Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-10-26

ject of his address before he eulogizes
parties. 1--WE must act through parties.r
This affords him an opportunity Of pouring
his vials of wrath upon the Democracy,
and elevating the Republican party. In
doing this, he praisest the Democracy Of the
past, to condemn the Democracy of the
present. He berates the old federalism
which loved the Government more than
the people, The Democracy was once, he
holds, "the champion of the rights of the
poor man; true to Justice, liberty, and
equality, down to the bottom OF society,"
What was this |? Did Mr.. Beeeher and his
clerical friends ever stand by it then Was
it not always maligned bV the body of the
clergy from the time OF Jefferson tnlnow?
When wasit that the Democracy, were so
goodp Was it in 1910? Read their, plat
form then; 1t denounced slavery agitation
and agitatOrs as tending to destroy the
rights of the States and embroil them in
civil war. Was 1t then the friend of the
poor ? Did 1t favor Justice, liberty, and
equality? Afterwards when it adopted
the doctrine of non-interventiOn as to-
slavery In states and Territories, in the in
terest of peace and Union-was it then the
just, free, and equal party? Why did not
Mr.. Beecher then say so? Did it ever
champion the rights of the poor-fghting
unequal eXactiops and larcenous tariffs
Does it not do so now? The yokes Of
wood of 1916 are yokes of iron in 1866.
The consumers, the masses, the poor. are
ground to the earth by the present taxes
and tariff; and the tariff of last session,
to be passed next session, Is double
in its burdens and bounties. The great
crime of the old Democracy, once led by Mr..
Butler and Others-nOw supereminent as
Radicals-was their political Indifference
as to slavery. 1t was, in Buffers idea, a
grand old party then. Now, when slavery
Is rddled by war and abolished by codes
and there Is no question as to even the
tilaments of its root remaining, he makes
its eradication an ostensible heading of his
speech not because slavery exists, but be-
cause he can from It ashes rake up the en-
bers of old prejudices to rekindle hatred
and revenge. Applause.l He charges
that the Democracy during the war en-
deavored to defeat the Government in it's
efforts at reunion. This is untrue in Tact,
as the records of Congress and the State
platforms show We opposed certain
abuses of power, and we differed from
those in power as to the modes to be pur-
sued at times for the restoration of the Fed
eral authority ; but by no platform or vote
ever made or given is this allegation justi-
fled. That it is false as to our Chicago
platform is conspicuously apparent. Mr.
Beecher misrepresents that platform when
he says: at advised the American people
to give over the war, which it pronounced
a failure, and to submit to the dismember-
ment of the country" If this be a correct
report of his remarks it is libel as black
as type ever printed. The platform was
Union throughout, and the reference to the
war as a failure was only in connection
with failure to restore the Union" The
Radicals, if Mr.. Beecher himself is to be-
believed, have themselves overturned ''the
theory of our Government" by keeping
States out Of the Union. Mr.. Beecher, In
August, demanded entire reunion. If them
there was failure to restore the rUniOn,a
was not the abused Chicago platform made
true by Radical disunionists?, a voice,
"Yes."1 But Mr.. Beecher had to disavow his
connection with Democracy. He had
spoken noble words which had met our ap-
proval. He had backed them up by say
ing: III don't care who thinks with me. /
think thus and so, and rs please." But all
at once he became the object of Radical
lying. Even his brave by was slandered q
His own name was stricken from tht
lecture rolls at Boston by the aesthetic
dIlletante who buzz on the hub! His heroic
soul wilted, and the Beechcr of the stars
became the Beecher of the .puddlei The
preacher of good viii became the partisan
of hate. He had caught the strains of his
big organ, not as it scared in t'mighty
peans," but as It echoed the ribald song OF
the vengeful crew who ehanted In his
church. [Applause.l He became fearful
of losing his congregation. Better have,
lost your church on earth, dear brother
Then you might have had title clear tn
the church triumphant, and thus be per-
manently separated from your cOngHega-
tiop. Mr.. Beecher wishes to be rid OF
Democratic association. Well, who has
asked this studied reviler to join us ? He
says he has been invited to join. Who gave
the invitation? 1t tseems he deliberdtea on IL
laughter l-fcr he says: an view of all,
then say deliberately cannot join that
party. It was the whale that swallowed
Jonah, and he did not like the accommoda.
tions.r lie Is Jonah, and the Democracy
the whale. Well, we have the advantac'
in one respect at least-size. II Laughter
Jonah is not, on the whole, very terrible,
person. / don't like him so well as Brother
Butler. Laughter There are some simil
tudes in chararter. Jonah trimmed and
lodged; played the moral coward because
his prophecies were not fulfilled; got angry
at the Lord, because He did not fulfill His
nrOnhpcieS in the destruction of NineVeh :.
ccnItiv6trd n rgronnds and liked a ; goodly
shade. 'couid. NOT stand the east. wind.
and was ALTOGETHER too fsRv for A
Rihle hero of tbe Sennine kTnd,E
Yon' NAV temember he was, = sent TO,
Ninaveh to crv ont, against ;ts wickedness,
He dodged hi: dntv strncS for Jonna' cot
On n schooner and sailed for Tarshish. On
hoard ba hid in the hold and sIent. The
sea beGan TO race, and SO did the Sailors
Tha,, Enp,v ~ tbon nod Sinnor ahnSLd and