The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1867-09-12
RaCy Speech by HasSaurek.

AOOOoJ NP00on Wy 410SSd1I6K
Hon. Fred. Hassaurek made the fol
lowing little speech at meeting il
Cincinnati last week:
My FRIENDS II do not appear, n
this late hour, for the purpose of ma
king speech. l could, at any time
add but little to the eloquent words tina
have fallen from the lips of the eloquen
gentleman who has preceded me; and
1t is too late now to commence an ar.
gument on any of the great question.
that agitate the people in regard to thu
approaching election. ..
POLITICAL soCUNpITIEs.
My friend, Mr. Bingham, having de.
tailed some of the circumstances attend
ing the "little uupleasantness," as Mr..
Nasty calls it, brought on by the Dem
ocratic party, allow me to refer to an
other, more recent, that was gotten up
by the same party-I mean the ''little
unpleasantness" between Aaron Jones
and Mike McCoole. Laughter.
should, perhaps, not refer to this mat
ter but that there is some philosophy
in it worth considering. "There are
more things beneath heaven and earth
than are dreamed of in your philoso-
ply"
TIE PARTY OF TIE PRIZE RING.
When | looked at the crowd that
assembled, for two or three days past,
in front of the st. Lawrence, | was in
voluntarily reminded of the crowds that
were in the habit of assembling on the
occasion of Democratic Convention
Laughter and cheers l don't wish
to be misunderstood | don't wish any
false inlerences to be drawn from what
am going to say. | never allow po-
lltical differences Of opinion to inter-
tere with my personal or social rela-
|tlons. On the contrary, | must say
that some of my best aud dearest per-
Isonal friends are members of the Dem
Pcratlc party, and | respect them high
~ don't propose to say that man
must be a prize fighter, a gambler,
pickpocket, or blackleg, because he
belongs to the Democratic party. O,
no, l don't mean to say that. On the
contrary, there are many virtuous, hon
est, intelligent and patriotic Democrats.
But | say this, that the converse pro-
position is true; that every prize fighter,
gambler andso-forth, belongs to the
Democratic party. [Great applause and
laughter | say this not from any
spirit OF hostility towards my Demo-
cratic brethren but | say it for the pur-
pose of making them ashamed of the
bad company they are in--for the pur-
pose of showing the present true char
acter Of the party that by the natural
law of attraction drags all the very
worst elements of society into its ranks,
ATTRACTIONS OF DEMOCRACY.
And why? There is something. la
dies and gentlemen, in the position of
the Democraticpart which, though it
comprises many good, true and honest
men, also attracts the very worst ele-
ments of society. And why is it9 1t
is its present position-the position it
has taken ever since 184S, when the first
split on the free soil question took place.
1t is the fact, that, like the serpent in
Paradise, it always appeals to what is
bad in human nature, instead of appeal
ing to what is good and, noble, 1t is
because it appeals to the prejudces and
passions of the mob, instead of appeal
ing to the sound sense and the calm
reason of the citizen. II isfor thisrea-
son that it naturally attracts the Nc
Coolies and the Aaron Jones's, and gen.
.lemen of that stripe, beginning with
he Honorable John Morrissey laugh
erl, and coming down to that oratori-
,al prize fighter and pugilist, Q. L. Val
andigham. Renewed laughter.
THE PARTY OF PREJUDICE.
Why, ladies and gentlemen, it now
more than ever appeals to the prejudices
md passions of the rabble. 1t has
Ibandoned all its former honorable DO
itions, its old principles. 1t only
Inows two instincts, or passions, by
which it is guided. The one is negro
,hobia and the other is national dis
honesty, or reputation. 1t tells one
nan: Be brute, be selfish, hate your
elbow being, despise and debase chill
lren of the same Heavenly Father.
Because they were born with black
kin, you may tyrannize over them; be-
ause they are wronged and outraged
ace, you may ridicule and persecute
hem; because they are negroes who
ave no rights which white men are
'ound to respect, be brute and
yrant as far as the negro is concerned.
THE PARTY OF DISHONESTY.
And it tells another man, Be a rogue
far as the nations obligations are
H.