The Daily bulletin., 1889-12-31

NellnCr VIII the Ministers WHO repre-
sent the country allow it. Cap
plauscD The meeting appointed a
committee of IL to ascertain the
facts concerning the matter. The
committee were, so far rs | know,
every one of them politically hostile
to the Cabinet. They by appoints
ment met the Cabinet; they were
told that there was no information
concerning the matter that they
were no, welcome to. All informa-
ton was given to them and they
were told To ask any questions they
desired and they would he answer
ed; they asked questions until they
had no more to ask when they went
away they said they had nothing
more to ask, and several of the lead
inc members said that they were
satisfied with the information given.
They were to have reported back to
the meeting the results of their in
tcrview with the Cabinet, but were
apparently so well satisfied that they
have never from that day to this
made a report to the meeting, and
have allowed the matter to drop.
This morning Mr.. Bush again re-
turns TO the attack with the further
statement of new developments. All
along his lay has been to charge the
Chief Justice with being the father
of the reasonable scheme which his
imagination has coniured up. What
his particular animus against the
Chief Justice is | do not know, un-
less it is that the Chief Justice has a
preiudiccd idea that Sunday comes
on Sunday, and has the courage of
his convictions, which conflicts with
Mr.. Bush's theory that Sunday
comes on Saturday. (Laughter. }
He is apparently trying to get even
with the Chief Justices heretical
opinions by charging him with trea-
son. (Great applausc.) | can
state here, however, that the Chief
Justice has had no more to do, and
does not know any more about what
is proposed to be done concerning
the matter than any other citizen.
The Cabinet is of opinion that q
matter of this kind which affects the
whole country and every resident
in it, is not one which should be de-
cided by any cabinet or by any
limited number of men. 1t is a
public question affecting the whole
public, and the Cabinet does not
propose to do anything further than
to prepare for submission to the
Legislature for their approval or dis
approval a proposition upon the lines
publicly stated in our platform. AT
present there is nothing to present
to them, and very possibly there
may be nothing to present AL
that is now being done or is propos.
ed to be done is to get the matter
into proper shape for consideration.
There is nothing secret; nothing
which we have not publicly stated
nothing which we do not propose tc
publicly advocate before the people
and nothing which will not be fairly
and squarely laid before the repre-
sentatives of the people (applause)
There is another thing which | think
is worthy of notice as we 90 into
this political campaign, and that is
the constitution of the opposition
| recently saw squb in n repub,
lican newspaper 10 the effect thai
the Chicago city government haC
just published directory of tn,
members of the democratic party
and that it was called the Dein
quent Tax List (laughtcr). W,
have an opposition which is saying
continually that the people are be
ing oppressed, that they ought tc
have additional Legislation and they
ought to be given additional rights
Now just take list of these people
who are proclaiming these disintcr
ested sentiments, that are being con
sumed with devotion to the public
and the poor dear people, and yol
will find that it is a pretty good di
rectory of those who short tim'
ago would not admit that the peopl,
had any rights at all. When w
asked for economy, for retrench
ment, for decent election law; Il
keep government officers out Of th
Legislature, they laughed us Il
scorn. Year after year they wer
in power and kept in operation tn
iniquitous election law by whicI
every voter who came up had to pro
duce tax receipt. They knew tina
it simply prevented the poorer clas
of natives from voting as they chose
The candidates stood at the poll
with their fists full of tax receipt
with a mortgage on every voter
When there was an attempt made I
change the law in 1886, even TO til
extent OF preventing candidate
from acting rs inspectors of electio
they simply would not hear of it
When they were in power and ha
the opportunity, did they advocat
that the Government officers ough
to be elected or that the Noble
ought to be elected at all? Tn
amount of it is that when they wei
in, they would not reform anything
and now that they are out they wal
to reform everything. 1t seems t
me that we can reasonably draw I'll
conclusion that the opposition n,
not acting on any principles whic
we need fear; they are disorgaI