The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-04-13
REPUBLICAN RATIFICATION.
a Rousing Meeting at the Opera
House addressed by Hon.
T. H. Tongue.

senator from Washington county,
who delivered an excellent address
from republican standpoint. Mr..
Tongue is one Of the ablest orators
OH the Pacific coast and carried
his audience along with him in a
speech lasting about two hours.
Some noticeable features were the
hearty applause from both sides OF
he house and the abls manner in
which The senator showed up the
republican side Of the question.
The meeting was presided over by
President w. +. Yates, of the Ben
ton county republican club. After
music by the Marine band and the
republican club quart cite, in a neat
speech Hon. George Waggoner in
troduced the speaker Of the even
ing liz tile following words:
Ladies and gentleman, this is
the eleventh meeting of the repub-
lican club of Benton county. This
immense crowd present tonight il
lustrates how much can be done
in good cause. If there ever was
a cause worthy the attention of ev-
cry citizen interested in good gov
ernment. it certainly is the one in
which this club is now engaged
the interest and advancement of
the republican party. OF Benton
county and state of Oregon. The
speaker before us this evening is a
man OF whom we may we'll be
proud; he lis man OF state repu-
fatlon. Ny long and intimate ac-
quaintance with him justI6es me in
saying that his address OH this oc-
casIon will consist Of facts, and
nothing but facts. Ladies' and gem
t!enen, it is with great pleasure
that | introduce, to you The Hon.
Thomas H. Tongue, who will now
address you.
Lack Of space iorbids a publica-
ton Of the speech in full, but some
Foi its leading points sse. given be-
low.
Eir. Presidest, ladies and gentle
meu:-I ain gratified as well as
surprised at the large and intellI-
gent audience that | find before
me. Your presence here this even
ing betokens an interest in politi-
cal problems of the day which now
confront us, and which are placed
in the hands of the political par
ties who have had the reins OF gov
eminent of this republic.
1t has cen the usual custom
heretofore for voters Of our conn-
try to wait until the candidate was
nominated and then appear before
them and present the doctrines
and principles of the party to them
to give these matters any notice OF
attention. Under the last admin
istration of Mr.. Harrison the peo
pie became dissatisfied and de-
mandcd a change; there was dis
position OF negligence, and masses
of the voters of this country,
through negligence and want of at
tention allowed the democrats to
get possession of this country, and
to own us body and soul. The ef-
feet of that negligence is being felt.
This year the voters OF Oregon and
the voters of this country are suf-
fering from the result of that neg
ligence, and are now reasoning up
on these principles and issues for
themselves so as to intellig ntly
decide the great political question
of the day. The presence of this
large, appreciatlve and intelligent
audience, consisting of the repre-
sentative citizens of this communi-
ty and Benton county deserves the
highest commentator. | am not
here to say anything against, ,popu-
lists or democrats, but against pop
ulism and democracy. There is
only one great center around which
our interests cluster. Our interests
are identical. The interests of the
democrats are the interests of the
republican party. The people OF
this country have but one interest
that interest~is financial. The po.
llitical issues of the day are finan-
{ cial basis. It is a question of dol
liars and cents. The causes that
affect one affect all. The farmer
wishes a chance to market his pro
duce. The policy of the party
that will protect the industries il
which he is engaged and afford
him a market for his produce and
a living for his family is the pol
lev for him to adopt and support
/ There are three classes OF produc-
tions in this country; the first class
lis those necessities that we produce
Those which are produced in for
eign countries, those which we car
produce only by the protection
] placed upon the commodity to be
Imported SO as to protect and cher