Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 9, 1882, Page 1

e TWELFTH YEAR. THE CAMPAIGN. A Grand and Auspicions Begin- ning at Fremont Satur- day Right, Th» Republicans of Dodge County Endorse the ¥om- ination of Turaer. v e Senator Vm"’.‘.‘_‘" hay the Record of tho Slate Deiegasion, ol And Shows the Eorated Indus. try of Valentine to Amount to Nothing. The Schwenck Hunt for Offfica and the Mnjors Census Frand. Tho Agricultural Buréau and its “Great Benefly” to Fsrmers, While the Raillroads Raise tlhe Rates and Gobble all the Frofits. Fremont presented quite an ani- mated appearance Saturday afterncon. Haua bills, announcing a republican mass meeting, to be addressed by Sen- ator Charles H. Van Wyck, Gen, A, “H. Connor and Hon. M. K. Turner, were freely circulated in the streets, and, despite the stormy weather, a large number of people, priucipally farmers, had gatherad in the city to take part in the opening of the con- gressional campaign. Up (ill noon bsts were freely made that Gen. Van ‘Wyck would disappoint his friends, but when the train from the west reached the station all doubt was dis- pelled by the appearance of Van Wyck, Connor and Tarner. Gen, Van Wyck had been at Grand Island the previous day to deliver the address for the Hall county fair, and hence his unexpected arrival from that quarter. But even after it became known thal the general was on hand there wes a good deal of speculation as to what course ho would pursue, This state of uncertainty was considerably heightened on the arrival of the west bound train from Omaha, with Sena« tor Saunders, United States Dictrict Attorney Lamhertson and Suveyor General Smith, three orator—states- men who came at the instance of the ropublican stato central committes. By 4 p. m., however, snother hand bill put in an appearance that the regular republicans would hold forth at the the court house at 8 p, m., to be ud- dressed by Senator Saunders and Mr, Lambertson, Before dark a tremen- douz bon fire was blazing in front of the court house regardiees’sf expense and a band of muzic that had been imported from Belle Creek by tele- Jraph marched threugh the streets to draw the crowd, and stattoned them- selves in frout of the court house with an audience for the most part composed of emall boys. All these attractions did not seem to draw, be- cause everybody was on tip toe to hear what General Van Wyck had to say. The scene in front of the opera house before the doors were open was quite exciting. An immense crowd of people had gathered there pa- tiently waiting admission, A huge bon fire was also blazing and the Fre- mont band was playing some of its most inspiriting airs, Within a few minutes after the doors were open nearly every seat was taken and the gallery was well filled. The crowd koept on incressing until the house was packed, Bhortly befors 8 p m, Dr. L. J. Abbott, who presided announced the following named vice presidente, who took their seats on stage: Henry Beebe, of Fremont; Henry Sprick, Foutenelle; A, M, Spooner, of Hooper; George P. Davis, of Eyeret; William Cook, of Belle Creek; R. B, Schneider, of Maple; D. Crowell, of Fremont; W. D, Holbrook, of Everet, Robert, Hewitt, of Fremont; R, Whit- ford, >f Belle Orcek; Scott Grimes, of Map's; James Harvey, of Webster; Peter Saspare, of Logan; James Kil. burn, of Fremont; W. H. Holley, of fiknorn; 8. Sorrenson, of Kremont; Mathew Cotterell, of North Bend, and W. H. Hamilton, of Fremont. Dr. Abbott then came forward and in a very neat speech, which elicited wuch applause, introduced Hon, M. K. Turner, the next congressman fron the third district. Mr, Turner delivered an earnest and forcible ad- dreet. lasting some forty wminutes. Mr. %aruer was very frequently ap- plaudel and his speech was well re- ceived. The full text of his speech wil! apper in our next issue, Gen. Cunor was then called, and enteflainediho audionce for over half an hour wit! one of the most power- ful anti-mondoly speeches that have ever been deli'vred in the state. Ow- HE 4 ¥ ~ OMAHA DAILY ing to limited space wo rogret to bo o:mpeiled to defer publication of this sgeech until another issuo Senator C. H. Van Wyck ascended the platform and said MR PRESIDENT AND GESTLEMEN:= It affords me great pleasure to be with you this evening, aud 1 will no py very much of your time in making what obscrvatione T desire to make. I did not know when city whether I had made s mistake or Possibly this idea waa got into wy head on account of some things I wd geen in the press and a notice I saw laying on the street corner when I camo into the city, which was to the offact that there was a rejular ropubli- can meeting somowhero else. I did ‘not know whether I had made a mi; take anZ got into the wrong pew. [Laughter]. But when I saw our dis uinguished friend Dr. Abbott and othor of ourold friends who had alwayn been staunch republicans I concluded that I had got into the right pulpit, and that renublicans had come hero to worship and proclaim thetr faith, We all know what republicaniem is and I ume that many of the men who #iv in this hall to-night have been re- publicans for twenty. flve years. Thay sot out as republicsus when re- vublicanism had to battle with ono of the preatest monsters and the greatest monopoly that ever cursed the world, and when these men became CHARTER MEMBERS they had to tizht for the principles of republicanisin. Thoy have been life long members of that party, and I apprehend that these men will not easily forget the lessons they were taught 1 those early struggles. Some of these men havo grown old in the party, and their hrir has turned from raven black to whito s enow, but they are proud of that party, and can only ehow their allegiance to the party which has done so much for mankind by standing upon the prin- ciplesin our day, and so fur as we are concerned there can be no quostion as to “‘our” position. There can be no ex- coption taken to what our’ friends have said to-night. I would like to know why any exception has hien taken. There were meu, you remem- ber, who undertook to denounce ihe PRINCIPLES OF REPUBLICANISM in the early times and all sorts of ephitets were applied to republicans. They wero cailed negro worshippers, abo'itionists and fanatics, but they went straight on in the path they had marked ont. And so, my friends, there is no rest in this world, No matter how good the party is, thera is always somathing for every party to work on. You recollect when they were oagitating about finance there was a great discussion about the Jegal tender greenbacke, which helped te save the country, and men began to talk about the rag baby. Thea they said the people had too much monoy, and silver must be abolished. Do >u rememusor that: congross gusscd an act to strike silver out of the liat of the currency of the country that Wall street speculators might be made wealthy by gold. Then what a storm way created when certain men struck against these wmen, and those who atruck were called silver lunatios. THE PEOPLE ROSE UP and thoy were heard upon this mat- ter. Whenever any question which interests the people vitally is agi- tated and when it assumes the char- acter of s monopoly and arrays itself against the material welfare of the citizens it has been regulated by law. It ‘was so with the grist- mill aud the turnpike. Go back and you will find that the earliest goverifents have always had to have their usury laws and no one dare take a farthing beyond the legal rate. Yon know nearly every state in the union has its usury laws. In our own state we have reduced it from twalve to ten per cent and in New York it has been reduced from seven to six per cent, Every legis- lature controls this because money necessarily concentrates itself, and the legislature says that against such power and such encroachments the oeen. I came into the not. masses of the people should be rotected. There was not only one, ut MANY SHYLOCKS, and you remember the law stepped in when that avaricious wretch his pound of flesh, There are many now who would take & pound of flesh. When the debtor was unable to pay, Shylock exacts the fulfiliment of the contract, saying ‘‘it was denominated soin thebond.” Because it was denom- inated he would take & knife and cut a pound of flesh just the same as men would do to day unless they were re- strained by law. They would take a pound of flesh unless a Daniel came to judgment, Well, the judge told Shylock while the bond gave him a pound of flesh it gave him not a drop of blood, and all we ask now is that interposition of law should come in and protect men, No ono pretends that we have the right to take away any ma property, no matter by what means he msy have acquired it. These usury laws are more arbitrary than any law regulating the wers of a corporate monopoly. heydonot merely affect the banker but they reach the individual citizen, and the fay ner who has saved up his hun- dred dollars cannot charge more . than the regular interest withouw incurring the penalty But here is one man owning ene hun- dred millions—actually owning more than all the banking “capital of New York, What a fortunate thing it is that providence deals better with us than we deal with ourselves. The millionsire may evade his taxes but he cannot escape death, It was rumored a little while ago that Jay Gould was going to take a trip around the world, ~ After he gots around the world and takes a look at it, if he £ | to say us it was ensy COMAHA one hundred millions in & lifetime, w answer thare is BOMATHING WRONG. Wo kanow that, Vil theso 1aor who ratagonizo vs tell us what that wrong is aud tell us the remed, 1 presume every railrond and every man who owns a railroad owns four dotlars for every one dollar investod. They have just avother road between Neov ork and Chieago, oalled the nickel-plated railroad There is no noed for thin railroad. There are plent railroads from Chioago to New York, Wellthe poraons who built this road aro owning four dollars for every one invested, For every one million they own four millione of dollars, Why should the people ba taxed to pay dividendson waterod stock for an un- necessary road! Isit unreasonable that the poople shall protect themselves againat greedy construction companies and rapacious monopolies? All this has already been fully disoussed. Gen. Connor has handled that issue with masterly sbility, What you want to know is courze you should pursue to REMEDY FXISTING ABUSES, It is for you to see that you elect men who represont your sentiment and your principles. We have been en- gaged in this sort of warfare from year to year and I presunie avery man in this sudience knows thiz struggle has exiated for years, Men have been struggling for their individual righta as well as for their individual freedom. It is strange that it should be so but that is the history of the world, Theie has always been this strugglo against oppreasion, struggle against the mon- oyed power. Out of republicanism was bora freedom for the colored man and the white, If you trace history you will find the same atrugglo was ever going on. It is the struggle of the human family for the protection of their rights, Now, my friends, T do not know that it is necessary that I shomid make any apology for addressing you as republicans, Theie is, as I am aware, and yon sre ull aware, a sort of family foud among the party, and while possibly not in good taste, I feel it my duty to say something about cer- tain gentlemen who sought to call in question my official eonduct and make certain strictures on me. I recog- nize the right of the constituency I represent to call in question the ac- tions of their reprosentative. While I do that I claim the right to appear in ady locahty and say whot may be what neceesary in self-defenso. Iy memory goes back to SIX YEARS AGO. T remember that it was the first time Notions and of the celebrated for samples. places for profersional politicians Tell me what increascd benefit wil come by resson of incrensed dignity and expenser? Politiciana fill the placos in the bareau; a farmer could not even get a clerkship. [Applause | ¥or further avswer I introducea and had passed the senate a bilkfor the RELIEF OF THE SETTLERS, and purchasers on the public domain adjoinining the Danver & St. Joo rail- road. [Appiause.] Thismensure had the co-operation of Judwe Valentino and will probably pass the honse next winter, . 1 had the pleasure to visit this beauti- ful city. I thought it was cortainly a moat beautiful city and I have not changed my mind. Many of you will no doubt remember what happened at that convention and what took place afterwards, and the warfare which commenced then that has never atop- ped since and fmbnhly never will. T heve just puc v eritlng what J bev: 0 misoo i it and make mistakes, [The senator then read the following from manu- seript. | In tne spirit of fair play no apologzy is required where a man is compelled to speak in HIS OWN DEFBNSE. . For what reason I know not a studied attempt was manifest in cer- tain localities in this district to make an attack on myself, one organ pro- posing the very proper inquiry what I had done since I had occupied a seat in the senate, At the conven- which met in this city certain disap- pointed office-seekers arraigned my course. I propose to answer these gentlemen, not only here, but at other places in this district where this attack has been made. [Ap- plause. | - Having no newspaper organ through which to do it, I must do it personally. Remember these attacks were made before any nominations for congress had been made, so that what may have happened sivce is no excuss for what was dove previous thereto. Far better that Judge Val- entine should run ou his own merits rather that the allleged defects of others, The Congreesional Hecord shows the acts and sayings of each member of the delegation, To that I invite the strictest scrutiny, VALENTINE'S RECORD CAMPARED, wanted] In the houso Judge Valentine se- ourod the passage of a joint resolu- tion giving the use of tents at Grand Tsland. Your senators secured favoi- ablo action in the senate, He intro- duced a bridge bill for the — giy- ing —— miles for its location, Mr, Thompeon, of Iowa, introduced one for the same company, reetricting the distance for location, thus securing the bridge where it is now located. Senator Saunders introduced a bill in the senate similar to the Thompson. During the sbaence of JudgegValen- tine ‘ THRE THOMP3ON BILL PASSED the house, and your senators aided in the passage ot the same bill through the senate. Still Judge Valentine was active and instrumental in passing the bill. He went before the house committee, as did myself, and urged that committee to grant this company the same privileges accorded to pre- vious bridge companies, that where charges are made they should be en- joined on all corporations alike. To that the committee assented, How SMALL AND CONTEMPTIBLY to steal what belongs to one so that you may unjustly bedeck another in stolen plumage. The Record will show that your entire delegation in the senate and house labored ior the intorest of the state. Judge Valen- tine aided in passing through the houee @ bill creating the bureau of agriculture into & department. CONGRESSIONAL POSY GAEDEN, This measure hss been agitated for many years. 1 have always been of likes it he is going to buy it. [Laugh- tor.] If the question is propounded, how this thing can be that one man who does scarcely auy labor can amuss the opinion that it would pot increase the dignity or prosperity of the agri- cultural classes. It would greatly add o the expense and furuish more SULVEVING FRAUDS. T also ingugurated the inquiry iuto many alleted frauds in government surveys in what 1s known us the spec- ial deposit system, whereby two mil- lion dollars was exponded in eighteen months, one half of which was profits. ‘I'he final result was a modification of the eystem wud a reduction of the nrinaof Ty \ Boaly one-third thus saving hutidrcas of thousands to the treasury. |Applouse.] Yet l THE GREAT REEORMER, The Omaha Herald, continually up- braided mo because I did not strike at individuals here and there, when it was the systom that needed reform- ing. Surveyors general and survey- ing contractors were the same every- where. They took ‘‘all” the law gave chem, Congress had fixed the price to be paid for surveying so that the profits were large. This was one of | the legacies of the democratic party. Finally the republican party eorrected the wrong, and Nebraska inaugurated and helped to accomplish the reform. Senator Saunders introduced a bill to establish a new land office in the northwest. I did one for the sonth- went in the Republican valley. Both passed the senate and .ludg‘-luntine well knows when objection was made in the house I uided the passage there SENATOR SAUNDER'S WORK, The northern boundery line was in- troduced by Senator Saunders. The appropriation for an Indian school at Genoa was secured by Senator Saun- ders, The bill as it came from the houso provided for its establishment in Dakota, but Saunders introduced and argued and had passed ap amend- went authorizing the secretary of the interior to establish the same in Ne- braska. Judge Valentine, of course, cheerfully accepted Senator Saunder's proposition, Saundess also introduced and had passed the senate a bill to es- tablish an assay offico at Omaha, TAXING RAILROAD LANDS, I introduced a bill with the view of taxing railroad lands not patented, and hope for favorable motion next winter, [Applause]. 1 also voted egainst the appointment of the TARIEF COMMISSION, believing that the tariff needed modi- fication and reduction, and that it was the duty of congress to do this without tho interposition of & commis- sion which would entail exponses and be productive of no beneficial results, I also introduced and spoke against POLITICAL ASSESSMENTS, believing, as proposed, it was an ex- tortion and blackmailing on govern- ment employes, many of whom could not afford to pay the sums lovied, IMPORTANT OMISSIONS, 1 omitted to give Judge Valentine credit for a speech in the previous congress in favor of the star route ser- vice, also for appearing as witness for the defendants in the star route trials. T felt it my duty to vote early aud often against the river and harbor bill, [applause | while Judge Valentine con- sidered it his duty to vote for that measure, CABLE MONOPOLY, Toward the end of the session came up the senate bill to incorporate another ocean telegraph compaay. 1 objected to the consideration n'y the bill unless and until the comwmittes had consented to awend so that the act of incorporation should fix the charges. [Applause] That was done fore buying their Fall Bills. MONDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 9 188, e ; to Visit the Mammoth Estab and Occu R.L.M'DONALD&GO., WHOLESALE DRY - GOODS, Furnishing Goods, ST. JOSEPEL, MO., ! Tho Brightest Lighted, Bost Appointed Jobbing House in Amerios, contatning the argest Stock of Dry Goods and Notions weat of the Mississippi. Sole manufacturcrs The most careful atten tion guaranteed, R. L per word, whilo the present companies ! are now charging 50 cents per word. You must par.on what may seem egotism, but 1 have been forced to thin showing merely in self-defense. From this statement it is evident that men mey differ widely on great questiona of privciple and policy and odll boin fuil membership in the re- publican parry. READING OUT OF THE PARTY. one propuses that Judge Valen- tine bo expelled from the party be- cause he has not always voted as the administration or a majority of his pucty may desire, and 1 have no ap- prenonsion that any republican is to be banished because voting his own conclusions on the lesser matter ns to whether VALENTINE OK TURNER shall represent this district in con- wrens. Difference of opinion is toler- nx;’d on weighty matters, You may be inffavor of high, even protective tariff ot tariff for revenue or a free trader, You maj be t favor of tho heathen Chinge or against him;in favor of gold or a paper currency; in favor of river and harbor bill or against it; in favor of special deposits and large robberies from the treasury or agaiust it; in fa- vor of blackmailing government em- ployes or againat1t; in favor of fed- eral dictation in home affairs or against it; in favor of star route service and public plundering generally or agaiust ity in favor of eringing submission to overy demand and behest of corpor- ato money power or against it and still be worthy to fellowship in the grand old party, [Loud applause.] But if a party exercises his acknowl- edged vight to express a preferenco for candidutes before nomination or dis: cuss the regularity afterwards, a self appointed COTERIE OF DICTATORS must sit in jodgment, a bull of ex- communication is at once issued and he is cut off from membership We may enquire upon what moat do theso our Cwsnrs foed that they have grown so great? |Laoghter. ] Unfortunately the republicans in this dictrict have a family gnarrel, 1 em not here to suggest or advise what you shell do, THE HIGHEST TRIBUNAL. I know that both parties are claim- ing regularity of nomination and an appeal hus been taken to the people and you must determine the matter, There 15 no tribunal higher than you, It must be conceded if the facts etated by Mr. Turner's friends aro truo, then he is regularly nominated and the ma jority of the delegates in not recog- nizing that regularily were bolters, However, thi a question for the people of this district to pass upon without outside interference and from your decision there is no appeal, You have read the platforms, have heard the utterances of the candidates and know the past record of each and you snd you only must deermine which will most truly represent what you belisve to be true republi- canigm. It nas somewhero been said 1 had & personal grievance with Judge Valentine. That is not true. Our relations havebeen Jand I trust alwavs will be pleasant. They certainly will not be sundered by auy act of mine, but T must be allowed to vindicatejmy- solf from charges made by his incon- siderate friends, What I claim for mysolf 1 claim for others, decent and respectiul treatment at least by wen | who claim to “‘own and direct the party,” and are willing to grant others the privilege to thivk and act as tney choose, only provided they think and act as their self assumed masters may ! | desire. You will readily seo my point | because you all know iu this district that wvery man except the choice of the masters who dare al- low his name to be uscd as & caudidate to be presented (o the nominating con- veution must be bitterly denounced by a portion of the prees as was Judge Crounse, Mr. Turner, Mr, Calkins, Mr, Pereinger aud others, AN EMPHATIC PROTEST, I desire here and now to enter wy and the rates were fixed at 0 cents choogo to enter their protest at tho ballot box, I deny the right of any | power on_earth to expel them from -4 il i pied by » tion emember McDONALD & CO., St. Joseph the republican fold for so doing, You remember some months ago Capt. Butler, of the United States | land office, actually withheld tho pub- lication of legal noticen from a repub- lican papor and gave as a reason, and the only reason, thut the writer was | not friendly to Valentine. T consid- ered that offense WORSE THAN BOLTING and called the wttention of Sccrotary Teller, aud he, agreeing with me, re- buked Capt.. Butler, stigmatised his conduct ax an offvnee and said it masy not happoen agaiv Kuoowing the charactor of the republicans in this dietrict, in my letter to Secrotary Toller T statoa that the voters of this district would repudiate such action at the ballot box, and if you do, what power will dire to attempt to read you out of the republican party? [Ap- plause, | Pefora the nominating convention met at Fremont it was gently inti- mated that & change of heurt or a chance of conduct must be had (by The Fremont Tribune) or the location of o postoflice would be changed. Suppose the people carry to the bal- lot box a PROTEST AGAINST SUCH DESPOTISM who is powerful enough to read them out of the republican party? No, my republican brothren, here and elso- where, this dogmatic and flippant roading out of the party of uhf men who were preserving thefaith and the rights republicanism gave them has . been exercised too often snd gone too far, until the old party in struggling for life in tho grand assize of the na- tion, It bus been brought to the verge of rnin by the men who renort to unjustifiable means, vutil now they ray the only hope to save ourselves and tho next congrees, ‘s to forco and extorta fow hundred thousand dollars from the meagre puy of governmoent clerks and employes, and to-day money ie sought from postmasters whose eal- aries do not pay the actual expence of running the office; from route agents and postal clerks whose pay barely provides children, OFFICIAL BLACKMAIL, They extort this money here and send it Lo the great and wealthy states of New York aud Peunsylvania, where this work of reading out of tho party Line been going on for many years And when Judge Foluer, one of the grandest men New York ever pro- duced, in accopiivg the nomination for governor, sternly rebuked party tactics and leaders, when he anys “Doings of a quality which houes and high-minded men cannot approve and will not tamely tolorate, T scorn an end to be got by such means,” Suppose voters in New York at the ballot box will not tamely tolerate such meusures and scorn an end got by euch means, who dare undertake to read them out of the republican party ! WORAE THAN TISSUE BALLOTS, Suppose you by your ballots do not tamely tolerate such s a0 used by Capt. Butler or scorn an end through the despotism of a threat to coerso free action by a threst to change the location of & postoffice, means as unjustifiable as tissue ballots in South Qarolina or shot guns in Mississippi who dare undertake to read you out of the republican party! 1f Judge Kol ger can rebuke the leaders who by such mesns socure & nomination for him cannot tho same right be exer- cigsed by the voter in Nebraska! The world krows that for & quarter of & century the hope and fruition of the notion has been in the republican party, and s long as its prineiples epeak the sentiment, and its metheds commend themaelves to the honest judgment of the masses so long it will continue to be the hope for good gov- ernment, freedom aud prosperity. TUH GREATEST ENEMIKS, The gretest enemies to the republi 8 protest sgainst such trestment, and can party are those who have prac if sy of the voters of this district | ticed the doctrine that *‘all thivgs sre subsistence for wife and | Merchants and Dealers Throughnut ih‘e [Lzr lire West are Invited lishm McDonald's Overalls, Duck, Denim and Cottonade Pants, CYCLONE ULSTERS, LINED SUITS AND CHEVIOT SHIRTS, in all styles now popular with the Trade, Absolutely the best Goods in the Market SO ONE BRI ECOIESS. Western Merchants can more than save their expenses a visit to this Mammoth stock be- Traveling agents, with extensive lines of samples, visit all prominent towns throughout the west, and will call upon any merchant any- where upon receipt of a request so to do. Send orders by mail, or write iven to orders, and satisfac- Mo fair in polities.” Tt has become com- mon in some quarters o stigmatize as demagogues those who are guarding sgeinet encroachments of corporate power, I regret to eee that Judge Valentine in a late agricultural ad- drosn alludes to them by the endear- ing epithet of *“blatherskites." | Liugh- ter.] Many of you well: remember when the foundations of the republi can party woro leid; those who taiked treo specch, free press, froo soil and free men were met Ly the suine tor- rent of abuso, In the throes of ) wighty revolutions of opinion the re- publican party was born. Tt was & storn protest against extorvon and wrong, an organized eflort against the mont terrible monopoly that had ever cursed the world, a monopoly of hu- man flesh and toil, and wo desire to- day to keep this republioan party where it started, trao to its memories and traditions, proud of its grand and subluno achievments, There are other reforma to be made, other vie- tories for humanity to be accomplish- ed, and we belieye they can best be secured by, and through the republi- can party. While I'do not propose to interfero wlthyour family. difficulty, I do not see what power the state con- vontion has to interfere, They cer- tainly made no investigation as to which candidate was regularly nom- inated, or which platform accorded with genuine republicanism, THE MILK IN THE 00COANUT, Their anxiety to endorse one branch of this contest may bo the rekson the resolution committee had no time to #ay & word for u républican national administiation, whioh thue far has been endorsed by the republican par- ty of overy state vxcept Nebraska, and here it was passed: in silence. It ocould not have been forgetfulness, be- causo Benator Burns, of York, offer- ed in the convention the following resolutions: Ltesolved, That congress should en- act necessary laws. requiiog railroad gorporations to procure patents for all lands to which they are entitled, so the ssme may be subject to state and local taxation, Ltesolved, That the people of the stato of Nobraska unqualifiedly ap- prova the act of President Arthur Vi g the river and harbor bill, These were reforred to thesame com- mitteo and by them suppressed, Did that committes fear that ar endorse- uent of President Arthur on iver anl harbor bill would be an im- plied condernation of Mz, Valentine, vho voted in favor of that bili? | Laughter. | ‘ THE PRESLOENT'S VATO, These gentlemen will find that no act of President Arthur has inspired the republican party and the Awmeri- can people as that veto, which atonce placed him in the front rank of Amer- ican statesmen and made him the peer of the grandest and best of the presi- dents who have adorned this repub- lic. 'These gentlemen will yct learn that President Arthur far ‘more es- toems a_cordial endorsement of the measures whioh will make him great wsnd his administration a success than mouging around and begging a post- office or route agenoy These gentle- wen, on such a platform, will do well to read out of the party those who wore charter members and rocked the oradle of its iufancy and who to- day, within the party, are atroggling to carry to final vietory the principles it established. POWER, FRESTIGE ANL PLUNDER, I know some men attach great im- portange to a small office, but can yon toll, with all the claims iu behalf of Judge Valeutine, what he has secured tzom an administration which some uen think he owns and controls 1 All know he epent portions of several aonths in the attempt to segurs an flice for Peter Schwenck [laugh- t], and much time of spvera! other wmonths to secure a seat in congress or Col, Majore as contingeut con- ressman [renewed laughter] on pas »era which every pecson who had any T Condinued on Fourth Page)