The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-05-06
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| platform.
In 1888 the Democratic party had popular
| majority. majority of the people voted FOR
Democratic President. but under the sys-
tom Of state representation in the electoral
| college he was not seated. Then was out
! lined policy which was new TO the people
policy which though yenturesome and ex-
/ perlmental ~ political policy. was approved
and adopted by majority OF the people
! But after two years another verdict WAS de-
| mandedirom the people OF the United States
verdict which. believe. II we will but stand
/ by and assert our principles ana nave ialth
/ that the American people meant "nht theV
said IN 1880, VIII sound the death knell OF TIE
Republican party IN this / mon.
THEIR DIsApPRovA1-
In 1890 about one million e the American
! people expressed their disappToyal OF the Re-
| publican party. Where did these one million
| voters come from You were minority
! merely before: where came the one million
! majority, They came from the other side;
! they came from Republicans disguised with
! the pOlcv # their party. The problem we
! have TO solve this fall is one Of pure mathe-
mates What we want 10 do IS 10 hold fasttO
! fbe policy of $50 and we will have a million
majority again. and again elect Democratic
President
Have YOU had any indications OF repentance
from the American people from their verdict
& D
up % our views and brought them to dis
approval of the Republican policy, shall We
20 backward and fail 10 maintain this one
million majority
Tins policy IS inextricaby bound UP with
one man and he is the man who made It.
prolonged applause.
Where was this Democratic growth You
heard something from Massachusetts, in 1890.
We had IN New England in the fifty-frst
Congress three Democrats two from Massa-
chusetts and one from Connecticut. That Is
out OF twenty-six New England representa-
tiyes. To-day wo have fourteen Democrats
and the Republicans twelve. We had Re
publican Governor IN 1889. In 1870 We
elected Democratic Governor.
remember very we'll after l was elected 10
Congress / met some colleagues from the
South. There was but one question 10 me.
Can you hold Massachusetts? can YOU re-
elect a democratic Governor, / said the peo-
pic of Massachusetts, do not act upon I'M
pulse. The election Of lS means that Mas
sachusetts has become Democratic state
believe Tint with the policy LAID out by
Grover Cleveland and with him as a can
didate vuu wlll n0thave 20 ask again II Mas
sachusetts is Democratic or Republican.
COINCIDENCE.
1t has always been q peculiar coincidence in
our Massachusetts politics that a Democratic
Governor ls elected each eighth year, and IN
the ninth the Republican party has made a
giant effort. calling out what they
call the reserves. These ARE lot OF sick.
halt lame and blind Republican voters. and
there was never such an effort as they made
last fall and the highways and byways were
secured for this reserve. 10 was hight IN
which tho muscular young Democracy locked
horns with this old why Titan. What was
the result
10 was an off year. There was nothing at
ID Of al
ministratIon OF state affairs The fight was
made on national issues tariff reform. la
that ,Ou year the total vote of the state
was 3j 600 more than 1t WAS ~ the congress
sional election before, and we elected Demo
crat
Go 10 Republican meeting in Massachu-
setts and they Will mOurniully deplOre The
fact that all the youny men are going into the
Democratic party. We have q new in
spratOn which goes on onward and
con never 60 backward. Whether IT
shall stand still IS for your action
o. decide. We have declared our approval OF
Grover Cleveland. likewise New Hampshire
Rhode Island aud Connecticut. and lastly
this morning YOU heard the peoples call from
another section of the country. Minnesota
and Wisconsin this morning declared their
will and 10 was the man IN whose interest this
meeting was called.
The same declaration comes from Illinois
and Indiana.
RATIFICATION MEETING.
And it seems TO me. in the present political
state this is nothing more than ratification
of the policy approved IN the past. Who
stands in the way of our great leader Not a
NY friends. if you 90 to Chicagofor any one
else ID une 1t will be cold weather; every
body out of sight.
Again the great voice of the people from
Nebraska 10 Name are calling on tins great
man. the only one In quarter of a century.
who had led the Democratic party to victory.
majority is only created out of minority
by ac esslOns 10 your numbers When you
have your accesslOns find out whore they are
and then inquire how 20 keep them.
Minnesota, Wisconsin. Michigan. Iowa and
Illinois are doubtful States while they have
heretofore been strongly Republican.
But you. my friends have another state in
mind. Some eay New York is 70 decide the
Presidential nomination l agree with them.
I think 10 is 10 decide by making it unaui-
nous. II J were o betting man ! would be
willing 10 bet that New lork casts its vote for
Cleveland
TEE OTHER CANDIDATE.
Mr.. williams then turned his attention to
the other Democratic candidate and said.
When this little man tried 10 organize "a sue
cessful machine IN New York he tried TO be-
clothes did not fit.
Some of you do not agree with me on the
silver question, but my opinion on the silver
question IN Congress we're entirely clear.
/ did not make one speech IN Wash
lnctOn and then take II back 40
Albany While we were settling this
great question in Congress the voice of the
New York aspiraut was not heard on one
side or the other. and when be cume to the
great question Of the. tarln what
was his soluuOn2- repeal the Mckinley
at and 20 back 10 the tariff Of 1893 What
have We been lighting IN these three years but
the tariff of 1883. 10 is not the Nick iuley bill
we are fighting; we want 10 get down 10 the
schedules Of the Old war tariff and bring our
people back 10 their rights
Here Mr. Williams made a splendid expOsi-
ton OF Jeiers0nian principles. and said he
did not ask II "a few politicians liked policy
hut 1t 10 was right that is tho strength OF the |
man we meet here tonight 10 nominate.
There are said he two or three hundred |
40 tho same time you elect the President and |
they want to run the Offices and run the |
President. Now this man Cleveland has an |
idea that when you elected him YOU wanted /
his individual opinion. and you got 1t.
When he did not do what your senators |
wanted of him they went back on him" |
Laughter and applause j am hitting III the /
dark and don't know where i will strike hut /
If this was SO IN Virginia ! Will bet dollars TO |
dOughnuts that II was because they wanted |
to ruu the Offices. Great applause. Il |
must have AIT something that lick Laugh