The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1868-10-28
GOVERNOR SEYMOUR's TOUR.
Speech of Hon. Francis Herman ut.
Syracuse.

The following were the remarks of
Hon. Francis Herman, at Syracuse.
Wednesday last, just as Governor
Seymour was about stepping into the
cars on his way to Buffalo:
FELLow-CITIzENs: Our opponents
have been fiattering themselves that
the small successes they have had
through corruption and fraud in Penn
syIYanla, Indiana and Ohio, indicated
that they were going to succeed in
the Presidential election. They were
never more mistaken. (Cries Of "buI-
ly" and cheers.) This vast spontane-
Gus gathering Of citizens shows that
the people are in this war, and they
are going to overthrow the office
holders and the corruptionists. Gap
plause.) This contest is by the peo-
pie to re-estAblish and restore through
out these States the authority Of the
Constitution, and to give the people
! OF every State the protection OF that
Constitution. (Cries Of good, good"
and cheers.) This contest is by the
people against the factionist party
/ who have ruled the Government for
| three years for the sake of party, and
| not for the sake of the entire people.
| (Applause.) This contest by the peo-
| pie Is to rescue our Government from
| its extravaganza and corruption, and
| to restore again the harmonious union
/ of all the States. (Cries of "good )"
and cheers,) Why, we say to our Op-
| penents to-day, that the contest has
only just opened in earnest in behalf
of the Democracy. (Great and tre-
| mendous cheering0 We have failed
in Pennsylvania, but the party that
in 1864, at the last Presidential elec-
ton, carried the State by 20 900, now,
| with all that corruption could do, with
all that money could do, with all that
fraud could do, they are trying to CT,
pher out a majority OF some 5000 OF
1000. In Indiana, which they carried
by thousands, they are trying to CT.
pher out a majority Of 600 or 700
by 5000, they have only carried by
some 10000 or $4,000. (Great cheer
ing.) The people are Just beginning
to move on this Radical party, anC
when the people rise up to examine
and rebuke the misruIe and corrup
ton, and unconstitutional policy
which has prevailed for the last thret
years, never fear but that we will b.
able to succeed in restoring the Gov
eminent to what it ought to be. Gap
plause.)
My felIow-citizens, the party tha
is opposing US, the party that is nov
in power IN this nation, is composed
of all that is corrupt; it is composed
of men who have been making none,
a during the last three years from take
gathered from you, money taken b.
them from the public treasury, ant
, we know that our opponents viii
/ strive and struggle to continue t.
, themselves that power during tn
next four years; and this we ais
know, that if this Government is t
be saved, if this Constitution Whic
our gallant soldiers upheld is not t
!. go down through the Vaccinations c
politicians we know that if we ar
again to have a restored Union, tha
s the people must succeed, and there
:. fore with Gods help, will succeed
: tremendous cheering.) Where
= the Union of the States that you
gallant men from Onondaga We1
e down to the battlefield to preserve
Why, you and know that throug
the Unconstitutional legislation of ou
!, opponents, that Union is not restored
= and if that power is to continue Il
u four years, it never will be. Ayt
@ more, it will be destroyed if that pa
v ty succeed more than it would by til
success of armed rebels, the enemi(
of our gallant soldiers, GGreat al
y plause. FelloW-citizens, be true bI
s once more, and we will win the col
r test. Great and prolonged cheerin;
amid which the speaker retired, an
the people again assembled at the d
pot, and when the train started on i
q way west, thousands of voices SCI
o up cheers for Seymour and Blair.l