Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1867-09-04
LAMENTATIONS OF THURMAN.

says the most terrible tyranny the
world ever knew has fallen upon the
American people, and they have no.
where to look for hope; and he tells
you you are in danger every hour OF
falling under the domination OF some
devil or other, he don't know what or
whom. He says the Republicans have
seized upon the Government and made
out of it the most horrid despotism
the world ever saw. Now, my friends,
if this is & despotism, it is despotism
of your own choosing. The American
people made it. and they can make
their way out Of it when they get tired
of it. Judge Thurman, how cor1es it
that this Republican party, once 50 de-
spised by you and your party, to-day
are reigning triumphantly over the
once proud and Democratic party and
trampling the principles of that DEM
ocratic party under their feet.
How is that2 How did it come about 7
Judge Thurman ought to be philoso-
pher, and to look at the cause of those
things. will tell you the cause. 1t
is because God is just, and because the
Republican party has travelled accord
ing 10 the dictates and principles laid
down by Him.
You and your party have served the
devil, and in the end you didn't come
out triumphant. Now, sir, that may
be harsh expression, but it is literally
true. From the time that the great
Republican patty was first organized,
and they were weak in their organiza-
ton, how happens it that, step BY step,
in this great controversy, their num-
bers have continually increased and
their principles become more and more
settled, more firmly held by the Amer
lean people, to-day, thsn at any period
previous to this : Why is it!
Have the people gone madf Have
they voluntarily reduced themselves
to despotism? Who domineers over
them? Am one of them-your ser
want of servants man who exists by
your breath-whom you can turn out
into the streets next winter if you
please to do so2 Am l despoti If l
am one of the instruments Of despot-
ism, YOU have q remedy very close at
hand. You can very easily put me and
others out and put better men in
But this is utter nonsense, and won
der that men will come forward and
look intelligent men in the face and
spout such things at them. It isa des-
potism that the people have erected
themselves. But we are told that If
this despotism does not reach US here
in Ohio to such terrible degree, it is
all over the seeded States. among
Judge Thurman's old friends and asso-
ciates who, in the war time. looked to
him for support. While Vsllanding-
ham went down on q mission to advise
them of the ways and means whereby
they could conquer our Government,
that was liberal enough to let con-
demned traitor come before the people
and spout rebellion, Judge Thurman
was left at home to take care OF the
wounded. ApplAuse.
BOLD TRAITOR BETTER THAN A SNEAK.
When your brave boys in blue took
their lives in their hands and went
forth to battle for the government. and
were so unfortunate as TO fall into the
hands of the traitors, and be sent to
Libby Prison or Andersonyille, or Belle
Isle, or where they may have starved
70 death, did they receive any commits
Grafton at the hands of Vallandingham
or Thurmsnl Not 3 bit of it. No,
sir all the sympathies of those men
were for the full-fed and well-cared for
prisoners we got from them When
your wives and daughters were provid-
ing every comfort they could get for
the poor men who fell in the great
cause, where were Ysllsndinghsm and
Thurman, who want your votes for the
Democratic partyi They were minis
tering to the rebels. ThurmAn's house
was the headquarters for all the unfor-
tunate rebels. He shed crocodile tears
or / guess they were real tears-at
their condition. guess they were
real tears, for he is at heart an enemy
of the Government. ,.as
There is no use in mincing matters
now. The great war was an ordeal TO
try mems souls. There was no middle
course for men to take, as Mr.. Douglas
well said. Every man, at that day,
twas either q patriot or traitor, aud
rebel to his country. Where was Thur
man then? Did be commisserate your
poor soldiers when they fell. into dith-
Guilty? When our nation lost battle,
did he mourn2 No, sir; he exulted,
as Jeff. Davis did. And when your ar
mics triumphed, his heart sank within
him, because he wished the rebel cause
to prevail; and now he. comes around
canYassing for the votes Of the men
who stood so faithfully by their country
in this time of peril. Is there man
within the hearing Of my voice. who
lopposed Vallandingham in 1908, IN
that great controversy Is there man
so low that, having refused to vote for
the bold traitor, Vallandingham, VIII
vote for the milder one, Thurman =
As for me, like q bold man better
than sneaking one. God knows, if
had a choice to make, would prefer
the open traitor, Vallandingham, rath'
er than the Shiny, insidious traitor
Thurman.
QUESTION OF INTELLIGENCE.
But they say these men are too igno
rant to vote. Well, 3 great many mer
are more ignorant than / wish they
were l am so myself; ] am good
IDEAL more Ignorant than l wish L was
II know that of the great numbers thai
come up TO the polls, many are verJ
ignorant. They come here from for
eign country, and we give them the
privilege to vote when they know nc
more than the horse you drive. Dc
the Democrats complain of them that
they are too ignoranti Sir, if the vic
tim of foreign despotism who comes
here Is fit, after 8 residence OF i've
wears to exercise the right OF voting
, do you suppose he understands the
subject better than the older man who
, is a natural born citizen, and has heard
those great questions discussed from
his sboyhood-whoh has displayed faith
, fulness to the dictates Of their bettel
; principles beyond any other class o
men that know of
? Mr.. Democrat, if you viii make dis
tinctiop. and make intelligence the test
, do so. 1t certainly won't be open t.
! the damning objections you are no"
, making. If you will take the poo
/ Irishman or other foreigner who come
here, and knows nothing of your inst
j tutions-if you will permit him to vot'
1 after five years residence, then insis
! upon the same right for this other clas
!, of persons. If you will make q dis
. tinetiou, make one that will cut then
all off who do not come up to certain
standard. Then you will deal equally
and be free from this acursed charg'