, 1890-10-23
DEMOCRATS
Hon. Thomas Carroll Addresses a
Large Audience at Concor-
dia Hall.
Hon. @. s. Voorhees, Was There
Too--Clincher Spoiled--Gist
OF the Speeches.

Nv NoicorVll nun luSJ evening WIS
quite as hilarious and demonstrative
as IL their hopes of victory on No
vember 4 were as bright as the moon
when "in russell mantle clad she
trips DER the dew of yon high east
ern hill" The Second regiment
band kept up an astounding racket
in the gallery until nearly o'clock,
when 1t was suddenly drowned by
q deafening uproar of applause
which greeted the appearance of the
distinguished gentlemen who were
to be honored with seats upon the
stage. Among these were Hon.
Charles 5. Voorhees,, James Glispin,
Colonel Wheat, Judge Langford,
Joe Warren and l.. e. Dillman.
They all entered from a
little scenic chalet upon the
left which was perched at an amaz-
ing distance up steep mountain
side, and must have been reached
only after most fatlguing ascent.
However, everybody seemed in
pretty good breath, particularly Mr..
Carroll, who, when he came to
speak, could hardly be believed to
haye assembled anything higher
than a horse block.
After tho Democratic Alpine Club
had established itself on the line of
chairs stretched dcrescent-shape across
the stage, Jacob Hoover introduced
Hon. Charles :. Voorhees,, eX-dele-
gate to congress, who was greeted
with loud applause and spoke sub
stan TALLY as follows:
REMARKS or MIR. VOORHEES,.
II accept the cordial demonstra-
tion as a tribute only to the cause
which we all represent. AS for my
self | am merely private in the
rear rank, though / shall carry my
musket and keep my shoulder to
yours. 1t was suggested to me just
now that | should have the pleas
ing opportunity of Introducing to
you our standard-bearer. You have
assembled here to listen to him
principally, and he is quite fit to
explain to you the merits of our
cause. In 1884, and again in 1886.
we won noble victories. In 1883 our
banner went down, but 1t will be
caught up again tonight by one
who is well worthy to bear it. APP
plause.] If he is elected he will do
again in the fifty-second congress
what he did upon the battlefield.
He will make it impossible to pass
any of those Infamous force bills
which disgraced our last congress.
He is here for the purpose of ex-
posing the inlamies of such bills,
and those of our high protective
tariff, all of which have been passed
in the interests of the monopolist
party against the farmer and the
workingman. He has been called
here and he is ready"
The applause which greeted the
close of Mr.. Voorhees, speech rose
into a positive Alpine thunder
storm when Mr.. Thomas Carroll
stepped forward. The live thunder
seemed to leap from crag to crag
up where the Alpine club were sit
ting, and shook the noble scenic
mountains to their very bases.
When he began TO speak, however.
1t stilled so suddenly that it seemed
almost possible to hear the water
fall that sprayed over precipice
near where u white. haired old DEM
ocrat was sitting, and seemed to dis.
appear under his broad fur collar
down the back of his neck.
MIR. CARRoLEs SPEECH.
Mr.. Carroll said "NIr. Chairman
and Fellow Citizens: A demonstra-
ton like this is u great thing. AS
candidate for congress it affords me
pleasure to have an opportunity to
talk upon vital principles. l am
not one who believes that all good
is in the democratic party or all evil
in the republican party. | believe
that they all mean right; that is,
that individuals are each disposed
to strive for tho best government
obtainable. While | believe this of
individuals | can not believe it of
the republican leaders. The prin-
ciples of the two parties are
widely apart. 1t Is the repub-
lican idea to have strong
central government, reaching
from Washington down through
every state and city, and meddling
with all merely local administra-
tions. The democratic party is the
party of the people. It's policy of
government springs from the fire
side, and radlates thence through
all higher municipal and state gov
ernments to that at Washington.
The republicans claim that every
benefit to our country has come
from them. lam willing to credit
them with good deal of good, but
not with all of it. When the demo-
Gratis first obtained control of the
government, it was II top
pling administration for thirteen
weeks. But under democratic
rule our territory has grown
from ocean to ocean. Under that
rule was accomplished the Louisiana
purchase, next the annexation of
Texas, and, following that, the ces-
sion of California, with the fixing
of the boundary line between British
Columbia and this country. The
republicans say that they fought
the war, deny it. In 1860,
twenty-five of the states that re.
manned loyal gave stephen Arnold
Douglas Majority. That same
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