The Republican IParty Ex.toiled for ttie Good
tliat It Has Done and Its Record.
of Standing bythe People ,
fion. J'ohn L , Webster Tells the Slory In Glo-wlng Words , Governor.
Richards Repents It with. Telling Emphasis nncl Con
gressman Connell Clinches It WLth Solid
Facts and Indisputable .Arguments.
Wednesday morning
to dcroto the a-pico necessary lor a reproduc
tion of the excellent speeches made afc 1'latts-
hioutli by Hon. John L. Webster , Hon. W. J ,
Connell and lion. L. D. Kichards.
ITortho purposes of the campaign , steno
graphic rcportaof these brilliant ipccchcs arc
Elvcnboloffi
Speech.
Hon. John T . Webster said : I nm ouo cf
the pi'rsons appearing on this platform not as
a candidate for an ofilco. 1 have nothing to
oraraciidine eiccpt what I tnnv happen to
isaybut , Innihcro rather lo help my Mends
Iwho are candidates for ofllce to pot one.
rVclces , "Oot thoro. " Laughter , ] .Already
liy the action of their convention tonteht I
takolt that wo have planted this man Ilrynn
f Lost lu laughter and applause. ! lly to
morrow's sunrise , when you people hare sep
arated from your home.to mingle with your
friends , going to your business , lot it bo up
permost inyourminds to tell the peopio that
when election comes , veto for Council and
.Vote against [ Lost , In applause. ]
Iknownothing to commend Bryan to tlio
consideration ot this people except that ho
Books to tear down the prosperity of this
country by battling ; against the tariff system
In every specclMvhich ho chooses to malce.
JTrom his lips there bursts forth the words
"frtfl trade , " "destruction of wages , " "do-
Btructioiiof property , " simply because he be
lieves by that that ho can ppndcrto the will-
Ingvolceiof the Ignorant people. On tbo
other hand "William J. Conncll , fhJropro-
Bcntalivuln congress , stands hern tonight ad
vocating the principles of the great republi
can party , of vhlch wo help to form a part
nnd whoso banner \vo have kcptaloftln the
Btnto of Nebraska from 1SOT to the present
time. For twenty-three years taavo vo
elected the republican ticket at caeh election ,
oniHiod helping us wu will elect It this full.
[ Applause. ]
louglit to tell this peopio that during these
twenty-three years wo have learned some
thing of what It coals to Do a republican and
In these later day sot ours wo will show to
the peopio thai we are still republicans at
heart wlien thotlmocomes to put the ballots
in the box. [ Applause. ]
Thcroaro men in this state who learned
their republicanism with my friend Tom
Majors down at tlio great battle of Shiloh.
There are in en hero who Icarnoiltheirrcpuljll-
caulsm with Tom , Majors at the prcat battle
of -Donnolson. . There are mcu hero who
learned their republicanism when it cost
something to boa republican , nnd Inslcyou
gentlemen , will you forsnko your soldier and
comrade lo put a ballot In the box for a man
\vlio Is. trying to tear dowi our institutions
and who , as lam Informed served in the con-
federatonrmy , [ Voices , no , no , applause. J
" \\'o \ \ hnvo men here , too , who 'earned ' their
republicanism witli our young friend Rich
ards , who at the breaking out of the war ,
when but a mere loy , stood before the mus
tering officer. Thomustcrirg ofllccr , obscrv-
injr his tender years , said , "Boy , stand
aside. " But the present secretary otwar
said , ' ' "you donot know what is In the ances
try of that boy , " nnd the raustoring oHlcer
said. "Jako your place In your company , "
nnd ho vent forth in his youth to battle for
the great republicand , wilt the oUlsoldicrs
Xovsako him nowlrolccs [ , "No , no. " .An-
0 plans o. ]
On the other hand , there has been n derao-
jcratlc convention. It adopted , a platform. It
declared in that platform that tno democratic
party liad always been the friend of the
iarmer , but before it adjourned It liad hom-
inatcu fonts governor tlio only man perhaps
\lntliUs state -who over went down to Chicago
andgnmblod on the products of the farmer on
the board of trado. [ Applause nnd laughter. ]
A llttlo further down in this platform the
democratic party declared that It lad ever
"been the friend of the laborer , yet before It
adjourned It nominated for governor tbo only
man in the state -who over annealed to the
governor to call out the riillltla and the
federal soldiers to suppress [ Losl in an-
phuso nnd laughter. ] [ A voice , that la
right ; that is true. )
Time u too snort for mo to go ever the
many things that I might say , but ills nearing -
ing midnight [ "Voices , RO on , wo will stay
f wlth you ; -wo are in no hurry , ]
In that sanio democratic platform they de
clared that they were in fuvor of free ballot ,
yet I know tlio fact that there sat In that
sarno congress with. W. J. Council twenty-
live democratic congressmen whoso com
bined vote , by reason of fraud , ballot box
stufilnfc' . riot and murder did not equal the
vote which sent \Vr. J. Connell down to
"Washington from this district. There are
twenty-live democratic congroismon , holding
their soils oa the result of fraudulent elec
tions , whoso combined vote was not equal to
thovoloof tliodolegato from Dakota , yet the
twenty-live democrats voted ng.iUist the ad
mission of Dakota , declnrlng that she had not
population enough to entltlo her to reprosen-
tatlon. [ Applause ] , I tell you , -wo want to
teach the democratic party that a free ballot
nnd a lair count is not for. Kcbrnska alone ,
"but thnt doctrine. If peed here. . Is good for the
cntlrv * republic. J tell youwo are tired of
xms suppression oicoiorea votes in tno south
"by democratic fraud. [ Appliiuso ] .
That snmo democratic platform in referring
to the federal election liuvdonouucollt as a
force bill. Let them call It a force bill. There
never were any great results achloved for
liberty except by the USD of forco. "When ,
John signed the Magua Carta
icro was force at hand. "When
the declaration , of Independence was
inailo there was force at hand in the Amer
ican colonies , When the battle of the revo
lution was fought there was force moving the
grout machinery. Afterwards , during : the
rebellion , when Lincoln sat in his house and
signed the emancipation proclamation do-
clariiifilho liberty of . ( . ( OJ.OUO people , there
was force all over the states of the south.
JLoudIiuigther. " |
I tell you there Is nothing to the question
of force , hut there will be a moral force which
will pass the federal election law , and when
it has passed It wlllspmd itswlngsovorlho
southern stntcs , vncro It shall never bo do-
laced while you and I live. [ Applause. ]
That same democratic platform denounces
the action cf Speaker Heed for tryigg testate
state n fact. [ Applause. I nni ono
cf these people who thanlt tJod that wo
found a republican to put in the speaker's
chair that could com pel peopio to vote , -when
there U legislation to go lu congress , for the
lenotlt of the republic , The people sent
these democrats down to congress to legislate
for the wolf are of the great repu bile. Thov
did not scud them do\vu there to sit like
Egyptian mummies In their seats'and refuse
to answer to their names when they were
called , These democrats in congress stand
there or sit In their places , but when the
speaker orders a roll call they get up nhilfllo.
out In the cloak rooms or the great corridors ,
for fear they would De compelled to answer to
their names , nnd thab their names should go
upon the great books of the nation , U'hoso
democratic members in congress always tried
to raisi ) a disturbance and never to advance
business ; they were always there to draw
their salary , but never to do any -work. [ A.p
jlauso.j Always there but never to do busi
ness , but it icoms to mo as , J nave read tholr
history , andns I lave seen it from the gal
lery , that tlioy vero always present whan
there was an opportunity to ralso a little hell.
[ Loudlaughter. |
My friends , too ropucllcan party has at
heart the issues nnd the welfare of the xvholo
people. Itawlsdom la widesweeping , , and
permeating the entire republic. I cannot
tonight under take to consider what has boon
liofoii ) congress and what has boon ac
complished. In looking over tno slate \vhoro
ml < Hjuldod i oplo have gone to proicahersles
and dls-uttion , uui trylBit to defeat th olil
republican party , 1 want tosay , Ifthero Is
an old standard hearer oE the republican
party , rein ember-who re you got your lessons
of truth. "Will you fora-iko Richard * fortlits
wan I'owors the nlllano ) candidate for gov
ernor ! He vould makotho people believe if
ho were elected that ho would cause
tb'j leaves upon the corn stalks to
become greenbacks and the eura of
corn sliver dollars [ Applause. I Ana
Eurrtrws tries to make the alllanco
peopio believe that he could run n railroad
better than Vanderhllt [ Applause. ] Way
upnortha man numod ICemra says the earth
isall right , thosoitls all right and the cli
mate is all right andthocorn Is nil right , but
that the srovcrnncnt b all wrong. ( Ap
plause. ) Has It come to this that the peopio
of this country have so lost their heads as to
dcsort the old time-tried princlplesnnd array
thcmsclves. into hostility , and to follow afler
the heresies of such people as tlioso X have
sjiokeiiofwhofalslfy theti-utli , misleadIheh ?
comrades andraisoup new parties to engulf
the standard bearers oltho republican party J
I tell you , fellow republicans , some of us
laiVH listened to republicanism Irom such re
publicans ns Oliver f , Morton , Benjamin
\Vade , Henry \Vilson , nnd the sterling truths
as taught by the stalwart Koscoo Conkllng- ,
while today wo nro drlnkin ? in the solid
truths ot republicanism as It drops from
the lips of John Sherman in
the senate , and. from tint other il
lustrious statesman , with his doc
trine of rcclprocltynTaines G. Blalne. ( Ap
plause loud anil long ) . I tell you it Is too
late to go back. "Wo have got to move on
ward nnd when tha next election Is over , I
-would like tosay to this convention , that us
cnshuslasticas you eanw down onthis train
from Omaha , and ai you are in this conven
tion tonlcht , with bands of music , march
down to Lincoln vlth ItichanU at tha head.
( Applause. ) Whenthatgreatilayshallcomo
vn ? 11 Vi tT-ii rfr i cit i * > rttiilti t ntnliii * * \ *
the cork out of the jug- and let ( Lost ba
cheers , ) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
SpcccliofJUoii. lj. 1 > . Uielinrrts.
Mr. Chairman , Ladies anJ _ Gentlemen : I
vas very much luterested in the remarks ot
the Kentlomanwho preceded , ine , and es
pecially iu the tribute that he paid to this
grand state of ours , I carna to Nebraska
twenty-larecvcan ape , without a dollar In
my pocknt. I love Nebraska , for all that 1
liavo on earth is licre. I liavo prospered with
the statu ; I have witnessed its growth in
population from nboutono hundred thousand
in 1807 to upirnrdi of eleven hundred thou
sand at the present time.Vchavoa taxable
property in ihts state of about S-HO.OOO.OOO ,
while tno true value will approximate $1 > 000.-
000,000. and I bellevo the urao is near when
U will bo returned for taxation at its full
value as provided by law. This marvelous
progress oiiilgrowtu lias been brought about
under the -wise policy of thcrcpubllcan party ,
[ Anplauso. ]
Last spring when t was reading in demo
cratic and alliance papers their tirido against
the state and Its poverty , I liad tto curiosity
to look in to the matter u little and sco as to
the condition of our banta and the money
therein. Much , to my astonishment I fount !
that the banks of this statohad a deposit be
longing to tha people o ! this state of $ J2UOO- ,
000 ; that the money in banks or capital was
something like 823,000,000 , , making a grani
total off03.000,000.ila our 1,100,000peo
pie it will nalco somethingllkeSGOper eaoita.
Nebraska today has moro money in lierbanki
belonglnB to tlio people than the state ol
Iowa. [ Applause. ] It did not seem to nw
that-with , this condition of affairs we couli !
ha so badly off.
Thocampalgn npon which wo are Just en
tering is In many reipects tlio most im
portant ono la the history of the state , anc
stranno as It may seem , our democratic
friends claim to have a hope of success. Vou
ask rae how. I Avlll tell you , 03 they have
bcon doing , by vilifying the fair name of the
state , by appealing to the passions and prej
udices of the people , by magnify Ing our mis
fortunes and close times.Vo \ have encoun
tercel an object creating dissatisfaction
among the people , \Vo know full well tha
there has been little money In general farm
Ing and that very few lines ot traxlo will show
much Increase of wealth during the- past two
years. This condition of affairs Is largely
beyond the control of any party organization
yet the democrats and domegogues profess u
have thn panacei They form new parties
with the design aniong- the leaders thai
such new organization ! shall ho i
sort of a halt way house , the rood leading bill
way into the democratic camp. Theyknov
full well that it isadinicultfcat tolaiida life
lonpr republican by 6no step into the demo
cratic party , I lo must ho handled carefully
Iho lioolc must ho well baited and tha barb
covered or ho will bo frightened away.
Wo realize that the rank- mid riloof the al
llanco movcmontaro earnest , loyal men ; thaf
the leadersof that party are being aided anc
encouraged and that the democratic party h
furnlshinflhommoiicy to carry onthclrcatn
paign with U not denied. The alliance is o
southern orkiii. Colonel Polk presldentof tlio
southern farmers' ' alliance , has said that tlie
southern , nlllancowith the democratic part' '
propose to save the credit ot thianationfrom
destruction by the grand army boys. They
say that they will co nio north nnd with tlie
help of the alliance In tlo north and wes
elect domomitlo congressmen who are ia
sympathy with that idea.Vekiiow tbcrecoril
In thisstntorogardingthismovcinent. Here
la this district the Independent movement
nominatodSonator Van Wjck. Hero was an
opportunity foe our democratic friundsto en
dorse a man in sympathy with tbolrprovis-
Ions. They did not dolt. They nominated
Mr. Bryan. Tlio alliance can Lave but one
result , and that Is the election of democrats ,
In thotjecond district they nominated a
democrat \vltti \ a record. The democrats
promptly endorsed him. Ia the Third dlv
trict the allinnco Independent movement
nominated Mr. Kemm. Ho having been atone
ono time u member of the republican party ,
was not according to the democratic
faith nnj they put up a man of
their own. You go to your
leeislatlvci districts nnj thcro you will And as
a rule that where the independent move-
meiitj , where the Independent party hate
placed in nomination alliance democrats they
have been promptly endorsed by the demo-
cmtlcconveuttous. On thcotherhandwhero
republicans have been nominated they hare
wlthequnlproiiiptness placed men of their
own particular faith as members of the legis
lature. Oar republican alllanco men know
these facts , and I believe they vlll be found
In tlie republican processions next November
lighting for honest government. [ Aoplauso.j
There nro a great many of our First dis
trict gen tleiuoii here , and all that I have to
say Is thnt I hope you will go homo and encourage -
courage to the oest of your ability cur alli
ance republican friends to do thij , [ An
plauso. ]
lion , W.J. Coimell'H Speech.
Mr. Council was loudly called for , and
when bomadohls nppoarancolwas received
with exultant chcersnud the wavlnpr of hands
and hats until ho was at length. Introduced by
the chair. Mr. Connelj then spolw as follow :
" .Mr. Chairman. Indies and gentlemen of
the convention-for some reason , t hope for
a good , and aufllcient one , you havowul\cd
the formalities of the convention of two
years neo and liovo dispensed with , tno ninety
ballots thit then seemed necessary to a
result. "You are evidently In favor of ballot
reform. ( Laughter. ) Perhaps I view your
action from an Interested standpoint , but
when I recall the tedious process ot Iho last
congressional convention , and re mem
ber the simxmso and uncertainty
wnleh continued until tha woo smaQ
hours of the morning , I cannot
butcoacluiia that an Improvement has boon
made , oiidtue action Just taken , oven though
; may not bo entitled la rank alongside of tbu
Australian system of voting , mar xicrctho-
ens bo regarded In tbo Una of ballot reform.
recognize , no-waver , that the true purpose of
every voting or ballot reform ia lo Klro hoa-
cst expression to tha will of the people , I hopa
on have succeeded In doing this tonight.
A voice , hvo have. " ] 3or In thai event
10 can. safely predict what has
ust been done Is but the prtludo to the
[ lorloua victory which -will lollow on the
4th of November ncTtL I ( Jrcat applause. )
" 1'or tlio first time In the political history
of tlilt congressional , district a convention U
assembled with no dlflercncns to adjust ,
ither personal , political or scctloimL lur-
nonyprevails , good fcclingcxlsts , while \ii >
rounded enthusiasm Is manifest on every
Ido. Lancaster on the west , most g n-
rously extends a hand , ofwelcome ami
rienihliip to Douglas oil the east [ applause ] ,
v-hllo bit ; Kichardson at tha south sends
( frcctlnes * lo llttlo Sarpr on the north. Surely
his 15 a good , omen , and C bollevo
am justified In concluding , also ,
a tribute of wlilch any man
nay feel justly proud. I am deeply sensible
of the honor which has Just IMCU conforml
upon me by the unanimous vot4 of this con
vention. Out of the depths , of n. mitcful
eartlthnnk each ono of you ( or this splen
did manifestation of your coulldcnecimd. ap
irovat. 1 desire also to mnlca grateful ac-
cnowledgement lo Iho delegates of the sev-
; ral county conventions by wbosi action lias
icon tnnda possible the Raiod feellngf and. har
mony which hero prevails , TLis rcnoniina-
tion , so unanimously and enthusiastically
conferred , I assure you is doully
> rlzcd. Iregnrdlt notonlyas an endorsement
> f ny llrst term of conffresSlonal secvlcc , but
ilsoos ancvidcnco cftho loyalty and notlvo
iiterest of f riemU who in uiy absence hava
with the greatest enthusiasm , and * vitb. the
rreatcst success , cared formj" Interests. Ills
svident tbat althouKh absent , I have not been
forgotten , Your coming together from every
county in the district wilh n. common pur-
> osowhich hmjustbeen declared. , l tome
iiost gratifying proof that my efforts to servo
. ouuud to represent the Interests o the bl ( {
: "lrstof Ja'braslea have not remained unno
ticed -unappreciated. . fApplause.l
"With , regard to the future , t can truly
say that If I aon re-elected I stall endeavor ,
even mow faithfully mid effectively , to rep
resent every intcrestof thecntiredistrictwid
to the best oC iny tihility perform thodoublo
duties which -will ho required of rue , fAp-
ilause , ] I imich regret that a reapportion-
iuenthns not been made intinuoto give Xe-
brama thoreprcsenUlionln the Fifty-second
congress which wo nro fairly entltledto under
; ho census which has just been talccn. Iho
? reat west is much in need of its fullipiotn of
Lt > prcsentatives , not only to demand , but toln-
sistuponour rights as against a united cast ,
as well as a solid south. [ Applause. ]
" \Vo \ need -wide-awake , independent
men that come from the -weit and north-west ,
niidtho diy is not far distant when the great
wcstwillb'o such a recognized power In con-
press that our preat Interests will receive -
ceivo the consideration and the protection
that they justly deserve. I believe in. the
course taken as a itilo byvestcrn \ representa
tives an independent course a cpurso in the
intcrestoftho poonlc-a course whiehlboliovo
the people will lu the future Iwth. recognize
and appreciate.
"Wmlol amnroudof the hoaor you have
done mo toaight , and while 1 greatly
fi r.iir / l-frt n un'mul nMinTTittin t inn n t. ilif > linnilQ
of a republican convention I can say to you
outof thodepths of my heart thatl am pvoud
ten times over , aye , ton thousand times over ,
that I have tbo honor to represent this
great , growinsntul prosnirous state of Ne
braska. [ Applausennd cheera. ] The one of
all the states that has mostforged totho front
in the past ; that coioes upundtrthoreappor-
tlonnient bill that U to bo passed
with a greater increase than any other
state in the union. [ Applause. ] Nebraska Is
the only state In the unioa having-more than
ono renrcsentatlvo that douUes her repre
sentation , while New England has remained ,
nt a standstill. To carry the comparison nlit-
tlo furthertho incre.iso Nebraska has mads is
equal to that of all thcmMdlcstates combined.
( Applause. ) It is equal , also , ( and let us
thank God for giving us this magnificent
country that makesitso tothoincreaso of the
entire rcpresentationof tliesolUsouth. ( Ai > -
Ilause. ) It is also one-fifth of the
great west. Certainly this is a magnificent
showing , and ono which , as citizens
ofthls state , wo can all bo justly proud.
"Let us go back a little in our
recollection to review the past , and , in the
light of that , what a magnlllceiit future
wo have before us. In IStit ) the entire popu
lation of Nebraska was a llttlo over twrmty-
llvo thousand , In ISiD it had quadrupled.
"We had then something over ahuiidred thou-
sand.In 1SSO ithad increased in like proportion.
Wo then had something' ever four hundred
thousand. Today , In the year A. D. 1S ! > 0 , wo
comutotho front with 1'JUO , , 000. r-Applnvso. ]
That certainly Is an increase ot which wo
have good reason to feel proud , and it is
an increase that X thinlt justifies ino
in expressing the great prldo that
I feel to represent in. part so magnificent
and prosperous a state. "
"I said that I believed la Independence oC
action. I have in mind , the -\vordsof advice
of that great and good man who perhaps is
most beloved of allour party leaden. I refer
to our lirst great standard bearer , Abraham
Lincoln , " fOreat applause. J
When Governor Oglcsbjr of Illinois was
about starting out in his political career , Mr.
Lincoln caino up to him. and in that friendly ,
familiar way that was peculiarly his own ,
said , "Dick , let nioglvoyouaivordof advico.
It may help you in the future : it nay carry
you on tosiicocss in your political career , It
is this : 'Hold ' your ear close to the gx'ound
tliat you may boa * the voice of the people ;
heed that voice und never fear thnt tno peo-
clo will lead you wrong. " [ Applause. ] To
tills advice , Governor Oglosby says ho owes
whatever success ho has had. Now , I be
lieve In an independent course. I will not
ho'vevcr , have tuo time tonight to go into a
detailed discussion of the great questions
which nre before m I. hope as time rolls on.
to have the opportunity to sco many of you.
at your homes and In the counties in which
you reside. I propose , unless I am recalled ,
to attend to my duties in. Washington to
make a thorough and full canvass of the dis
trict , ami in that event I will see very many
of you. I shall endeavor to carry for ward the
standard you have placed In my hands , tmd if
possible to carry itto victory. [ Arplnuso , ]
A few weeks apol received at "Washington
acopy of an Omaha paper containing the
platform of the democratic party of this
congressional district. I commenced to read
it at tlio bottom that Isthuwavto read 11
democratic platform turn Itupsldo down
ami read it backwards , f Laugh ter and ap
plause. ] I struck a certain resolution. I
rubbed my eyes and looked at the top of the
page to see If I was reading In tlio right
column. I found I was. I read itagniii. It
seemed to mo that the form of expression
could have boon somewhat Improved , but
notwithstanding : I found myself In cordial
sympathy with the purpose of the resolution ,
which was extending , the congratulations of
that convention totho ttlng ot protectionIho ,
father of rcciprocity-tho white plumed ,
knight , James G. Illalne. [ CSrent applause. ]
1 have thus far- failed to see tn print the
response tbat Mr. Dlaino sent totho secre
tary of that convention. [ Laughter. ] For
some reason It has not been published. 1
infer , however , it is In accord with the
speech ho made aoon afterwards atVater >
vllle , Wo. Prom , the spcechr hflcould havese-
lected about twenty words that-\vould have
liccn a complete r ply and tnetclofc'r im would
liavo read : "Without protection the "United
States after the ravages ot the war from
1SOI to 13(15 ( would have been poor indeed ;
with protection every section has flourished
and prospered , grown nnd become great , "
Perhaps these words are the ones that
were incorporated In the telegram received
by ths secretary of that convention ,
and that accounts for ths democratic siloncu
which , folio-wed. Now then arb differences
regarding the tariff oven among republicans ,
but let me say that there Li no necessity to go
cuLsidothc ranks of the republican party to
settle those differences , "Wocati do it within
the Hues of the party , and I hops it-will bo
done. Let us wait until we see ivnnfc Is the
final action taken before we criticise too se
verely , I am frank to say. speaking for my
self alone , .that t have not been in full accord
with the tariff hill as orieLually proposed hj
"
the committee on ways"nnd means of the
house of representatlvci. I believe , hotvovor ,
that It will lw so perfected and completed as
to bo generally acceptublo to the people of ttie
country , O'ho Issue presented by the demo
cratic party Is not a difference in adjusting
the twin" , which wo all say should bo re
duced to the greatest citrerao posslblo con-
listen ! with protection , It U not thnt , but
the well donned difference between tha two
great parties Is protection oa tbo ono side
and free trade onihe other. [ Applause , ]
Another plank of the democratic platform
directs special attention to the present roles
ofthohouse of representatives , which they
declursaro revolutionary. Jtow you were not
thero. 1 was , If you hud been you would
atreo with me that the conclusion of the
democratic party of this district In
declaring that those ruled were revo-
lutiousr/ was true , [ .Applause and laughter. ]
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The wildest scene that has probably ever
boon witnessed in the houses of represent
atives may well be called revolutionary. 1
thought atone time It was going to result m
actual violence. You would have imagined
from seeing democratic1mcnibcrs Tear and
tear up and down the aisles that seine great
outrage was being perpetrated-sorae great
wrong was being done to them anil the coun-
trv. And what was It nil aboutlYhatilid
it" all mean ? Why , it Involved merely a
declaration of the simpltf fact that a member
plainly In sight of the speaker , and. refusing
to answer , was In bis scat and did not voto.
It simply presented a proposition us to
whether a majority ofTtho house -wouldbo
perinittedto transact legislative business or
whether thov snould be at thomorcyof the
minority. N"ot another question , was in
volved. Under the constitution and under
the rules of thohousean-tibaeut member may
be taken from bis homo and brought by force
nuil put in bis seat. No one pretends to ques
tion thnfc huh thn ilr nu > Rrats undertake to sav
thatafterthis U done nollihisls tocomoof
It. He may sit there.loolrwise , refuse to
open his mouthand accomplish more by doing
so than by malilngvigorous opposition. The
American people do not favor any proceed
ings of that kind. Major McKhiley summed
up the whole controversy as ho turned upon
the democratic obstructionists when they de
clared their purpose to tuko an appeal from
the ruling of the speaker to the people ,
and said : "Tako your appeal , tlio peopio
are In fit-vor of action , the peopio are inter
ested Inwhat wo do , not how wo do it , " [ Ap
plause. ] Isulimlt to you , -western representative
sentative men , If that Is not what the people
are Interested inl .Aro they not desirous that
the house nud the senate shall proceed vita
ths business of the country , and notbo inter
fered with by the tactics of obstructionists
who propose' delay and to prevent all
legislative proceeding. Now , there was a
purpose In this. There vas an object to bo
accomplished. Itwas declared before that
house convened , before Speaker Itced was
elected , that during this contrreas nolcglshir
tiou should ho had. except that favored , tya
democratic minority. It was declared that at
the coming election , which is now More us ,
democrats would bo In a. position to go before
the country and Indito the republican
party on the ground that it had
made promises to the people which it had
failed to redeem. [ Applause ] , OMs pro
gramme , however , did not win.Vo put a
man In thosponker'sehairwhohad thoncrvo
to declare what the rules ought to bo and
what a majority of the members said they
should be. [ .Applause ] . Vt'hatls more.tlicso
rules are not jot -what the people of this
country demand. These rules must RO ono
one stop farther , Xet mo'say right hero that
I ask no more for the republican party than I
amwlllirg to concede to the democratic party.
Should the democratsobtain a majority in the
nextliousooC representatives I for ono would
say continue these rules , they are proper ; en-
foi-co them , it you canvas ably as Speaker
Reed has doao. | ApplausoJ. It has now
been decided that a member present shall ho
counted as present when ho Is plainly in
Right , even t'aoush do inny refuse to answer
to his name. To avoid this the obstruction
ists now undertake whit is known as the
"sncalc. " When a call is had for the
purpose of determining the number of
members present , there will bo a
response from perhaps two hundred
and flftv members. Within five minutes Jrom
that time , you can got responses only from
the republicans who happen , to bo present ,
while every democrat is not only as silent na
the grave , but ho is nowhcro to be seen. It is
now proposed , as I saw by the papers this
morning , to adopt an additional rule making
it ocoutcinpb of the house for any member to
leave after a call of the house
and bcf ere or during tbo next vicceling call , ,
- . 1 submit
fortho purposoof trealcinR-a quorum.
mit to you as representative mcnof thostateof
Nebruslfalf , this is not right andUsneh urulo
should not be enforced. The member who
purposely violates it should 1)0 ) subjected to
thoccusuro oltho house imd us Is proposed be
rexjulrcKito pay a flnoof&'flJ as well. [ Ap-
nlnuso ] . Under rules which.permit the trans
action of public busineasvdoinocrata were un
able to carry out their criminal programme.
Theyaraunalla to go to "the- " country as they
proposed , and say that tHiS Republican party
has railed to carry out ptalpes sncredly made
to the people. Legislation..utterly without
parallel In all the history , pf jmt congresses
has been had. Thocqunlof it has never yet
" " ' '
becnknoivu. ,
.Measures of \ifmos\1rnportanco \ to the
neopla and the conn try1'havo ' been passed.
Uilis have been considered which are taio-
Ilclal to every class of , the people , to the
masses , to thoworltluemm and to the farm
ers. Ainont ? these bills I refer with especial
pride to ono tbu Chad s6tnetuin to do vlth :
one that I took a great interest In ; ono that I
hal the honor of preinirjngand presenting'
and advocating andliimltr uccessiuUy secur
IniIts ! raasaKO 1 refer ID tlio "eight bour ,
bill , " [ Great applause. ) I do not claim any
great credit orploryby reason of what 1 suc
ceeded In doing ; Ido not claim thatthisleg-
islatlongocd tothoc < ctontal doing full jus
tice to the waa-workers of the innd ; all I
claim foritiathatltis a Ion step in the right
direction. [ Appluuse.J It declares in the first
place that eight hours shall constitute a day's
wort Cor all laborers , workmen and mochauuTS
employed by the government or who may bo
eugaped by any government contractor. It
provides that the pay shall not be leaa than
the pay of other laborer * la llko employment
at the place ivhero they may be engaged in
working. S vore penalties are provided for
any violations oC Its provisions. It is made
complete anil perfect , and while It is true
that it applies only to liborcrs and workmen
actually In tlio employ o ( the government 01
working for government contractors. It es
tablishes a precedent \vhlch \ is. of Infinite
value to the tvacro-workcrs of this , country In
tlicl" jrrvat ana graad struggle for a reduc
tion of the hours of toil. [ .Applause and
cries of "Good ! " ! I wish to say in this con
nection that my effort * in this tuuso are not
yet completed. There nro other measures
which I lioiw to seuuro therassaRo of , that I
beliovewillgroatly aidnnd benefit the work-
Incmcn of this great country. Thcro are
also other measures to which refer
ence might ba made -which have
been passed during the present session
of congres ? that nro of infinite value to tbo
laboring men oC the country , Seine of these
have already been referred to by the chair
man in his opening statement this evening.
Ho made reference to the alien contract bill.
It Is an important measure. It prohibits the
employment of non-resident aliens for the
purpose of taking the plucoa of vrorklngmca
In this country. It will go a long way toward
stopping the evils tbat exist nt the present
time. It Is a bill that I had the honor of
doing much in tlio way of perfecting. It has
now passed the bouso and will i/ndoubtcdly /
pass the senate during the present session.
in aauition , aw two other bills , to which
reference has also been nindo ; ono the prison
contract bill that prohibits the use on tha
part of the government of anv material man
ufactured by convicts In penitentiaries ; tha
ether a bill which prohibits the employment
of convicts upon government worltin tho.
construction of government buildings. I
stand here not only to favor these hillsbut , to
vindicate them as measures in the right di
rection. fApplnuse.J
1 say to you now , -what I oarncstlv believe ,
that the great overshadowing question of the
taj is the labor question. It is above ami
beyond every ether question in far reaching
Importance to the people oC this country.
The peopio must recognize the rights of
labor , and to such an extent as will do jus-
tlco to the wage-worker. You may
say-you are not specially interested in this
class. Stop a moment and think.
Whatls your business ! .Aro you a merchant
In Omaha , Lincoln or Pluttstnoutli ? Where
will your prosperity come from In the future
If not from the worklugmen of the country 1
Wrhnt will bo the consequences to these
engaged in carrying on. trade or business
unless the worWnemen are prosperous I Wo
point to the fact that of all the nations of the
earth our own is the ono la which the work
ing men are the most prosperous , the ono In
which they are the best fed , the best clothed
and the best paid. That is true to a largo
extent ; butnt the same time there are thous
ands and tens of thousand ) who are not only
underpaid , but are out of employment ; men
who desire employment , but who nro unable
to get employment , not for the reason that
they arc unwilling toxvorlt , but for the
reason that owing to Improved machinery and
the length of hours of employment of ether
woL-ltmen there Is no opportunity for there to
earn their dally bread. Loolc nt the In
ventions of the present day. "What are they
tending toward ! What is to be their effect i
Are inventions ahlesslujr merely to the rich
and acursoto the poor J This Is ono of tbo
problems with which wo are brought face to
faco. I read cho other day in the Iron Ago
that a machine had just boon perfected where
by coal as < iunro three by live foot could bo
mined within the short space of five minutes.
Now , when you put this machine to work
what Is to become of the mineral AVhore are
they to lind employment ! Are they to go on
the farms ! Are they to crowd the other
trades , or are you to moot tbo question by re
ducing thohoursof tollaaO increasing waxes i
That is ttiocjiK.'stlon. Carry it alittlo further.
I notice the perfection of another muchino
whereby a square hole can bo made In iron
plutoas quickly and easily as around oita
could formerly ba made. In other words , a
workman , with the assistance of thLsuincliIno
can now do in a day what a few years agt > It
tools thirty-eipht men to do.
Carry it a little further. Pickup the llttlo
Insignificant pin that you may sea lying on tha
llqoraud look at that , and what a story it
will toll you. Ifyou or 1 wore called to man
ufacture a number likes it , how many would
wo make In a day } \ \ ith the necessary wire ,
nippers and a hammer , perhaps a hundred.
BX Improvements in machinery the number
first made by hand vas gradually increased
until a single workman was able to matmf.ic-
turo4,800 pins In a day. About a ceuturyago
reference was made to that fact by Adam
Smith , and ho pointed to It as tlio marvel of
thonpo. Hut what U the situation today !
Withirnprovodmaohliioryasinglu man 'will '
no\v manufacture -f)0.,00 ) ( pins in a
day , equal to what could bo manu
factured a hundred years ago by 1,533 men.
In view of facts llko those Is there not some
thing In this question } It is ouo I feel ail In
terest in , because it Is ono that I bellovo in ;
ono I bellevo In most deeply , earnestly and
sincerely , I bellovo at the sumo time in the
rights of every class aswe'll as in the rights
of tha woiklnnmeu. I bellavo In legislating
tn the Interest of the fanner as well as in the
Interest of the waKCworiter. I perhaps am
willingIn fact , I know I am ready to go
much further than many In this direction. I
know my views are In conflict with thn vlcwa
of sonio of you. 1 bollovo that this grontgov-
urinnont should not only control , but should
own the telegraph lines nml thorallroads [ ap
plause ] of thocountry ; that tills great nation
uhould protect Its peopio by owning anil oper
ating all Interstate line * which carry the pro
ducts of the farmers to market and which
carry on the Kroat comractvoof the nation , I
say trx.it the day Is not far distant
when this will coino about , improb
able as it may seem at this
time. 1 know them are seine objections to It
and I know many objections have been urged
against it. The principal and most serious
one Is that it would ro ult In a centralization
in the government , of a power that wonld ho
dangerous. I do not fear a centralization of
} > ewer at ttiis tluio. There might liavo been
danger ouco , but the .American peopio uro
not only Intelligent but they are nov a readIng -
Ing , thinking ; people , They know today what
transpired Yesterday. They are as well In
formed as many of these statesmen who tin- !
dortulco to legislate for them. They know
what is goint ; on and there h not a purtlcloof
danger from centralization of power In this
country that will do harm to the people. The
peopio can protect themselves with the
ballot which can execute the freeman's will
as lightning executes the will of God. I do
not know whether you will keep
mo in congress long enough to
perfect or secure tha passage of a bill that
carries out the views I hold regiirdlni ;
this matter hut if I am kept
there a reasonable tirno I will say to you that
I propose to make n good , honest effort In that
direction. [ Applause. ] But this congress.
jiotwithstandlnghas accomplished much al
ready in the interest of the farmer , This
congress has passed a number af bills that
have been demanded by the farmers a list
without a parallel in the history of
national legislation. For many years a du-
mand has Ijcen made for a law asainst trusts
nml f nmliin\Mnn4. : TJn Sllph loctalntlrm Itiia
been bail until this congress. A bill In re-
sponsoto the demand of the farmers was pre
sented , reported on , and ia now a law. I chal
lenge any lepal gentleman , of either p.irty , to
draw a bill that will moro completely cover
the subject of trusts or that can ire further in
the way of crushing them outer nrovc'iiting
future wrougs than the bill which has al
ready become a law. In the llrst place
It provides that every contract or combina
tion In tno mituro of a trust in restraint ot
trade or commerce shall bo void. It ROCS
further and confers special jurisdiction on
the circuit court of the United States to
grant any equitable relief by Injunction or
otherwise , and to Issue its process to any
state In the union to compel any party en
gaged in an unlawful traffic to appear and
answer. ' It gives the court full and ample
po'wcr to enjoin any trust or combination.
In addition , it provides that any person in-
lured in his property or person by reason of
my trust or combination shall have the right
to bring an action mid recover damages throo-
told , together \vlth costs and attorneys' fees ,
it also provides u sufficient penalty for the
punishment of any parties engaged in the
creation or management of trusts , orvho
may in any way attempt to corner
the products of tbo country. This bill
has been passed. It has become
a law. A law lias also been passed endowing
agricultural colleges. Still another bill has
been passed protecting fanners and tholr In
terests. 'Iho bill known us the lard bill has
passed the house in spite of the most tcrritlc
imposition by the democratic party. It Is a
bill that cannot lioli ' ) greatly bcnelltlng the
fanner. It Is ono th'at has been demanded by
the alliances and by the farmers of the coun
try. It is estimated that the result will bo
to increase thevaluo of trio hogs onthofarmsof
this country ut leastflfty toiiiucty cents each ,
a fair estimate , nsgcncnillyconecded.beiiigSO
cents for c.ich hog. Consider that lor a mo
ment. Fifty thousand hogs In this country.
A saving of § 10,000 to the farmers-mid re
member that Nebraska as well as Kansas and
Iowa comes in for Its proportion. The
passage of this bill was strongly opposed
by the southern democrats , especially by
these who represented the cotton seed oil in
dustry. A southern member representing
that Interest , went before the agricultural
committee and stntcil that the profits to the
southern farmers by reason ol the demand for
cotton seed oil was ? 2SOPOOCM ) per annum.
Now , the farmers of the west , no doubt , re
joice to hear of the prosperity anil successor
their southern brethrenbut It will notdollght
thoin to know that the demand created for
cotton seed oil was for the purpose of usinjj
It with lard produced by themselves , thereby
taking Just so much money from tboir own
pockets , and transferritiR it to the pockets of
the southern farmers. [ Applause ] . That la
what has been done.
1 can only niako brief references to some
of tbo other Important bills which have beeu
passed by a republican congress.
A bill has bcon passed which redeems to
the country over oipht million acres of land
heretofore granted to railroads ; another bill
organizing Oklahoma has been passed ;
another creating two new states. In addi
tion , u silver bill has been passed in snlto of
the opposition by democrats. fAnplauso.1
It is not just such a bill as I favored , as I ad
vocated , or as I contended for , but , llko the
labor bill , It goes a long way in the , right di
rection , . fAoplauso ) . It provlde.4 for the
purdme of1,500,003 ounces of silver each
week-equal to about $3,1)00,030. ) Five mil
lion dollars in currency , as a result of this
bill , will go out to the pcopln each mouth ,
thereby increasing the circulating medium to
that extent. Time certulnly , Is something ,
and If the bill Is only executed In good faith
It will result hi great and per
manent benctlt to the peopio of
this country , nnd I want to say
right hero to tbo extent that my voice , or my
Influence , or my vote may go , the provisions
of this bill will bo honestly executed. [ Ap
plause. ] I know It Is not executed today in
the spirit with which It was passed. Thu
action of Mr. Windoin is not such as can
commend Itself to the people of this country.
When ho Issues , us liu has done , for his pur
chases of silver , hills of so largo a denomina
tion that they can never roach the people ,
and as u result go back for Immcjlato ro-
douiptlon in gold , ho does the people a
wrong. That Is not an execution In goou
faith of the provisions of the bill , and Mr.
Windoiu must change his present pollcy.or bo
condoinned by all true representatives of the
people. [ Applause and cries of "Good. " ] W'o
want the- silver legislation executed in good
fulth. AVu want bills to be Issued of such
denominations as. will enable the peopio to
use them twenties , tens , lives nnd twos.
Let them go out to Iho ixtoplu and tlioro they
will roaialn.vlth no ilangerot coming hack
for Immediate redemption , as do
these bills of larger denominations ,
which nra returned uy the Wall street
sharks who seem to bo In league not only
with the present secretary but every past
secretary of the treasury without ivfcronco
to whether ho was n republican or a demo
crat. [ Applause. ]
I am rejoiced to sco the good fooling that
hero exists tonight. I believe it will go bo-
vend this convention. I bolicvo it Is good
leaven that will work In the masses nndvill
result not only in a victory so fur as this con
gressional district is concerned , bjt in a
grand , glorious victory to ourentlro state
ticket. [ Applause. ] All that is required Is
active , earnest work on the part of Individual
republicans , and as a result we will uchiovo
ono of the old-time victories. *
Wo nro not ready to turn over the old ship
without reference to whether she is nioroly
leaking or in a sinkiiigcoriditioii. [ Applause. ' !
We propose still to stand by the colors. Wo
will put Mr. Uichnrds In command. [ Great
applause. ] Wo will send Tom .Majors to tbo
front [ applause ) , and place wherever duty
. may remilro , his most able lieutenant , our
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,
us. It may bo that the granil old
party which came Into existence with
the selection of Abraham Lincoln
as Its standard bearer [ applause. ] * ls
about to go to pieces , but there Ls certainly
lothlng to Indicate it hero tonight. If we can
lUdgoby the enthusiasm Unit now prevails ro-
mblicanisin will continue to uxl.it loner after
Is defamcrs have passed away [ applause ] ,
eng after eveiy other organization brought
Into existence for its destruction is
dead nnd buried. [ Applause. ] It may bu
: hat Lincoln was not a perfect man -but ono
such baa ever dwelt on earth. It may bo that
: ho republican party Is not n perfect party
lone such has over been known In history ,
nncicnt or modern. Hut ono thing is certain ,
so long as wrongs remain to bo righted , evils
: o bo corrected , or liberties to bo protected ,
ust so long will the republican party con
tinue to exist. [ Great applause and clieors. J
A Hoprlevo Tor the Condemned.
Wretched men and women long condemned
to suffer the tortures af dyspopslu nro tilled
with now hope after a few doses of Hostel
ler's Stomach Hitters. This budding hopa
blossoms into tbo fruition of certainty , if tno
Hitters is pursisted In. It brings a reprieve
: o all dyspeptics \vho seek its aid. Flatu
lence , heartburn , sinking- the pit of the
stomach between meals , tha nervous tremors
and Insomnia , of which chronic Indigestion ts
the parent , disappear with their hateful
progenitor. Moat bcnellcent of stomachics 1
\ \ ho can wonder thnt in so many Instances it
wakens- grateful eloquouco In these who ,
licnefltted by it , speak voluntarily in its bo-
tmlf . It requires n pniphlc pen"to describe
the torments of dyspepsia , but In ninny of tbo
testimonials received by the proprietors of
the Hitters , these are portrayed with vivid
truthfulness. Constipation , biliousness , mus
cular debility , malarial fevers and rheuma
tism are relieved by it.
ICIcolrlc Ujrlit Poles.
Chief Galligan of the Hro department
thinks that the electric light company , in
fact , all the electric companies of the city ,
are becoming negligent In complying with
city ordinances regulating the putting In of
poles , stretching of wires , etc. , about the.
city. Lust night he said to a BEU repurtor :
"These poles and wires nro a nuisance.
The companies have become so Imkpeiidout
they will not repair walks moro than half
the time where they tear them up U ) sot now
poles , \Vhurothcydo pretend to repair the
walks they do it In a slipshod manner that U
a disgrace. These companies ought to put
their wires underground or obey the ordi
nances regulating their polo business. "
To Dispel Cold * ,
Headaches and fevers , toclcansa the system
effectually , yet goiitlyvhon co. tivoor bll-
loua.or when the blood ts linpuro or nlugRlsh ,
to permanently cum habitual constipation , to
awaken the kidneys and liver to u healthy
activity , without Irritating -vvoakeulnif
them , use Syrup of Pigs ,
Danger In tlio WcllH.
A Sixteenth street physician states that
typhoid fever is epidemic- Florence. A
number of cases hauo occurred and several of
them have proved fatal. The town la with
out either n physician or a drug store nnd Is
compelled to depend upon Omaha for medical
service * . The causa of the disease la sup
posed to bo in the use of water from wells
which were dug by the Mormons in ISH and
have been In constant 1110 ever since , many
of thorn not having been cleaned out during
this period ,
Kryslpelas and Salt iJheum was driven en
tirely a\viy from Mw. J.U. Amlnnoii. 1'c.sh-
tigo , Wis. , by Burdock Blood UUtors. No
equal as a blood purltler.
Fourth AVjinl IlepuhllcaiiH.
The Fourth Ward republican dub will hold
n meeting at Wushlngtfli Hall this
evening which will bo addressed by Hon. lj.
D. Htchards , candidate for governor , Mr , W.
S. Struwn , Mr. "W , l < \ Ourloy and ether able
speakers. All republican clubs In tlio city
urolavltod to attend.
Sovontli VVnnl l ) > in'roiMf.
The Seven tli ward Boyil and Bryan dem-
ocrutlo club will inuot at Hohlf's hall , Twen
ty-sixth and Walnut streets , this avert
ing at 8 o'clock , ( iood bpeukcrs will bo in
attendance.
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.TuilaoNorrhanil wlfuof Crete are In th.
city , the guests of Mr. and Mrs. U , S. UaUur
Pears' soap U tha mostclcguut toilet adjunct
