Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-10-17
STANDARD MEANWHILE TENNEssEE-sATURDAY OCT II 1891

or territories acquired from q foreign
nation since the adoption of the
was acquired under any
other than a Democratic adninistra-
tion. Till their good work we had
no Florida, Louisiana or Texas; no
Arkansas, Missouri, or Colorado; no
Kansas, Nebraska or Arizona; no
Nevada, California or Oregon; no
Washington, Wyoming, Montana.
None of that magnificent country
where now dwell many millions of
happy and pros erOus people. Have
you sons and daughters in the West?
They are on lands acquired under
Democratic craftsmanship.
"What has the Democratic party |
done?" When the "alien and sedi-
ton laws" were passed it placed upon
the reptiles head its armed heel and
crushed out its venom and its
strength.
"What has Democracy done?'
When we were yet in our infancy and
England the greatest naval power in
the world, she asserted the right to
search our ships and seize our seamen.
Washington, Jefferson and their COM
patriots had freed our land, but we
were still enslaved on the high seas.
But Democratic administration
defied British power and sent Jack
son to New Orleans to hurl defiance
at our foes, and to proclaim freedom
to all under our flag whether on land
or sea.
"What has Democracy done?" 1t
saw the old Know Nothing party
adopt its un-American doctrines and
promulgate them in un-American
manners. The party of the people
again came forward and proclaimed
its ancient doctrines of Equal and
exact justice to all men of whatever
state or persuasion, political or re-
ligiOus,' and triumphed over this
new foe.
"What has Democracy done?" 1t
found 200, 600, 900 acres of public lands
had been squandered as subsidies to
railroads, and under the administra-
ton of President Cleveland it re-
claimed more than 100000 acres.
1t found that the credit of the
Government to the extent of$60, 000,>
600 had been extended to the Pacific
roads, and that they were not meet
ing the interest. Under an act
passed through the efforts of the
grandest old Roman of them all, the
roads were forced to settlement.
"What has Democracy donew II
found silver demonetized and It's
coinage, except in trade dollars, sus>
pended. Over protest and complaint
it passed the Bland bill through the
House, forced it through the Senate,
overrode Mr.. Hayes veto and put on
the statute books the law under
which, since / became a member OF
Congress, as your representative, we
have coined more than $3.50, 000,0 600 o.
silver than $25 for every
family in the country. Again, dur
} ing the war there had been issued
, more than $4OO,OOO,OOO of Treasury
; warrants or greenbacks. The Re
. publican party, then in control of The
Treasury, was destroying and hac
2 destroyed about $100,000,0O0 of these
3 Through Democratic eXertiOn anC
r votes this destruction was stopped
s and 1916, 100000 of this currency saw
/ ed to the people. Thus OO,OO0,0O'
] of the currency out of which the sal
= aries of officers is paid was saved b!
;. Democrats.
S "What has Democracy done?" All
o let me come to that chapter in it
history which tells how it champion
t ed human rights and the cause o
s good government. There was a darl
t day for this land when there wer
+ but four Democratic Governors il
a all the States; but eight Senators
0 but forty-nine members of the Hous
t, of Representatives. The Southern
}. States were under carpet>bag rule
e Southern citizens were disfranchiset
e and driven from the polls. Eve
e Col. John Henry Mcdowell was dis
j. franchised. This same old part
e with its same old creed, despised b.
d the evil-dOer in government, agai
If bnckled on its armor, again said to al
e who would bride it to do wrong Q
e terrify it from doing right, Get the
y behind me, Satan 1t buckled O
ar its armor, and with lance Arrest an
ic visor down. rushed to theconfict fo
la dOwn>trodden fellowmen. One b
d one it placed the dismantled and dis