The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-09-17

u you muSEfeInelnDer IilaI when you
money was contributed to osav,
Il the Republic, it was at the same tim
working out its own salvation; for i
the rebels had triumphed, who woult
have redeemed your bonds? 1t il
/ true that finances are the sinews o
war wa but ttI9 that ,Tiss less the truth in ;
Republic, where the people shoulder
arms to fight for their institutions, thar
under any, other circumstances; :; and
in this instance, your tmoney1did no
contribute the one-tenth part as much
to save the Republic as did the eour.
age and fortitude OF. the common sol.
der, who has not been the one-tentI
part as Well paid for going to, the field
as you We're for staying ing; at home Zap
4planse) for doing the lightning as you
We're for looking On (applause): and
| yet he is not atal1 dissatisfied with his
compensation, and you are with yours
and while he of his services, never
! speaks, you are boisterously blatant
about what you did for your, country.
He had no fortune to fight, for; You
had: Yet he did fight and you did not.
(App1ause) He fought to defend your
fortune when you would not do it
Yourself: =, ,(Applause) Your bonds
were between you and the battle field,
and he was, between your bonds and
the battle field (Applause.) They
sheltered yon and he sheltered them,
e 5ttAApplause; ff,Iwga YES i q only your mon
ey went to the wars, whereas he went
hi himself lss {applaggse) anfd,H ard Haw Ha9w you in
sist that he ought to pay, taxes t;sx7 and you
ootught not He fought for his country
an and only fto for his country: on bought
bonds, not t,1iPr for your country, but from
Your = country. and for yourself:
Gaughter:( When they offered him
his bounty he did not demand it in
gold, Pnt accepted it in greenbacks.
When hostiIities ceased and the army
was paid off: he did not. demand his
pay i in gold, but accepted ii, unmur-
1milteriingly, in greenbacks; and if green
backs are good enough to pay off the
crippled Veterans who shed their
blood TO defend these bonds, they
ought to be good enough with which
to cancel the bonds themselves. Gap
plause) # they are good enough for
the poor soldier they are good enough
for the rich speeulator. If they are
good enough for the million they are
for the mi1lionair. If they are good
enough for the humble widows and
orphans ofsthe brave men who fell in
the fight they are good enough for
the naughty wives and daughters of
the discreet men who never were in
the fight Cloud laghter.) Why is
it L ask that the bondhoider, with a
front SO bra5en and blushless, - insists
shatia discrimination shall Be made In
sIBehaIf against the so1dieerIl? Let
us run apafallel between their serlvF-
ices and sufftesrfffngs, and see what it
amounts to- while the soldier " was
bivouaeking on the oftias frozen d earth,
q dreaming OF nome, you, MI. Bond
hofder, We're at nome qu1efflly reposing
on bed of'doWn, and ta.t17rfs dreaming of the
you would be Worth. when he
Wmpt IN the light. (LaushhteerO atshteO He
Wore then and sun ,11f wears plain I'm gar
ments' whlle you lN''9 wore e and !llH are daily
IN purple Ifat ana i1 nne hnefn' hlefn lie
was Irefuentiy on oli nan ar ratrons, T Whlle
you We're 1arr1ng sumptp1ouqsiy l1ppd ,qsiylt every
day! While he was answering long rolls
you were feasting on hot rolls; While ll1 |
heJj weary and footsore, was making
torced marches, repulsing charges, OF !
storming Batteries, you were swelling
Or spldrging in peaceful promenades
with fashions painted butterflies, or
rollihg,, pefhaps 1eisurely, on wheels
5hfough 'pfxdrfent parts, quoting, most
pro obabiy,, dieaway poetry to some poor
devifs runaway wife. Cloud
and applause0 While he
was burning gunpowder, you were
killiklnick.: While he was
'nVeioped py tne smoke OF battle' yeu
9atnohlzed only the Wrealths OF your
'"Wmie he was near the = flash
alg OF the guns, you were pas pasklng 71 IN
'heinasn1ng OF Or diamonds; mon While he
vas '|fistenlnS 10 tne screaming OF
1ombshelts and the thunder of artil-
cry, the tinkfe' Of a silver breakfast or
Inner Bell was the foudest noise you
Voald consent to hear. Laughter.)
FIRM as Pillar Oh IRON ne stood at
lfttsf; elFFeaFy piahea-post' frequently all
44SShfdahg imopgh 7dfenchlng rains,
'NFllllletfIetteli hrozelsaslthey fefl, while I
Yon aKefe igayiv 1Inpplng the hght tan {
zoe thfongH the mazes' OF the,
'faReea pl1reposlng lhslumpers sweet
st security Ibeneaththe roof OF a pal