Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1873-06-05

great question of transportation OF
the products of the nation from one
side of the continent to the other, and
the question of labor; these and 9th
er questions which | might mention
now confront US, and the Republican
party, believe, is preparing to CRAP
pie these questions, and satisfactorily
TO settle them and. my friends, let me
add frankly that we must do it. 1t is
Gods commission for us; it is the
duty of the hour, what he has laid
| upon us. We cannot escape from this
message of the Lord, or refuse to de
liver it. Neither God nor man will
| give as so hard a task, and expect that
we shall arrive at perfect wisdom on
all the questions at once; but both
God and man will demand of us that
we should address, both honestly and
earnestly, our best intelligence to these
questions, and should settle them as
well as we can, at as early day as we
can.
My fellow Republicans, there is nc
use for party in the United States o!
America that is not adequate to the
commission, and is not able to make
some fair approximation toward the
settlement Of these questions. No po-
litical party can gain, much less keep
the confidence of the people, unless it
shows itself both willing and ready to
take hold of these questions. We
shall have TO do it, and we shall do it,
l believe.
believe the Republican party to be
commissioned to this work. 1 have
no hope from any other. / believe
these great questions are for us to dis
cuss, for us to settle in a manner that
will be beneficial to the country and
useful to mankind.
discover no indisposition in the
Republican party to take up these
questions. l believe you are equal to
them. l believe it, because yeu have
settled lAore difficult questions than
these in the times past l reason from
your past performances, and your past
character to your present and your
future. And | say a political party
which could carry this country through
that long war for the Union, which
could abolish slavery, and secure the
reconstruction Of the Union, bringin Q
the States again together-I say, gen
tlemen, a party which could do that,
eau settle the other questions Zap
plause); they are no more difficult.
When you have seen a man lift two
hundred pounds, you don't need auy
argument on the question whether he
can raise hundred pounds. The Re
publican party have lifted the heavier
load the greater includes the less
we shall be able to accomplish the less
difficult task in manner that will be
satisfactory the people.
l have confidence in the party, too,
because see it full of certain hope
full nowledge, full of certain hope
full application and industry to these
great questions; and, l believe, al
though we may not he able to find out
precisely what should be done i'll re
gard TO all of them at once, we shall
finally find it out, and shall lead the
Nation forward in that career of pros
perity and glory, which, trust, it i:
our mission upon the earth to accom-
plish.
My friends, I will not detain yoI
longer. You have come to work rath-
er than talk, or listen to talk, and
will now yield to the transaction o
business. Applause.
GOVERNOR NoYEss SPEECH.
Mr.. President and Gentlemen of the Conven ton
thank you most heartily for thi
renewed expression of your conlidenc,
and good will Two years ago, wa
called away-by what seemed to IN,
/ tIN.n.A 4 81, ~.
Ohio-frOm pursuits which l had ex
pected to make the business of my
life, to engage in the discussion of pc
litical questions, and to take part il
the conduct of public affairs. If
am at liberty to regard your action to
day as approval of what / have saiC
and done, l have great reason to bC
thankful. We are soon to enter upor
another State campaign, in the ode
year, and when it is difficult to engage
/, or hold the attentian of our citizens
But the fact that the Legislature elect
ed this fall, must next winter choose
the successor Of Mr.. Thurman as Uni
ted States Senator, will serve TO Civ
additional interest to the canvass, ant
, greater zest to public utterances. Ohio
is Republican State, and should b.
represented in the United States Sen
ate by Republicans only. We have ;
score of men, any OF whom would
if elected, honor his party and dis
tinguish himself. All we ask is, tha
it be a Republican, and an able anc
honest man.
t The opposition are now enjoying
their annual season of hope and exul
tation. 1t has passed into habit, TO
the Demo ocracy to rejoice before elec
ton, and Republicans afterward.
, will be SO again. And why should
not? Our party has had control o
affairs in Ohio for sixteen years, ant
, during all this time, no man has beer
able to find any evidence of cOrrup
ton, fraud Or mismanagement on th
part of any person elevated to posi-
' tion of honor or trast by the people
The State authorities have, during thi
time, collected $50 ,413,253, and non
of this vast sum has, without warran
of law, found it's way into the pOcE
cts of State officers, nor has one dol
lar been squandered or improperly ex
, pended. An investigating COMMITTEES
; in the last Legislature-composet
t chiefly of distinguished attorneys
, whose chairman was a lawyer fgrea
l experience and ability, and the leade
? of the Democratic side of the Hous
, Of Representatives. remainins
= in session three or four months, afte
/ examining everybody who was suspect
: ed of knowing of any misconduct i
Office, was compelled to make the fol
lowing unanimous report:
e The examination has taken a wild