The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1871-09-14

wags, and promised If they would give them
charters for railroads, they would cover their
had given prosperity to the North. These men
went into the Legislature and bought the votes
A gentleman told me he saw with his swn eyes
the money paid down 10 member right on his
desk in the Legislature in South Carolina for his
vote. The men got the bonds Of the States under
these prstenses, and went to New York and ROs
ton, and some across the ocean, and sold the
bonds for what they could get, and have not built
mile of railroad In some of the StateE, where
they promised, and not fifty miles in ali Of them
These are facts, and the only remedy is to put
in power the party that viii obey the Constitu-
tion and give the people down there chance to
rescue themselves from the miserable despotism
that nov prevails over that land. .fl-' j
The speaker next referred TO the finances Of
the country under the administration OF Presi-
dent Grant, and 70 tie existing corruption, and
the defalcations put together under the adniiuis-
tration of Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Iohn
Quincy Adams, Jackson and Van Buren, would
quarters Of the peoples money. admitted by the
Radical speakers. Joshua K. Bailey Collector Of
the Fourth district of New York, appointed by
Lincoln, was promoted by Grant at a time when
he was indebted to the Government six hundred
thousand dollars. He abseonded, owing the Gov
eminent over million; now ne i making the
tOtlrO Europe. II a man steals thirty-hve dol
lars and fiees to Europe he can be brought back
and put in the penitentiary; but if a man steals a
million Of dollars. the Goyernfnent never de-
mands him, and he travels through Europe fine
WelI nov, there is another thing that think
worthy of notice 10y the American people. can't
| eloquent and able man. Carl schurz, in his late
speeeh at ChieagQ-the nepotism as IL is called.
OF the President-his appointing relatives to OF
fhcer rhs appointing people to Ofiee who had made
valuable presents TO him. Whether there is Cor
ruption ABOUT that or not when the President
who have made him large peeuniary presents, and
hlls responsible offices With his own and his
ordinates When the head Of the marion SETS
them such an example, what, will not they dol
Thus corruption Is introduced from one end OF
the Government 10 the other.
Jefferson tells us that General Washington, al
though he had Numerous body OF relatives,
never during his entire administration appointed
/ q relative TO ONCE or employment under the Gov
/ ernment- Hs would not even make one OF them
| his private secretary. When Harrison was elect
i ed President he had a grandson. son OF most
noble officer, General Zebulon Pike, who fell in
the of 1912 in storming British fort in Cana
follow the profession in which his father had oh
| tanned SO much honor. When Mr.. Van Buren
ration, to pay his respects, he said General, is
there anything can do for YOU" General Har-
| risoR replied; There Is one thing 1 would be
very glad to have done; there is bright youth,
| my grandson, son of General Pike who wants 10
follow the profession of his father and 60 to West
Point You knew that when beeome President
| can not appoint him, because he is my relative -
| appointment Of that boy. General Harrison would
| not appoint that boy, even TO be u cadet at West
Point because he was a relative. But now the
White House is full Of relatives of the President
There is a brother-in-law that receives your card
to take it 10 the President, TO know whether you
can see him A brigadier general, BY breyet IN
the United State army, occupies that elevated
| function Of Gard keeper 70 his Excelleney, the
/ President. (LanghteE.) It is brothsr-in-iaW Of
| the President who marshalei the troops around
the Castonl-house, the other day. Il is Collsetor
in New Orleans He wished to put down one
in power to renorainate Grant. -
| classical friend Of mine sale, at a dinner par
ty, that the President ongt 20 be re-baptized; he
| WAS Republican, too. He ought TO be re-baptized
and called "CaTiHs Dent1tus,n which is freely
Dents. DO say this, that the example Is most
evil and pernicious. II tends TO the introduction
Of personal government government in which
| long to the people but TO the President.
In conclusion, let me tell you that all these sub
jects to which have alluded, although their i'm
dust in the balance compared TO that great quest
| ion that looms up before us That is shall we
have Republican government at alll do say
that no more revolutionary party ever existed ii
the world than have been the Radical leaders fol
| the last five years. They have openly sought tC
! overturn the Government which our fathers
| made. ana instead OF aGoTernment with States tC
control in n local matters, to make Congress su
The Arguments on which the Ru-Klux bill VA,
! sustained, IL sound. would overthrow the State
Government Of Ohio. l told them SO on the iool
ofths Senate, and no man had the hardihoOd &c
| deny it. rf-. ~. s..7-r.. .g- "a.
| Fourteenth amendment, fftbe true Interpretation
| would authorize thom to tnrn out the Legislature
OF Ohio, as they did turn ont the Legislature o
Georgia, under what was called the Georgia bill
! Instead ofyour own local legislation being rnad'
| by your own representatives, and in your own IN
Ierest, and under your own eye, it would be nad'
by the Congress Of the United States, where New
England would have twelve Senator'S 70 your two
| and where other sections Of the United State
have no local interest Ia common with you, -Thi
1 only thing that has kept this Government toge
thsr, the only thing that can perpeIuats this Re
public, and above all, the only thing that can per
| petuate liberty in this country t. the system b,
| which local self government belongs to the peo
| pie of each State. and the Fedela al Government Il
restricted to matters of general concern .srJ
That doctrine WAS openly attacked by Mr. Nor
ton In his Lonisril speech He assaiis it direct
ly. and in the face Of numerous decisions of tht
Supreme Court, IN the face Of the Universal posi-
ton of the fathers says there is butone soVersigI
| IN this country, and that Is the Federal Govern
] Inent. 10 frs--+ +e..-- All f--ata ID biz -a..
Ifthat consolidation is to take place, not onl,
will Il destroy liberty, but 1t will entail on th
| country the most corrupt Government the work
| ever saw. There could be no more corrupt GOV.
| ernment than Congress would become si--r
| Let man say this is 3 mere fancy picture
| Let any man read the debates under which thi
| atrocious Ku-KIux bill was passed the pretense
| by which it WAS supported and he will see that
have not drawn the picture half as strong as
| ought to be drawn.
| / have spoken longer than intended. havi
| wearied vOur patience, and bid you good night