Arizona republican., 1890-10-28
4 MASTERLY ADDRESS Delivered by Col. Herring
 Last Evening. Enthusiastic Audience Jams
 the Opera House. A COmprehensiv Address Which Was Listened to With Attention and
 Cheered to the Echo.

night, Patton's Opera House in this city was filled at an early hour with a large audience of ladies and gentlemen of Phoenix, to hear Col. William Herring, of Tombstone, on the political issues of the day.
 With American flags for back ground and large size portraits of Abraham Lincoln on the right of the speaker, and of Harrison and Hendricks on the left, and with a semi-circle of old-time Re- publicans of Maricopa county in the rear, Captain Hancock and Colonel Herring advanced to the front of the stage, where the former, as chairman, ,ap- propriately introduced the orator of the evening,
 At the close of the introduction bouquets of beautiful flowers were thrown upon the stage and the audience loudly applauded in welcome and ap- preciation. When quiet resumed, Colonel Herring began and delivered one of the most interesting, argumenta- tive and convincing political speeches yet delivered in the campaign. We have verbatim report, but among the many telling points made, we can only note for this edition the following. The speakers voice was husky with a severe cold. He said;
 Your conditions in this valley, your struggles in this valley, your enterprise in this valley 80 challenge the admira- ton of visitor, as well as they chal- lenge his reflection and respect, that when a party comes before an audience as 1 come before you tonight to talk upon the political issues of the cam paign. as your chairman has said, man not only wants all the powers of his brain, but he requires, indeed, a proper power of voice in which to express the reflections and the thoughts and the conclusions of that brain.
 The Republican party has been party of consummation. It has been party of successes. Four years of Democratic government had been had, four years when the destinies of this great country was committed for the first time in quarter of century to the Democratic party. And after those four years of trial the people of this great country called back the Republican party to power. They were called back because the pledges of their platform addressed themselves to the sense and heart of the nation at large-because the men of the nation had known of their power to ful- hll pledges, and having been out of power four years they, by their platform, were called back by the people, believ- ing the pledges, if carried out, would bring the greatest prosperity to the nation.
 He successively reviewed the different .f Ia n1 strated how they had been fulfilled by the passage of the several bills in Con- gress. Thanks to the iron nerve and splendid courage of Speaker Reed the designs of Congress were compelled to be operative under the constitution. Democrats say that it was go ing back into historical precedence. Their birth was in the doctrine that the will of the majority must govern. It was the great principle that organized the party.
 The Republican Congress had passed a customs administration bill which in effect prevents the undervaluation of goods imported and saves an unjust com petition against home manufacturers ; an original package bill giving to each state the right to control and regulate
  they had smashed the measure which has been eating into the vitals of the people, the Louisiana lottery.
 They had passed bill giving an appropriation to agricultural colleges to develop a knowledge among the young men of the nation of agriculture, The farmer had been benefited by the pas sage of the compound lard bill, passed in | fac Af ha4 nf aaV VAitn
 Another important step towards re- deeming Republican pledges was taken in the passage of the antitrust law, whereby the concentration of capital or combinations formed for the purpose of injuring the poor of the land, are pre- vented.
 Eight millions of acres of land had been returned to the public domain by the railroads through Republican legis- lation, redeeming another pledge of the platform and against the solid opposition of those great monopolies.
 They had passed the soldiers disa- bilty bill.
 The Republican party had pledged itself as in favor of both gold and silver as money. It had passed the silver bill. While there were fluctuations in the value of silver now, it was only the nat ural consequence of the market; but there is an incentive to every miner to go into the mountains and seek the mines. An impetus to revival of busi ness was noticeable in every mining country. It is fact that in the passage of the bill not single Democrat voted for it.
 The Republican party had made most decided and profound pledge in relation to the tariff of the country. Through the stormiest session in relation to tariff legislation that has ever been known in Congress that phalanx of Re- pubicans headed by brave Mckinley, of Ohio, (great applause) have redeemed that pledge. Revival of business, re- newal of factories, building ef mills was the result. The talk about the increase in the prices of wearing apparel and articles of general use was mere twaddle.
 It is singular fact that Birmingham, Sheffield and France and Germany had all united in exclaiming against this tariff and join hands with the Democrats in saying that it is an outrage. In Pennsylvania three woolen mills which have been silent for years have resumed work, giving employment to thousands of people. In many sections of the country the tariff bill has had this effect. Indications of prosperity are seen in all parts of the country after only two months have elapsed since the passage of this bill.
 The Democratic party had initiated policy of depositing public moneys in the National Banks without interest.