The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-01-26


stance has made me open my mail from
that day to this with great deal OF
nervousness lest should find therein a
letter inviting me to Lakewood-for con-
sultation. II nothing more. Uaughter)
Recognizing that ] still possess those
great traits Of leadership that enabled
me as a boy. without any military edu-
catiCn, to take the position OF private In
the Confederate army great laughter),
never having declined single
promotion during the whole time. you can
imagine how gratifying II Is to me to
be designated as one OF the distinguished
leaders: but / confess. my friends. not
being accustomed TO occasions OF this
kind. I am met here tonight with some
confusion.
l had never been apprised Of the toast
to which l was TO respond. and. as /
was known all over the country as a
great tariff reformist. 1 had supposed 1
would be called upon to respond to that
toast. When / got here / found l
was not l had prepared speech, and l
turned II over to Mr.. Wilson. which he
delivered here. (Applause)
l have been sometimes accused OF not
being a sincere tariff reformer. Well.
now. that grows out OF the word reform
Having been in my private and public
life always perfectly consistent man,
i have never felt the necessity of re-
form. Great laughter) Therefore. the
word reform" does not attach TO me
as 1t does to some of my other friends
Now, my friends | have mistaken after
] came here even. this toast l had
Thought and my idea was that The Com
mercial Fruits of the Democratic
Triumph" was the toast. and what fol-
lows. as read by your chairman. was the
Y tha
fruits of the Democratic victory point
ing to the tables), / say let the good
work so on. Great cheering) l will be
the last man to throw any obstruction In
the way. A speaker coming In at this
stage of the proceedings. Of course, labors
under a great disadvantage. The gentle
men who have spoken before me have
said great deal that intended to say.
and the fact that 1 could say 1t better
than they have does not JUSTIFY me IN
operating II. (Applanse)
want to say this. however. that II
there are not very great fruits OF this
Democratic triumph. II were better Tor
| some of us. to whom this subject has
| been committed, that we had a mill
| stone hanged around our neckS and we
| were cast into the sea.
| Colonel Breckenridge says Mr.. Cleveland
| loves the common people, and l tell you
|
| people needed lover II is now, and those
| people committed this Democratic VIC
| tory TO our hands with the distinct under
| standing that there should be for them
| great fruits as a results or TINS triumph
| have heard tributes paid tonight 70
| the great leader of our party ana saiu
practically the same things so often 10
the people to whom l spoke In the cam
| naisn that I got to believing them my
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| been with me and have seen ana VIII
| nassed AS | did, the newborn hopes ana
| asnirations of n crushed people AT MS
| election. his heart would, in my Judg-
| ment have throbbed as II never hau'
7 have never seen the people with whom
| II is my good fortune to minsle SO en-
| Unused, so gratified, so much helpeu up'
| with SO many new aspirations KINDRED
as / saw as the result OF this last Triumph
| OF the Democratic party.
Then. say, II we do not produce some
fruits worthy Of the hopes and aspira-
lions and untiring efforts Of those people
| IN hiring about these results our cohul-
tion will be worse than that OF Jim Kopih-
son. -, 49,,
/ don't know whether l ever told you
about Jim Robinson or not. ceres Oh
Tell us about JIM Just TO snow you
| ahp Il
Going TO be in as representatives OF a
ortS ~ we do not accomplish and bring
forth some fruits, would relate the MS
torv and experience of Jim Robinson
one darky says to another: Uncle
Ephrlam. has yer heerd muffin lately
bout Jim Rob'son?'
Trncle Ephriam says: "Nor, l don't Der
Lave Use heerd Of Jim since dey turned
him loose from de chain gang He says
| WHY, is he SICK? 49, -, -.
s,ck as Use hearn NV; but he come t'
Rob Clopton's whar | was er shuckln
corn. and lowed to Mr.. Clopton to len'
him Old Beck. He axed me Ter eheN
o. terbacker. I gin him er chaw o Ter
hacker. / told him, l SEE. Jim, you haC
better be purticker bout dat mule; Isl
been tangled uD wild Old Beck once e
twice myself.' Jim lowed he wuz e.
horse doctor tole him eff he wuz
doctor all right-that's de bride. L saw
linn took de bride: saw him slip 1t OF
old Beck. and I saw him lead her out
and den / saw him git up on her. Del
I saw Old Beck gin herself hump
two and den thar wuz mighty cloud o
dust and after the dust got away tina
wuz Old Beck right back at de troi
whar she wuz befo'. wild one o jim
gallowses wrapped round her hind leg
| An Qey SOnt Ter NC huichci U' " ~.
ner he come. an he lowed dat Jim die
somehow kind er accidental like-said n
want sick er mint.
Now. my friends. as Colonel BreclOn
ridge said to you, the abuses of the Gov
. | eminent under which we suffer to-da
have been the growth of more than thirt
wears. / warn you as citizens-as some
| the citizens of this great country-not I
, expect too much OF us leaders. Uaugh
teri | want to warn you II we do nc
commence the work of undoing thes
| governmental abuses the fate or jill
| Robinson will be an enviable fate TO tina
to which we will come.
believe that the fruits OF this victor
: in the long run. and even Immediately
will be very great. / believe that IN
blessings Of this Government Will
equally distributed and its burdens sha
be equally borne.
, believe that this victory means
reyersal OF the whole policy Of this GOV
, ernment for the last thirty years, an
ttot II means that every individual |
This land shall have n fair showing In
, clean place to work out his own salvatiol
= And this is what l believe, my felio"
!, citizens. is the great secret OF ~overi
ment. at least a Government that dlstr
hates its blessings and burcens equaii
, and gives everybody In II fair and equ;
showing without any government
favoritism. (Cries Of That's right
THAT system of Government demonsrs
ted by the Democratic party for neari
seventy years prior TO the war built U
the greatest race of people on when Goo