Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-09-26
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.

Hon. Allen G.. Thurman, the able
Senator from Ohio, has entered into
the political canvass in that State with
zeal and spirit. He is one Of the most
popular men in Ohio, and his aid and
influence will be worth thousands of
votes to the Democratic party On cleo
ton day. Senator Thurman is known
to be pure and incorruptible. His
fingers are clean. His hands are un-
contaminated. He touched not the
unclean things which polluted Con
gress. He is free from all association
with the Credit Mobilier. He pouch
ed none of that money. He did not
vote for or accept the salary 'grab. :"
He attended to the legitimate legisla-
ton of the country. He advocated
and defended the right. He denounc-
ed the wrong. Such a man can COM
mand the respectful attention of good
men of all parties. They will hearken
to his facts and arguments, and heed
his counsels in the hour of national
peril. This is shown by the immense
audiences which attend when Senator
Thurman presents his views to the
public. One of his most forcible ad-
dresses was recently delivered at Wa
verify, Ohio, to more people than ever
before listened to a speaker in that
State. The opening Of that speech is
as applicable to the canvass in Penn
sylvania as it is to.the contest in Ohio.
The Senator started with the declara-
ton that ''the Democratic party seeks
to revive no dead issues" and remark
ed, Ethat is true" He also announc-
ed as true the announcement made in
the. Ohio platform that the Democratic
party islands by it's principles which
are suited to all times and circum-
stances" and continued, ''issues have
been made upon measures and have
been decided, and those are dead issues.
But there are certain principles that
are eternal. Measures and men may
die, but principles last forever. And
just so far as the Democratic princi-
Piles are of that eternal character; just
so far as they are applicable in all times
and under all circumstances; just so
far as they are the foundation of free
institutions, just so far will they for
ever endure and forever command the
affection of those who belong to that
great party. But dead issues are an
other thing. We don't seek to revive
them, and therefore Of them I shall
have nothing to-day to say" Senator
Thurman then proceeded to arraign
the Radical party upon live issues, and
presented a bill Of indictment contain
ing, among others, the following
counts: The Republican party is com
mitted by its history to subsidized mo-
nopolies; it has squandered the public
domain; it has fostered and protected
corrupt combinations; it has promoted
men known to be corrupt to positions
of public trust; it has promoted and
upheld carpet-bag governments Of the
Southern States, whereby those COM
munities have been robbed outright of
two hundred and forty millions of dol
lars. 1t has whitewashed the thieves
and scoundrels who have disgraced the
nation, instead of melting out to them
that punishment demanded by de-
cent regard for public morals. 1t has
usurped civil authority and struck
down officials chosen by the people, as
in the case of Louisiana, a standing
disgrace before the country. 1t delib-
erately planned and put through the
salary grab steal, taking millions from
the Treasury in violation Of pledges
for retrenchment and economy. In