The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1871-01-18

Just heard in the history Of our hero.
large enough for war.
Against rs to-day, il arrayed the
LAS some fellow said, black as hell
with the lights put OUT CCheers and
laughter. Against US is arrayed that
partyr--thsf party that has led our
luud to diss6nsion aud opened mil
Ion graves that party that@has en-
geniered hate; that party Ahat has
ssect4d ml1jt1ry tribnnals Aand hung
de~fenselcss women |; that party that,
for speaking words of truth and sober
ness, banished Clement L. Vallandig-
hanzso-Assla na-of- the-strangsrf snd
on the night OF his Punishment, and
aftetJ he was : gone didn't We make
old David Tod, who has passed nnder
the sod, and who has gono home to
his God, didn't we make him hear
shouts for Vallandighsm? lApplause.
1 I'VE had abodt as pheasant q little
wake for a dead party there as any
distinguished lrishman could wishzte
sec at an Irish funeral. daughter.
Theyrphent talk about this. dead par
Sy We always havetalivin wake and
some white-choked preacher, tired of
yelling tcopperhead, fannuaNy breaches
our funeral but here we are tonight
to sing it and preach it ourselves
they, Jury iis often. but like John
Barleycorn, every time they bury us
we come again and sore surprise them,
a. This Democratic party is living !;
il is vital with energy; il has got on
its side the nerve of youth; it has got
the arm t6f& labor ; It has got the hon.
est sReatsof honest poor men. This
is the party that is opposed to the
transaction-for I don't know what
else to call it-that ! have just men
toned.
1.T6e days Of glorious integrity
among va statesmen appear to have
gone BY. There was a time when our
staiesmen1Madison, Jefferson, jack
son-were pure and poor. Now grab
is the game from u. g. Grant-U. s.,
the Unparalleled Sponge Applause and
laughter}-clear down to the lowest
spawn that sticks o beer barrel with a
revenue stamp ; it is all sponge and
grab. Renewed laughter and loud ap-
plause-a vol e, HIT 'em again. Ger
tainly, / ain't half through with them
yet. And now, sir. in the midst of
taxation, in. the midst of revenue
stamps clinging. to us like the shirt of
Nessus, all over taxes from our head
to u feet, we go ahead of British
taxation which was fercibly described
by, an English statesman. Their win
dow panes were taxed, he said their
out going we,e taxed and their incom-
ing, but he snid finally they we're car
ried to the grave, where the tax gath.
erer could reach them no more. Sir,
we have improved vastly on that. At
ter you have got the man in his taxed
grave and his taxed coffin, then you
go up to the Probate Judges Office
and tax the little subs lance that is left
- the widow and orphan. We have
beaten British taxation. We go be-
-yond the grave and tax, tax, tax, uu-
til our patience .is taxed. Yes, sir,
our patience Is taxed ; and that is a
tax we amt going TO pay except in
Democratic ballots next fall.
THERE'S no escape from taxation
If we take the wings of the morning,
o tax gatherer, thou art there. IF we
ay to the mountains, the lax gatherer
is there. If wa 60. to. the depths of
the valley, he Is there. The only
blessed creature on earth is the un
taxed Indian mentioned IN the law =
o, that was an Indian, and could
feel how it wonld. be not to be taxed.
Everything else Is taxed and stamped,
stamped and taxed; and taxed and
stamped until I feel like an old Chris
tan who inquiries where shall rest be
foundf where shall the weary soul.
the taxed and stamped weary soul,
find rest? CAPplause And there
outside of the triumph of this same
old Democratic party. What other
party promises US anything?
Snow come to this ruling party,
and where do they sly that anything
is wrong or promise any better?-
| When you speak of burdens do they
promise any relief? No, sir. The
Egyptians who wondered through the
wilderness for forty years Were
so oppressed as we. Old Pharaoh did
hold them in bondage and compel
| them to make bricks without straw.
but the cunning old devil never thought
of FfSe-twenties and Ten forties.-
and laughter. Talk of
Egyptian bondage, bondagei Give US
as a matter of choice American Black
Republican bondage without any SUI
gar c,ated pill to il. tRenewed ap-
plause.
do they say they will reform =
No, sir Who dare say it and be in
the party in good standing withfthem9
Do they say IN time of peace, when
taxes are double what they were IN
times of war, that they will cut down a
| single cent or that anything is wrong ?
No, sir. AS Tom Corwin used to
say, do these fellows that are fatten-
ing at the public crib g. round and
tell the poor workingmen that any
thing is wrongf Do they tell
hi n that tine tariff is stealing the
skirt from his back and the tea and
coffee from his table? No. sir. Low:
eth the OK over his fodder or doth the
wild ass bEaY-when he has lots of hay?
Laughter: No. sir.
Now John -Sherman-Heayen save
the mark !! one of these men that is
going to tell the poor man what
is the matter, he went TO the United
States Senate. He went there on a
little, meager salary; it is no great
thing, but he has got so now
that he Is ashamed to swear to
@ha ro1,auua- assessor hovv much he Ia