The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-10-11

rich they Cypress the laborer. But don't
you see that the same reasoning applies
to the mine or the railroad that are not /
protected by any tariff. Our system of
government enables railroads to be built, |
and men grow rich selling railroad bonds /
and building railroads.
The true reasonis deeper and lies in the |
laws of human nature and not in statute |
law.
You will remember that when the en- !
ployes of T. S. Chadbourne, a furniture
manufacturer in San Francisco, struck, |
Mr.. Chadbourne struck also, and went !
out of business.
The tariff laws are passed to protect |
labor as well as capital, and they have /
that effect.
Now, when a manufacturer refuses to /
pay the demanded wages he has struck
as much as the laborer has, and he has
just the same basis of reason as the
laborer TO claim that the tariff law is at
fault because it protects labor.
We shall always have strikes no matter
what law we have, and no law can ever
prevent them. 1t is simple, unvarnished
demagogy to attempt party advantage
because we have them, and no intelli-
gent man will be deceived by 1t.
THE OLD SHIN-PLASTEB REVIVED.
There is new issue presented by the
Democratic platform that deserves to be
met by the most unyielding opposition.
/ think when the country comes to I'M
derstand its full scope and meaning the
people will promptly and emphatically
reject it and the party proposing it.
Away back in the war days, when we had
to have a currency that would pass at
| equal value all over the Union, our great
| Secretary Of the Treasury, Salmon Z.
! Chase, prepared law for that purpose.
One difficulty presented itself, and that
was how to displace the State currency
| its stead. Congress could not inter
! fere with the State laws, but 1t could tax
! the currency, and SO Mr.. Chase proposed
to tax the issue of all currency other than
that of the United States 10 per cent.
| upon its face value. This, OF course,
closed all private and State issue of cur
rency and gave us a currency secured by
United States bonds, and that is good
everywhere for its face. The Democratic
party, by its platform, demands the re-
| peal of this tax, the result of which would
be to give us the old shin-plaster currency,
with which many Of you were familiar
in former days.
As an evidence of Democratic lack of
sound financial principles, this alone
should disqualify the party from holding
Office.
1 will not challenge the intelligence of
this audience by seriously discussing the
matter. 1t is simply amazing that great
| y,
dim and distant future, controlling the
legislation of this country, would put
forward a principle so completely ex-
ploded by the worlds experience.
FEDERAL ELECTION LAWS.
Tie Democratic party is attempting to
frighten timid people into it's support by
setting up the cry of force bill and de-
claring that the Republicans propose
to invade the States with Federal bayo-
/ 1otS vorth hn Of I 10
ballot and take from the State the right
to regulate the elections.
This question is not involved in this
election any more than it has been at
other elections.
Do you know, fellow citizens, that the
slogan "Free Ballot and Fair Count?''
originated with the Democratic party?
] propose in few minutes time to eX-
pose the hypocrisy of the Democratic
party on this subject, and at the same time
to prove that so far as the principle
involved is concerned the two parties
have heretofore held like views. l pro-
pose also to show that the Supreme Court
of the United States has decided every
question involved, and decided it in har-
mony with Republican principles.
PLATFORMS.
In 1872, when Mr.. Greeley was nomi.
mated the Democratic National platform
declared as follows:
} I'VE recognize the equality of all mer
before the law, and hold that it is the
\ duty of Government in its dealings witt
the people to mete out equal and exact
l Justice to all, of whatever nativity, race
, color, or persuasion, religious or political
1--WE pledge ourselves to maintain the
Union of these States, emancipation anC
? enfranchisement, and to oppose any re
opening of the questions settled by the
Thirteenth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth
Amendments to the Constitution"
This was intended to be, and was
clear declaration, that the recently en-
! franchised negroes of the South SHOULD
be protected in their right to vote. Tn,
:, Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments
which the Democrats pledged themselve
to maintain meant nothing if not to Sc
cure the exercise of suffrage.
The Republicans declared-''That tn
y recent amendments to the National Con
: stitution should be cordially sustained
, because they are right, not merely tOl
, Grated because they are law, and SHOULD
be carried out by appropriate legisla
=, ton"
Both parties were then looking to tn
= protection Of the negro in his right t
Il vote, and both were in accord so far a
their platforms went.
. In 1876 the Democrats reiterated thei
. pledge to stand by the Constitution am
:, it's amendments, but said nothing fur
. Their about enfranchisement of the he
Q gro.
The Republicans declared-"'That tn
Il complete protection of all citizens of tn
!, Southern section in the free enjoyment Q
Il all their rights is duty to which the Re
publican party stands sacredly pledged.
Among these sacred rights both par
: ties understood the right to vote to be in
Guided.
In 1880 the Democrats declared-'Th
right to a free ballot is the right preserva
8 tive of all rights, and must and shall b
. maintained in every part of the Unite
a. States"
s These are brave words, but that wa
= twelve years ago, and that is a long Will
= for Democratic pledge to stand. HOY
q would that sound now in a Democrat
d platform?
l. wish had time to read you the Act c
Congress passed at a time when the Dem
Ocrats occupied the mourners' bench
10 You would be amazed at the member
who voted for it, but you would be sti
20 more astonished at the terms of the a.
= in view Of the present attitude of thu
" party.
Sc The Republican party was not benin
S. the Democratic at this election. The
declared-"The solid South must be d
at vided by the peaceful agencies of the ba
e lot. and all honest opinion must thel
t. find free expression. To this end IL
n. honest voter must be protected again
sr terrorism, violence and fraud"
i Already farseeing Republicans realize
OF that the solid vote of the South could onl
Or be divided through protection to the N
e. gro. The Democrats hoped to hold IL
10 negro, and hence were equally strong
a. declarations for his protection.
le In 1884 the Democratic party said: "W
De believe in free ballot and a fair count;
E. and the party felicitated itself upon ha'
as ing passed, at the Forty-fifth and Fort.
sixth Congresses, legislation making eN