
Item in the Bulletin Of August Is. 1883. that
On August 9TH man named Judson from
Cotton, CAL, made a speech at Hot Springs
Ark, to colored Republican club, and
after the meeting he was assaulted. Knocked
down and stabbed, because, as his assail-
ants said, You damn Republican. we will
each you not to talk to our nippers y Ts
hat right Has not a Republican a right
o speak in Arkansas as well as a Democrat
n California? Shall there be free sneech
or one party and gag law for another parfv?
4 so, this is not nation. If so, this is no
place Tor freeman. If it be that the solid
south, made solid by such measures. and
enforced by the alien hordes that male mn
is majority in the City of New York
S TO seize upon the reina of o,,o..