The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1868-08-19

sional District. / congratulate you on
your choicemade to day for Congress
man 1 esteem it an honorofno small
L am proud of the fourteenth district.
(cheers.) Ihave tried to represent you
faithfully in Congress, and 1 think I
have done SO. (eheers.) L suppose my
fellow citizens, that this republican
administration has been the most eco
nomical since the foundation of the
government. tremendous ~cheerng.)
l know it is claimed that the old traitor
James Buchanan, carried on the gov
eminent for seventy millions of dollars
a year, bnt l don't believe a wordof ii.
(hisses.)I knowh his administration was
the most corrupt, in its expenditures,
that ever cursed this nation, yet new
ertheless, 1, am a little mixed about
the seventy millions. 1 know we have
been in the habit of spending over
ninety millions a month; and now
spend over six hundred millions a
year. (cheers.) and we are very eco.
nomicaL (cheers.1 IF JAMES Buchanans
officers did steal the greater Part of the
seventy millions, as is alleged, l know
the officers of Mr.. Lincoln and our
Andy johnson are unquestionably
honest. great sensatiop.) 1 contend
that reducing the national expendi-
lures from seventy millions, to six
hundred millions wa great stroke of
fnanciering, and insist that the re-
publican party is entitled to all the
credit for the performance, yet 1 fear
the coppeIheads will try to steal our
thunder. (hisses.) Be on the alert my
friends, 1 admit my friends, hat when
a candidate two years ago, 1 promised
you, 1 would never call on you again,
yet, my sacrifices have been so great,
L think you will excuse me. l have
been compelled in the meantime, to
take four thousand d~ollarsextra salary,
although / told you I would never do
so. This, and other losses, which 1
have sustained, renders it absolutely
necessary that / should crowd off the
SCARED and manned soldier, my friend
Col. Barber. L admit his gallantry
in war, and my meanness in this in
but what of that? Let him
wait, till l am Unidentified for my suf-
in staying at home. great sen
and low whispers of, O, the in
/ know Ashland county was
entitled to the candidate, but I wish
have my services endorsed, and sus-
by you, before 1 am willing to
(cheers,) (being somewhat over
come by the applause and enthusiasm,
the speaker choked up, and gave signs
of breaking down-shed tears-and fl
nally proceeded.) My friends, 1 done
all I could to impeach that nasty old
reprobate, Andy johnson. True we
and it cost the people ten or
fifteen millions of dollars, yet, 1 be-
lieve him guilty. The democrats are
TO blame for this, because we could not
get them to vote for Impeachment,
md because they bought up our Sena-
tors, and corrupted the Chief Justice.
indignation.) 1 know it don't
ook well for me to assert these things,
nevertheless, it is true. / know we
nave not done the clean thing down
still I think we ought to muir
Ter every rebel achite man down there,
md give the country the niggers.
.cheers.) We will never be able to
'ule the South till we do so. (three !
.heers from Lorain.) know we prom Z,
sed to let the Southern States return to
heir places in the Union, when they :
brew down their arms; but this was !
IL a joke. We intended to let .
hem come back again. In fact we
lade the war to drive them out. tire Z
lendous cheering.) We did drive them
and by the Eternal they shall not :
back, till they can be ruled by
lie niggers and carpet-baggers. great
pplause and cries o. good, good A 7
ord on the greenbacS question. 1 :
gree with Ben, Wade, that the man :,
no does not favor the payment of all :,
le- bonds in gold and silver, is little y
stter than a "sheep thief" I have n
ven my influence in favor of this a
because the bond holders G,
ade great sacrifices during the war, 10
i'd are still suffering, because of II
cir wrongs. favored the late scheme ot
r converting the principal of the 81
-%e-twentys into gold and silver, and ar
feel assured you will endorse my 8,
nduct. ~(sensation, several of the tax nj
yers turning very pale.) My friends,
did not intend to address you at tb
at this time. (cheers.) l expect de