The Irish standard., 1896-06-27

= 49,; rs.
Gown, followed by anoth round az ap.
plause, al portion of the audi ence rising
and waving hats and canes.
Altogether the demonstration Of antag,
cnism to the president lasted for severa
moments AT a later stagesof the address
vhensreference:was made to Gov. sAltgeld
down.. followed by another round OF ap
plause.
At the conclusion OF the address, which
was vociferously applauded at every pc
Rod, the usual committees were named.
Gov,sAltgeld was introduced and spoke
as follows
Four years ago." the governor began
The country was tired of that govern
mental policy which made the few mighty
any the many poor. In illinois the PEG
pie rebelled- at the interference of the
state In the personal affairs of the indi
viiual. We promised democratic gov
ernment in national affairs, and a bust
ness, administration in state affairs. TIKI
peopleatook us at our word and they gave
us their confidence by such a majority
that fidelity to democratic. principle;
would have ensured the supremacy for {
quarter of century.
But. before the inaugural festivities
had ceased at Washington the head O
the new administration sought strange
gods and espoused alien principles Ill
called into his councils prophets wht
knew not democracy or the tenets OF thu
TO affairs which they had been taught tt
abhor. The interests Of money were
placed above those Of humanity, Organ
lied greed was fed with golden spoon!
while the cry Of the husbandman was
unheeded !, and the sweat Of the toile1
Brought him no bread" ~
'sIt soon became apparent he said
''that the new administration was trying
to displace the Republicans in their prin
fathers Our people were asked to bow
ciples and place his feet on their ground
Then came the defeat to the Democratic
party. Somereaetion was to be expected
after. 1892 because of the necessary dis
appointments in Office seeking and be
cause of the hard times. But" he as
serts, "this reaction would have beer
short in duration if any sympathy hat
been shown for the suffering masses. Al
might have been we'll if the administra
ton had respected the Republican insti
tutions and not used its great powers t.
increase the burden of our people for tn,
benefit Of foreign and eastern Shylocks
''But,,' the governor asserted, "the PEG
pie are beginning to gain new courage
First one and then. another repudiatet
the golden calf which the sons of Nam
mon had set up in the east and which al
men had been ordered to bow to on pen
atty of sosial and political DEATH
oil \
alike on the great questions Of the da,
should stand together the hirelings 0
plutocracy would be routed. The gov
ernor then turned his attention to SOM
Of those influential party leaders who's
advice had been followed with the result
that the Democratic party was neutral OF
almost every subject and every great is
sue had to be straddled for fear of LOSING
votes. In order to win the party mus
take a decided-stand on the great ques
tons. The people must be shown will
distinctness what they are to expect fol
their votes.
eff we once do this" the speaker con
tinued, "and- once show the people tina
we are inearnest, no power in this lane
can prevent our shaping our policy ant
guiding the destinies of the republic; to-
there are more men who believe in dem
ocratic doctrines today than ever before
in the history of this country. The har
vest is ours if we will only show that We
are honest hus bandmen."
Reserving discussion Of the monetary
question for a later stage of his address
the governors next devoted his attention
to the tariff question. he said the subjec
was an old enc and one with which tn.
people could no longer be deceived. TIL.
probabilities were that neither part.
would make any radical changes in TIL
present tariff. A high tariff, he claimed
always contributed to build up the few a
the expense of the many. 1t protects tn.
proprietor but not the laborer, for while
it checks the importation of goods it can
not prevent the importation of cheap la
Dor from all over the earth. The degra
dation and poverty of the European la
borer, he said were in exact proportion tt
the height Of the tariff or import duties
The speaker went into the history Of tn
question to some extent to support hi
views and pointed to the Mckinley Law
as a complete illustration "of the supreme
folly of an exceedingly high tariff
The money question was next advert
ed to. Between 1873 and 1880 Thu
country and all of the nations of Europe
by law destroyed one-half Of the redemp
ton money Of the world and reduced BY
fully one-half the annual addition to thu
stock OF money Of the world. Silve1
when used at all was put on the basis O.
paper money. The effect of this was tt
double. the work, which gold had to do ant
by doubling it's Importance its purchasing
power was doubled. 1t made two hun
dred-cent dollars; so that ON the average
it took twice as much of commodities ant
of property to get one hundred dollars a!
it formerly did. AS the debts, interest
taxes and other fixed charges were not re-
duced it took nearly everything which
the farmer and the producing classes gen
orally could scrape together to meet tht
fined charges, They had no money lef
to purchase the comforts Of life. Thei1
purchasing power was gone. This de.
stroyed the trade OF, the merchants ane
soon forced the factories to shut down
there being no market for. what labor
made; he had TO go Idle, so that the pro,
Queer, the merchant and the laborer were
all in, Distress The conditions are get.
ting worse and worse every day, ant
there can be. no great prosperity in Eu,
rope and this country until the wrons
that produced this distress has beer
righted. AS it was done by the arbitrary
act Of government so it must be undone
by government. AS the Democratic par
ty represents the great toiling and pro-
ducing masses it must take the lead ii
the undoing Of the wrong. The Demo