The advocate., 1890-07-23

| OF territory In this country. / have Travelled
| from Maine 10 the Rio Grande. | have
travelled much In the central states Of this
| Union. / have looked into the manuiac-
tories of these and the New England states,
| aiihI want 10 bay tp g0u that on this, my
flrsb I'D 10 thB great Nqgt, 4 ~ man egi-
denco ff skiib indu,lfy and entelpsise'
You half OF the mod beautiful cOuNiiles
ahe sun nI1es upon. Ang man who Wil-
resBes ttr Audiences Oi YOUR enterpe'H
tslll, induFy and bard, pi1cky work W0a l
Ifopclude thaf under favptable eQnditlo
y1i ahOuIf DO among fae thritieat, B
nist pE0aCggOus, the maDI conferred 4lh
happy people the world has ever seen. But,
ladies and gentlemen, candOr and truth
compel uB 10 say there ig something wrong
iHfls.s ff Bta N XIe fiiitPg, ~
Ietl ttat am compelled To stop voice
grows very weak.) / wish could talk TO
you, my whole heart IL with you, want TO
say many things DO you. But for this IN
vitatiOn should not have left my home,
but was 80 anxious 20 meet these people
and especially my brothers OF the alliance
In this plucky state. We hear 80 much OF
you In Kansas. We love you 80 we'll. Your
indOmitable pluck and invincible manhood
and love for Che equal rights Of men have
been admired by us. / felt / wanted TO
come here and look you in the face. VIM
field ON the 4th OF July was the central
point around which | made my other
arrangements. You have seemed 40 anxious
10 hear what have TO say and ! am 80
anxious 20 toll you some of the things ]
have for you and you can imagine some
thing OF the great disappointment 10 OccR-
siOns me. But II fate shall seal my lips toe
day want TO come again. Voice grows
very woak.)
Brother Clover has told you l was but a
plain farmer (yOu will please pardon my
illusions 10 myself / was born and
raisod on the farm. was raised by one of
those plain old farmers-he was an old fOgy
in some respects. He believed man
ought 10 make his money honestly, no mat
tor how slowly II came in. lie believed II
no was worth million of dollars, his sons
ought 20 be taught tO work just the same.
lie had another old fogy idea. lie believed
that II took twenty-One years To make a
man out OF his son, and no had no fourteen
year old young gentlemen about his prem
ises, was raised without brother or sister.
My only associates OF my childhood hours,
and they we're the sweetest OF my life, was
the old black nanny and my little Colored
Dlaymates. did have good society, | had
gave 90 any man, except your mother.
(IauRhter.) Since was fourteen / have
been battling my way with the world as
best could. | was one Of those who wore
the gray. When returned 10 my home at
the close OF the war, found my home desc
late and ruined My little wife said, eff
you can find anything 10 cook, | will cook
H." Remember she had never cooked a
meal OF uctuals in all her life. She had
been raised in true southern style. Her lit
tie fingers had done nothing but touch the
keys OF the piano or the silvery strings OF
the guitar. But she rolled up her sleeves
and slapped those little hands into the face
OF the world, and said, "I for one will ac
Oept tho situation" (Applause.) / would
have been less than a man, would not
have been worthy of the name of man II |
had not rolled up my sleeves and dug for
that little woman. did do II. (Applause,) }
have refused TO hold any political office
since the war. / have felt that there was q
creator and grander work To- be DONE l
can stand up here to-day and say that 1 be-
lieve In my heart Of hearts that / and
my COnNpeers are doing the grRndest work
that II is possible for mortal man 10 do, OK
cept 10 stand in the sacred desk and pro-
claim che gospel 10 the world. (Applause. J
DeheVe nave cOnhecfhbbu my hAl
10 this work, and have great reason to
hope that the result OF this glorious work
win prove 10 be the elevation of the masses
Of The people. (Applause.)
said there was something wrong with
this country. Never In the history OK the
United States have we seen such an era OF
prosperity among the railroads as We SEQ to.
day. Never have we seen money capital
seek investment In railroad enterprises as
to-day. Never have we seon manufacturing
in all departments 80 active and iiourishing
az we do to-day Never have we s0en speCu-
latiOn so rife, and men grasp fortunes 80
easily az to-day. Never have we seen cities
grow up and flourish an we do to-day. but
you must excuse your American friend when
he tells you he has never seen agriculture
languish as IL does to-day. remember that
when boy read in my school text book