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Show "MILO ZIP" SIZED UP. A. I). Gash Exposes Ilinii in a Xcat Way. If the Duty Wa3 Taken Cff Clothing: the Man Selling: It Would Cet Left. Following is the speech in full delivered de-livered by A. D. Gash, Esq., at the Payson Democratic meeting: Jlfr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen: After having heard the principles of Democracy set forth, in tlie manner that you have had this evening, by the gertlemen who have just addressed ad-dressed you, it would certainly be presumptious on my part to add any thing further, hence I shall not attempt at-tempt to make a speech. But I want to simply say that i.s sure as the sun rises in the east and sets in the west (by means cf the earth's revolution,) and dispels the darkness which has gathered round our section of space, just that sure does the law of nations teach that the principles of Democ racy are right. The Auther of this uni-vwrse uni-vwrse taught the principles of Democracy, Democ-racy, when he placed Adam in the garden of Eden, by teaching him that he was a responsible being and capable of local self-government. He taught it when the first murder was committed, by telling Cain that he had trespassed tres-passed upon his brother's rights by taking his life, that Abel had as much right to inherit this earth, to breathe the eternal air, to move the free elastic agents of the soul, as did Cain, and for trespassing upon his brother's rights the Ruler of the Universe Uni-verse punished Cain most severely. J ust so with the principles of democracy. democ-racy. You recognize no more rights in one man than in another, iu a state of nature, and from this standpoint all have' equal and exact rights. The principles of Democracy are the belief in a system of civil government, based on these free principles ..f nature, in order to correct the acts of individuals and corporations when they trespass upon the rights of others. Then to carve h nation out of nature, where all have equal lights, who would be the natural rulers, and v. ho would be the men to make and execute the laws? Would it not be the men whom the people would select by their free ballots? bal-lots? We, as Democrats, think so. ilut when we delegate tt.OKe powers to i man temporarily, that dojjs not make him our superior, but onlvour servant, and his duty is to work tor the public o k1. ('rover Cleveland reduced it to ilrs: "A publicoCice i.s a public trust." The ofiit e, of president, or any other office, dues not make the individual whom thi- people have delegated to fill it. havy ;:ny more privileges or natural ! rights, th.-.! it does the m-ekes; indi- viJu.ii in :1 e nation or state. Neither docs any man or corporation of men, ! have oi.- scintila or farthing of a priv-; priv-; iiege from nature over any other individual. indi-vidual. Thv.s, if this principle is true, the laws of protection fall to the ground, for this is class legislation, making one class priviledged over another. an-other. He who believes in such a theory the-ory is not a Democrat, and with him I we have no animus, politically. In the Jangua eot "I woisiiip no man, .lea ! r iilive: hut if theism is one man who eer did ihe wh m I would bow down and wor-h p with all the fervor and zeal thai ammaUs my being, it would be at the grave of that great and noble man who promulgated and taught that 'all men arc created free and equal,' the great and noble Jefferson. Jef-ferson. I revere His name next to that of the Savior of t he world, and when our Savior propounded the universal law cf human conduct, He reduced mankind to a level. He recognized no higher personage in morals than our neighbor. "When we have discharged our duty to our neighbor, we have fulfilled ful-filled our duty to mankind, for all mankind are our equals and not our superiors, and we owe to our neighbors neither obedience nor allegiance. Protection Pro-tection means that the country forces the people to pay a higher price lor manufactured goods than the natural laws of trade would be. It violates the laws of reciprocity in trade, ami gives the manufacturers a chance to monopolize monop-olize the markets, hence I am opposed to it. But, fellow-citizens, I did not get up here to make a speech, neither will 1, but I want to pay a tribute to one of your distinguished citizens, who titles himself "Mi!o Zip." One would think from the name that it was a coon, but it isn't. I've seen it. I had the pleasure pleas-ure of shaking hands with it this '.-veiling. It reported our political meeting meet-ing in this city to a certain daily titled the Tribune which I believe is published pub-lished at Salt Like City. In his report hw stated that I quoted the tariff tax as being seven cents on clothing and two cents on diamonds. Xow, let me say, if Miio-Zip had made his figures about eight or nine t imes seven n clothing he would have come closer to it. li nVor that may be. I am credit-nV-ly If,;; ! :-ei that "if clothing was free or given away, and a man should sell hun drugs cr any other merchandise merchan-dise on a cr.-dif. i his man would never get his pay from Milo-Zip; or if drugs l w. re giveu away and you would sell j him clothing o!; i credit, in that case ' the clothing :n reliant would never j ! get his pay. Bo: he that as it may. I j ! hope it is "not tn.e of ililo-Zip, for if j ; that report is true, he isn't a good ! i man. and I wouldn't believe tit is fj ! him, for the world. But one thing Ij do know, and that is he reminds me of the Irishmen's trouble. There were iwo Irishmen going along the road, w hen all of a sudden they came across a turtle. Mike says, "Say, Pat; the d n thing's dead, for its head's off." Says Pat, "Ah, git along, Mike; it's not dead, for it's moving its 'ejjs," "Yes, but." says Mike. "its head's off, and I know7 it's dhead." "Sure, Alike, and you, are mistaken, for the blasted thing moves." "Well," says Mike, "court is in session, let's take it up, and ax the Judge to decide it for us." So they took it up and laid it on the J udge's desk, and Mike said: "Judge, shurj we had a dispute about this blasted thing. Pat, he says it is not dead, for it moves; now I say it is dead, for it's head's off; and what would yer honor be afther sayine about it?" "Well," says the Judge, ''its head's off and still it moves, that's funny. A thing can't live when its head's off, neither can it move when it is dead. So," he said, "I'll tell you, boys; the d n thing's dead and it don't know it." Just so, my friends, is it with your distinguished citizen, Milo-Zip, the d n thing's dead and it don't know it."- And so is it with the Republican party. If the breezes blow such news frem another election as came against it last Xovem-ber, Xovem-ber, it will be dead before it knows it. I thank you, ladies and gentlemen." |