The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-10-16
WAYNE MACVRAGH.
He Addresses a Large Democratic
Meeting at Philadelphia.
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY ROASTED
For It's Attitude on the Prominent Questions
Now Before the People Mckinley Bill
and Other Monstrositiss Disgected.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Oct. 15.-One of the
largest political meetings of the campaign
was held tonight under the auspices of the
Young Mems Democratic association Of
this city, which invited Wayne MacVeagh,
formerly attorney general under Garfield,
to make an address. MacVeagh was intro
duced by President Thompson of the asso-
citation.
McVeigh said in part that up to the
present tins he had not felt at liberty to
vote for any but the Republican candidates
In 1876, he believed Tilden was entitled to
the electoral vote of Louisiana, but Presi-
dent Grant, Secretary Chandler, Secretary
Cameron, General Sheridan, in command
OF the troops in the state and Secretary
Robinson, with gunboats in its waters,
were deeply Interested in the election and
United States Marshal Packard. was seek
ing the governorshlp with host Of depu-
ties at his command and yet
when the polls closed Tilden had
1000 votes more than Hayes. The speaker
objected to this, he had watched with pain
the steady growth of the corrupt use of
money in politics. He was convinced. that
unless the Republican party was checked
it would make the poor poorer and the
rich richer, more corrupt, selfish and less
patriotic. "There is too much TRUTH he
SAID, Sin the rumors that the election OF
1855 was bought. There is no way of &C.
counting for the action Of the Republican
party for the last four years other than as
q bargain and sale of legislation
he did not see how any man in his right
senses thought it wise to infiict upon the
poor the awful burdens of the Mckinley
bill or debauch voters by Offering them
pensions, or to impoverish the tax
payers by buying The masses with
silver, for which there is no use, or to in
suit a small, weak sister republic like
Chill by sending such diplomat as Pat
ricK EgaR or threaten her with war with
out waiting to translate her apology"
On the tariff question NJ Weigh said that
less than IL per cent. OF the laborers OF
Pennsylvania could secure employment IN
the protective industries, while the other
So per cent had to pay bounty on almost
everything they eat or wear. Owing TO
the cordage trust and similar evils the
American farmer each year found
himself poorer until in Ohio and Penn
sylvania land was worth less than
half it was twenty years ago laboring men
were obliged to pay artificial prices for
sugar on account OF our trusts, kept alive
by the Mckinley BILL and what was true
of the Mckinley bill and great lot of the
monopolies was also true of the reckless
pension legislation. The speaker did not
object to just pensions. He said it was
known that in the present year silver was
mined in vast quantities at a cost of 80
cents per ounce and sold TO the govern
ment at over 20 cents. so it was probable
that our silver dollar was not worth over
80 cents. 1t was only questi of time,
ne declared, when we would be reduced to
silver currency.
In closing the speaker said he would
r. al n he IF @
burglar to bride watchman to rob bank
than to contribute money to be placed in
the hands of Quay. Martin or Hackets to
be used in politics.