The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-15

cal ticket, they have been kicked out
of the Union, and kept out of it and
Pare now, according to the Radicals,
not members of the Union, and not
allowed to vote in the Presidential
election, because they would not vote
1 for Grant and the Radical ticket.
FlGroans:1 1 say that the Democratic
party is the Union party now and has
always been. The Democratic party,
I historically and traditionally,f from the
beginning of this Government, has
been, is now, and always will be the
Union party. 4 [Applause.] .c
Yes, my fellow-citizens, in the year
1872, when the Hartford Convention
was held in the State of Connecticut,
and when measures were taken to
sever the New England States from
the Union and annex them to Canada,
/ who was it at that time that put down
the Hartford Convention, that des-
troyed the schemes of the B1ue-light
4 Federals who were hanging ont their
beacons to bring the British into their
1 ports? 1t was James Madison, the
President elected by the Democratic
party. And in 1881, when the same
attempt was made in South Carolina,
during the days of notification, who
was it that put his foot upon nulifica-
ton, and trampled it to death to save
the Union? It was old jackson and
the Democratic party. Loud cheers.
And in this last attempt, when this
rebellion broke out and the Govern
ment stood Indifferent, terrified, ap-
palled, afraid to lift its foot up, and
the cannon opened upon Ft. Sumpter,
and it fell before the rebel guns, who
| was it that rose up in their might, and
rushed to arms to save the Union? 1t
was the Democratic party. [Shouts
of sThat's so," and cheers 40
# Yes, my fellow-citizens. the army
was filled with Democrats, and while
they were in the front fighting, the
Radicals attempted to carry the State
of Ohio with 100000 majority, or SO,
but when the boys in blue came back,
it strikes me at the last election they
did not carry Ohio by any such ma
jority la voice, mot much"-cheers,
and from the display of the boys in
blue who are marching under Demo-
cratic banners, it seems to me that the
tale will be reversed in the election
which is coming. tCheers.1 t,-
So, true is it,my fellow citizens, that
the Democratic party filled the army,
and saved the Union in this last strug-
gle. 1t is an absolute fact that the
war, which broke out between Mr..
Stanton and Mr.. Seymour, the candi-
date of the Democratic party, arose
from this fact that Mr.. Stanton, by
manipulating his conscription bureau
required of the Democratic district of
! New York two men where one was
required from the Radical State of
Massachusetts,, and then that most rad
ical of all the Radical States, the State
of Massachusetts,, was not able to fill
that half-quota, but went hunting and
searching all over the country to buy
or hire men as substitutes. -g-s - =,
And now, come down to these States.
Who is it that is fighing to bring back
these States that are kept out and
who is it that keeps them out? JEFF.
Davis kept them out four years, and
the Radical party has kept them out
for another four years. daughter
The, Democrats put down the JEFF.
Davis rebellion, and believe they in
tend to put down. the, Rebellion of the
Radicals. Applause, s'The Radicals
baled out jeff Davis" laugter.] Yes
sir, they did bail him out. 10
/ feel it is impossible for me to
speak longer, to address this vast null
titude of people, and make myself
heard by them. I tell you, my friends,
that the design that the Radicals have
can be read in the history of the acts
already done by. them. Those who
have established despotism in one
part of the country, will not stop es-
tablishing it in all parts of the coun-
try. Those who have overthrown the
Constitution as regards one part of
the country, will not hesitate as to the
entire country. Those who have
driven three States out of the Union
because they will not vote the Radi-
cal ticket, will not hesitate to drive
other States out that will not vote the
Radical ticket. .JHiai7Hs bIn Zr't t.E
There is one point, my fellow-citi-
zens, to which I wish to call your at
tention. In giving the suffrage to the
black man, it is the opinion of every
man in the world that they need to be
qualified, not having the intelligence
necessary to exercise the right. The
object of this party, among others, in
confering the vote upon the black, is
not only temporary power by means
of their support; but by degradation
of the suffrage to destroy the suffrage.
Who is there, what man here cares to
share in this Government with this ig-
inorant and degraded race of men?
Who cares to enjoy a privilege that is
shared with that class of people2 Not
the people of Ohio-not the Radical
people of Ohio even, for they united
with the Democrats at the last cleo
ton to crush that proposition to give
suffrage to the negroes in this State
i some of them did. Those who are
,conspiring to degrade suffrage, and
thus to destroy suffrage, as they would
by confering it upon the blacks, wish
the people of this country to be dis
/ gusted with suffrage, to yield itup en-
tirely, and to accept the dictatorship
i of a military chieftain in preference,
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