The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-09-22
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GEN. SAMUEL e. CAREY.
DaIivered at "a emocFatic M g ct
-iE3aing,e at Hamilton, 0hio.;a I'd

| -iI3aing,e at Hamilton, 0hio.ia .sas
bts aisss s--s--= STAT eiitsfi
Hdh. lewis d. Camlppbeif made d.
shorI opening speech, briefly defining
his views on: the questionl0f9 9thesdis-l
p6sahp the public lands the tariff,
taxation, Chinese importation, and
other questions involved in the pres
eRt confess, ,afIer which he introduced
Gen. Carey, no spokesas foliows:F
iFELLoWh GrTIzENse 91t seems but
yesterday we were in the midst
ofsa political canvass, yetT whenever
wesreihember the intervening events,
the cares and duties which have
pressed upon us, I'VE realize that -
year has passedssl The, .bronzed faces
which see before me show that you
haYe .beengthe subjects of that ipexora-
bic decree that man should eat bread
in tina sweat q. his fac. and that he
battle of Life has been No holiday
amnsement,6i sd bsIiis sag vabaps
Whether in the past we have been
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right in onr judgments and, votes we
can now determine in the light of ex-
perience. As with the best possible
aids, and with the purest of motives,
it is human to err, We should seek,
from every source light in the path
of duty. or, in the language of the
good book tsProYe all things, and
hold fast that which IS good. ss =
AS honest men and patriots, you
have no motive To be wrong in your
opinions or actions. 9As honest men
and patriots, and mot as partisaiis, T
submit 2 for your consideration my
views of the political situation. If
these views do not commend them
selvessto your judgments you can re-
ject theinS ifsthey challenge your APP
prevail adoptand actupen them, with
ont reference to party attachments.-
bondage tospartyis the ineanest siav-
cry, forsit involves the Unconditional
Surrender sof lmanhootl.a sFTom my
own staAdpointsof observa5ionsI shaIF
discussthe living issues of the Hpfess
ent canvass, and not trouble you with
the consideration of questions which
have lbeenl settled. He who would
appeal to your passions or pfejudices
to influence your votes is unworthy
of your confidence, and yoh should
suspect the virtue Of his cause.q rngua
LABOR AND cAfiTAL. 's,s s.
FOR many years my attentlon mas 4'
Deen olrectea 10 rae Intereses Oh enet
W0IAfng eslf ciasses, alie an 81 nave zsaiousIy
and earnestly maintained that the
most, of our legislation, bothS State and.
National, has diseriminated against
the Eights-ef labor -and-in fayoF-of
capitaii Ihavesinsisted that there is
an Unfair distribution Of the joint
earnings of pitai and labor: that
our tariff and internal revenueE laws
are an ingehiously wrought network
to rob honest industry of its just re-
wards. Fr6msa careful sxalnination
of the condition of The working class
es in Europe made during nay recent
extended tour, my cenvictions have
been strengthened and unless class
Iegisiatio1f IS arrested III this country,
Gods nobility Will1find themselves I'M
q more deploraple condition than the
poorest In the Old World w, ". " hat, are
the dangers which threaten us, and
the evils from which we must be- de-
liyered or become the yassals Of q vile.
bastard aristo 2a.ssz. 7i,.ssss3 -, q
cENTRAD4zAEIoNo oFPoKER IN THE FED
80, - hkAL GOVERNMENT .izsi = isss
aaefe are nm eillseseFe as m
nature, EWo 9pposln toTrees-T-fheEe Eeen-
triiusssi anu ING centfipeta. Inc nfst'
uhchechea, "eafd throw tne states
9ue s..,.! vi their 1sa oreaes, aad<theeiq Wopiq
pe anarchy. Inc second, unrestraln-
eo' "ouiu Iuse them INTO a solld mass,
ana result IN a centralized despotlsm.
vur iathers undertook to construct a
qoseinlaehl5 a 3 wEn ehecks ] ana pal.
aices' 50 tnae DOM extremes might De
s1s avoided and an equilibrium preserved.
Ihey gave to the Federal Government
sucn iunctlous as would enable it to
secure unity and harmony among the
states and constitute them Nation.
AHDeWersu mot granted to the Fed
eral Government were reserved to the
States ana the people. The master
builders found lsiateTials which they
believed they could utilize without
marring the symmetry or weakening
the structure Of civil government
Without making slavery national, its
existence in the States was recognized.
This excrescence, on the body polite
continued to grow and develop until
its weight threatened to drag the af-
fieted States out of their orbits. "A i