The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1873-10-16
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SPE EE CHI
OF THE
HON. GEO. H. PEkDLET0N.
Greenville, Ohio, Oct. 7, 1878.
SPEC G Il

My FELLOW CITIZENS Occupations
which could not control have prevented
me from taking active part in this can
vass l regret that II is so. These occu-
pations are well known to neighbors, and
need no further explanation here. Senator
Sherman in his speech in the public
square of Cincinnati, a week ago, said
that the Republican party was on trial;
that for twelve years 1t had been IN the
majority; that It had a majority in the
House, majority in the Senate, Speak
er, Vice President, all the members of
the Cabinet, and the President; that for
all the good III 1t had ensued to the coun-
try the Republican party was entitled to
praise for that was evil or disastrous. or
unprosperous it was ntl4led TO blame
accept this issue as tenaered by our Sen
ator. On the evidence of the past 1 am
willing to risk the result. Hr. Sherman
exhorted the youngCmen of the country
to vote for the Republican party because
II was honest; because it was constitution
al, because it was wise in finances; because
it was the friend of labor, and because it
was loyal and patriotic.
TIE REPUBLICAN PARTY.
Let us examine this claim. Is it hon
est? will not go back for years, nor yet
for months. Congress has Just passed
salary bill. Sherman denounced it as in
famous. 1t was so. As a bargain only,
merely to affect the votes of member who
were leaving Congress, 1t gave to the
President double the amount OF his salary
for the future, only he would sign a bill
giving TO the members one-third addl-
tional of their salary for the past But if
the bill were wrong. as L believe every
body but General Butler admits chat it
was, remember that a Republican com
mittee recommended it, a Republican
Congress passed it, a Republican Presi-
dent signed it. I do not intend in this
late day in the canvass to discuss the
Credit MobilIer. A Republican Congress
passed the laws which authorized 1t, q
Republican organized 1t, a Republican
dispensed the favors which accompanied
1t, two Republican Vice Presidents partic-
ipated IN 1t, five Republican chairman of
committees enjoyed its advantages, and
many Republican members of Congress,
Republicans, all save one, realized,
when the devil was sick, the devil a mOuk
When the devil was well, the devil monk was he,
Read the daily papers of last week only.
do not care to go further back. The Re-
publican Collector Of Springfield, Illinois,
is defaulter; the Republican Postmaster
at Pittsburgh is defaulter; the Repub-
lican Postmaster of st. Louis extorts con-
trIbutiens from his subordinates, and Is
thanked by the Postmaster General. The
Republican Postmaster at Baltimore is
reported to have been engaged in the same
business, and we may expect TO hear his
praises. The Department of Justice ex-
pended IN 1872 more than three million
II 4 80. Al Il
vast proportions were spent in States like
Arkansas and North Carolina, which were
| thought to be doubtful in the Presiden-
tial election. The two great houses which
| disburse our public money abroad are sus-
pended, both there and here. And this is
/ the honesty which Senator Sherman sc
highly commends. t
Senator Sherman praises it as consti-
tutional partv. / will go no further than
this year. COnfessedly, avOWedly, Louis.
lana Is to-day under q government estab.
lished by Federal Jndge, and maintain
ed by Federal bayonets. 1 speak by thV
authority of the committee of the Senate
| Massachusetts was invaded by Fedora
oficsholders Butler was the Administrar
tion candidate; mis- friends were put 4
high office. They were instructed to dc
his bidding. They did it so we'll that ever
New England Republicanism rebellec
against New England Federalism, and the
cries of the Boston Advertiser and the
Hoar family prevented the candidacy o
the Military hero Of Fort Fisher.
THE BROKERS AND GRANT.
And to-day-not to-day, but two week.
ago-when railroad jobbers and stock bro
kers were unable to meet their obligs
tions, the President hurried from Lone
| Rropoh onA the off he
hurried frem Washington, to consult Will
men who believe that the Treasury of tn,
United States ought to relieve their ne
cessities, and We see this one arguing and
the other hesitating whether they shal
violate the law in order TO give aid anC
comfort to their partisan supporters.
can conceive no spectacle more pitiable
If 1t were not so inexpressibly humiliating
than the President and the Secretary de-
batlng with the hungry and necessitou
hordes OF broken bankers and breaking
brokers, whether they shall bring tn
money OF the Treasury and the credit 0
the United States into the contests of tn
bulls and the bears of Wall street.
A patriotic party would not stigma
tlae the love of country, the patriotism Q
any of my countrymen; assail no man
motives, L attack no Personal character
The men who are loudsst in their patriot
ism have made their patriotism pay. Tn
manned, the crippled, the one-legged, tn
one-armed, the disabled, the veterans
these are in your asylums or in your petit
offices /; they have small pensions an
smaller homes they are not rewarde
with high office and rich emoluments.-
The two millions of Democrats who wen
into the army, were never converted t
Republicanism, are told they are disloys
and unpatriotic. PstriOtism-what is it
A love of country so sincere that it wi
bow its head, and heart, and pride, wi
shed its blood and wear out its hfe, Loy
alty-a devotion so sacred that neithe
home, nor wife, nor children, nor friend
can stay its arm or delay its steps; an
both so sensitive that they shrink froE
I observation and seek their reward in dut
done and effort realized. There is anothe
patriotism, another loyalty current j
these Republican days which seeks otic,
SEEKS enoluments, seeks notoriety, Whic
panders to prejudice, influences passion
exoltes bitterness, Is syeophantic to powe
worships money, bows before it, and lik
'the sunhower turns to his god when
sets, the same face which he turned whe
he rose"
INoEAsING THE PUBLIC DEBT.
, The friend of labor How2 When
Where Is it when it contracts the cul