The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-09-17

And l know that you will accord to him
that respectful attention which is SO
characteristic of a North Carolina au
| dience. In behalf of the democracy of
our State, the capital city of Raleigh
welcomes the next vice president of the
United States. prolonged applause)
Mr. stevenson Speaks.
Mr.. Stevenson arose amid the great
est applause. Hats were thrown up,
flags were swung above the heads
every body applauded. Mr.. Stevenson
said:
''Mr president, ladies and gentlemen:
l have no words with which to express
my full appreciation of the C urteous
terms in which it has pleased your dis
tinguished chairman to present me to
this vast crowd. l can only say for the
words spoken, for the hearty greeting
you have accorded me, l am profoundly
grateful. From the time [ eros <sed the
Tennessee line, coming from my distant
home in the Northwest, | have known
no other than hearty welcome from the
people, from my fellow democrats of the
Old North State. (Applause) do not
feel, sir, that I stand before you en-
tirely stranger. know something of
the history Of this old commonwealth.
The traditions, the history, the glory OF
old North Carolina is as dear to me as to
yourselves. (Applause) The blood of
my kindred, as of yours, was shed at
the battle of Kings Mountain and my
kindred with yours nnited in formulating
the Mecklenburg Declaration of Inde-
: pendence; so that I feel that | b we a
right to welcome to old North Caro-
lima. (Applause)
7 Ladies and gentleman: Again thank
ing you most heartily for the welcome
you have given me, will for a short
time dctain you with a discussion oi
} some of the political issues that are now
of great moment to the people Of this
country.
1t shall be my earnest endeavor tC
: suggest to you some reasons why YOU
interests and the interests of all the pc"
: pie of our common county will be sub
served by the election of Grover Cleve
land, applause, to the presidency an(
: the restoration of the democratic party tt
power. During his administration of tn,
e ed to his appointments to Office. During hi
+ administration the bonds of the govern
i ment were paid at maturity, anC
n as you will remember for the las
J. two years of Mr.. Cleveland's administra
e ton the question was what shall be don
i with the surplus revenues of the govern
q ment. This was an important lnquir
q in view of the fact that the revenues o
e the government exceeded it's expendi
J. lures more than one hundred millions
;. year under the honest and economics
e administration of president Cleveland
S, (Applause) And when on the 4th da
If of March, 1889, he turned over the gov
IS ernment to his republican successor ther
10 was little less than one hur
)r dred million dollars in the treasury
What is the condition of the treasury t,
day after three and one half years of r,
2, publican administration Taking th
IS estimate of the republican secretary {
e. the treasury as to the revenues of tn
3, government for the present fiscal ye;
of and the expenditures of the governmel
O. for the same period will be deficit
e. fifty-two millions of dollars; so then tt
Ii treasury is confronted with bankruptc
lie What is the cause of this ? That is d
of inquiry that comes home to every hone
4g and every intelligent voter of the Unite
C States regardless of party In my jud
y, ment the fact that the treasury is co
j." fronted with bankruptcy grows out
IS, two causes; first, the reckless, Il
he unwise, the lavished appropriations mac
V. by the fifty first congress. republics
j. congress, the first congress which b
*, gone into history as a billion dollar CO
E. gress; and in the second place, out
~ the passage by that congress of the M
20. Kinley law By the passage of this la
r. fifty millions of dollars were cut
ID, from the treasury of the United State
r and in large measure the deficit
7or which have spoken is result of t
oil. passage of that bill This brings me
er- little time to the discussion of the tar
of question, one of the questions Of great m
* ment to the people of this country. | re
he hardly remind you of the fact t at
of 1916 a democratic congress passed wh
rs is known in political history as t
sic Walker tariff bill 1t was passed by
ter democratic Congress, received the appl
u.s. val of democratic executive, and
ON known in history as the low tariff b
OF 1910. Unuer tndt Oil CdTlIl rdLeS WE
rst reduced to the minimum. The und
the lying principles of that bill was, first, t
highest rate of tariff tax upon the luz
id: ries of life; second, the lowest ;axatI
Dry upon the necessities of life; third Il
na the tariff law should be operated equa
ON upon all classes and upon al sections
The our country. (Applause). And in
,tic fourth place that the rate of duty shot
of be no higher than was necessary to C
d | lect sufficient revenue to meet the
his penses of the general government, h.
ms, estly and economically administered
re- Just and fair was that bill 50 equally
'eo it operate upon to all classes that
rio 1S57-(here a disturbance occurred
un- the crowd) after which Mr. Steven:
and said: Now, ladies and gentlemen, |
lied not quite through with you yet. 1t /
He little tiresome to listen to discussion
in the tariff. some times it is little t
hat some to discuss the tariff | remem
ney to have heard once a conversation
ern- tween two old fashioned Presbyter
he preachers. one of them said to the OF
mo preached for three hours and half
3 to yesterday, aud the other minister S.
troll didn't you get very tired? Yes, was.
ent, reply, but it would have done you 6,
lse). to have seen how tired they rs