The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-11-04
Mr.. Miiler,s Speech.

Mr.. Mffler's Speech.
Attorney general Miller's address. which
began with figure of speech that was
blow straight from the shoulder at Demoe-
racy. was as follows:
''Statisticians claim that the cholera in
our country saves more lives than IL de-
stroys. because by stimulating sanitation
it prevents typhoid fever, diphtheria and
other kindred diseases. Upon the line Oh
this philosophy we account for and are in
q measure Teconciled TO the existence OK
the Democratic party. Like the cholera, II
limited qualities it may serve useful
purpose. Occasionally Republican com.
munities, giving away, In some degree, TO
human weakness. allow their party plumb
ing TO become defective and their political
back yards 20 get out of order. AT such
times the election of Democratic Govern
or In q Republican State Is, perhaps. NOS
an unqualified calamity. In short. sporadic
Democracy. like sporadic cholera: may
serve useful purpose. But woe betide
that country where either Democracy or
cholera becomes epidemic.
For nearly fifty years past the southern
half of this Republic has been IN the grasp
of this monster, and the results have been
the horrors of an insane war. large degree
OF turbulence, lawiessness. general poverty
and lack of that progress moral and ma.
terial, which the great qualities of the peo-
pie and the resources OF the country
seemed TO prophesy and require. WHY Il
vast quantities of land are now. thirty
years after tho close of the war; lying
waste; those in cultivation so unsalablei
the people go poor; cotton so cheap; money
so dearf Why IS il that in the most
thriving cities of the South-Birmingham
for lnstance-the rate Of interest Is II per
cent or more, while In all the cities and
towns of the North the banks are glad
10 lean their money af half and less than
half that retef Ii is because that country
DQrunQrnCv
crates. If it does not cultivate, lawlessness,
disregards the spirit of our institutions,
and fosters state OF insecurity which
frigbtens away not only immigrants. bnt
also capital. which is the most tiiLic of all
things on earth. and thus makes u paradise
for the usurer and land shark.
Another manifestation or the utter
decentralization resulting from unQuaran.
tined, epidemic Democracy Is apparent In
the defalcations Of the State fiscal officers
In the South during the last sixteen years.
No one ut all acquainted with the people or
those States will doubt that their standard
OF personal integrity is as high or that the
per cent of men who in matters non -polit-
lcal measure themselves and abide by that
standard Is as large as IN any part OF the
Union. Yet IL Is fact no less astounding
than diecreditabie that since 1910 In no iess
than ten of the States constituting the So
called solid South the Democratic state
treasurers have dcfaulted in sums running
from S52.5O0 to Ss27. 600. in the aggregate
over s3S,OOoo In one state three treas
urersrobbed the pnblc of the sums OF sls2.
401.25. sI35.G00 and SS0.52 respectively.
And yet the Democracy everywhere pro-
fesses 10 be par excellence the friend of tho
people. the champion of law and order.
based on popular suffrage.
DEMOCRATS AGAINST LINCOLN.
lone of the wise sayings of Abraham
Lincoln was: 'You can fool oil or the peo-
pie some of the time; you can fool some of
the people all of the time; hut you can's
fool all the people all the time As usual.
the Democracy discredit and take issue
with Abraham Lincoln. Apparently they
are convinced that they can fool all the
American people all the time. In Congress.
in platforms in speeches. iR letters of tAsia