, 1896-09-26

cardinal doctrine. 1t goes along with
other things. but it is the chief corner
stone. The emancipation of the slaves
wasn't the only policy Lincoln advo-
Gated, but he made that for the time
the burden of his life until II was aC-
complished. 1t is so with silver. Sill
yer might be a good thing to take along
with something else. but it is not the
question of this campaign. They want
us 20 take it straight. exclusive of any
thing else. but we say no; il is subor-
dinate to the idea of protection. and
it is not the issue of this campaign
and vet | remember some of those gen
tlemen.-and | tolerate their opinions,
as we are bound to tolerate the Opin-
ions of others in this free country of
ours especially under republican rule
and free speech, some If those gentle
men insist in forcing the question on
us and saying there is nothing else at
issue. and at the same time they told
me Mckinley was a one-sided man be-
cause he chung to the protection policy.
-one-sided Mckinley the say. Yet
they say there is out one issue, and that
is silver, and it can't be anything else.
And then there's another thing
want to mention: They accuse us of
not being Lincoln republicans,-"O for
republicans of the Lincoln stamp" they
saw; republicans of the time of Lin
coin. and Grant, and Garfield, and
Blaine. Strange doctrine. OF course
they love those heroes, and the only
way they can cast ]aspersion on us is to
they believe a good deal about repub-
leans as we do about the lnjuns,-the
only kind of a republican that is any
good is a dead republican. OLaughter.)
why my friends, let me make a pre-
diction: In less than eight or 10 years
from now. they will say 20. if you were
only republicans Of the Mckinley
stamp" Let us see if we are Lincoln
republicans. What vas Lincoln's
great principle? When he first enter
ed the Wing party, he fought for pro-
tection.-nothing more or less,-a high
tariff. He followed the policy of Henry
Clay. and through Storm and war,
through victory and defeat, he was
firmly welded to this doctrine. Of
course we're proud of Lincoln and
Grant and Garfield and every other
man who has been a republican presi-
dent,-we've no apology to offer. They
call us a party of aristocrats, and Wall
Poor old Abe Lincoln an a%ristocrat.-
and Garfield, and Grant and Alvin
Hayes and Ben Harrison.-all of them
aristocrats. Why you'd think every
one of them had been born to the pur-
pie and fed with IA golden spoon.
OLaughter), and that none of us repub-
Leans dare select a man for leader I'M
less he belonged to the aristocracy.
Now let us see if we are a party Of
a~ristocrats.
Our first pr%esident,-the man we ran
III 81 " pl VSltthl was IL
man who with a little detachment of
men made an expedition through this
unbounded western land, then inhabit-
ed by the savage, and left an enduring
monument to his name through bril-
liant daring.-and there is one good
thing hat a democratic legislature has
done in its history.-I won't say it is
the only one. because one
of my friends on the other side
asked me to tell the truth tonight,-it
is not the only good act they eve did,
but one of them, that in that legisla-
ture where Mr.. Grant and | sat as mem
bers. they gave the name Of Fremont
to that peak, and a county was named
after it, in honor of the first republic
can candidate for president. Was he
an aristocrat? Why. he al away with
his wife. Old Thomas II. Benton
wouldn't let him marry her, and so they
ran off t make a name for themselves,
standing by his wife. They voted for
him, every one that could vote their
influence in his favor. You have all
heard the story about the young mar
ried woman who had been c%aptivated
by the reading of how Fremont ran
away with Jessie Benton and made a
name for himself, and she decided that
her man should vote for Fremont and
not Buchanan. He was determined to
vote for Buchanan. She used all her
available argument. and he still per-
sisted in voting for his man. Then she
sent the stubborn man down cellar aft
er some potatoes through the trap door,
it was just a small little place; and
when he was down she planted her.
self on the door and made him promise
to vote for Fremont before she would
let him out He was reluctant, but he
heard the boys having a good time. and
made a solemn vow that he would vote
for Fremont. All the ladies were in IA
vor of the Pathfinder"
Then the second aristocrat,-the one
conspicuous figure OF mankind Of this
century: men in this house remember
when he was called a homely. loose
tointed MANIFOLD rail splitter" they
sneered. (Applause.) Where did he
spring from? Great aristocrat was Abe
Lincoln,-from that class Of people
that pared potatoes when they had