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

c. f. FAIRcVILD.
close Colonel Anderson announced the
third toast:
The Lessons Of the Election: The people
have spoken. Their verdict Is a redlr-
ton OF governmental expenditure ali
taxation, an honest currency, a pension
list purged Of fraud. and the repeal -
all laws which sanction Federal interior
ence with elections.
Hon Charles s. Farchld. Cf New
York responded in the following manner:
Ii is indeed a great honor TO be- per
mitted to take part in a banquet he'd
here in Richmond. and capital OF the ola
Dominion, on the first occasion when W.
can truly say that we are again Jnitel
States. AS a son of New York-as d
Northern man, and on my own behal.
I thank you all from the bottom OF my
heart for having given me this great
privilege. (Applause) l have been given
a most con prehensve toast. the lesson
OF the election with the specification
which accompany II.
Economy in Expenditure. Our one De
mocratic administration with which had
the honor to be associated gave us the
example in economy OF expenditures. our
struggle all the time was TO be permit
ted to apply the savings which the Demo
cratic party made In expenditure 70 the
reduction Of the peoples T. xation. CAP
plause) Ir order that they might get the
full benefit Of II at Governmental bless
ing that privilege was denied TO us, and
the only envy that / feel towards thos-
who will come into the administration OF
the Government after the 4th or next
March is that they will have the satlsfac-
ton OF giving the people the full benefit
OF the wisdom and economy which they
will apply in Governmental departments.
(Applause.)
We sometimes are inclined 10 think
lightly OF the burden which comeJ frorr
Federal taxation. ] know that / had a.
illustration of IL in the little town II
the State of New York, where IS ny
country home.
There we have about six Thousand n
habitants. Many years ago that town
bonded itself to build a railway. In 1851
! think they refunded their debt upon
basis, which with a certain sinking fund
would relieve them from the entire debt
in a certain series Of years-abOut twenty
years. The debt Of that town under tast
provision was about one hundred aud
forty thousand dollars.
For years IL had been n mcoted que lion
with the farmers Of that town-they Id
looked upon that burden OF a hurd,cd ani
forty thousand dollars as q great burden
upon their shoulders. II had been TIE
subject OF town meetings after town
meetings. as to how il should be disposed
OF. / made a computation 10 see what
proportion Of Federal taxation that town
bore. At that time we were claiming tat
we were taxing the people one hundred
millions of dollars annually more than
was necessary.
| found that the share OF that little
town OF a hundred millions annual Fed
eral taxation II they were relieved from
II would relieve them absolutely from that
debt of a hundred and forty thousand
dollars. under which they had been moan
ing, and yet the administration which sue
ceeded US not only refused TO make The
economies in expenditure, but they greatly
increased those expenditures until they
ran into an excess OF far more than ono
hundred million OF dollars. until they
had LEFT this Government stripped "
its vast resources. With which II was
clothed when they anne into power.
Tehy go out almost sneering at tho
difficulties which the incoming admins
tration will encounter. and yet, my
friends, that party claims that IL Is
patriotic party. and party which ougnt
to be intrusted with the Government Ok
this country.
| say that when the history OF these
times comes TO be written our desceh.
dants viii look with Amusement and
with horror upon such waste and abuse
OF public trust. (Cheers)
A pension list purged OF fraud no"
have bone to pick with our southern
friends in regard TO this pension list. 10Y
rave been altogether too generous WIN
IL IN your votes In Congress. applause
II has been maguanimous. l Know iOI
you 10 vote and 10 favor the largest
bounty on the part OF the Federal GOV
eminent TO those who fought against
you. but II you had done II thanking tnst
threbv YOU were 20 conciliate public
sentiment In the North towards tns
South. I tell you that you have been Gu
tlrely mistaken In the North.
The North requires nothing OF ina.
kind The North wishes and ASKS TOT
nothing but kindness, and a proper meas.
ure ~ Justice towards those VINO ha'
suffered for their country ! tell you:
NV friends that in the vast vote We hao
I'm the last election. coming from those
who had been perhaps. opposed 10 pen .'
cracy I'm the past. we did not receNe
81 vote because OF any legislation IN FAVOR
81 the pensioner beyond the demands Oh
the merest Justice. Not vote and say
hereafter TO the Democratic party po .s,
An the North and In the South' we ~'
fight this question courageousiy ana non,
estly. and earn for ourselves me resp g.s
OF the thinking citizens OF 'he .No'''
(Applause) ,n,.~,.r-
,os wien elections or course We VIII
-. ,hat because we are 10 have
Democratic party In power @ppiause,
and that Is the purest dictate; tnat 10
the mandate OF the people 10 Democracy
IN this last election. Our opponents. AFTER
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