The record-union., 1894-10-31
AS surveyed the precious contents of

O5S Aoiu away, COulQ not lelp DQt
lnlnk OF the SAD spectacle that party pre-
sented who was asking this man to ioin
tnenl In attack upon the institution which
hao given him the employment from the
proceeds OF which he had been enabled to
thus enjoy all that life can give.
AS Iiooked around me and saw whole
blocks of just such happy homes I could
uoG neIp Dut think what a spectacle that
party presented who to-day asks the
fathers and sons who live in those happy
homes to join them in an attack on the
employer who had contributed SO much
to their happiness.
As l look tonight into the faces of
those before me and recognize the great
silent, unrestrained and secret force that
lies at your command, feeling.of secur-
lty comes to me. because / believe, as L
live, that you will on the 9th of Novem-
Der, as you have in many Novembers
past, stand loyal to your homes, loyal to
your country, loyal to your employer
and loyal TO your own individual man
hood and honor.
l shall not venture tonight upon the
slightest reference to my Individual can
dldacy. L maintain now, here at my
home, before my neighbors, as l have
elsewhere, that in this contest the indi-
vidual is lost in the magnitude and i'm
portance Of the principle for which we
are contendlng.
LII WV lOJ-, Will IlO COuSluGTa-
ton for the past, disregardful of the pres
ent, with no heed for the future, the peo-
pie of this country for some unaccounta-
bic reason, pinned their faith to the
promises, pledges and allurements of
democracy, or, may better say, saw in
the robust personality of Grover Cleve-
land magician, who was supposed to
turn gold into something more golden;
one who would bring wealth without
work, prosperity Notwithstanding idle
ness, plenty 10 all without endeavor; in
short, kind of mOuntebank who would
have amusement take the place OF eating
and laughter at his jokes cause the hungry
TO forget their pangS. What was our con-
dition then?
Exports exceeding imports, money
plentiful, factories humming, produc-
tions finding purchasers, labor finding
employment at good wages, millions Of
unexpended balances in the National
Treasury, interest low, profita BILE invest
ments plentiful, with a general air of
prosperity prevailing over all the land.
Compare our condition then with what it
is to-day.
No sooner had the Inauguration of
President Cleveland taken place than
factories began to close, our exports di-
mlnIsh; farm products rotted in the fields
and rate OF interest ran up like the mer-
curry in a thermometer which is exposed
hungry men walked the streets in search
OF something to do, feeling of unrest
came first, then decline, at last despair
During the first six months OF the present
Administration-from March until Sep
tember-three great railway systems
passed into the hands of receivers, 466
banks suspended, 500 manufactures
closed, 5000 merchants failed and 100000
factory operatives were thrown out of
work. All this during the first six
months of the "montebank' 8" admins
tratlon, and from that day until this have
disaster heaped upon disaster, failure fol-
lowed failure, hunger and want increased
IN the ratio that twenty-four bears to six.
When, during six months of any Re-
publican administration, did you ever
near OF 400 banks falling, 600 factories
closed, 5000 merchants failing and 100000
factory hands thrown out of employment?
When, during eighteen months of any ad-
ministration of the Republican party, did
you hear Of 100000 American laborers
being thrown out Of employment? Dur
ing what Republican administration have
you known the fall clip of California wool
to fall TO six cents per pound? When
was 1t that wheat ever reached So cents
per Genital, or raisins ever sold for 65 cents
a box? During what administration OF
the Republican party did farm laborers
received no more than Sl5 per month, 80
cents per day? During what Republican
administration did you see great army OF
unemployed asking, pleading i'll vain for
the simple GOd-ordained privilege of
max ing an honest dollar by honest toll?
And yet, in the face of all this, with the
memories of want and hunger still fresh
from most recent events, with the farmer
struggling IN vain to sell the treasures of
his soil, the merchant struggling in vain
10 recover his lost fortune, the mechanic
struggling in vain against the closed fac
tory door, the laborer struggling In vain
to I'LL the flour barrel which is empty, the
Democratic party Of the State of Califor-
mia, in brazen insolence and unabashed
etfrontery, with contemptuous disre-
gard for the misery and want they have
already originated and extended, add in
suit to injury, and heartily indorse the
administration which has caused much
want, sorrow and destitution, and ask
you TO do the same, Think of belonging
TO political organization that places no
higher estimate on the Intelligence of
American voters than that.
In this life each individual is held re-
sponsible for the results of his own con-
duct. If you or l by any act bring about
an injury to our neighbor-if YOU or by
any word or deed work an injustice to
hlm-We can not in justification of that
act prove that If some other person had
been placed in the same position he
would have done worse. II is no ex-
tenuatlon OF delinquency on my part to
plead the delinquency OF another. i'll
cause you damage by direct act of mine
| am not permitted to excuse myself or
lay the blame upon another who, by his
department months before, indicated that
he was about TO do the same thing. You
and | are responsible for the results of
our conduct, and in like proportion are
political parties responsible for the re-
suits OF their conduct The most auda-
iuSnlpnt- i'm fAI1Hpnf har
faced effrontery ever indulged in can be
found in the present claim OF Democracy,
that the disasters of Cleveland's Ad-
ministration had taken root and were
due TO the mismanagement of affairs be-
fore his term.
The Republicans sowed the wind. thew
reaped the whirlwind; the Republicans
planted the seed of discomfort, disaster
and ruin, they reaped the harvest In
less than eighteen months they have
garnered what the Republican party had
been cultlyatIng for over quarter of a
century. They would have US believe
that drought comes amidst rain and sun
shine; they would have US believe that
the frosts OF winter come in summer
months. No, friends, there has been no
drought, simply mlsmanagement; they
have plowed under the field of luxuriant
growth.
They took the pruning-knife and cut
off the limbs when the sap was in the
branches; they have run the harrow over
the field while the grain was growing;
they cultivated the corn by plowing up
the seed and exposing it to the hot rays
of summer sun. Had they but left
things alone this country would have
prospered.
Claiming, as they do, that the harvest
of distress, want and misery, which has
been reaped during Cleyeland's admins
tration was sown during the time Harri-