Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-11-01

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 The great crowd and the enthusiasm which greeted Col. William Herring at the Opera House Saturday night oer- taingly showed a live interest in the issues of tbe campaign. Every seat was taken and many stood up in the rear end of the hall during the two hours that Col. Herring pounded logic and eloquence into the audience.
 The speech might be termed a model m its logical and careful treatment of the Issues of the day. The fore part was devoted to national topics, closing with local points and candidates.
 The speaker began by stating that the present campaign was one of un usual interest. Do you young man." he said: Come here with your knowl edge of history of the past? Do you old man come with preiudices, or with fair mind ready to weigh and balance, and give fair hearing?" Judge Herring here gave the audience Imaginable an ecdote on the subject of sensitive peO- Die. He followed by paying high tribute to the ability of women, in politics, and hoped the republican party would have the courage when it sought admission to the Union to insert plank declaring the political equality of women.
 The speaker than launched up on the history of the republican party, well claiming that its past had much to do with its future. "This party he said" was called back to resume the rein of government March i, 1888. It had a special significance after a career of 24 years of uneaqualled prosperity of great efforts; great sacrifices, and great men it had been obliged to lay down the reins of government. The demo- cratic party told the people that there was rascality, and theft and fraud gong on and If they could but see the books. this would be exposed. They saw the books, and to this day not penny was found missing. And at the end of four years of administration the people de- cided to return to the republican party. What was the significance? What Was l the cause? It was on the records of both parties, and on their pledges. Now how have they kept their pledges? The Republican National Convention de manded that every vote should be fairly cast and honestly counted. They intro duced in congress a bill to this effect whereupon there was a tremendous wall from the democratic ranks The spea ger dehed anyone to point to single paragraph that gave one section an advantage over another. The bill simply provided for general congressional election in all states, and if that compelled the south to recognize the citizens with a black skin and a
 
 been settled. That corpse had been buried and the graves sparkle with the best blood north and south, testihng that the question was settled forever. The republicans know no north, no south, no east, no west. That's your doctrine young democrat and young re- publicans.
 The speaker alluded to the vilif- cate of Speaker Reed, because that gentleman had said that when there was majority in congress the business must proceed and not be clogged by filbustering minority. "What do you mean by preaching the majority rules? He asked. "Is it not the doctrine of traditions! Is it not what your tradi- tions? Is it not what you teach and prate about in every campaign and yet because Mir. Speaker Reed said the ma jority shall rule you denounce him as a tryant. Such doctrine is false to de- mocracy, false to republlcanism, false and penicious to liberty and common sense.
 Col. Herring, then proceeded step by step to show where the party had re deemed every promise it made in its conviction. He enumerated the Gus toms Administration Bill, The Lottery Fraud, the bill providing for Agricultural Colleges, the Meat Inspection Bill. which was of great local importance tc our cattle men; the Lard bill; the anti trust bill; the bills to admit territorles the silver bill and the pensloning of soldiers. Concerning the latter the Col. waXed especially warm. He replied to the attacks of democracy on the pen sion policy of the government. "Where could a generous government with an overfowing treasury better afford to spend a surplus than on the crippled veterans; the widows and the orphans. | EXtravagance, Eh? We'll, there was an extravagant loss of blood: there was an eXtravagant number of soldiers wound | ed, there are an eXtravagant number of | widows and orphans in this land today l because of a democratic war. In the 1 name of God, if the pen ioning of crip- | pied soldiers and their widows and or l phans is extravaganza, democrats at l least should maintain respectful sil- 1 ence.
 On the silver question Col. Herring | pricked the lie that democrats favored | 1ao,ielo+iop llav-olorl