The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-10-29
SOME PLAIN FACTS.
THE PEEcH OF GOVERNOR HILL IN
McKiNLEY'S DISTRICT.

Against its Author.
CANTON, OBIo, October 21.-Gover-
nor David B. Hill arrived here at $50
to-day. He was met at the station,
few miles below the city, by reception
ittee. Alarge throDg greeted his
appearance as he alighted from the
train. He went immediately to Dis
trict Attorney Welly's house, whose
guest he will be until tomorrow, when
he leaves to speak at Wooster, in this
Congressional district.
A torchlight parade of Democratic
clubs took place tonight, about LOO
being in hne. An old skating rink,
accommodating 1000 people, ia which
a mass meeting was held tonight and
which the Governor addressed, was
Sled to overfoWing.
When Governor Hill was introduced
: by Chairman Welly he was vigorously
applauded as he stepped to the front OF
the stage. he said:
An important political campaign is
that upon which our country has en-
tered. None more important has been
held within generation: This con-
test is not merely between men or par
ties, and not only between govern
mental policies. The question present
ed to our voters is not whether the
next House of Representatives will be
Republican or Democratic, but whether
the nature OF our Federal Government
Is to be radically modified and the In
territy of our institutions successfully
threatened.
The issue is the record OF the Repub-
hcan party in its brief control Of Con-
Sress. No party has more recklessly
dehed precedents, more fagrantly dlsre-
garded principles, more boastfully
overturned traditions, more seriously
invaded private rights, more ar0ltrarl..
" enroached upon the prerogatlves OF
the States or more tyrannlcally used
the power Of 8 partisan majority.
The animating motive Of its acts
seems to have been only the perpetual
sion Of its own power. 1t has cared
nothing for the Constitution, nothing
for the treasury, nothing for the people.
Its chief desire has been to get such a
firm grip or control of the Government
that for generations to come its polltl-
clans may feed upon the spoils OF
: power.
To accomplish this the party has in
creased its majority in the House OF
Representatives by arbitrarily eJect!ng
Democrats from their seats: has stolen
the representation Of one State IN the
Senate; has admitted to the Union
States whose only claim to ADMISSION
is that they will swell Republican ma
jorities; has denied representation to
Democratic Territories much better
qualified for Statehood in point of
population, and resources; has ignored
the rights of the minority by tyran-
nical methods and the ruling Of The
, Speaker Of the House; has squandered
: the treasury surplus by extrayagant
appropriations to conciliate particular
interests: has enacted a tariff bill which
viii supply corruption funds for cleo
ton; has conducted census, denounced
everywhere as worthless, and manlpu-
lated for counting Republican popula-
tions'up and Democratic populations
down. and has threatened the enact
nent of the force bill, which will put
an end to State authority IN the certl-
Gcation Of Federal elections ana make
Congress not representative OF the
people, but the creature of whatever
men Federal officials may choose to
count in,,
This is the record for an endorsement
of which the leaders of the Republican
party are now stumping the country.
E our institutions are to be preserved
pure and intact, every patriotic citizen
must do his duty in rebuklDg this
grasping and tyranical political OIL
garchy,
When the present Congress con-
vened in December last the Republl-
cans had majority Of three IN the
House of Representatives, which was
socn increased to eight by tie aomIs-
sion of Representatives of new States.
Eiyhteen contested election cases were
submitted to the committee on elec-
tioas, all but one brought by RepUbll-
J eans. and that one by a man who after
wards acted with the Republicans as a
condition of his being seated. In order
to facilitate the process of counting
Democrats out and Republicans IN, no
rules were adopted for the space of
three months, and then only when the
loud protest of the country made it
impolitic to outrage public sentiment
longer. The House proceedings were
conducted on what the Speaker called
general parliamentary law" but what
in fact was his own arbitrary will The
most sacred parliamentary rights guar
anteed to the minority during a ceneu-
~ Of government were ignored. With
the brute force Of the majority and
without any show of reason nine Demo
cratic Congressmen, bearing official
credentials from their States that they
were legally and properly elected, Were
turned out to make room for Republl-
cans. Four other Democratic members
are awaiting decapitation at the hands
ofsthese political assassins at the next
session Of Congress.
Is it any wonder that having accom-
plished this CZar-like purpose, Speaker
Reed exclaimed: "Thank God, the
House of Representatives is no longer
3 deliberative body ?"
After discussing the tariff, so far as
It relates to the interests Of farmers,
the Governor continued as follows:
But not only has the Republican
Congress stopped to the sharper's tricks
20 hoodwink the American farmer III
the matter OF tariffs on his products,
out it has made his living even more
expensive than it has hitherto been. It
has heavily taxed nearly every article
OF wear, many Of his agricultural I'M
plements, his hulling materials and his
household furniture. Protection ofthe
Mckinley sort neans the taxation on
the great body of the consumers to en-
rich few manufacturers. Its burdens
will fall particularly upon the poor.
The people are to- be taxed. S6O,OOO.OOO
for three years in order that a few
manufacturers may experiment IN this
country with the tin-plate industry. If
you think this is partisan statement
read what member of Harrison's Cabi-
net says about it in a recent advertise
uent:
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