Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-07-01

with q most enthusiastic reception, 81
addressed the Convention as follows:
Ma. PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN;-T
honor conferred upon me by the Oonve
1t ton, and the very generous and hear
way in which 1t has been done, demaf
from me most grateful and sincere a
" knowledgement. The approval of my e
+ forts 70 discharge my official duty impli,
n In your lender Of n denomination is e.
n ceedingly welcome toamy feelings, and
accepted, assure YOU, with the deepe
= gratitude.
r The circumstances of this occasion q
o not permit me to enter upon any extenC
ed discussion Of the topics belonging |
the canvass for which we are now prepal
ing willhoweyor occupy few mil
= utes of your time in presenting some COZ
siderations which il is my purpose to dis
cuss before the people, with moro ampl
details of facts and figures, during th
progress of the contest.
: Twice since the organization of oxistin
political parties the people OF Ohio hav
trusted the law making power Of the Stat
in tho hands Of the Democratic party
They first tried the experiment twelv
years ago, and such were the results thai
ten years elapsed before they yentured up
on repetition Of it. Two years ago il
a time of reaction which was genera
throug hout the country, the Denoemti,
party by majority of the popular vote
having large advantages in the ap.
porionment, obtained complete control Of
the Legislature in both of It's branches -
They calne into power proclaiming that
tho past ought to be forgotten; that old is
sues and divisions should be lait
asdei that new ideas and new measures
required attention; and they were partic.
ularly emphatic and earnest in DECLARING
that the enormous burdens of debt and
taxation, under which the people wert
struggling. made retrenchment aud eeono
my the supreme duty Of the hour.
These were their promises, and the
manner in which they were kept is now
before the people for their judgment Dis
regarding tho woll known and solemnly
expressed will of0hio they began the bust
ness OF their first session by passing fruit.
less resolutions TO reseind the ratification
of the 4th amendment to the Constitution
Of the united States
They placed on the Statute book visible
q 'mixtule bills to deprive citizens of the
right Of suilrage-a constitutional right
long enjoyed and perfectly well settled by
repeated decisions Of the highest Court
having Jurisdiction of the question.
They repealed the law allowing, after
tse usual residence, the disabled veterans
OF the Union army to vote in the township
in which the National Soldiers home is
situated, and enacted law designed to
deprive Of the right of suffrage a large
number of young men in acquiring an ed
ucation Mt "Ony school, seminary, acade.
my, college, university, or other institu
tion of learning" TO prevent citizens
who were deprived of their constitutional
rights by these acts, from obtaining PROMPT
relief in the Supreme Court, they passed a
law prohibiting that court from taking up
causes on its docket according to It's own
Judgment of what was demanded hy pub
lie justice in any case "except whore tbeI
person seeking relief had been convicted
1f murder in the first degree, or Of a crime
mo punishment Of which was confinement |
n the penitantiary"
believe it is tho general Judgment of
he people Of Ohio that the passage of
hes measures, unconstitutional az some
{ them are, aud unjust rs they all are,
vas mainly due to the fact that tho elass.
8 OF citizens DISTINGUISHED by them do
rot commonly vote with the Democratic
,arty- The Bepubllcan party condemns
III such legislation and demands its re
zeal, fla ai.r
On the important subject of suffrage,
len Grant, inhis Inaugural Message, OK
presses the convictions Of the Republican
,arty. llle says; "Thn question Of suf-
r0ge is one which Ia likely to agitate The
'ublic 80 long as portion Of the citizens
4 the nation are excluded from its privi-
eges IN any State. II scents 10 me very
.esraLle that this question should be set,
led now, and | entertain the hope and ex-
ress tho desire that it may he by the rat.
ication Of the Fifteenth Amendment to /
10 Constitution 4
During heoanyass which resulted in the '
ecton ofthe late Democratic Legislature, !
70 Republicans were charged with hav-
& used SS00000, raised for tho relief of G
ldiers' families, to pay the State debt, c
ID this charge wns insisted upon, net d
outstanding q majority Of the Democratic i
dlnbers had supported the measure. The t
ea was everywhere held out that If the s
party wero successful this a
onoy would be restored to the relief fund d
ld expended for the relief of the soldiers. d
he tailuro to redeem this pledge ia agqra. n
ted by the fact that the Legislature by
strictly pnrty vote in the Senate, refused p
provide for the support Of suldiers, des- K
rte orphans at Homes to be established Il
Ithout expense to the State, by tho vol Il
ltory contributions Of patriotic and char g
'blo people. +
But Of al the pledges upon which the @
party obtained power in the ii
VI Legislature, themost important, and al
oso In trgNrl to which tllejust expecta. IL
ms Of the people have been most signal "
DISAPPOINTED, are their pledges in relo- tn
n to financial 0tFoirs--to expenditure, m
debt, and to taxation. Upon this sub
{ the people are compelled to feel very M
,p interest The flush times of the war at
70 been followed by a financial reaction. w
! for tho last three or four years the III
ntry has been on the verge Of a fuan- an
crisis. The burdens oftAxation bear We
willy upon labor, ana upon capital S5
Q Democratic Party, profuse alike Of ha
against their adYersaries, and or
promises Of retroncbment and reform, Gu
re clothed with power to deal with the an
West part Of these burdens, viz; with pr
expenditures, debts assessments and mi
es which arc authorized by State legis, a
on. The results Of their two years th'
YER are now before the people, They lio
contained In the 65th and 66th vol.
es Of the Laws Of Ohio, Let any Re am
'lican diligently study theao volumes for
he will fully comprehend the mean tire
Of job when he said, "Oh, that mine An
orsary had W wlitten q book" No intel COT
mt man can read carefully theso vol Of
's, md note the number and character Der
he laws increasing the expenses end the
ilities Of the State, ard authorizing ad. cas-
onal debts and additional taxation for he
and village, for county and township Ma
roses without having the conviction qu'
ed upon him shat tho gentlemen who Of
tied these laws bold to the opinion hoi
the way to increase wealth is to in tosl
ae taxation, aud that public debts are Gel
10 blessiBgs and
hen the late Democratic Legislature prl
nbled they found the revenue raised uta .
ly in Ohio by taxation to pay the in, y Y. \ !
I on the State aud local debts aud for W w.