The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1872-07-18

much truth IN the last proposition ~
1 there was in either Of the fOrme
propositions. The people are exercis
ing their privilege in this matter, anC
are not likely TO be deferred from j
by the clamOr Of the Democratic party
! These gentlemen know that the re
election Of a President OF the Unite
i States has been the rule, not the eXcep
? ton. or all Presidents elected by tn
people before the election of fPresiden
Grant, and who survived their frs
term, a majority were reelected, an
entered upon their second term. Mi
. J. O Adams was not elected by tb
people. From the first inauguration
OF Washington to the second inauguT
alton Of Lincoln, was period OF sev
enty-twO years, during which tim
the Office Of President was filled witt
/ persons elected to a second term, 70
forty-four years-more than half th
years Of our national life under tn
Constitution.
GIFT TAKING.
But what other reasons are assignet
why General Grant should not be re
elected President? Why, that he ha
been taking gifts, not that he has ia
ken gifts since he was elected Presi
dent Of the United States; not that b.
has violated any law of the country
but that he has taken gifts. l wOulC
like 10 know II il is not the privileg
Of the people of the United States
without being questioned about it anC
without being insulted for doing IL, Z
contribute voluntarily of their sub
stance for the support Of man who's
services have been so iilustriOus a
those rendered to his country by Ulys
ses 5. Grant. Is il a new thing for ;
people TO be grateful to their deliver
ers? To make substantial recogni
ton ofsuch service is as old as civil
Zation. Is it not told Of the good ole
DAYS Of Rome and of him who defend
ed the bridge, that the people gave
him Of the corn land all that two
strong oxen could plOW from morn
| till night? I suppose If one of the
modern Democrats had been a Roman
citizen in that day he would have de-
elared dishonored and disgraced the
protector OF the city because he re-
ceived a gift from the Roman people
for defending their firesides and theiI
| homes. Do not these gentlemen
know that when EDgland's hero OF
the seas, Admiral Nelson, gave up his
soul in battle with the words tremb-
ling lips, England expects every
man TO do his duty" the English
people honOred and rewarded his val
or by giving tribute to those who bore
his name. They made q settlement
Of ten thousand pounds year on his
brother and each OF his sisters, and
provided an estate for the household
az a cost Of one hundred thousand
pounds. These were the voluntary
offerings Of a grateful people. The
people Of the United States, in the
same spirit, gave gifts to Mcclellan
who had borne himself well in the
battle, and to Sherman, who had also
borne himself well ia the battle. Why
object to the people making some vol
untary provision for Grants support
He had given the flower and the Wig
or Of his manhood and imperiled his
life in the defense Of their flag, and
for the vindication Of their laws, and
the maintenance Of their nationality
and the restoration Of peace and order
and safety throughout all the land.
He came out of that furnace as poor
as he went into il. No dollar of the
public treasury that came near to him
was ever dishOnOrably appropriated
or appropriated unlaWfully, or for
any selfish end, and the people knew
it, and therefore in paying the tribute
to him that they did they not only
declared their gratitude to the man
who was the defender of their cOun-
try and their homes, but they reiter-
ated tbs old and accepted maxim that
"An honest man is the noblest work
Of God" These men now say he is
dishOnOred. quote again Horace
Greeley, their chosen standard-bear-
er, whose words they will no doubt
accept as true: "Tbe people OF the
United States know Ulysses s. Grant;
they have known all about him ever
since DOnelsOn and Vicksburg; they
don't know his slanderers, and don't
care to know them" [Applause.l
NEPOTIsM.
What other reasons are assigned
why Ulysses S. Grant should not be
intrusted again with the Presidency ?
It is said that he is guilty ofnepOtism,
by keeping a few of his wife's relatives
in Office, and allowing his old father,
that he found in a post-office in Ken
lucky, when he was elected President,
to remain in that Office. Therefore
he should not be reelected to the Pres
idency. If the President would turn
his old father out of Office, who dis
charged his duties faithfully, and
needed the Office for his support-turn
hi a out only because he was his faith
er, he would not thereafter be entitled
to the confidence or the respect of n
free people lApplause. The Presi-
dent has respect for that law given of
God to man, and of universal and per-
petual obligation: "HonOr thy father
and thy mother, that thy days may be
long in the land which the Lord thy
God giVeth thee" That appears to
be no part of the Democracy of these
gentlemen, Applause and laughter.
Ulysses S. Grant, say they, must be re-
jected on that account. do not think
the people will pay any more atten-
ton to these accusations than they do
to the statements made from time to
time about spots on the sun. The sun
gives light Notwithstanding the spots.
Grant still holds the affections of the
American people, Notwithstanding
the calumnies and the small criticisms
of very small men. [Applause,l
PRINCIPLES AS WELL AS MEN INvOLv-
ED IN THE CONTEST.
Ny feilow-citizens, the contest is
not q contest merely about men. 1t
is a contest about men and principles.
A man who has no principles can not
be the representative of a party that
contends for principles; and, there
fore, it is well to consider when can
didate is set before you whether he is
capable, whether he is honest, and
whether he reflects the principles of
the party that put him in nomination
If he does, and is honest and capable;
it is the duty of the party to support
him il they believe in themselves.
The principles that are involved in
this contest, my fellOw-citizens, are OF
vital importance to US all. They are
Of vital importance, not only to the
millions of the living present in
America, but they are of vital impOr-
tance as we'll to the millions of the
coming future in America. They are
principles which underlle the very
foundations of your political structure;
they are principles which have been
called in in question and challenged
ever since the year 1850; they have
been challenged year by year from
that time to this, at the polls and in
your Legislative Assemblies, and are
challenged now. The Democratic
party has taken back no word or line
Of its former record. 1t has declared
for State secession, and stand by it.
It has declared against cOercing gseced-
ing States, and it stands by it. 1t has
declared against the protection by
national legislation OF the citizen in
bis rights Of person and property, and
it stands by it. 1 can only refer you
to facts like these and ask you to con-
slider them. can not now discuss
them.
THE TARIFF.
Bold and defiant as this party has
been in its utterances, for the purpose
of this contest and out of Difference to
its candidate perhaps, it affects, neu-
trality on the question of free trande
or tariff. Its leaders generally favor
free trade and the repeal of all tariff
duties. By this party the question
har been raised whether the Ameri-
can Tariff system is constitutional. 1t
was adopted by the first Congress, has
haa1, continues and has LARGELY TrO-