Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-08-24

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and sympathy have been with the
Democratic party, because | believe,
as much as | believe that | live, that
the interest of my wife and children
depend upon the success of its prin-
ciples. Not only this, but | believe
the permanency of our free institu-
tions (Which / love above my fami-
ly depend upon the administration Of
what / consider Democratic princi-
pie in the administration Of our
government.
Fellow citizens, am a Democrat
because | believe III u strict con-
struction of the Constitution and
implicit obedience to the Constitu-
ton, the organic law of our land,
the covenant and the ark of safety
to the people in republican form
OF government.
am a Democrat because | be-
lieve in the largest possible liberty
of thought and action to the individ-
ual, consistent with the public good.
am a Democrat because / be-
lieve that no man should be taxed
except for the purpose of an econ
omical administration of our gov
eminent. The government is our
protection, and the government has
a right to demand from the people,
aye, to draw from the body of our
people Gas it did in 1851 its best
blood and treasure to protect the
national life; but every cent wrung
by taxation out of the people for
any other purpose is robbery, pure
and simple.
| am Democrat because do
not believe in the so-called paternal
government that lifts one man up
while it pushes another man down
that makes one man rich while it
makes another man poor. believe
with Thomas Jefferson, the founder
of Democracy, that that country is
best governed that is least governed.
Let every avenue of life and action
in that great country be opened to
the great and humble, rich and poor,
black and white alike; and let the
individual man work out his own
destiny, unaided by government
protection, except as the weak is
protected against the strong. Then
shall we have such a republican
government as our fathers built,
and they laid it OH solid foundation.
When this is done we shall have a
free country, rich in the hope and
promise Of good government to US
and to ours forever.
This, as ] understand it, is the
policy Of the Democratic tsparty.
This, our party, is a party of the
people, and to-day large majority
of the voters of this great nation
are with us, and were it not for the
electoral system (Which was COM
promise between Alexander Hamil-
ton upon the oneside and the Demo-
cratic ideas of Jefferson on the other)
the next national contest would be
beyond peradventure in the interest
of the poor man and thepeople. And
to-day in this great country of ours,
out of the great mass of manual
toilers, whose hands are calloused
and begrined with labor, two out of
three, at the approaching election,
will cast their ballots for that fear
less exponent of the peoples rights,
that man who ever has had the
courage of his convictions, our next
President, Grover Cleveland.
But gentlemen, do not be deceiv-
ed. The contest between us is one
which every Democrat should en-
ter, because his home and his FAM
lily is involved. We have nc
wealthy syndicates behind us. We
have no men protected by the gov
eminent, no favored class of people
out Of whom fat can be fried fol
our purpose. We rest upon the in.
telligence, patriotism, the love and
the hope of the common people OF
this country, and they are with us il
we are right, and if we are wrong
they are not with us. | shall dc
my part in this contest, and | only
ask of every individual Democrat
that he does his. And thanking
you again for this manifestation of
your confidence and esteem, which
makes me, standing here to-day,
enjoy the proudest moment of my
life, ] bid you God speed in the en-
deavor to wrest the State forever
from the hands of the opposition.