The record-union., 1896-10-12


York. He is a blackmailer. He black
mailed the railroad company out of
SI,O0U month for twenty-five months,
and when they would not give him any
more he abused them ami he abused
me.
! Now, that blackmailer, through the
columns of his paper, has started all
this talk about the funding bill, and no
! Etepubllcan does right when he takes
| the facts from the San Francisco "EX-
/ amlner regarding another person to be
| correct, ana when they say anything
4 IL the San Francisco Examiner about
| me you know it is a lie even if it is
praising me.
But | understand some people have
even gone 50 far as to say l was at
/ torney for the railroad company A fa-
Vorite word with some of these people
/ is railroad hireling' or railroad atror-
/ hey. Now, [ think it is an honorable
| thing to be an attorney for a railroad
| company because they pay big salaries.
| never saw lawyer who would refuse
big salary, but there may be some in
| this world who would refuse salary of
! Slo,OOO year from the railroad com
| pany. Now, when l meet one of those
| lawyers | will order my ascension robe
|
right at hand. Applause and laugh
| ter)
Il want to say right now, and 1 don't
want anybody to misunderstood me,
! that any one who says that | ever was
4 al any time directly or indirectly attor-
| ney for the railroad company lies and
! he knows he lies, and any one who says
| that in any way, directly or indirectly,
! ] ever handled dollar of their money
| lies and he knows he lies. Now, that is
/ all there is to that. No man ever said
| so to my face, because if he did am
| not very big, but | believe the good God
would give me strength enough to whip
! him in Just about three minutes; any
| how, / would try.
| Now what is this funding bill? An
| hOnored constituent of mine, Joseph
| Steffens, addressed me IN a letter in
reference to it. | answered 1T. That
| letter was published | tried to give
| eN cry man in this county a copy. l
hope every man has received one. If I
remember rightly it was published in
the papers in this county. / want
| everybody to read it because it is a
| truthful presentation of the facts in
that case, and 1 know that letter must
be correct, because up to this time,
although l know the Democratic State
| Committee appointed a committee to
answer that letter, they never yet have
written an answer to it. Truth is
mighty and viii prevail even where a
railroad is concerned.
What is the funding bill? l can tell
F! you in a very few sentences. The
| United States has a second mortgage
upon property that will not sell for
enough to pay the first mortgage,
| which first mortgage is held by other
| parties What are you going to do
about it? Now, that it is a business
question, not a political one. There is
a large amount Of money involved.
| What are you going TO do about it?
Give it up? That is one way-just wipe
it out. Now, we might do that. We
might say: Gentlemen, we forgive you
this debt Another way is for the
United States to foreclose this second
mortgage, pay off the first mortgage
and go into the business of running a
railroad. 1 don't believe in it. l don't
think it is right. / think it would be
very dangerous.
Now, the third way is to fund the
| debt: that is, to extend the time Of
| payment and that is the funding bill.
| Now, which is the most like?
| 1t seems to me the business way is to
extend it and give thell a chance to pay
! il. Now, if any man here should go
to a Judge and say TO him, i have
| second mortgage upon mans farm.
| This second mortgage is for 5000. L
don't want to go into the farming busi-
ness. This man says if l give him time
he can pay it in full What had I bet
| ter do?' The Judge will undoubtedly
| =; he Evrn-
Quently in the course of my business
| I have had men come to me with second
mortgages and l always gave them that
advice. So does every lawyer
And now that is all there is to this
| All this talk and howl that has come
Up about the funding bill is simply
| nonsense.
Now, there is another thing you
want to take into account. If you hold
a mortgage upon my property, and you
| foreclose that mortgage, and 1t doesn't
! give you enough to pay it, you would
! sell any other property / have. Now,
| YOU can't do that with this railroad
mortgage.
| II have done my duty to this county
and fulfilled every pledge. Against
the young man who is running against
me / have nothing to say, but I feel
that I can render this district greater
service than he. Experience counts
| for much in Congress. / do not beg for
| your votes but / feel, from my past
services that / am entitled to them. Do
| the same for me as ! have done for
! you. Do not discharge me because
| better looking man wants the place.
! business man does not consider looks in
| the face Of experience. ] am proud OF
my record in Congress, and for my
| stewardship | stand ready to render an
| accounting.
! Let every Republican stand shoul-
\ der to shoulder this year and win all
along the line. We will elect our Presi-
dent. We want a Republican Congress
! to hold up his hands and sustain him
| If the impossible should happen and
| Democratic President be elected we
| want a Republican Congress to stand
| between him and bad laws BY the
| memory Of the great party leaders we
| appeal TO you to stand by the party
| this year. overlooking all considera,-
/ tionS and differences. The Democracy
/ is the same old party of promises and
| and playing the same old game Be
not deceived. Stand by those doctrines
| peculiarly American advocated by the
| Republican party, and the smiles of
| fortune will once more be upon the
country and home"
| In closing Congressman johnson paid
| a brilliant tribute to the work of the
Republican party in the past and Of its
promises in the future, and as he re-
| tired the vast throng arose and cheered
|
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