Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-08-14

us hive Peace" Then hes said the con-
s'itution was not be foun din the Chicago
Platform, nor IN the platform OF the State
Convention, nor in the letter of General
Grant. He said the standing army l. cost,
ing us one hundred and thirty millions a
year. Last week Mr. Wiswel had ii one
hundred and fifty millions, and we proved
by the official reports that it costs only
about fifty millions. &c, SC.
This is sample of the stock in trade of
the Democratic orators,
We will not now stop to refute the mon
strous assertions of these and the Dem
ocratic speakers of the day. but we come
to the gst of the whole quc,tion; who
made the war? .Ans.-thc Democratic par
ty. What makes the expenses large? The
war Who tn sn caused high taXc1, large
armies and large cxpenses3 The Demo-
critic party. Who, then, is endeayoring
The Democratic party. Let any man go
back to 1860 ami trace the current history
OF the country Until to-day, a1d he will
find 1t as truj as Holy Writ, that the Dem
ocratic party brought on the war, and
then by its active opposition to it, or its
lack of support Of it, it was continued un-
til Grant conquered peace by lea ling the
boys in blue on to victory at Appomattox
Court house.
After Mr. Bradbury had closed, Mr.. Rice
of Rockland was called for. Mr.. Rice is a
son of Judge Rice of Augusta. He said it
was not using him well to call on hi,a at
ter listening to Mr.. Bradbury: and yc; he
had Il set speech ready. All his story
witt, Il monkey at the apex, stored in his
memory for the occasion. For u young
man he has we'll learned the ar; of l.ifyinS
history aud traducins his political oppo-
Lent>. He claimed that tie D"inocr tic
party was the only trac party, that under
it the ,tion always prospcre /, and peace
wa in the land. lie forso. Buchanan and
Pierce, tie brutal outrL -. in Kansas. the
steal II IS Of Buchanan Sc .binet ana that all
traitors. He had over the usut! clap trap
of Il whi,e mars governm .nt&t. 1t was cv-
iIent that he hated negro worse than
John Randolph ever did a sheep. What a
! libel on the word Democracy, for men to
cl I'm TO be Dem ,crlts. aal thea always be
seeking an opp,r:n iity to d.filo. a5aso
and make outlaws OF the oppressed. The
world thinks il m tnly to attack equals bat
when Democratic orators. AID young men
too glory in actin Z the part OF bloodaounl'
and turn on the defcncelcss bltcs nj. an
hold him up to rilicule. sayi - at he i,
but little better than the brute. aisl III,
party that would protect. educate and raise
him up. is only a nigger party. Whit an ex
empliiica,ion of modern Democracy. How
uch like aristocracy. and how contracted
and narrow such views OF the philosophy
and the spirit of genuine Dom ocr.cy. On.
Democracywha,f followers thou dos't have
inthe yearof grace 1868.
BLAIR'S LEAvENwoaTH SPEEcH.-We
have referred to Frank Blar's Leavenwott ii
speech before. bu. it appears that he made
a more curious one still after the meeting
was over in reply to a man who said "Gra
is Il fool -
SIR, You are mistaken. Grant is no fool
know him we'll. knew hi II before he
went into tie army. and when he used u
haul who'd in the service. know the man
He is the greatest man of tho age. Shrr-
man. Sheridan and Thomas are good men
| hut Grant is worth more than all Of them
Oliver Cromwell and Napoleon Bonapart,
We're both great men. fNt sir. tel! You
th,t Grant is greater man than Cromwell
and Bonaparte put to gcilier. He is not a
taiker, hut he Is one OF the greatest think
"rs III thc world. He !sa!nnl.inus. bn: h.
dont show It; and tell ynu that if he i.
elected Plesident.he will set up Il monarch,
and establish himself Emperor. l trlIyor
that the people are mistaken when they
suppos. Grant to be fool. They hGv,
good reason to fear his greatness. Tn,
!. man that can spring right up iro,n povcrt!
and Obscurity. and do what he has done
is no mere creature of circumstances
. Circumstances don't run SO much in one
, way.
: Which way will the Democrats have it
Some Of them contend that Grant is brain
/ less imbecle whom chance has give promi
nence aud power. while here is BLAIR pro-
claiming him man the splendor of who's,
genias outshincs the greatest name Of his
tory.
WHAT CAUSES HARD TIMEs.-Capt. E
B. Ward OF Detroit, the president of the
National Manufacturers Association in h