Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-09-28
The Canvass I'm Franklin County
The Perry Township Meet

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The Democracy of Perry township held
rousing meeting in Kinney's School
House, on the 26th. The spacious school
room, although capable of seating upwards
of one hundred, could not contain the num-
Der of voters present-Inany having been
compelled to stand outside. Mr.. Mathews
presided, and, after few remarks appro-
pirate to the occasion, introduced Mr.. NJ. III.
Mann to the audience. Mr.. M. traced the
| rise and progress of the Abolition party;
exposed Its designs, and quoted largely
from the speeches and declarations OF Abo-
| lition leaders, showing their hostility to the
Union as our fathers made it. The entire
speech of Mr.. Mann was listened to atten-
lively, and his hits and homethrusts against
the party in power were well received.
E. +. DeLany next addressed the assem-
bly,. Mr.. ID. remarked that the change
manifesting itself in the public mind is not
little remarkable, not only in Franklin
county, but throughout the entire State;
the spontaneous adherence manifested to
Democratic principles is every day becom-
selves feel it. They know that the defeatO of
their party is inevitable. Indeed, the
course of the Republican Administration,
during four years, disgusted the good and
patriotic men of the country. 1t was not
the strength of the rebellion, but the weak
ness and folly of the Administration which
prolonged the war. During the. last four
years, not only has every principle of
Justice and right been violated, bat the
sense OF propriety and decency has been
outraged. The Republican party has well
nigh ruined the country and brought the
very name of American into c0ntumely and
disgrace. Hence, this reaction going on
around us was inevitable. The RepubH-
can party would shortly be swept from
power. What claims had 1t on the suffra-
ges of white men9 That party never for
warded the interests nor promoted the hap
piness of the white masses of the country.
The shoddy contractors ought to be CRATE
full to that party. They were beggars be-
fore the war, but live in palaces to-day.
Their fortunes have increased as the coun-
try has been ruined and impoverished.
The Republican party have no claims on
your support, either for what they have
done in the past or for what they propose
to do in the future. That party can not
adjust our difficulties. 1t is involved i'm
labyrinth of doubt and confusion. Repub-
licans have no principles to guide them; ;
they declare their inability to meet the
questions and issues of the day; they must
wait the progress Of erents." In other
words, the questions must settle Themselves
No question or issue can ever be settled by
time. Time Is nothing-does nothing. But
human agency acting In time disposes of
and adjusts. The Democratic party,
guided by principles, the wisdom OF which
had been tested by experience, is alone
competent to restore tranquility and
order. -
The issue is presented, "choose ye be-
tween" IL you are In favor OF intrusting
the ship Of State tO fanatical crew, hav-
ing neither compass or chart to guide 1t,
who will cry out all Is soeu whilst 1t is the
sport Of the winds and at the mercy of the
waves; II yeu are in favor of o chronic state
ofaharchy and confusion, vote the Republican
ticket. oa ... t. .slgoq
If you are willing to have your substance
eaten up by unjust, unequal and oppressive
taxation; If you desire to destroy the nobil-
ity of labor, to defraud the laborer OF his
wages, to establish a shoddy aristocracy-l
privileged class in the communicate you
are willingto become their bondsn'en your
selves and enslave your children after you,
cote Hte Republican ticket. 9ndEi
Ifyou are willing to support the Nation
al Guard at cost Of 100000 per annum; II
you desire to have the privilege of paying
the communication tax, to continue their udL-
ta6le existence, cote the Republican ticket. 81
4 III you are In favor of establishing Freed
mems Bureaus. at the cost of tens of thou
sands of dollars TO the tax payers Of the
country; If you are in favor Of keeping ma
tional boarding houses for the entire negro
population of the South; If you are In favor
of boarding, clothing, and educating the
negro whilst the soldiers families are desti-
tute of the accessories Of life In oar midst; IL
YOU want the white mans interest and
welfare sacrificed to the negro's conyen-
ience--yote the Repst6 6liedn ticker. If you are
in favor of Nero Suffrage, openly ayowed
by the Republican leaders and by almost all
he County Conventions held by that party in
the State of Ohio; II you want the negro
to sit on juries, hold office, to have a seat
in Congress; II, in word, you are In favor