Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-10-13

cannot pc pinnou by oayonuta a ucK leave 10
add that IL cannot be ccmentod by eggs am
willing as any man 10 forgive and forget but
there ought 10 DO reciprocity,
believe my democratic friends say that
there Ii d force bill issue In this campaign,
don't think there iB; but think there ought TO
be have no authority 10 speak for the 70.
publican organization, but afnrm that this ma.
ton will never DO properly restored Afilrm
that there never Will be absolute restoration
between the two sections until II In Just ex.
aotly US safe for James u, Weaver or any
other northern man, whatever may be his poll
ties, TO talk In Georgia, whatever he pleases, as
II will be to talk In Kansas, and affirm beyond
all that, that the mission OF republioanism as
such will never be accomplished until II IL Just
exactly M safe for black republican To vote In
Mississippi ns II In for white democrat 10 vote
here in Shawnee county.
For more than twenty-five years; yes for
more than thirty years, the republican party
has practically had charge and controlled tho
national government, for under the Cleveland
hiatus, I speak adyisedly for he never was
elected, the senate was republican In this In
terval the republican party has established
the supremacy Of tho constitution II has
created a sovereign nation; II has made free.
dom, the state indestructible, and the nation
indlssoluble n has also enfranohised free
men and abolished slavery. II has invented
national banks and a firm currency, and main
tainod an oircial system OF unprecedented
strength and iexibility. II made paper money
legal tender, and II resumed specie payment
II suppressed polygamy and organized the om.
plre OF the west by the land laws which have
given homes to millions OF the public domain.
President Harrison il tho only man who has
sat In the presidential chair for tho last half
century that could conduct every department
OF the government himself and run IL without
hraa Ia tnna nj nA hara
He was an eminent lawyer Has been an en-.
olent and trained legislator. He In q courageous
man He Ia not afraid TO do right He In a pa.
triotic man, he believes In the American people
aud spells tho word Nation" with tho biggest
letter IN" in the alphabet His letter In reply
10 the objections Of Lord Salisbury To continue
the modus vivendi OF the scaling trouble with
Great Britain Is, In my judgment, ono OF the
finest, one Of tho ablest, ono Of the strongest
state papers Of this country lie wrote II him
self He had no secretary OF state, and be IL
Just exactly ~ competent 70 conduct the nego-
tiations with any foreign power OF Europe a.
he Is competent and willing 10 look over tho
private papers In the case OF q pensionsr apply.
ing for pension.
The tariff we hear so much about, 1 beliove,
and understand that the party believes that
everything we can't manufacture or raise
should be admitted free That In the reason
we admit products Of tho soil or manufacture,
with tho exception Of articles OF LUXURY like
champagne silk apd diamonds, which are chief
ly used by the rich But upon every thing that
we can raise. that we can produce or that we
believes that duty should be i'm.
posed sufficiently large TO prevent
The manufacturers and producers Of other ooun-
tries from landing their wares and merchandise
down In our market AZ less price than we can
! produce or raise them at our rate OF wages aud
4 our interest upon invested capital That ID
simple and plain enough That l understand,
/ Is the republican theory Of protection and that
II the theory involved In the Mckinley bill
| which Is the most logical and effective machine
| for protection that has ever been introduced
, into American politics Applause
/ want TO say TO you that william Mckinley
Is not popular In Europe Laughter ana cheer
inzl II William Mckinley were running for
once he would not obtain q vote In Germany,
or France, or Italy, or England He Ia regard
ed as the arch enemy OF the Industries OF thoa,
countries, with hoof and horns and q forked
tail As said, do not know what the purpose
OF the democratic party II In case thoy are sue
eessful upon the question OF the tarin. but there
Is not tyrant or despot, there Is not 4 pam
pored aristOcrat there Is not manufacturer
who has grown rich upon the American mar
] keL who does not pray to-day for the election
OF Grover Cleveland and the success OF the
democratic ticket Not one. Whatever WI
may understand about this question, whatever
the democratic party may pretend will be or
Will not be tho policy on this question, the
manufacturers and the merchants and the gov
erninR classes OF all the other civilized coun
tries believe that democratic success means
destruction Of taxation and therefore they are
In favor Of The election OF Grover Cleveland and
defeat OF Benjamin Harrison. II Is not Away
safe 70 do ~ your enemies want you 10 do.
| know something OF the condition OF Euro
pean labor and the manner OF living IN thosI
countries where free trade prevails. l know
the hopelessness Of the penury aud tho poverty
with which they are aniicted I have seer
women and children working like field hands q
the agriculture Of Germany, have seen then
moving and spreading the bay and raking In tn
helds and digging and blowing. l seen then
with long handled rakes leyellng the road be
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