New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-29

marty which has done more Tor human Hceuom ILL.," an
parties that have existed either in this country or IN
any other. (Applause) l need not say that refer
ia Abraham Lincoln. applause and cheers.)
That speech was a surprise to the country. us
wonderful eloQuencc. It's unanswerabe logic ao uo""
then the fundamental principles OF the KepuoiIcah
party, upon which 1t was builded ana upon "he"
was achieved its great success. NJ ue
c,nso ~ bo speech Mr.. Lincoln said
aLct la have faith that right makes might, and IN
that faith LET lis 70 the end dare to do our duy a.
we sec it,, Four months later the RepuDicah parry
chose him as its leader and candidate. he" 'noh','
later the American people chose nm as 'hcr ~.
dent and for four years those thrilling words winch
I have quoted were to him his tasInan' lie nc'c'
fatered during the great contest that was forced upon
him and upon the country TO do his duty rs lie saw lie
! No matter what contumcy was heapcd upon MIN py
| his enemies: no matter how much he was eonei Wy
hs friends to 60 faster in the great work IN "h''h
he was engaged, seeing his duty he never iai'ereu'
| When urged in advance. ms he )udgcu, OF PRYOR
time TO declare the emancipation Of the slaves he
withhold ,bo emancipation proclamation until. in his
Judgment thc time had for its issuance ana
then it was given the world, and the slaches were
stricken from the arms and legs OF four millions OF
| slaves. applause and cheersJ
TIE PARTY's GREAT WORK.
great crime took him from us before INC WORK
Of reconstruction had been completed but the hepuo
can party from that day to THIS has held true "
! sentiments.
tumely. the Republican party lns gone FORWARD 10
| ao &c du,v ~ II SAW it, When it had saved the
Union and restored tie States their places In H. 10
then undertook another great work. ana 'hht "as 'e
elevation OF the masses IL had elevated laoor III ~
other one act had done. by forbdding foio''r'
slavery upon soil. Npplausel 1t cnnobled l"oor
by doing tlat: it struck from the vocabulary OF our
| southern statesmen, the words which uey apPh'"
in opprolrum TO our leaders, when they caled uhem
the greasy mechanics" and the mud sills OF society
The Republican party undertook another grand
work for the fnrles ccvation OF the iaborer oi .e
country and Of the laborer Of the world ana tna'
| was In the adoption OF the doctrine OF protection 10
| American Industry and American labor, which "
has carried forward from that day TO this |Appanssl
The Republican party held the powers OF TINS great
! Government for thirty years, save one h'erresn"i
Of four years and during those four years. 1t
controlled the legislation OF the country, or ra'"e'
prevented any Of the great works that the party hau
accomplished from being destroyed or repcPleu UP
plausc)
ca tor tbon ne tho history Of this country is oon-
cerned for the last thirty years II has been the max
| ing OF the Republican party and to-day, III ths can
vas; before the people for The election oi fI>f"cN'
the Republican party comes again WIFE us ho"ru anu
demands judgmen o: the people. II con'@ here WIN
all this record of thirty years gone by. in when our
country has grown and prOspTcd a. never r9oT'
! D,n We viii not weary Won with rehearsal OF oar
| achievements They have been written by The pen VI
iron and blood. In the history Of or country ana
they can never be cGaccd. (Applaus). Neither the
Democratic party nor any other THAT may come at'r
IL can ever do anything TO destroy the hStne of The
great names that have written upon our pages OF
| history nor can 81 I'm any way undo the grand work
that We have accomplished Npplaise)
A RECORD TO SrhND ON.
put We come to-day. appalling 10 the people
| pnon the record OF the present Administration
| ApplauseJ Blot the past thirty years " you
| will and then present the condiuon OF inc
country as We lind II to-day. We present inc r'Fo'n
| OF the present Republican Administration anu W.
| cav upon that record. 1t + impossible that there
| .honld bo n vote Of want Of confidence. Nppau'eD
LET me ask your attention briefly 10 some OF the
work OF the present Administration.
As to It's finances We have reduced 'he h"l"''''
debt more than two hundred and hfy millions OF uors
| since we came I'm. II our opponents want 10 ko"
| what IA, become ~ the surplus in the treasury
| ~. answer. I'VE have used IT fJr the canccilat"
| % our governmental debt tApplanse) WHAT bet'er
nse can nation make OF II, surplus revenues thah
| a private individual could make OF his surplus
r.venue, and that Is By retiring his notes and oo"ds
| before they are duet tApplanseJ
| Some months ago a cry was raised that tho pas
| Repubucan Congress was an cNtiavagant anu !"
/ runt body: that II had wasted the revenues OF he
| people and finally that charge vac summed up III
| The one expression, that It was " b'ihoh p'''
Conccss:a that 1t had appropriated bilH"h "
dollars I'm two years foi the support Of inc "o's'i'
| ment The present Secretary Of the Treasury Salu
| very good thing IN answer 10 that "heh ne e"'u
1ba, this was n Billion Dollar Country NpplauseJ
Rut since this campaign opened, and since the INST
Democratic House adjourned, You have not he''u u'
thing about Iillion Dollar Republican Congress Tor
in the parance which Is used on that slde' inc DEMO
| crotic Congress saw u and went rs one better
rsnplause1 They exceeded our appropriations over
forty millions Of dollars and then to show what wise
financial government they would give u.s. after ADDING
Ills Increase to our expenditures. they passed bs "l
revenue through the House Of Representatives, "'ncn
- they had been enacted into law by IN" senate "o"iu
have reduced our revenues thirty I'VE mlliloh o"'hS'
thereby creating an absolute deficiency ana competing
f1e Government 10 borrow money for It's Ordinary
,no,o,,urcs The Government, I'm the last portion
~ one loan that matured extended over twenty-five
millions OF IT at per cent interest the lowest rate OF
Interest ever paid by any government since man WAS
,pon this foot stool. (Applause)
TURNING THE TABLES.
They have charged against this administration an
! extravagant expenditure Of money upon pensions
Or in other words thc} did charge that SIX months
ago but since this campaign opened nave you Hc'iu
| | a Democratic orator, or have you seen Demo'rauo
newspaper that has said any thing against inc pesoh'
, | TO our soldiers; (Applause aud cries no! No.
| ~ Won have Won have done more than nave.
| have neither heard word seen a word OF dis
| | appreciation upon their part. And II nave rehc
Mr. Cevcland's letter Of acceptance I've seems 10 DC
| somewhat in favor OF pensions now uaughtcr)
| Last week there witnessed a sight III inc city
NJ Washington which has before been witnessed
> | ard can never again be repeated over 10000 war
worn veterans many on crutchc'. bent down viii
disease and tho effects Of their service In this Gov
eminent marched up Pcnnsy lvania Avenue, repeating
the grand march which they made up that avenue al
the end Of the war in 1863 Appause)
When that first grand march made. emblcm'
were hung out upon the buildings in Washington (aht
, there are many here before me who saw ~
saving that this Government and this people coulc
never repay It's debt TO the soldiers that had savee
It, (ApplauseJ But six months ago you could moi
read a Democratic paper that was not decryng tn
soldier as fraud, and charging that the vast ma