The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-04-12
SPEECH of the HON. DAVID TAGGART,
Delivered at Ratification Meeting in
Philadelphia. on the 18th of March.

SPEECH of the HON. DAVID TAGGART,
Delivered at a Ratification Meeting in
Philadelphia, on the 18th OF March.
Mr. President aud Fellow -Citizens--Ii
| had not been called among you as a
comf ctitor of the distinguished gentleman
whose nomination you have met here to
ratify, | should not have felt it incum-
bent on ue to be present here to-nis bit.
| have come from Harrisburg. at a sacri-
fee of private business, and obeyed your
summons. 1t was my good fortune, three
weeks ago, at Harrisburg, to make THE
FIRST CT RTIN SPEECH OF THE
CAMPAIGN, and then. and there, l
promised to go wherever | might be wan.
ted. And when | tell you | travelled all!
last night, and was fifteen hours on foot
yesterday, and have met no rest to-day,
you must not expect me to make speech
of any length to night; but will be con-
tent, like the jackal, to precedc the lord
ly lion. (Applause.)
| 20 ahead OF the distinguished and ell
oq9ent gentlemen who are present to
night. to say few words to show you
that am for Andy Curtin all the time
(cheers and applause) most zeslously,
most earnestly. And Why should not
bel He never entertained political SEN
timeuts that ara not willing to advocate.
He never held doctrine that [ sm not
willing to uphold. In 1910, when | was
rot legally man, We went together to
old Harrisburg. Four years later we
fought side by side for the great Ameri
can system, under the glorious banner of
Henry Clay. loud aud enthusiastic ap.
plau-e.) As an american | feel proud of
the thrill that that name sends through
ue, and that banner would never have
trailed in defeat had it Dot been for the
i'll advised and deceived hordes that we're
precipitated upon Us from across the O.
cesu. | only allude to that portion of
them that do not eat meat on Fridays.
daughter and appIause,) and have not
been long enough in the country to know
that the modern Democracy of these Uni
ted States Of America meant only freedom
for trade and not for men. (Applsuse.)
| suppose some Of you have beard OF the
mistake the Democrats of Indiana made
two or three years ago. when they fixed
barbecue for Friday. daughter. y
"What do ye name says big Demo
crat from Ireland, "by roasting beef on
a day wheo thirds of the Democrats
darept eat meat I" (Here the speaker
was interrupted by nine hearty cheer for
"Tow Corwin." who had just msde his
appearance on the staee;) however two
thirds were willing to lose their share Of
the meat for the sake Of the loayes and
fishes; but thank Heaven some of these
uen are beginning to get their cyes open,
and the day is gone ty for their decelv-
ers to have all the warm meals, political
IL, and now they have to stand up to the
rack without any fodder in it; and if there
is anything iu the world that Democrat
hates, it is the rack without the fodder
(Great laugbter.) And if it is ever filled
again, it will be ourselves that will do it,
We have got them now just where We
want them, and We are going to keep them
there. The people of Pennsylvania will
repudiate in succession, the free trade and
slavery extension doctrines of the false
Democracy, although it has been the boast
of the latter that they could not be twice
defeated. Whom the gods would de-
stIoy they first make mad" The mad
ness is already upon them. aud their
destruction is certain, and near at
hand, and all this is owing to the
"fayorite son of Pennsylvania" When
be first received that name, nobody
could imagine how great favor be
was going to coufer on his native State
and country by disenthralliDg them from
the shackles of his party. But perhaps
We have done the old man injustice. He
claims to be protective tariff man, and
may be not have thought that the only
way to carry out the doctrines be profes-
ses, was to overthrow, horse. foot, and
dragons, the fre trade party of the COUP
try. II that was bis thought, Louis Ma
poleou was fool to him. Laugter and
applause.] TaIlcyraDd vas school boy
in comparison Machisvelli no match at
all for him in ell that goes to make up
far reaching sagaeity. How magnificent
ly be has succeeded ! How spleudidly
be has blinded the eyes of his parasites to
the true purposes of bis Infamous meas
ures "He has Knocked the wisdom of
the wise and raised from the tombs a
doleful sound - (Laushter.) And it
may be that the day will come when be
will stand 10 history as the most consum-
mate Of strategists and the most success
ful OF political economists.
But my fellow citizens, did not come
here tonight to talk about that poor old
man. Mr.. Buchanan, who sits in Wash
ington. [ hope the last of the race of Lo-
cofoo Presidents. (Applause.) | came
here to say few words about the next
Governor of Pennsylvania, once my COM
peti:or, always my friend /! (Cbeers) |
have known bin more than quarter of
century--twenty.seven years next grass,
Il think that s what they call it. Laugh
teri In all that time | never caught him