The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1867-11-20
speech of Judge Thurman at q
Democratic JOIifiCaIiOn at Col
umbus, Saturday Evening,
NOV.9.


at the ballot box; victories that caused ne
tears or blood to flow, but are yet as potent
as many that have been won by arms The
soldier who devotes himself to his country
deserves and receives our grateful applause.
And the citizen, who casts his ballot with
an eye single to his countrys welfare, also
merits our heartfelt commendation. 1t is
OF the latter that we are to speak to night
We meet to gre praise to our brethren,
from Maine to California, for what they
have done this year to free the laol from
the fetters Of Despotism, to rescue the Con
stitution Of our fathers from impending
destruction, to secure to us and our poster
ity future of freedom and happiness.
And we meet to rejOlce over this grand
work; to rejoice as the patriotic and wise
rejoice; not extravaganty, not insultingly,
bu. as men who have escaped dire calam-
ity and are profoundly grateful for their
escapes; as Democrats, who believe that
what is best for us is best for all the people.
And have We not cause to rejoice?-
Twelve months ago dark pail seemed to
cover the Republic 1t seemed as if ma
jority of the people preferred Usurpatiou
to Constituional Government, Despotism
| to Liberty Party to Country. The most
sacred prccepts of wisdom, the proloundest
teachings of history. the most solemn ut
terancss of the ilustrious dead, seemed to
have lost al! thei" force On all sides We
heard it said, sometimes openly, bur oitener
IN whispers, ''the experiment of Selt-20r
errreu' has iailed, the fate Of all other Re
publics Is ours Free Governments have out
Que stiny, and that Is DFspo',m" ..
WHO will say so now? Some may think
SO, bceausc they wish tito hcso Honii,es
ia qnod co'ant Weator eredjod. said Caesar
Men willingly believe that which they
wish. but who, that loves American III.
stitutions will now say they have failed?
Some may still fear it but their fear is no
longer despair No longer do we hear the
cry. "Ail is lost - No, thanks be- to the
Almighty, we have escaped that dcgrada,
ton. And to whom under Providence,
are we indebted for our escape? 10 whom,
but the Democratic party and the thousands
of patriotic men who have had the moral
courage 10 sever their old associations and
unite with US? In the gooulest hours OF
our history we chung to the Constitution,
though 10 do so brought down upon our
heads the bitterest danuncation. We
chung to it because we knew that with its
destruction Liberty woul also be destroy
ed. And we knew that when il should
cease to exist, the Union of our fath; rs
would be forever gone. How completely
have ON foresight aud wisdom been vindi.
Gated by events? We tar2toId that the
overthrow of cur Institutions would be at
tempted, Five Military DaSpoc'sm in the
South prove the truth of the prophecy. -
We foretold that an attempt would bc made
to Africaniz9 ono.thjrl OF the Republic,
Ten States delivered 0vpr to Negro raio,
and that rule enforced by the bayonct, at
test our sagacity. We warned the people
thai Local Self Government Was IN danger.
Ten States virtually blottrd out by Con
gressiona enactments, Taxation without
Representation, Military Commissions in
stead OF Civil Courts, the State Banks deN
streyed by acts OF Congress aud the whole
subject Of the Currency drawn within the
province of its legislation, bills pcnding in
Congress to take from all the States their
right to regulate the Elective Franchise aud
to compel them to allow the Negro to vote,
a mighty National debt exempt from Local
Taxation, system of revenue the most
inquisitorial and yeXatious the world ever
saw, an immense Standing Army, conpos-
ed III part OF Negro troops, Il Navy large
and powerful enough for Il time Of War,
and host of office holders 50 great as al
most to defy meration-thesc, and much
more that might be mentione1, show how
well foundea were our fears and what mighty
strides toward u consolidation of all powers
in the hands Of the Federal government
have heen taken within the last few year .
But right across the march of Tyranny ard
oppression, stands the Democratic party
IL, hrnl, c,,;rit 80
purpose unalterable. Determined to pre-
tolerates no such word as tGH But short
| unprejudiced and unselt>h PARROT would
ask that now? What wise man but sees in
it the greater obstacle to Dcsp9tism, the
great consc1yator Of well regulated Liberty
My friends, on the Sth Of January last
| said to you that no party that habitualy
| disregardGQ the Constitution, could long re-
| tain power in this county. is not the truth
OF that remark being verified certified
more rapidly than the most hopeful of us
dared to expect? Look at the elections of
this year, Connecticut, New York, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland,
| Kentucky. California, all redeemed. Ohio
substantially so. Everywhere else, where
the ballot-box was free, immense Demos
cratic gains. Nay, even in Massachusetts,
Con ervative gain of 10000 makes Radi
caism tremble in its very citadel. True,
much remains to be done before The country
will have been rescued from the clutch Of
| the destroyer But, believe me, my friends,
it will be done Ihl people were never
more in earnest than they are now. Dem
agogueiSm, abuse and empty defamation
90 FOR nothing. The people demand the
truth and they win have it; they demand
common sense in the conduct Of our affairs,
aud they viii have il; they demand Constl-
tujional rule, and thoy viii have il;
they demand rclief from unnecessary
taxation, and they viii have it; they
demand a fair apportiopment Of the public
burthcns, and they will have it; they de,
mand just and ineligible revenue laws, and
they will have them; they demand retrench.
ment and economy, aud they will have
them; and, to give effect to their will, they
demand h nest rulers and they are determ.
ined to have them. On the other hand,
there are some things that they are determ
ined not to have. They won't have Ne.
groes put above White men; they won't
have one. third of the country given up to
destruction; they won't have the prosperity
Of the whole country sacrificed for the sake
of politicians; they won't support tens OF
thousands of office e-holders in idleness who
ought to be turned out to honest work:
they won't be taxed to support Negroes
who are able to support themselves, whilt
poor White menW Women have to earn theil
daily bread by their daily toll; they won't
have a Gold Currency for the Bond holders
and Paper Currency for the People; and
they won't have the social customs to which
they have been habituated arbitrarily inter
fered with by vcxotious and oppre sive leg
isationr So read the Elections OF this
| year.