Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-10-08

when they excluded them. Germany had ex-
! GUIDED them. France had excluded them.
Italy had excluded them. Belgium had ex-
cluded them, and so on. The meat inspection
Dill did away with the excuse to keep out meats
ana we put through that meat inspection bill so
mat excuse could be done away with, 1t was
In the interests of the masses, OF the farmers of
this country, but you found the Democratic
party ~ solid against that as they were against
giving pensions to the old crippled soldiers Of
the Union. Applause The committee of
agricultural colleges had passed bill giving
$1,000 annually TO each agricultural college In
the states OF this Union. There is yet another
thing you asked for. The farmers of these
western states asked for help In their irrigation,
We gave them t3, 0OO, GOO to develop irrigation in
the DakotAs and other western states where
the farmers were suffering. The 'Billion dol
lar CongressW We don't care II It is. The
country demanded 1t; they wished for it. [Ap-
pltuse
TAKE ANOTHER THING.
we ma that In many OF the western states,
west OF the Missouri, the crops had failed and
tue homesteaders were not able 10 comply with
the requirements OF law to secure their home
steads. We passed joint resolution the same
as law, which provided that time should be
extended to every homesteader where there had
been . failure of crops. Did Van Wyck tell
you that Yesterdays And yet he lives In the
nelt penehted by the faithful kindness of the
TAKE the bureau Of animal industries. We
have put that on It's feet, giving special At
tention to al the great industries connected
with the development Of animals. Take the
agricultural experiment stations. We gave
SI2S, 600 in the last appropriation bill matter
that Will benefit every farmer in the great west;
neatly one million dollars we give
10 the farmers, who, they tell You,
we are trying to rob. Look at the
close family relationship between the Republi.
In ahH 10 fhaf
look ut the CoDger pure lard bill. You know
how earnestly you desired that; how hard you
worked for 1t. We got It through the HGuse
but IT was fearful battle. The Democratic
party fought 1t inch by inch. Why2 Because
they were using their cotton seed OIL and put
ting 1t into lard, and branding it as "Pure Fam.
lily Lard" The Democrats fought US and when
say the Democrats don't mean the party in
Iowa because the south holds the Democratic
party In its unopenipg grasp, but in spite of
them we put it through the house. We tried
the Butterworth Antigamblipg BILL Then
sg&ln they tillibustered on the Butterworth bill =
the meat inspection bill, etc, so four DAYS were
exhausted before we reached the Ben Butter
worth bill, but we stuck to It, 1t is right and
the Republican party is with you on that sure
as they are on every other subject that protects
the interests of the farmer Of my state.
WANT TO SAY WORD
ON the temperance question and the old soldiers
see lots tn around me and there is a good
many of hem like their glass of beer. Laugh
PICK Inem out Wnether they have
On theic badges or not. [Laughter.l There are
good many old boys VINO do not ike Prohibi-
u. n: II cramps them and interferes in their
performances little. lLaughterl know how
to sympsl re with you, boys, because | don't
want these good people to go away and think
the roof OVER tbe Sr ,se f0ud to keep
picked up some bad habits aud we have not
outgrown them and we are all hsngipg to them
Now, 1t is best TO be honest with everybody You
will think more of me if l am square with yoa
I Isla Soq tnink nave mlsTepresented to you
you now 1t strikes nv mind and what
makes IL easy sailing for me. see the R'publi.
can party with its whole record, and would like
10 throw back the curtain in front of its life ard
let you look at its every act, mistakes and ali;
and We have made some mistakes If there ia
any fellow here that has not let him east the
hrst stone. We have made some mistakes, but
look at the hundreds of difficulties we have had
light ffom our cradle TO this very hour in every
good work we have done for the people. say t.
tou That see that the Republican party has
pee n right in ninety-nine times out of hun.
dred. Now for the cake of the argument, BOYS
we VIII say they are wrong on this OF thing
prohibition. Let us admit that for minute but
between you and me, we have all got a eneA king
idea that they may be right in that, too Laugh,
Ter Ter AZ al events we do know this hat in fight
ing 10 keep down tntemperance they are not
bRhtng for ffCe or fnr gold, but
THEY ARE FIGHTING FOR THE BEST INTERESTS
Gt The family circle. tAppla1sel We will admit
now that they are wrong in that. We will go
over to the Democratic party and look at them.
We know, soldiers, that they have been wrong
for the last 30 years ninety-nine times out of q
hundred. laughter Well, now for the sake
of argument admit they are right on the liquor
question, but if you knew what they are going
to do you know more than do Admit they are
right on that. 1t tickles us there. or course
they don't tickle us in the intellectual or moral
part of the head; they tickle us in the back
part, in the animal part of the head. Laughter
But still they do tickle us. 1t is very nice when
we go to these encamPments to have the Demo
cratic doctrine around. am not sure we could
be happy without 1t. 1 have been so busy
man since the war close that have not been
able to go to q National encempment but once
aud hat was at Detroit ana have been mellow
ever since and did not drink drop " bile was
there; l saw old fellows meet that hadn't met
for ~ years and jump IL to each others arms
like Two school girls VIII hadn't met for a long
time, kissing each other as the mother kisses her
child or the sister kisses sister. Do you know
think We could get along without it even there.
COMRADES, WANT TO SAY
this to you, am only talking of myself and
am IKE you-a bad boy some times. l want 10
say to } GU that am not going TO leave the old
party that stood back of Abe Lincoln and you
ana me; never Gale US scabs or said any other
bad words, but had open AIMS and words of
love for us all the time; the party that jumped
onto the trains when we were brought home
wounded from Dor elson snd Shiloh and dressed
our wounds and gave us things to eat and drink;
am not going to desert the Republican party
that has been right ninety.nine times out of
hundred and go over to the Democratic party
that has been wrong DiDeiy-nine times out of
hundred. See here, after went into the army |
got mad at Abe Lincoln dear. old honest Abe,
the gTandest gift of Goo TO the American peo-
pie. lGreat applause / got out of patience
with him, and why? Because be didn't issue
bis emancipation procls alton early enough
wanted the slave liberated l felt as though if
that rebellion was crushed. and men were left
in bondage that only left the seed for another
rebellion down south, and was out of patience
with Old Abe. 1agIeed with Abe on everything
else; could see things with him alike only on
one point. Doyou suppose deserted cd Grants
army because | could not agree with Abe Lin
coin on the one proposition? Not by a long shot.
l stuck right there growled and growled but
IL came ont all right after while. j had friend
in the Army Of the Po'omao gallant fellow
who didn't like McClelan's way of fighting, but
never advised him to desert the Army of the
Potomac because he was out on the one proposi.
ton, and much less never aovis ed him tn de-
sRrt and go down TO the army of Robt f. Lee.
Comrades, don't desert the party Of the pfopIa
now, and vi stever you 10. don't go Gver 10 he
army of Robert e. Lea IADpause1