Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-07-16

ship. 1 don't believe he ever held,a civil
office in the world. If he did II never
heard of it. He has had no experience
whatever in craftsmanship; bis whole ca
reer has been military one, and the ques-
tton therefore Is whether you should take
a statesman such as the Democracy offer,
or whether you should take Commander
in-Chief of the Army of the United States,
who, as every one knows, is but military
man. That of itself ought to decide the
question. But when you come to look at
the platforms upon which the different
candidates stand; when you come to l0ok
at the results of an election of such men
on such platforms, it fought to inspire every
man who loves his country, every lover of
constitutional liberty, every man who be-
lleves in the superiority OF the white race
over the black race, to work with zeal,
with courage and with industry in the
campaign before US.
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS CONVENTION.
There is one thing more to which ought
to have called your attention, but perhaps
now is as good time as any. We have
every reason to encourage us, and to be-
lieve that we will be successful. Among
are cheering in this particular. There
were three conventions in session in New
York at the same time. Not the Democratic
Convention alone, but three conventions.
There was the Democratic Convention with
every State and territory represented; then
there was the Conservative Soldiers and
Sailors Convention with over Twenty-Five
hundred delegates-as was assured by one
of its delegates-but our friend Baber, who
was delegate, can tell you more particu-
larly in reference to that. IL was a most
imposing body, and what was encouraging
was, that it acted in perfect unison and
harmony with the Democratic Convention,
r A oN6O ND snhf a,,r
And every man of them will give to our
candidates his thorough and earnest sup
port. Twenty-Five hundred soldiers and
sailors were in that convention, and every
man of them went home to work with all
his power in favor of the Democratic NOM
inees. F..
woRKINGMEN's CONVENTION.
But there was another Convention that,
in my judgment, was TAR more potent and
significant than that-a Convention that is
destined to make itself felt in this country
in future years and before many years shall
have passed. In was the Convention of the
Workingmen of the United States. A Con-
vention of the laboring men of the United
States was also in session in the city of
New York at the same time that the DEM
ocratic Convention was in session, and now,
to show you how they felt-to show you
with whom they intended to act-to show
how they understand the interest of the
laboring men-let me tell you that they
sent their platform, adopted by their Con-
vention, to the Democratic Convention and
the Democratic Convention inserted it in
our platform. [Slight applause.l III
Now, this shows that we were in unison.
When said we inserted their platform in
ours, don't wish it to be understood that
we inserted it in the very words, but the
substance, the same ideas and principles
are to be found in our platform as are in
the platform of the Laboring Mems Con-
vention. .af iH.'H A
Now, take it that that is most signifi-
cant fact. 1t shows that the laboring men
OF this country understand where their in
terest lies; 1t shows that they know that
this old Democratic party, which was al
ways the !aboring mans friend, his true
friend, is his friend now as it was in times
past. They understand that the laboring
man can not live under such mighty taxa
tion as now oppresses the people; they un-
derstand that all taxes come down upon
the shoulders of the laborer. The rich man
may pay his taxes, but he puts the taxes
he pays upon whatever he has to sell, so
that in the end no matter through how
many hands the commodities may go, yet
at last it is the laboring man who has to
consume the commodities that finds he pays
the taxes. He pays the taxes by being
curtailed in wages, as we'll as by the higher
pTlCo uc gives iOT-[ WQdG he DuyS, III Une
cramping of his business; in the want of
employment. 1l
In all these various ways do high taxes
ruin and impoverish people, and the labor
ing men find that the burthen comes down
upon their shoulders. The fact is being
realized and understood among the labor
ing men of this country in a way it never
was before. They have able men, day after
day, in the newspapers, in meetings, in
clubs, discussing this question of labor and
capital, so as to come to a right understand
ing upon it, and take it therefore that no
more significant fact has happened in the
political history of this country than that
there should be laboring mans Conven-
tiOn-a working mans Convention, sitting
in the city of New York at the same time
of the Democratic Convention, and the two
Conventions going hand in hand before the
American people, with the same platform.
Now, my friends, 1 have spoken to you
longer than thought l would be able to do
i'll giving you, in this desultory way, some
accounts of the proceedings of the Conven-
tion at New York, and to tell you my firm
belief, that if we do our duty, as believe
we will do it, that triumph will attend us
in November next in this country, and that
this great and glorious inheritance that was
bequeathed to us by our fathers, will be
rescued from the ruin that now threatens
it. .,Applause.I