The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1854-02-22

on Saturday evening, Aug. "a, Gen. Garfield spoke
follows:
Mr. CHAIRMAN AND FELLOW CITIZENS: do not
wonder that some good people grow weary OF the
perpetual wrange OF political parties-the ceaseless
struggle, the charge and countercharge, accusation
and denial that constantly appear in party war
both sides is unnecessary and unjust put
governments must of necessity be party govern
ments; and it is only in the conflict of opinions that
o obo ra a 1s way 70 anibar Of te cp
fcts 1t is the same old contest-the struggle on the
one hand to maintain and defend the logic OF our
history and the necessary OF events; on the
other to assal what has been done, to attack
the established order of things to charge upon the
Republican party all the evils that afict the coun-
try, and to offer the Democratic party as the deliv
erer or the nation.
the issues would be very simple; but the manage
ment of national government is involved IN the
For the fortysixth time since the establishment of
the Federal Constitution, the American people are
Congress- and thus register their will in regard to
the manner in which the general government shall
be conducted.
The two great parties that now solicit the conf
dence and support of the people must stand upon
lne RECORDS they nave mace ano tne ooctIlnes my
profess. From fair exposition of these the people
will judge and determine.
another striking illustration of the with which
that party adopts opinions which it has long re-
sisted and denounced For example, IN their cir Gin
voton to the recent constitutional amendments ana
to the equality of all citizens before the law ap
parenty forgetting the fierce struggle they made 10
prevent 000000 of people from enjoying equality
before the law and ignoring the fact that long after
the amendments TO the Constitution were adopted
they eenouuced them as revolutionary and void,
and fought Presidential battle on that denuneia-
ton. Now they declare that these principles which
they resisted SO long are essential to the preserva
ton of the government" So say We all OF us;
'the pacific policy OF local SELF government in the
States of the South so long advocated by the Demo-
cratic party Yes, they did advocate the doctrine
self-government meant secession and rebellion. We
ad1ps the Rey OF nd tS Taeh r
by every citizen of all his legal and political rights
The Republican party holds out the hand OF peace,
of brotherhood and welcome to all Americans
who acknowledge the rightfulness of our cause in
ahs war for the Union Put to those " who deny tnas
or conciliation. The war and its victory declared
this Union indestrnctble, and will stand by that
declaration. The Constitution OF the restored Union
gave political equality to all citizens of what
ever color and to that equality We are pledged for
safe and honorable for citizen of South Carolina to
be Republican it is for citizen of Ohio to be
Democrat. Assure us this in every .rt of the
Union, and pacifcaton will be complete.
THE REVOLUTIONARY SPIRIT OF THE DEMOCRACY.
This talk of pacifcation comes with an i'll grace
from party which has just attempted policy of
Under the gufse of investigating alleged frauds in
the late Presidential election, the present House of
chief Magistrate Of the nation and plunge the
ei into se perhaps tbd into civil
only by the popular Indignation that met
them everywhere. Their effort to Mexicanize
the country has subsided at last into expansive
and proitess investigation, made in defiance of
what that party has always called the sacred right of
sovereign States to conduct their elections accord
nounce the Electoral Commission for not going be-
hind the returns of Florida and Louisiana. Have
when an amendment was offered to the Electoral
bill providing that the Commission shall have au-
thoriy to go behind the finding and Determination
Democratic Senators, our own Thurman among
Democracy dehoGnce the Eecfofef tofnmissfon foT
not usurping an authority which Congress refused
to grant, and which the Constitution does not con-
fer; and strangely enough, Senator Thurman, in his
recent speech. joins in this denunciation.
REVOLUTION IN THE NATIONAL FINANCES
The Ohio Democrats have gone a hundred bow
shots beyond their Eastern associates in carrying
the spirit of revolution into their financial policy.
They throw their whole weight against the resump
ton of specie payment; demand that the national
| banks be abolished; that 1922 100000 addi-
lection to American Industry be overthroWn.
These radical and violent changes in the established
Of Ohio in utter disregard both Of the ancient policy
and recent declarations OF the national Democracy.
their traditional doctrines of hard money? Have
they forgotten that in the Presidential contest of
! Baltimore conventions that a speedy return to
specie payments is demanded alike by the highest
considerations OF commercial M morality and honest
| only two years ago. in the national convention at
St Louis, they denounced the Republican party for
its failure during all these eleven years peace to
make good the promise of the legal tender notes
which are changing standard of value in the
is dsresard Of the Sighted fath Of the naton?" D
| Were those declarations at Cincinnati and Bati-
Democracy OF which the Ohio Democrats
form 50 conspicuous part, believe them
revolution has since then occurred in the immuta-
BILE laws OF value9 BY some strange act of oblivion
pudiated all these utterances and cast loose from
every recognized principle of the old Democratic
strange and startling apostasy. The new and evil
doctrines of absolute money which have captfvated
SO many sndllq| h aninHe[s ana nave risen to
| luding the Ohio Democracy by the vain
hope that this wave oh Of 1 tumut
power.
this question has filed with surprise and regret
am not much of partisan as to be unable to
| recognize high and commanding qualities in the
| ranks of the opposite party; and have felt much
pride in contemplating the large culture and sturdy
force with which that distinguished gentleman has
hitherto resisted the evil tendency of fragment of
his party to abandon the old paths OF Demo-
cratic finance 1t is true that he and most
against the bill for the resumption of specie pay
| ments. Their reasons for that vote on record
not provide for the cancellation and destruction as
well as the redemption Of the greenbacks, and
resumption of specie payments IN the
course of the debate in criticising the bill
Senator Thurman said that if the retired greenbacks
were again to be issued, it would be measure of
iufation; but he did not believe that under its pro-
| visions more than SIS O000O0 would be retired in
| four years. and then asked, What kind of eff
cheney would that have in preparing the
The criticsm Of leading sen
tors indicated that their opposition to the bill was
based upon the fact that it would not bring about
Subsequent declaration at st. Louis when they de-
| nounced the Republican party for not having re-
cd no Oni ica IF
| the law But we now find that Senator Thurman in
his late speech at Hamilton, gives his unqualified
the absolute repeal of the resumption and that,
| too, when resumption is almost accomplished.
| for demanding its repeal is the charge that
the business distress of the country has been caused
| by the operations of the resumption law and by
what they call the mercless policy of contracting
| the currency, boarding gold, and increasing the