The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-29
Gov. Seymour at Cleveland.

Presidents arrived at Cleveland. en-
route for the West. Although but a
few hours notice was given of his ex-
pected arrival, a large crowd, sufficient
to fill the immense Union Depot, con-
gregated to welcome him. He was
presented to the people by Hon. H..
B. Payne, when he proceeded to adj
dress them in the following brief but
eloquent and convincing speech, which
we find published in the Plain Dealer
4 of Saturday. L. -a.it o5iii e.l9ytJG 10
T. FELLow CITIZENS 81 regret that /
have but a very few moments to- stand
before You Tonight, There. is, much
that would be glad to say to the citi-
zens OF Ohio upon questions which so
I greatly affect the prosperity of our
pcomInon country, and the interests of
all classes of fpeople-nIattersi in which
all Of yoH, nay friends, are so deeply
concerned. come before YOU invest
1 ed with an especial Interest, because Il
Pam candidate for your votes. FEN
;thusiastie applause L should mistrust
! your own conclusions upon the
;weighty subjects connected with the
government if they had been born
amid the excitement of a heated poIit-
icaE canvass, but they were not st Four
or five years ago when Irwas Govern
Or OF New I ork l looked carefully in
TO the sources of our national pros |
perlty. Our metropolis is great be-
cause ut is the grand d3eenter of the COM
meree and trade of the country, while
we. who live in the interior, are en-
rlchfed he by the great channels of. COM
muhlcation which pass through, CON-
meeting the Easta Westm Oufpros-
'Eperity is based OH the prosperity oof
the whole, and especially upon that
OF the e. mighty West: L Cheers. - Y
L stand before you to briefly allude1
to the conclusions 1 formed LONG since. |
inotias aIpublie officer, butias a. private
dicltizen Of this nation. 1 must aneces-
!, fsar;1llly So ri be very brief as my, time is
short. A few years ago the Govern (
ment wiped out all our State banks!-i
| At burdened them with suehb heayyeI
taxation that they, could not. Live, and
fSok S, t upon pPfn itself to give to the people
the currency required fol. business.E'f
! w hen theGoveFnnient destroyed ourt
icurrency it gave us a new: oneg and it t
was the duty of that Government. ito
see That IT was so. apportioned, that it |
would subsefVe the best interests off
| the whole country. 1t gave to Afassa-l
lehusetts fftyvseyenf millions of doll J.
lars and we find upon comparison that
New, 4 ork,ii Ohio and other States, re-
celVed much less than their share. 1t 7
gave Rhode Island Seventy dollars to
each citizen, and to Ohio eight dollars i
toieaoh citizen. Now, if "a greatdeal
i9f currency is good for the people of /
MHsiaEtsIssfach!usetts Mas Isf and of Rhode Island,
why is 1t not just as good for YOU ytto5iuii, ii in
Ohio r. Loud cheering and cries. of |.
p" es," Yes," -EfThat's whats theJl
matter ht J! l ask the business men of /
your beautiful city of Cleveland to,
look INTO these things. They have en-!
terprlse, intelligenee,i Judgment, and L 7
ASK them whether the true settlementdF
OF these fmomentous questions is not
goQ1f VASTLY greater IMPORTANCE, than
FCheers. fi5qsofT Fig ~ S1ohif' hif'.HliYs H9if7s III
> Why have not the men who have !.
(been IN poWerifor. thee past four wears Il
done away with these national, evils.
WI winch 1I 1t is their duty either to modify
or cause to be removed? .Ahd Vet
they'come before iyeu iiotv and ask to
be continued imp politicaIpo % Thev-E.
ought TO challenge the most scrutinil- /
4! ing investigation of their administra-
tlon: Ihey have spent millions of P
money; and how have they spent It !? /
iIheyi nave otfTownTupon the opeoplefi
'the burden of three thousand millions
q e. q!fo2lllars, with its, load of taxation-
we ought to know for, what purpose I:
all TINS money has been used. For iin--EI
stance, what has become of all the YES
sels Which the Government bought
during the war A large, number
were were purchased and many more char d
tered, and the Government ioou8bt 1to- j
make out a detailed list of all these. II
showing what they cost and what dis J
poslqon has, been made of them. 1t {
would not cost much to do 'tbis-cer.f {
tainly not more THAN it does TO Is
pen-knives to the members {; Of fbe III
Laughter.bg 5f1 s1a1z- -iII
/. They only give it to us, in genepali-
hes. tlees They say, SO many millions for
The navy, and SO MANY millions for I,
each of the various departments, bi1t y
they do not give us any details to shaIw >, ;,
this vast amount of money a
was spent wisely, or not, FeIloW-citi. " "
sens, it would be good 'thinSg To Ielec+ 4 hji
President and Vice President VIM tqs
will look into these things. for fbeT-@-
will not do it, L contend that IL isi for Il L
he Interests OF. the people, of nv. own :.
state, of Ohio, and of the whole co1n- i, I,
ry, and especially of the 'iaboTrinno + :
nan upon whom the burden rests q;
nostheaVily,Gto know what they have a. =,
Iene with this money, mo matter, what th
nay be his political creed, Cheers sttii sti
nd cries Of That's so."1 .'''''' ''''' 1''' h
My friends, we are engaged in ii44n An Tin
lection which most deeply concerns Iu-
he people of this whole natios.ayIa-
or is oppressed with taxation and =
uslness in all its branches is embarL n
lssed to such d degree as to oilsaJf excite =
nx1ety' for the future They say that bss
Ebor is not taxed; but nv Iaborino 9.
nendJ do you not know that when
on provide for, your; family, when NJ,
ou on buy food, and clothing, and fhe ~ -
ecessaries OF life, they cost more than ~
ley used to-? Doiyou not know That hes
is the taxes, that causes this2 There cor
waste, and official extravaeance in Df.
1ery department of the government. II
nd you of foreign birth, when We Els {
v1ted you to become citizens of 6ur me
orlous country, to enjoy its liberties me
Id yheaYen7bestowed privileges, did use
e not tell you that there were reno no tax1 Az poi
ttherers to chase you down p yer
Cheers. But how is itnow ?n; There ! dis Us
ne reason why every thing should ~ y
't be as free, as slever,T but there is, ID 4
Xx-gatherer at every corner, and, gov 90
nment officials swarm through the j
nd "a short time ago, when I was
Washington, Igratifiedrrmy eufiosi- Ju
by: looking over the. :" blue book, a.
see how many of these officials =.
ere are in the country, and 1 found P,iIf an
at there are more than strty thou ous,
eda Does any one doubt the inf3u- .re
ce which they exert in controlling ,Iass, Ing
E tGoveFnme9t? s Can any Republi- the
n say that if this army of officials lrTI puri
ould stay at home the people would a6ri
I drive the Republicans out of pow tle
and put the Democratic party I'M +? Rhe
must SDoedilV c0Dcluda fa1 Al, a 4;,,> : Dvs,