Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-26
SHERMAN WAS POSTED,
HE MAKES A REFERENCE TO CANDIDATE
DELAMATER.

National Legislation Reviewed by the Sem
atOr-Some Strong Tariff Talk-The PEN
sion and Silver Bills Commended as
Good Measures. ~
Senator Sherman spoke for more than an
an hour, and the meeting was over by 10
o'clock. The Senator said: $50
When 1 was on my way here wondered what
in the world the people OF Pittsburg wanted to
hear from me for-why they should invite
Buckeye from Ohio to talk to them about Re-
publican principles This city of Pittsburg is
the birthplace of the Republican party.
ICheers.l Here that grand party commenced
its series OF achievements which have distin-
guished it more than any other party that ever
existed in ancient or in modern times: because
it has been the good fortune of
the Republican party to confer upon
the people of the United States
greater benefits than were ever conferred by
any other political organization on mortal
men. (Cheers.l We have had periods in our
existence which demonstrated this When in
1855, you or your ancestors organized the Re-
publican party, your only object was To resist the
extension of slavery over onr " Western terri
tory. Afterward in 1861, the only object of the
Republican party was to maintain the Union of
these states. to preserve our country as an in
heritance for our children and our chlldren's
children. In 1876 the object of the Republican
tained in our notes, and to make all our money
as good as gold and silver coin-eyery dollars
worth dollar for dollar.
Now, my countrymen. the great issue be-
tween US. not so great as in the past, but still
worthy of discussion is how shall we levy the
taxes to support the National Government?
That is The question that is to be discussed
mainly tonight.
WHY PARTIES ARE ORGANIZED.
Now, my countrymen. sometimes have been
asked Why is it that IN order to bring about
grand results we have got to organize parties?
What is the necessity of party organization?
Why can't we throw it off as we woultla 4 soiled
glove and join some other party? Why. my
countrymen. in Republic like ours,
where every power rests with the peo-
pie, the only way they can speak the
voice of the people is by party organization.
king is nothing. 1t is the voice of tlIe people
that speaks through party organization.
[Cheers.l
has, for so years, spoken the unQuestIoned
voice of the American people on all the great
issues that have been passed upon within that
time; and the Democratic party has been a
mere party of negation, doing nothing, pro-
posing nothing and acting upon nothing, ex-
cept what they have tried to do to destroy our
country and to destroy the Republican party.
[Checrs. What would be the object of you
undertaking to carry on any great work unless
you have powerful assistance behind
you, and no party no body of men,
is strong enough to govern great country like
this unless it is composed of a majority of the
people of the country. Therefore if you have
a party that in the main has done right by YOU
in all the trying times of the past it is better to
cling to that party as your only hope for the
future, as it has been your guardian 10 the past
[Applause.1
ATTEMPTS OF THIRD PARTIES.
said while ago that there can be but two
parties. This is not exactly true There are
usually but two parties but sometimes people
who think they are little better than their
neighbors go off to roost by themselves. and
call themselves a third party. Laughter and
applause They think they are better than the
mass of the people; they want to go off on some
side issue, some side show, some big woman or
big snake llaughter], the temperance question
or something of that kind. They don't know
what; they think they can start great party.
I have had more experience in political
life than some of you at least. and never saw
any good come out of a third party yet Zap
plause.l All that can be done IN the govern
ment OF a country must be between one of two
parties, whatever their aims may be. Now we
have two parties, one is called the Republican
party and the other is called the Democratic
party. These names import nothing however.
Why, l am as good a Democrar as ever lived.
/ am as good Republican as ever. lived.
We are all Republicans, and all Democrats
in the general meaning of that term because