Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-12
WATTERSON is DELIGHTED
And Wades Through a Slaughter
House of Language While
CELEBRATING THE BIG VICTORY.
He Iredicts Gradual but Positive Re-
duction Of the Tariff.
WHAT SOME OTHERS FIND TO TALK OVER

LOUISVILLE, Ky, Nov. 1.-THE Demo
Gratis had a monstrous meeting here tonight,
the Governor of the State and half of the
Legislature coming from Frankfort tc
take part in it. Fully 10, 600 men, repre-.
senting the Democratic clubs of the three
cities about the falls, Louisville, New
Albany and Jacksonville, took part in the
parade. The city was brilliantly illumi-
mated. Fully 25, 900 people gathered in
Court House square. Governor Brown was
too hoarse to speak, but reviewed the pro-
cession from the center stand.
The principal speech was made by Mr..
Watterson. ''If," he began, 'if were a
Republican, 1 should be like the gentleman
who, returning from his club, suddenly
found his way blocked by tree. He re-
ceded and took another angle, but with the
same result. Finally, when this had hap
pened three or four times, he folded his
arms, sat down upon the curbstone, and In
despairing tones, exclaimed: Lost In an
impenetrable forest.
Not Exactly an Inactive Politician.
The speaker then proceeded to pay his
respects to those who had accused him of
inactivity in the campaign, declaring that
he had been steadily at his post of duty,
and then addressed himself as follows to the
general situation:
There is no double meaning to the vote of
Tuesday. 1t sounds the death knell OF the
protective system. The robber baron in his
castle hears it, and amid the cheers of
emancipated labor he is preper1ng to meet
the inevitable The money-devll-a bully
always vet ever afraid of his shadow, and
no wonder it is so hideous-has been knock
ed speechless and can only gasp Tor breath.
The sham heroes of mock battles, who,
making scarecrows and plucking pigeons
and discovering rebels and traitors IN I'M
possible places, have driven so brisk busl-
ness in pursuing the old fiaS ana pension,
already see their occupation gone. The able
statesmen and lawyers who found Such an
astonishing likeness between the Democratic
tariff plank and the Confederate Constitu-
tion, have awakened to the knowledge OF
the fact that it is not the Confederate Con-
stitution but the Constitution of the United
States that was referred to, and that has
been vindtcated by the people at the polls.
Watterson's Respects to DIR. Depew.
The only cheerful note which can be
heard on any side comes from that Mark
Tapley OF Republlcanism, the brilliant
prosperous and genial Chauncey Depew,
who, because / eNtolled the greatness and
glory of the country at Chicago, thought
was making q Republican speech, which
only proves me to be the better Christian of
the two, since L ascribe everything to God
which he ascribes to the Republicans-and
Chauncey, abandoning the high tenor notes
OF the advocate and discarding the dark
features of the patriot in crisis. now says,
like a sensible man, "Of course am disap-
pointed. shall remain disappointed for an
entire day."
That tells the whole story. The time fixed
is too long by half, but let it go at that and
as the measure of all thoughtful Republic
ans, for no honest interest, no honest class,
no honest man, has any cause to fear.
We simply mean to reverse the movement
OF engines that were driving us to ruin. We
mean to do what the Republicans promised
TO do in the enactment or the war tarif-re-
duce it to peace footing. We mean to pro-
ceed with this work like statesmen, not like
mountebanks and revolutionists.
Great Claims for HIS Party.
The Democratic party represents at this
moment not merely the numbers, but the
brain and the conscience of the people; and.
mindful of its responsibilities, it will ad-
dress itself to the revision and reduction of
the tariff duties upon lines so enlightened
and conservative as will conduct US from
the high protection scale to the low revenue
scale by a process SO gradual and just as to
make the transition pleasure TO everybody
except the unpatri0tlc and rapacious. who
have grown rich off special privileges cor
ruptly obtained.
There is no one among you more rejoiced
than / am this night, no one who will go to
a sweeter sleep or to happier dreams. Like
the greater number of you, / want nothing
but a sound, successful Democratic admin
istration, and this 1 expect TO get. Nay,
more: when it is over l expect to get an
other and another, until the prophecy of
the fathers is fulfilled ana the right o! every
citizen to an equal share in the blessings of
free government is confirmed and guaran-
tsed by series of wise Democratic laws,
disfgured not even by the memory of
force bill, nor darkened by the shadow of
one single protective duty.