The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1896-10-17

limp by his side begging his comrades
to stand once more for the government?
Mr.. Harvey, OF Mr.. Coin, author Of
"Colns Financial FOoP' Qaughter) or
school, referring 10 Gen. SiCkles and
Tanner spoke of them as the paid
wrecks of the rebellion" Who has
paid Dan Sickles for his sacrifice in the
long ago? Who could pay him for max
ING himself wreck? Paid wreck of
the rebclIiOnn"
Corporal Tanner told me few years
ago in Washington, that never week
had passed since he became a wreck,
wreck" Who paid him? God will pav
him for having been a patriot!
What Is there in the Chicago platform
to repudIate? One thing there is more
important than the financial question.
The tariff can be fixed later, but if the
foundations of the government are
shaken there is not much left in this
country. The platform denOunces as
arbitrary and unconstitutional tie put
sing down of the riots in Chicago.
When the thugs, not the workmen, in
tertered with the commerce between
the states and seized upon property,
Grover Cleveland telegraghed to Gen.
Miles to march the blue coated soldiers
democratic platform den0unces Grover
Cleveland for enforcing the federal law,
without first coming with hat in hand
ana with Eastern Salaam asking per
mission from Altgeld.
You will remember that Abraham
Lincoln excrted every possible effort to
save the union by peaceable methods,
and when he found it necessary to re-
sort to force to save the union he called
upon patriots to rally for the flag and
save the union and enforce the law in
every state. (Applause).
What is a pOpulist? Do YOU know
what a populist is?"
Voices: Cooper, Bryan.
Col. Spooner: BRYAN is running for
president on three platforms accom-
PANIED by two ylce-presidents."
Voice: "Ilurrah for Bryan" Tim
idly.)
Col. Spooner; ..IIurrah for Bryan.
did YOU say? He needs 1t. Go on"
Laughter). what is popuIi-t?
VIII tell you. populist is a person
who is against everything that is,
liaughter) and in favor of everything
that Is not, never ought to be, and new
cr will be-" Laughter.
Co. Spooner discussed the plank in
the Democratic platform attacking the
supreme court, Even David Bennett
Hill couldn't 60 that and he can % al
most anything" he SAID. The plank
would leave 1t to any popuIist cOnven-
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toi. Npooher mere discussed briefly
nIl 2hiF the tarlH question; giving all
the details Oh me passage OF the Cor
man " hS"u pll when NfONer IleNe-
land refused to sign and which he
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Nj l'p't!Ci "t'9 NCN cl'l IlHItH inter
rupted, but answered all fair and gem
tlemanly questions in a way that proved
to the audience that be knew what he
was talking about. In his discussion of
the money question he made a local ap-
plication which fully illustrated the po-
sition taken: Il have never lost faith
in Superior. While | have been fight
ing other peoples taxes | pay my own
None Of my property here is for sale.
want to keep il and make money on it.
This Will be great city, but before Won
become one and when You are one YOU
will need money from New York or
from anv other place under the skv
where YOU can getit. Why then should
We hate the East? You borrow the
money and YOU must contract To pay it
back in the money Won borrow No
deadlier blow could be struck to the