The record-union., 1894-10-19
TWO VERY ELOQUENT REPUBLICANS.
They Fill Turner Hall to Overlooking
Last Night.
Stirring Addresses Delivered by Hon.
Spencer G. MiIlard and Colonel
George y. Knight.

! by Spencer G. Millard, candidate for
Lleutenant-Governor on the Republican
ticket. and George a. Knight.
George y. Clark introduced to the au-
dience the President of the evening, Hon.
! *. i. Devlin, who made brief remarks,
alluding to the absence OF parades and the
usual election adjuncts. This campaign
/ is one in which the people Of the county
are engaged in struggle for seIf-protec-
ton. Two years ago, he said, the nation
/ was intoxicated by its unexampled pros
/ perity, wanted to do better; it wanted a
change-and it got it. The result is that
prosperity has vanished and distress and
hard times have taken its place: the re-
/ suit Of want OF confidence. There can be
| only two great parties in this country.
y man may be dissatisfied with both and
! wish To find Il new one. buJ he will find
! himself without many followers among
/ tue ii $4,000 voters of the Nation. He
! paid high compliment to Mr.. EStea
whose early life and struggles were
passed here and who has now national
reputation, and also To the three uthors
/ from this county who are on the tick el
lie then introduced Mr.. Miilard.
Mr.. MIllard expressed llis pleasure ct
! appearing before this audience, and said
I lie should simply pave the way for a gem
ueinan who was noted rs one of the best
speakers on the stunp-Mr. Knight. lie
! spoke of the advantages OF the State, anG
! Sald that he thOught It's citizens were de-
sirous OF obtaining the best government
! possible, and the realization OF that wish
! lay IN The success OF The Republican Uarty
| lie had come here to talk OF Republican,
ism t" them. Tremendous appIausel
There Is 40 better way 10 test tho sue
cess ol national fiscal policy than to try
Il change. The people were curous to
! try the question, and they did so two
years ago. de thought their curiosity
! had been fully satisfied. Stagnation took
! the place Of activity, the tin dinner pail
of the WorkmcH was laid aside and the
souphouse took its place. President
! Cleveland said the trouble was a silver
| panic, and induced Congress to repeal
the sherman Act. Business did not re-
| viye, however.
Mr.. Cochrane had different theory.
! lie said the American people had been
OH debauch for thirty years; they had
! been drunk on protection. The speaker
thought it would he we'll for The country
II 1t could get drunk again anu nave Il re-
turn of prosperity. lie took UP various
articles affected by the tariff, steel rails
| salt. ETC., and enumerated prices under
/ both systems, comparing the results. Let
us build up our own industries, said he
! An American tombstone was good
enough for him: he wanted no Italian
foreign statuary, liquors, cigars or any
thing else, let them pay a tariff on them,
| but the Republican party wants a tariff
for both revenue and protection. 1t will
/ send 10 Congress from this district man
who fully understands this, and will
! labor Tor 1t. 1t wants no fiscal policy
that will be welcomed in Birmingham by
ringing OF bells and manifestations of Joy.
| 1t wants fiscal policy that will buiiu up
and make prosperous our home indus
| tries.
The Democratic party has laid a heavy
| hand upon every industry IL this State
! wool, wines, raisiuS, fruits, wheat and
others. 1t has passed bill with which
! Wilson, Mills and Grover Cleveland are
/ dissatisfied and which they denounce 1t
has depressed the silver mining interests
OF the West. The scum OF Europe has
! been coming to this country for many
years IN thousands. TO crowd out native
born and naturalized citizens. The Re-
! publican party favors putting up the bars
and protecting our own workmen.
The Republican party advocates the
public school system, and that it should
Ue made the nursery OF patriotism, and
! that the children should be brought up To
1eel that the stars and stripes is the best
! flag that can float over this country.
lie arraigued the Democratic Admins
! traton for its action on the Hawaiian
question, and its treatment of pensioners
of the late war. The Populist party, said
I he, has nothing i'll its platform about the
J tariff, but its Representatives in Con-
gress voted with the Democrats on The
tariff law.
! He eulogized the party which had
given Lincoln, Grant, Garfield and
| Blaine, and spoke Of Mckinley. His re-
marks were greeted with storm of APP
| plause. The Democrats had said the ke-
| publican party will favor the Reilly fund
| ing bill, The bill was introduced by n
| Democrat, advocated by Democrats, and
the Democrats wish to elect men to 90 To
! Washington to defeat the bill foStered by
the Democratic party.
! lie paid glowing tribute to Morris NJ
! Estee, the noblest Roman of them all:
honest, capable, OF the highest integrity,
and most lit for the head of the ticket.
! and wound up with an appeal to hearers
! TO support the Republican ticket. and
! help back prosperity TO the country,
amid storm of cheers.
KNIGuT's ADDRESS.
Mr.. Devlin then introduced Hon. Geo.
! \. knight, who said he hardly knew
how to begin speech after such a flat
tering introduction. Any ambition he
nad heretofore had 10 become an orator
! had been pretty well knocked out of him
by the vicissitude4 and hardships of the
! campaign.
He believed that his audience was
pretty thoroughly posted OH all the ques-
lions of the day. He had rather talk 10
an audience Of Democrats than to Il col
lection OF friendly faces. lilo could talk
better 10 them. The Democratic party
as always been opposed to all progress,
| They talk OF Jeflersonian or Jack sonian
Democrats, but they forget that Jackson
stamped out nnliitication, and Jefferson
held out his hands to help struggling
France to free ITSELF and by the Louisiana
purchase got rid OF The last foreign foothoId
III this country, while Cleveland turned a
deaf ear To the request of American Ha-
! wall to be received into this republic.
The pilgrim, said the speaker. landed
on rock-bo coast, and his descend
ants wrung by ha.d labor from the
soil, the factory and the sea a scanty
living. The more fortunate settlers in the
South, favored by climate and surround
ings, led by the labor OF slaves. ba6
leisure 10 study, 10 improve their minds.
10 become accomplished in all the arts of
civilization.
No wonder they ruled the country for
fifty years, for they had in their ranks
the brightest minds OF the are and u,ight