Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-10-17

almost Immediately following the Pine
Tree state, the state of Maine, gave to the
Republican cause nearly 40 600 plurality,
the like of which has never been given to
that cause in that state before, (applause)
and that splendid statesman. the ex-
speaker of the house of representatives
Mr.. Reed (great APPLAUSE was elected by
an increased and overwhelming majority.
(Applause)
Even the South RevoIts.
mot only, my fellow-citizens, has this
revulsion taken place in the North, but we
see evidences of it in the South. The
sugar planters of Louisiana, less than a
month ago, met in convention in the city
OF New Orleans. 1t was a convention COM
posed of men who hitherto had always
acted with the Democratic party-Demo-
Gratis by tradition, education and by Gus
tom, who had believed that the industries
OF this country could be trusted with that
party, and had voted it repeatedly into
power, at last were forced to abandon that
position and publicly proclaim that the
Democratic party cannot be trusted with
the material interests of the country; and
they declare their alliance hereafter with
the national Republican party We bid
them welcome, as we bid the tens of thou
sands and hundreds of thousands of Demo-
Gratis all over the country, who this year
mean to ally their fortunes with the Re-
publican party for what it represents and
lOA NudI II dCCOHlpllSnSS.
Every Industry Injured.
what, my fellow citizens, has been the
occasion for this marvellous change in
the public mind? 1t can be answered in
a single sentence: The Democratic presi-
dent and the Democratic congress have
been running this government for nine
teen months, and during that time little
else has been running. daughter and ap-
plause) Every enterprise of the people
hos int with iyI,1
every occupation, every investment has
been disturbed. l care not what in
vestment or property or value you
name every one have been injuriously
affected since that fatal November day
in 1892 (Applause). Labor has been little
employed, and when employed, at greatly
reduced wages. There has been no cessa-
ton in the waste of wealth. wages and
property, in all these months. Universal
distress has hung over this people and the
appeals to charity have never been so uni
Versal and incessant, and their necessity
never so manifest, as during these months.
Congress has trifed with the sacred trust
confided to it by the people, has imperiled
their investments, their property and their
occupation; have quarreled among them
selves; quarreled, and then compromised,
and upon their own testimony have been
compromised.
Everything but Prosperity.
eve have everything we had in 1892
this year but prosperity applause and
laughter and that we bartered away for
a change of administration. We have got
the same money we had in 1892, we have
got the same men, we have got the same
manufacturing plants, we have got the
same splendid skill, enterprise and genius
in our people, but we have got a new man
agement, and the people of this country
haven't confidence in that management.
CApplause) And is it to be wondered at?
~ ha ar n
managing the government since before the
war. loud applause)
Laugh on Villas.
Senator Villas says in his speech which
/ had lying on the desk, delivered in the
city of Madison on the 9Th of September
that we never had such prosperity
Qaughter) from the beginning of the war
as we had during the first administration
of President Cleveland Why of course
we had prosperity during the first admin
istration of President Cleveland. We
were living under Republican laws, and
we had a Republican senate that stood in
the pathway of any proposed change by
Democratic house and Democratic
president. He boasts of the splendid sur
plus President Cleveland turned over
to President Harrison. He boasts
of the credit of the government
during those four years Why bless his
soul, every dollar of it was collected I'M
der laws written by the Republican party.
Every one of them. (Applause) And the
country knew. every business man under
our flag knew. that while the senate re-
manned Republican they could not change
amend line of those laws. (Applause.)
All Mr.. Cleveland did during his four years
was to execute Republican law. The
trouble now is there is no Republican SEN
ate there is no Republican house, and
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