The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1890-10-31
HrCHANAN on THE STUMP.
He Delivers u Strong Speech on 'hc
litical Issues and Arouses the
Democracy.

litical Issues and Arouses the
Democracy.
Mr.. Buchanans carnestncSs ana ms
evident belief in every word he uttered
rs much as his cloquencc, kept the close
attention of his audience throughout his
spccch delivered here on Wednesday. lie
alIudcd at the beginning to the contest
held over his seat. and the triumph OF his
constituents when after a searching eX-
animation his right to the position was
shown. and the slur cast upon the honor
of the district hv hostile partisans WAS
removed. You sent me as your reprcscn-
tatiyc to the Fifty-frst Congrcss-the
first Congress in the second century OF
our Congressional life. Up to that time
we had been governed by rules which
even during the war. when the life OF the
nation was ut stake. were not changed.
But those rules by this last Congress have
been changed, our rights disrcgardcd, and
our principles tramplcd upon. believe
in progress. and believe in departing
from the old laws, as laid down by our
fathers. when ii is shown that they arc
wrong. But there is little excuse for de-
parting from their construction OF the
Constitution whcn not only by the demo-
Gratis. but bv the best republicans OF the
country. it is regarded as the wiscst and
the best. The republican party, however.
whatever their faults, do well in promis-
ing. Two wears ago it promised to the
people Of this country that if republic
can president and republican Congress
were elected they would pass the Blair
bill. appropriating to the State of Viz
rinia about sc GOO 600 Virginia. however,
would have received more in proportion
than most of the republican States, and
though that money was to have been APP
propriated for the cause of education,
instead of passing it, the republican party
passed pension bills to take from us
money we NIGH, eXpcnd in the education
of cur children. for, in many cases. men
who never showed their faces, in battle.
And the taxation of the Federal government
to support that, and other burdens, in
stead of being levied upon the property,
is every cent Of it levied upon consump-
tion-upon what YOU eat and wear. Thus
the poverty OF this country is bearing
the burden, and the wealth goes COM
parativclv free. Men arc piling up for
tunes mountain high, on which they
scarce pay cent more of tax to the Fed
cral government than the poor man out of
his poverty With such course, have
no sympathy. This government was
founded upon the principles Of equal rights
to all, and if we depart from those princi-
pies, We depart from equity and justice.
So sure as YOU violate the law of man, or
The law of God, punishment will come;
and so is it if You violate the law of the
nation. Ny constituents may think that
should have supported the Bankrupt
bill did not support it because never
intend to support a bill that does not
protect debtor and creditor alike, and this
one to my mind is unjust upon the face of
it. 1t provides that Il man who owes but
$500 can be forced into bankruptcy against
his will SO with man who allows an
attachment to he levied upon his properly,
and does not release it within thirty DAYS.
| if an execution was issued, and returned,
No property found" the debtor, though
worth thousands of dollars, could be
forced into bankruptcy. We're it passed,
could he put into bankruptcy. had some
experience with that business, for when
first came to the bar, the old Bankrupt
bill was in force, and | found that it was
one of those mills to which if Il man took
his grist he might be thankful to get
away with his sack, leaving its contents
for toll. Now, about the tariff. Some
people say that YOU cannot build up this
tcountry without n high protective tariff.
Well, when the country made such Won
dcriul strides, under the old tariff, which
was - cents on the dollar, was it ncces-
sary to raise il by the Mckinley bill to 81
cents on the dollar. The Republican party
said two years ago that the tariff needed
revision, and that when the Democratic
party should he out of power this should
be done. Whenever more is produced OF
thing than is used, the tariff does not
affect the price; but when the tariff is put
ON those things more Of which We use
than we produce, then the price is in.
creased 10 nearly the extent of the duty
The promised revision of the tariff by
the republicans has resulted in large in.
crease of rate on articles the prices oil
which are affected, and which arc q ncces.
slty to the poor as well as the rich and il
IS the consumer that has to pay the bur.
den. The present system oftarifi' remind,
one OF the art to be used in picking geese
which consists i'll not taking too big {
bunch at one time. When we'll done Tn,
poor birds makes no fuss, but after tn,
performance he finds his breast bare, al
il II had been plucked ont by handfull.
IN spite of the plucking, SO succcssfulh
done by the republican party, this presen
Congress has squanderel more than fort,