St. Paul daily globe., 1892-11-04
THE SPEECHES.
Senators Eustis and Carlisle
Arouse Great Enthusiasm.

Arouse Great Enthusiasm.
Senator Eusts, of Louisiana. was in
troduced as the first speaker. He said
i'll part:
Il wish to draw your serious attention
to the chief issues of the campaign. In
1861 the government of the United
States needed revenue. and the tariff
law was passed by congress. Up to
1872 the government still needed rev.
enue, and tariff taxation was increased,
and it was then at such high
figure that | could occupy your time
for hours TO read the opinions Of Re-
publican leaders, at the head of whom
was John Sherman himself, declaring
to the country and to his party that
tariff taxation was then too expensive" J"
Speaking of the force bill, he said:
"Let me tell you in all seriousness that
that force bill, if it ever should become
a law, will enslave the American peo-
pie and will bury forever liberty in this
country"
Great applause followed Senator Eus-
tis' speech. Senator John q. Carlisle
was announced as the next speaker.
He was cheered and cheered again. He
said:
II wish it were in my power to make
something Of an adequate return for
this friendly demonstration, but under
the circumstances l must be coutent
with submitting to you very few
remarks. In fact, it seems to me
that the time for argument is almost
past, and that almost the only question
now remaining for the decision of the
people is whether the presidency of the
United States can be purchased with
m n1Anln
bought by their own money Wrung from
them by unjust taxation.
The question of legislation is the
most important that can be submitted
to any people, because it affects the ma
terial interest of every man, woman
and child in the whole country, while
the power to tax the people for the pur-
pose of raising money to defraY
the expenses Of administration
is necessary in every govern
ment no matter what the form may be.
The question between the two great
political parties in this campaign IS not
as to the existence of the power, but as
to the extent and purposes for which it
may be exercised. The Democratic
party contends that the great power
under which all the earnings and all the
property of the people are subject
to the demands of the government shall
bo exercised only for the purposes OF
raising revenue for the use OF the gov
ernment, and not for the purpose of
raising revenue for private individuals"
Lightly touching on the Mckinley
bill, Senator Carlisle went oD to say:
1--WE have reached a stage i'll the
progress of this discussion when the
minds of the people are turning away
from the mere consideration of Sched
ules and rights of duty; we have
reached a stage in the discussion when
people are giving attention to the
moral questions involved, and asking
whether it is right and just to take
the whole or part of the earnings of one
man and give them another. And when
the American people came to the con-
Sderation of such question as that,
and when they are called upon to de-
eide between right and wrong, the re-
suit is not in the least doubtful. The
system of Republican protection as it
exists is Just as certain to be destroyed
as the institution Of African slavery
was in 1861"
Speaking on the force bill and its pro-
visions. Senator Carlisle said:
Il said for long time after this bill
had been defeated in the senate that the
Republican party would never again at
tempt it, but when | saw the article of
Senator Hoar in the Forum; when
l saw the applause with which
eX-Speaker Reed was greeted every
time he appeared in the Minneapolis
convention and advocated this measure,
| came to the conclusion, and | am of
the opinion now, that just as certain as
the people elect a majority of the Re
publicans to the next house, and Re-
publican president. you will have a
force bill.
1--WE are rapidly approaching period
in our history when, it we do not arrest
the present tendency, the suffrage will
be worth but little, If anything, to the
people. The experiment is to be tried
now whether in the state of New York
and elsewhere the votes of the people
| can be bought. The Republican party
| your patriotism. 1t relies for its success
almost entirely upon the expenditure of
| money.
In my Judgment there has never
been more important political cam
| paign than the one now going on, for if
| the Republican party succeeds next
! Tuesday / am afraid that the people of
this country will never again have an
| opportunity TO cast an uninterrupted
OF free ballot.
II have nothing to say about your
candidates, because it is not necessary.
You know them, and l knoN them.
The whole country knows one of them
at least. Whatever you may think of
Mr.. Cleveland, l can say deliberately
that if he is not a sound Democrat
| am not sound Democrat. He may
not be as much of partisan as
| am, but on all the fundamental ques-
| tions which distinguish the Democratic
party, Mr.. Cleveland is as sound Dem
ocrat as ever lived. He believes in
maintaining the just authority of the
| government, but at the same time is re-
specting the rights OF the people and
the liberties OF the people. He believes
in honesty and economy in the admins
tration of all public affairs, and that a
public office is a public trust. l know
he is a sould, old fashioned jefferson
ian Democrat"