The sun., 1892-10-26


the claim is now .apnlogetically put forth that
s the assE f. a%sn1 ana
area1y 10 soms ssen interfeqas 'aT Mit mnd
controls our elections. Tn" pretrpce that Fed
eral inierierenGe may he exercised with PRO
nriety when President and members q Con;
grsss are chosen. because they are Federal
officials, may. u tol rated. soon be attemrtrd
that they elect United States senators. an'' the
Fe icral Government should hnve In that nun.
oyer the. ethods which pertain totheir choice.
No rredtc,ion cap satey ne male as TO ON .n' OK. OK
state elections may hn invoked. IL any extern
sion shall now y" permitted.
this issue, but seek to .cyahc and ignore it,
President Harrison. in his letter Of acceptance
expected. and .enA"av"rs to draw. public at
tcntlon away from its conSid ration hy the
mild suggestion Of a non partisan commission
to revise our Federal election laws He does
hs rcpudate 1T. HI, does not reiract hi favor;
able recommendation Of 1t contained in all
deny that all the while the Infamous measure
was rending in Congress he cXcrted his Off
cia nilurnre to secure It's enactment, even TO
the "N'ent - advising ths breaking down
In 'hS Senate OF the rules Which had
# the rights of th" min becaus. they
,nbstrnctrd ,n i,s spEely passage. Nr. Blaine.
II recently published letter SUI stantialy ad-
Lis"h T ihn n,andonmcnt or ignoring Of the
candidate. Mr. whitalaw Reid. who t'TStr rscantiv
held the two impor,ant. Offices OF Minister TO
Trance ana ';eEsnt Of Il. University Of the
state 2iiice. and now retains the latter Office.
but neTIe,r,s his official duties in the manage.
and, aggressive letter Of acceptance imretu-
ously rusho> IN whore cnn'i"u- men had cared
TO- tread, amt Vigorously defends ~ n effect tho
port rll. This course does credit to
hiS ~, consistency. m ,althoasn it may. be q
ncwsiarer had been tn" prrsistcn, advo.
;s. ;aie % the measure. !ustifynH al its in;
sense of the Eoruhlcan senate fclt com, eIlcd
t. REJECT. and l"noun ing every conservative
hepu.li,nn ,n whp doubted the rrTpprry ~ Wis,
take any other nosition AT this time H" is an
active and ardent Republican. not overcons"-
cnti"us. and seems to regard it as his duty to
endnrs" every Republican measnr" which his
v either it is right or wrong. good. bad. or in
Inherent. So tnat. .notwiih.tanding tho sug-
ancts OF Mr.. Harrison. and thu reirence of
the generality of the Republican orators. the
ub.,can parry cannot eseane IN this cam;
the consequences which its advocacy neces-
THE SOLID SOUTH.
This issue. alone necessarily makes the
South solid for tho Democratic party. They
actment would bc blow. aimed directly at
tntUl. ut tHelr MONIES. AT lneIT dearest FlgutS.
ut their chnrished principles. at Their peace
and security, The south " not only he solid
nGans the Eoss SS s x s d fsSpst
encrnachncnts Of every, character against an
unnne:e;ssarly RESTRICTED currency for the ben
t"crncy. and Rcputicanisn. IT will lie solid
IN favor OF sood soy"rnment, free and honest
money. wider markets. frecr commerce. per-
son1l liberty. and Democrats government.
do not need 20 reiterate nv convictions OF
IN IL n t,.nI pi.a m f,- -t..l N
| in 1870 when the clouds were dark and the
| have not forgotten my effort to arouse the at
! tention Of the country to this issue. which
address which had tho honor Of delivering
| before the Thomas a. Hendricks Club of In
diannrolis in the summer Of that ye r; nor ny
PERM, me to rrad IoTlY1 POI ii M ., That Letter;
exhibiting in its executive and leGs lative
branche- dangerous tendency toward us
eliminating thus far in tn. passage by the
! House of Representatives of an election bill
f Justice and r rop ..y " m H s dsneunced
as suhvcrsive Of popular rights and revolu-
to"1ue 9"u f our ' consftu sas
ti"n will become blank rarer. aud our country
Tammnny society las arranged ior tIis ami
ysrsary , M the ,'iort will not spared to aruse %
threaten in this wi q departure from the sim
n!. form OF Eovnrnm"n' planned by our fore
nca' partisanship which. to satisfy its own
greed. is willing not only to sacrifice the peace
and and nrosnsr..s "l the pe,2pe tut to Lcrvert
Hall will u. echo the best sentiment Of tho
country when it Appeals to t patriotic, in
mental tavori'iem. It's an organization with
ful ana lar-f6ucnlnY II imnOrtant
factor, in our american civilization. 1t
S!rs'ehSs WG 70 rroefn arm Gynr tne poor
and instructs them in the duties II Ameri-
can cit ZEN ship;x 1t has been steadfnst friend
posed every attempt. no ma ter how carefully
eonreals lsd or how nGeniouely devised. to dis:
t.S haM n he sy S hfie has hravy aly
stood for individual liberty. local self govern
ment, the rights OF the taies. elua priv Ieges
for al and an economical adm notrai ion of
public affairs. With such traditions. it should
ne the ,i iirst t" strike II warning note ard Tend
tntt"1 Ii v"G" ,;f, vi viii he heard and h"sd%d
sands Of men all over the country who r-ioice
to call themselves Democrats because Democ-
ra"y yrenrrs.nits to them true American ideas In
EMPLOYING this glorious anniversary to urge
VI on or surrender OF those IDEAS. and to re-
Tammany Society will be rendering benen-
cent and patriotic service worthy Of grateful
rclntl france IN tne HllnuS o1 he people.
Tn" ringing resolutions which you subse-
Guently passed denouncinS the measure
showed your ,keen. appreciation "f the critical
situation and testified tn, your patriot" inter
south did DO: tors"t. and whish in in your our" sub, e
seIuent 10 "a! election Of thar yeur. gave you
tho. earnest sympathy OF every Southern man
IN favor Of tho election OF your municipal
ticket.
do not know that anything new remains to
bc said uron his Issue. can. perhaps. do no
betirr than to recall to your attention that
portion Of my annual message to the legsia-
turc OF the state Of New York transmitted on
Jan. q. 1891. in which | again discussed this
an.-t,"n and solicited the Official nction,of
passage Of the bill. then said:
There is reniing in the Federal Congress
mea~ur. r"lulary designated with great
accuracy ~ ths orcc bill which il designed
elections
Ihe terms OF this pi orosed law need not
describe - y,u, they are familiar to tn" gem
"rhi Iuillc h"rnusa they We're widely dis
cuSscd in IN" recent political campaign AMI
iorineu on" ~ the principal issues in tho eie"-
tion, ny an oN"r"hciWing majority the peoi le
derl!eh against t'ic Mrhsue. In our own
Stat" this cml hattie protest was recorded in (.