Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-08-25
Speech by speaker Blaine.
sARAToaA, n. Y, August /

SARATOGA, N. Y, August is.
HoN. JAMES G. BLAINE, Speaker OF the
House of Representatives, was this even
ing serenaded at the Union Hotel. Ten
thousand people were present When
Mr. Blaine appeared he was greeted with
enthusiastic applause. He was introduced
by William A Sackett.
After returning thanks for the personal
compliment, Mr.. Blaine went on to say
that it seemed to him there never was .
time when there was less need of a speech
or when facts of public record carried
with them their own argument. The two
great parties must be judged, not by pro-
fessiOns, but by acts. The Republicans
are in full power in Washington, the d m.
ocrats in New York. There is no need to
draw the picture which this brace of facts
present to every intelligent mind. In
Washington every dollar of the surplus
funds is applied to paying the national
debt, while in New York every dollar that
can. be wrung from the tax payer is ap.
piled to the benefit of a private ring
Since the Inauguration of President
Grant $3.50 100000 of the debt had been
paid, and this payment had been made
while taxes were repealed, yielding $780,
100000 per annum. Without the aid and
leadership of Iammany, it would be i'm
possible for the Democrats to carry New
York and without the State of New
York their chance in 1872 was not worth
reckoning. The power of Tammany, with
its money, in the North, and the power Of
terrorism in the South are the weapons
relied on by the Democrats to carry the
national contest next year. Were it not
for this, we should have peace to-day
throughout the length and breadth OF tue
land. The united appeals of ten aspir-
for the u Presidential nnuninatipua hxr
the Democracy would produce peace in
the South.
This brings to the test of sincerity the
New Departure What is the New
Departures Why, certain constitu-
tionsl amendments having been regularly
adopted and ratified, the Democracy re-
fused to abide by them. In several in
stances every Democratic member of Con-
gIess voted against resolutions in the
House declaring these amendments 10 be
of binding iorco; but the late Mr. Vallan-
digham, discovering that this was an in
cipient rebellion, called shalt" and the
party in the North generally obeyed, re-
solving, upon the whole, that they would
agree TO submit to the Constitution of the
United States and this law-abiding spirit
being 80 unusual with that party, and the
sensation of constitutional obedience so
novel, they, with one consent, called it the
New Departure. But we must be par
doned for little incredulity as TO the sin
cerity of this New Departure until we see
it bear fruit. We all pray and hope for
the best, yet all the while are tortured
with distrust. When every man in the
United States enjoys full rights under the
Constitution by the cooperation of the
Democratic party. then we shall have
faith in the sincerity of this sudden con
version.
He pointed 10 Democratic rule in New
York as false TO the first principles of re
li9ious freedom, and aiming deadly blow
at American liberty, in attempting to in
terfeTe with the Orange procession, and
d, manded for Protestants and Catholics
alike the right to celebrate their anniver
saries In their own way.
With the course of the Democrats he
contrasted the policy Of the Republican
party, which showed no favoritism TO any
religious sect, and was true TO the spirit Of