Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-04-26

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rence OF tbis assembly, ana thfs whole
country, that take this Administration all IN
oil there has not been o better ono in fifty
years [applausel In all material respects. l
do not say It Is free from criticism. donot
say that General Grant and his sSecretarles
have not made some errors.- To -err.is the
lot Of All. We are oil fallible That man
who claims that lie Ia perfect win, by COM
mon consent, be set down as q fool; but do
mean to say That In the great materialofe-
spects Of the government of this countfyft
Is as well administered as II ihasdbeen ina
century, or, perhaps, as IL ever was. What
is your condition now, mechanics, mer-
chants, bankers, manufacturers, busiDoss
men of New York This is the great com
mercialcenter where the money:power con-
trolls, and the pnlsation that takes place
here is felt to the extremitles of 1.-The
nation / call upon you Tonight IS
witnesses, without regard to your past
affiliations, to stand up and bear tes-
timony that this Government is as well ad-
ministered, that your condition financially
was never better, that business, never stood
on better foundation than 1t does s'to-day In
the city of New York that there was never
q time when there was so much general con-
ildence prevailing In regard to the future,
financially and commercially, as there Is TO-
day. The apprehensions of panic and CON
vulsions that prevailed in times past, when
men predicted a financial convulsion every
ten or fifteen years, have passed away. We
have now a better financial system than ever
before and you never saw time when you
felt SO much confidence in the currency ae you
feel now. There never was q time when you
could calculate with as much certainty as
you can now, year, two years, or FIVE years
in advance, so that you might place your
commercial adventures or enterprises upon
that calculation; and when this is the case,
and you all know 1t is, and every honest
Democrat here tonight would be bound to
admit, on his oath, IL he were sworn, ask
why do you want change? You cannot
expect to improve upon 1t. You might get
a worse Administration. Therefore, lrepeat
the old aphorism, and might, in doing it,
fishness alone, leaving all patriotism out of
view" Let well enough alone," and con
tinue that Administration that has accom-
plished such great things for the nation.
| tApplause.l What has been accomplished
under this Administration Taxes have
been reduced nearly $S7, 900, 600, and we have
passed bill through the Senate re-
ducing them $55,00Q000. The bill has
failed in the House, but we shall hardly ad-
journ without repeating at least $50, 100000
Administration, S317, 100000 of the public
debt has been paid, and the interest account,
which, on the 4th of March, 1869, was 1885,
| 600, 900, is now less than S106 6000,00o a re-
duction of 20,000,000 in three years, and
that is a solid result worth at least from 90
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resolutions. [Applause,l And there are
other results You have been referred to
the success of the Indian policy, peculiarly
/ that of the President of the United Stat es
He simply adopted peace, good will, kind
ness, and integrity In dealing with the In
dians. He has taken William Penn for his
example, and now this country is more near
| ly at peace with the Indian tribes than at
any other period since the formation of the
government in 1889, and this policy will be
persevered in as long as he shall continue in
office; and .I:have faith yet in the redemption
of portion of the aboriginal race of our
country. / have great faith in the power of
peace and kindness, in the power of Chris
tianity. / believe that greater results may
be accomplished by the religious agents that
have been sent out by General Grant, repre-
senting the different religious denomina-
tions, going with open hands and honest
hearts, in the way of pacifcation than has
been accomplished by all the armies that
have ever been sent against them. seq
And there is our foreign policy. You have
heard of the Treaty of Washington, that
great triumph of American diplomacy,
which was alike honorable to both nations,
which settled the difficulty which threatened
the peace of this country, and restored ami
cable relations between two great nations
bound together by so many ties of blood,
language, literature and tradition 1t is
generally believed that it will be carried out
by the English Government in good faith,
| and have no doubt that our Government
will stand by that treaty come what may.
We are at peace with all the world. An
attempt has been made to embroil our Gov,
ernment with that of Germany, and to dis
turb the amicable relations existing between
| these two great nations. We know how in
timately they are attached by blood and
| sympathy, and friendly feelings in the past.
| We know Germany sympathized with us
during our great struggle with the Rebellion;
how she purchased our bonds and extended
to us her confidence and material aid, and
how grateful We were to her for 1t, and we
know, too, how during the late struggle be-
| tween her and France the Republican party
involuntarilY and for reason that we can
all understand sympathzed with Germa ny.
[Applause.l The attempt to embroil
us has failed. There was no foun-
dation, no single circumstance,
that can be adduced as an excuse for what is
called the French arms scandal. That scan
dal has been reported upon by committee,
and our Government eXonerated from all
blame, intentional or accidental, and the re-
lations between Germany and the United
States were never more cordial than they are
to- day. Applause. And it is not in the
power of busy-bodies to disturb these rela-
tions for the purpose of making political
capital. The French-arms scandal may,
therefore, be buried among nameless graves
of shameless and forgotten calumnies.s
Senator Morton says the charge was made
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corruption in connection with the New York
Custom House. That charge was thorough
ly investigated, and the President and his
whole household were found guiltless. Mr..
Morton claimed to be q reformer but he be-
longed to party not continually making
professions in that direction. 1t had inau-
gurated Civil Service Reform, and the Presi
dent was the only man who had given prae'
tical shape to it. The Cincinnati Cohven-
tion could only help the Democrats into
power, and, once in power, they will insist
upon the payment of the Southern debt, and
dissipate all the advantages gained to the
country by the Republican party.
Mr.. Morton concluded as follows: 81 am
for the nomination of General Grant. be-
lieve he is entitled to it. [Applause.] be,
lieve the great majority of this nation are
for him. [Applause.] Until he is nominated,
it is fair and open question for discussion,
and any Republican has right to bring for
ward the name Of another candidate and
press him for the nomination, but after the
nomination is made, it will be no longer an
open question for any good Republican. The
man who loves his principles will stand by
the nominee of the Philadelphia Convention,
whoever he may be. Great interests are at
stake. l expect you to stand fast by your
principles, by your country, by your con-
stituences, and to do that the best way to
do it, and the only way to do it that know
of, is to stand by the Republican party in the
approaching contest"
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