The herald., 1898-09-27

freedom, to equal rights, to Justice, tc
i popular sovereignty. Thomas Jefferson
warned the people of this country that the
power nominally stricken down by the
success of the American revolution, would
| dnsidiously advance and stealthily gain
public power, public authority. and Use II
against the people, unless by eternal vigi.
lance the people should guard against Its
encroachments. (Applause.)
The people OF this country have been
too confident that mere popular suffrage.
universal suffrage, the sheet anchor and
safety of our institutions, made our insti-
| tutions automatically safe, and that the
government would always run itself safe
| ly. While they have been divided In pur-
pose. while they have been unheeding of
danger, keen, intelligent, unscrupulous
representatives of the new arstocracy, the
oligarchy of wealth, have been working
their way to dominion, working their way
10 power. concentrating their power, and
at last have come to feel that with those
who are dependent upon them, moro or
less under their control, though l believe
not so much under their control as they
think (applause) with the masses of the
people ever divided on collateral and COM
paratively insignificant questions. they
might, by keeping the people divided, dom
mate their interests and exercise the pub
lie powers given them to their unlimitet,
enrichment and the corresponding oppres-
sion Of the masses.
Majority Must Rule
We have accepted the challenge. We ap-
peal to the masses of the people today to
rise up. not IN violent opposit.on--the time
for that passed with the foundati ton o.
this great republic. (Applause) 1t is ne
longer necessary for men in our country
who are oppressed to resort to violence il
order to secure their rights. While the!
remain IN the minority they have no righ,
to rule. AS soon as their demand for just
ice shall bring to them majority they
have no need for violence to establish thei
rights. (Applause) Gradually and
through the course of years the oppressed
cried out variously against various
thirgs, which to each seemed to be the
cause of his oppress.on-of his unhappi- |
ness. Discordant voices cried out for
different and often antagonstic reliefs |
Their want of clear knowledge divided I
them. At last they were united They are |
uniting and their common cry, the cry that |
rallies the forces of reform today and that |
strikes terror into the benefeiaries and |
supporters Of special privilege is the cry
of the union forces "Give us Justice; we
are men," (Applause)
We want Justice, equal rights, the aboli-
ton, the extirpaton Of special privilege
or Its subordination to legal control.
Southern Pacific Barnes
1t has been my custom to proceed to dis
cuss the issues of the campaign affirma-
lively, but as l have spoken here recently
covering many of the issues, perhaps | !!
may as well take up the issues tonight as
they have been discussed by our opponents,
replying to their arguments and critics
and at the same time presenting affirma-
lively our own position. Until a week
ago last Saturday night We had under
stood that the keynote for the Republican
had ben given forth In a speech
delivered by my distinguished opponent