The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1892-10-01
NATIONAL ISSUES
MONSTER MEETING AND A GRAND
OVATION.
Ex-senator SpoGner Opens the Campaign
III Milwaukee by IA MaSnificient
speech.

Turner hall. The audience which greeted
the distinguished candidate tor governor,
was one of the largest ana most enthusi-
astic ever seen in Milwaukee. Hundreds
who went TO the hall hoping to hear the
eloquent orator. We're forced to leave, not
being able to gain admission on account of
the vast throng.
The following are the remarks of Col
onel Spooner on national issues:
MIR. sPoONERs SPEECH.
Mr.. Chairman. Ladies and Gentlemen ;:
In my short and not very eventful public
llfe. YOU have made me well accustomed TO
warm and generous Milwaukee welcomes,
but upon my word the one which YOU ac-
cord me tonight abaShes me. | do not
take it as a compliment to me. but take
II as a compliment to the Republican party,
whose standard-bearer for the state |
happen at this time TO be: and for the
party and for myself as its representative,
! make graceful acknowledgment. ! re-
gret TO come before you tonight In an
environment which mas rendered ii lmp0S-
sihle for me TO prepare III an orderly way
what ought to be sad to such an audience;
but as am to come again to Milwaukee
before this campaign ends | am told. |
shall talk TO you tonight in quiet, far
way, if | can. upon issues which divide
The parties III this campaign. ! say shall
talk TO YOU i'll a fair way. because long,
song ago ceased TO talk either or issues or
men in an unfair way Applause.
When Garfield was despatched with mud,
when in 1884 the mil of SANDER was set
up on the grave of James G.. Blaine S
child applause. | vowed that whatever
tie future might have tor me in the way of
campaign service. personal politics | was
forever done with. Great applause |
leave that to the tumble bugs of politics.
Laughter and applause
THE ISSUE WELL DEFINED.
Of this country. in the history of It's people ::
il is not the first OF course, and doubtless
not the most important 1t was crisis
when our fathers won lis independence it
was a crisis when they ordained the Union
and formed the constitution il was "a
crisis when Andrew Jackson crushed dis
SentlOn IN South Carolina 1t was Il Crisis
when under the leadership OF Lincoln and
Grant and Logan and Sherman and their
compatrOtS. including Benjamin Harrison
Of Indiana great applause the Union WAS
preserved. purified and made perpetual.
To-day the conflict is no less bitter. The
issue IS no less marked. and the result, It
seems to me, is of infinite importance to
this people.
The protective system of the United
states Is challenged by the Democratic
party of the country to mortal combat.
Under which flag? You must take sides :;
you must marshal under the flag of Wash
lngton. of jefferson. of Adams. of Monroe.
Of jackson of Lincoln and the long line of
protection presidents or you must take
your place under the tree trade flag which
IS now flung to the breeze, undlsgulSed by
the National Democratic party as ii calls
itself. Applause
on cannot remember any great item of
public policy inauguratcd and carried for
ward since 1860. tending to the upbuildIng
Of our people. to the preservation of the
Union. to the restoration of the state. to
ton nF IT fk,nt
teen considered and denounced us uncon-
stltutlonal by the Democratic party. Ap-
plauSc. They thought. you remember.
that II was unconstitutional to coerce a
state. They were mistaken ABOUT that.
HEY thought it was unconstitutional TO is
sic grcenhackS. they weTe mistaken about
that. They thought 1t was unconStituti-
onal TO suspend the writ of haheaS corpus :
They were mistaken about hat They
thought il was unconstitutional for Abra-
ham Lincoln. God bless his memory for
ever great applause, to issue the enamel
patton proclamation. They were mistaken
about that. Great applause. They
thought the reconstruction acts were I'M
Constal utlonal. and they We're mistaken
about that. They thought Tom Reed was
unconstitutional. but they were mistaken
about that. Laughter and applause. He
i.aS Just been reelected. Applause
They thought the sugar bounty was uncon-
sltutiOnal. and they were mistaken about
tbppult rapripracrty WING mn,
constitutional and they were mistaken
anout thar. TAppIaliscl They thunnhr
the uerrymander was constitutional, and
they were mistaken about that Great
an,tIar>a "a Ihaye SORT of Inst fam, in
,he Democra,ic narty as a constituency
eyn0undrr / another and an,lause
niThr if ! had time and Won rho ma
fence read what Thomas Jefferson said in
favor of the nrotcctIya system Apaln
aUain and AGAIN he declared il IN rarms
rhgt come rinointr down the wears as 1Lp
gI-rerancrs of y man who was a narrlnt
The Democrats of to-day never weary of
talking of their Eoy aIty TO Thomas ietfcr-
son. As rode along from the Planklpton
house to this hail saw banner and upon
i was Inscribed Jefferson elan" We'll
The Democratic party on this question of
protection Is loval to jefferson but il is
LOYALTY To jefferson Davis not to Thomas
Jefferson Applause
/ Nuice-"Ihat is right"
HAS INDICATED ITSELF.
Now dare say here to-nirbt that ifpvor
.,,;oca IF ie1~istinn anantet NV tha GOV,
Sr,ss of he I.uitnd >fatrs has vindic,tad
I,scIf # i the NrkinIeyI.xy rannIanse
Won were tod in 1890 ihat II would checi,
inuorts. You were tod IN lsg0 maj i
raIled thc .,ypraG. amy to fGnarconr ,n
,,'ar ,oiI i 80 ,h.a,,, a. Ii,.o ~,
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