The record-union., 1896-10-04

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A. Swisler have met good man. A
man who attaches people to him with
hooks of steel for his sterling qualities
You have tried him in the past
stood upon the platform two years ago
and told you that Swisler would make
the best Assemblyman you ever had
| You elected him and he proved so. and
I say to you now if you elect him State
| Senator, and 1 have every faith you
will, you will have him returned to you
and be able to say of him: He has
made one of the best, If not the best
| State Senator we ever had He under
stands legislation and that is Of great
value in a member Of the Legislature;
therefore you can do no better than to
elect @. A. SWiSler as your State Sen
ator''
The Nugget would like to publish
more fully the remarks of Mr.. john
son. They related to the political
issues of the campaign. He affirmed
and reaffirmed his sterling Republican
principles from one end of his speech
to the other. He was attentively
listened to and made a conclusive and
telling argument against the Demo-
cratic party and it's folly and foibles-
He talked Of it's record and its faithless-
ness to the people, illustrate his
points with stories that evoked enthusi-
astic applause and hearty laughter.
1t is needless to dwell upon the great
powers of eloquence and oratory which
he brought into play.
Referring to the funding bill he said:
Il am proud of the record | made IN
Congress- / kept every promise | made
70 tfae 1n. r n IY1tU
proud of it. 1 understand some people
make some remarks about some sort OF
a bill there called a funding bill. l un-
derstand somebody has made some SORT
of objection to me ON that account DO
you know where that objection began?
There is q man by the name Of W. K.
Hearst. He formerly lived in San Fran
cisco, but now he has run away to New
York He is a. blackmailer. He black
mailed the railroad company out OF
81 900 a month for twenty-five months
and when they would not give him any
more he abused them and he abused me.
| Now, that blackmailer through the
columns of his paper has started all TINS
talk about the funding bill and no Re
publican does right when he takes the
facts from the San Francisco Exam
iner' regarding another person to be
correct, and when they say anything IN
the San Francisco Examiner about
me you know it is a lie even if it is prafs-
ing me.
But I understand some people have
even gone so far as to say was attor-
ney for the railroad company "a
vorite word with some Of these people
is railroad hireling' or railroad attor-
ney' Now, I think 1t is an honorable
thing to be an attorney for railroad
company because they pay big salaries
never saw lawyer who would refuse
a big salary, but there may be some In
this world who would refuse a salary
of $4,000 a year from the railroad COM
pany. Now, when / meet one OF those
lawyers I viii order my ascension robe
right away, for the day of judgment Is
right at hand. applause and laughter
II want to say now, and don't want
ANYBODY to misunderstood me, that any
one who says that / ever was at any
time directly or indirectly attorney for
the railroad company lies and he knows
he lies. and anyone who says that in any
way. directly or indirectly, I ever han
died a dollar Of their money lies and ne
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
bic. but I believe the good God would
give me strength enough to whip him
in lust about three minutes; anyway !
would try.
Now. what is this funding bill? An
honored constituent of mine, Joseph
Stehens, addressed me a letter in refer
ence to it. l answered it. That letter
was published. I tried to give every man
in this county a copy. hope every man
has received one. If I remember rightly
1t was published in the papers in this
county / want everybody to read it be-
cause it is truthful presentation Of the
facts in that case, and I know that let
ter must be correct, because up to this
time. although I know the Democratic
State Committee appointed committee
to answer that letter, they never vet
have written an answer to 1T. Truth Is
mighty and will prevail, even whefe q
railroad is concerned.
What is the funding bill? | can tell
YOU in a very few sentences. The
United States has 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 dc
about it? Now, that is a business
question. not 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 foresclose this second
mortgage, pay off the first mortgage
, and go into the business of running q
railroad / don't believe in It, !
don't think it is right. l think II
would be very dangerous.
Now the third way is to fund the
. debt: that is to extend the time OF
payrnent and that is the funding bill
Now which is the most businesslike?
1t seems to me the business way is to
extend it and give them chance to
, paw it, Now if any man here should
60 to Judge Williams and say to him
Il have a second mortgage upon
mans farm. This mortgage Is for
s. 800. / don't want to go into the
farming business. This man says if
give him time he can pay it in full
What had I better do? Judge Will
Jams will undoubtedly say to him, Ex-
, tend the time Frequently in the course
of my business | have had men come to
me with second mortgages and al
ways 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
! ND about the funding bill is simply
nonsense.
Now there is another thing you want
l to take into account If you hold a
mortgage upon my property, and you
foreclose that mortgage, and IL