Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-09-24

LOholJA4 !, SE1"lEN
DEMOCRATIC LOVE FEAST.
Visiting Delegation of Democratic
Chleftans.
Address the Citizens of Fargo ON the
Political Issues OF the Day.
The delegation Of distinguished dem
ocratic tourists composed of Senator
Charles j. Faulkner, of West Virginia,
Congressman d. w. BYnum, of Indiana
Ex-Governor Chauncy, F. Black, of
Pennsylvania, Lawrence Gardner, of
Washington and james M. Beck, of
Philadelphia, stopped off at Fargo, on
Thursday of last week land in the even
ing held a monster mass meeting in the
armory. We are indebted to the Fargo
Argus for report of the speeches de-
livered on that occasion by Senator
Faulkner and Congressman Bynum.
Senator Faulkner is the man who, while
the Force bill was in Congress spoke
fourteen hours without yielding the
floor. Mr.. Bynum is one of the ablest
debaters in Congress, and is promi-
nent candidate for Speaker of the next
House:
SENATOR FAULKNER's SPEECH.
Senator Faulkner of West Virginia
was the next speaker, and claimed that
although in certain sense he was a
stranger to his audience, yet he might
claim fellowship with them as citi.
zen of this grand republic. He would
like to remind them that it was to men,
bers of the democratic party that they
were indebted that they enjoyed that
privilege. 1t was Jefferson, the great
democratic president,to whom the peo-
pie of North Dakota and of all these
northwestern states were indebted for
this citizenship, by his action in secur-
ing the purchase of the Louisiana Ter
ritory of which this state formed a part.
He would also remind them that it was
to democratic presidents that they are
indebted for the securing of the entire
control of the Mississippi river to its
mouth, and for the acquisition of the
great southwest territory.
II am glad to see that there are a
number of ladies here tonight. In my
state we not only have the ladies at our
meetings, but they see that their hus-
bands attend, and better than all, that
their sweethearts shall all attend the
democratic meetings.
I was told in conversation with a
gentleman here to-day, though 1 do not
know whether he was republican or a
democrat, that 'he could not see any
difference between the two parties;
Why, my friends, the two parties are as
far apart as the Atlantic and Pacific.
Why,in the last congress we saw an ex-
ample of the difference in principle be-
tween the two parties when the repub-
ican party tried to pass the "Force
bill'' which declared that the people of
this state and in Cass county were not
fit to govern themselves, and conduct
their own elections, but that we should
be looked after and supervised by ap-
pointees of a federal judge appointed
for life.
Then again did we not see in the last
congress the speaker of the house, Mr..
Reed, of Maine, abusing his power to
control and prevent free debate and a
free vote by the elected representatives
of the people. He attempted to over
throw and subvert the great principle
on which this free government is foun-
ded, when he attempted to say land not
only to say but to put into action, the
practice that one man should have the
power to control and defeat legislation,
and to say that tie representatives of
the people should not act upon meas
ures without his consent. Can nobody
oC0 duy ulAO10uSO AO10 UCJWOCA buO
principles and practices of the two par
ties. The republican party attempted
to enforce the one man power;the dem
ocratic party fought for the right oftha
people to rule themselves through the
votes of their selected representatives,
Then again the principles of the two
parties are as wide apart as the poles
upon the question of taxation. The
republican party in the Mckinley bill
has laid a heavy tax upon all the peo-
pie in order to increase the profits Of
certain classes engaged in certain lines
of business. The democratic party now
stands as it always has stood and al
ways will stand. for the fundamental
principle, that the government has nc
right to impose taxation upon all fol
the benefit Of few, but that taxation
shall be imposed for the purpose Of
carrying on the necessities Of our gov.
0rnmeI,t.