The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-11-05


day gives out the following address:
''To tho People of the United States:
"The Presidential campaign will soon
end. 1t is right and necessary that we
should now say few verbs to you.
There is no man, woman, or child in the
United States who is not affected by
our tariff laws. They enter into and
regulate the expenses of the daily life
Of every individual. Since 1865 less
than ono thousand men in this country
have been, by means of individual or
corporate wealth under their control,
masters of our tariff system. Their
power has been sufficient to enforce a
continuance and increase, in time of
peace, of taxes on the necessaries Of
life, originally imposed in time OF war,
only because OF the actual needs OF the
government Under system of war
taxes thus continued the conditions of
changed.
The wealth which, under former
laws, was distributed among all classes
conferred in the hands OF few.
These have accumulated fortunes un-
equalled in any European state and set
an example Of prodigal luxury to the
civilized world. The masses of the peo-
Pile who toll in tho fields or gain their
bread in rural districts, or in towns or
cities by the labor of their brains and
hands, struggle on YEARLY, looking to
your united action for relief You
know this is true. The feeling strong
est in your breasts to-day is the convic-
ton in each Of your minds that every
man and woman among you is forced
every day to pay from earnings and &C
cumulations price for the various nee
essaries of life which ought not to be paid
and the great proportion OF which does
not go to tho Government but to the
small number of favored people who to.
day control the Government.
"You know that this class controls
and uses the Government 1t is band
of moneyed men, combined for sordid
purposes and actually ruling the Repub-
lican party. Federal office holders arc
part of it's machinery. It's method of
operation is the intimidation of work
men and tho Corrupt use OF money. 1t
succeeded in 1883 in d. feating Grover
Cleveland by such methods before you
became aware OF the danger. You are
not now ignorant of tho peril. In no
country in tho whole civilized world in
which people have the right 70 vote has
the purpose of carrying an election by
the use of money been more plainly
shown. Bhe enormous sums, shame
lessly gathered in broad daylight from
contributing thousands, tho characters
OF men who are openly selected to put
IL
speech, it will do the utmost good, and
the prostitution of the public service to
the lowest political work, is daily
seen of all men.
"You will not remain passive specta.
tors of this scene. The people OF the
State OF N,w York, remembering the
high character and public services of
Grover Cleveland, and knowing that his
election is a certain guarantee OF wiser,
purer and better government, will rally
to his support. Those Republicans in
the State of New York, ana there are
many, who love their country and de-
spise the men now controlling their
party, will come to his aid, and he will
win an overwhelming victory in his
we'll beloved State
"rhe farmers of Indiana, cheated
more than once by the base methods
which are heing used once again to con.
troll that State, will show that thou
sapd beneficiaries OF federal legisla-
ton cannot again, by fraud, knavery
and purchase, obtain tho electoral vote
OF that State. The substantial yeomanrY
OF New Jersey, justly irritated at the
attempt to defeat their will by open
bribery of the basest elements OF their
population, will teach tho thousand con-
tributors on the day of the Presidential
election lesson they will never forget.
The farmers and working men in Con-
necticut, robbed OF their rightful State
government by methods now sought to
be practised against Grover Cleveland,
will remember their wrongs at the
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