Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-09-26
MORTON on DEMOCRACY.
The Eternal Principles of the
MOriband Party.
An Able Review OF Party Pol
itics.

United States Senator Morton recently
replied to the late speech of Senator Thur
man ut Dayton, Ohio. After explaining
that the speech of the Senator contained
sentiments just as applicable to the lati.
tude of Louisiana as of Ohio, he contin.
ued as follows:
shall notice Senator Thurman's and Major AL.
lens speeches somewhat at length--not because
OF their intrinsic merits, but because they repre-
sent the Democratic party in this canvass, and |
want TO present the showing they make in behalf
OF their party.
reference 20 the Democratic party. shall read to
you now all that he said about Democratic princi-
pies. 1t occurred in the beginning Of his speech
tissues have been made upon measures and
have been decided and those are dead issues But
there are certain principles that are eternal Meas
ures and men may die, but principles last forever
And just so far as the Democratic principles arc of
that etc rnal character; just far they are ap-
phcable in all times aud under all circumstances;
just 80 far they the foundations of free ins-
tons. just so fur will they forever endure and for
ever command the affection OF those who belong
TO that party But dead issues are another thing.
We dOnt seek to revive them, and therefore of
them shall have n hing to-day TO say"
, That is all the reference MIR. Thurman makes to
the Democratic parry or Democratic principles.
He says: " SO far as Democratic principles are
eternal, 30 far they are applicable to all times and
places will agree to that; but he failed to tell
the country what principles of the Democratic
party were eternal, distinguished from those
that pertain merely to time lie makes this state
ment, which amounts to nothing, and takes no fur
ther nOiCe of the Democratic party. You look
through The speech in vain for one word in regard
to the affairs Of the country. You find nothing in
regard 10 The tariff, nothiug about free trade He
passed IL by. You find not one word in the speech
in regard TO banksaand the currency You find
nothing on the great question Of transportation,
now agita ed in large portion Of the great North
west. All these ques sions are passed by, as If the
country were NOS interested in lhem We not
tod what the Democratic principles are, although
the country were expecting il al his hands lie
hp ury
should be re-organized ON it's old basis, and that
should set up for Itself. The Liberals, you know,
were kicked out at Columbus; they were kicked
out at New York, and every place else, and the
Democratic party resolved to fall back on ils old
principles. 1t was expected that Senator Thurman
would say something in defense Of the record of
thai parry; but he shirked the "eternal princi.
the go.by.
hr. thurman talked principally about three
things in his speech. The first was the history of
the Union Pacific Railroad. His history is fun of
errors. Next he talks about Credit-Mobilier. He
then talks ABOUT corruption in the Atlorney-Gen-
erals Department at Washington, and then about
the salary-grab aud the defalcation of Paymaster
Hodge. Now, this speech Is u confession. 1t must
be 10 Democrats humiliating admission that their
Senator can furnish to them no feast, can put be-
fore them nothing but sensational scandals that
nave appeared under sensational headlines in the
newspapers for the last ten mont aud of which the
coun ry is sick and nauseated. l shall not follow
him through the history Of the Union Pacific Rail.
road. lou have read the story Of the railroad and
you have read the investigation OF the Credit Mo-
bilier. Do you know how that investigation came
to be madei 1t was made by resolutions Of The
House OF Representa- ives. But for the Republi
cans, there would have been no invest iigaiion and
Thurman would have known nothing about it. The
Committee was appointed by Democrat in the
Chair at the times. S. Cox, formerly of Ohio,
was put iuto the Chair 10 appoint fair committee,
and Its presumed he did so. That Com.
mlltee was engaged in the investigation
for many weeks and you read the testimony
until you got tired. The committee made re.
port, in the course of which they found that but
nntTrpa huh bpa4n dau t.itb
that stock corruptiy although others had received
the stock they had not bought it under circum-
two members had dealt win It coFTaptly One,
Oakes Ames, of Massachusetts, a Republican and
the other, james Brooks, of New York, a Demo
crat. They were leading men of the House men
of decided ability, and against whom nothing per.
sonally had been laid before.
Mr. Thurman goes on to name the Republicans
who had TO do with the CrediG-Mobilier, charging
them with corruption, all but one, Mr.. Garfield
but he omitted 10 name Mr.. Brooks, of \ ew York
who had received more of that stock than any
other one. He kept back the name of Brooks
Why? Because James Brooks a Democrat
And be calls this fair dealing. He charges corrup.
ton upon some because they were Republicans
II you will go into the penitentiary at Columbus il
Il probable you will find majority of two or three
hundred Of the men there confined were Demo
very unjust to hold the Democratic party
o. ONO responsible because OF the pol
iios OF the men in that prison
hold the Republican party responsible for the poll
tics OF the men engaged in the speculation and cor
rup ion of the Union Pacific Railroad, rs 1t woulC
have been for me 10 hold James Brooks RESPONSE
BILE, because he had received more of that stocE
than any Of the Others. | mention this matter
that you may despise the charge of holding party
responsible for the ac ion OF few men, who, il
dealing in that stock not aciing a. party
men, but as private individuals. l would not nave
referred 10 Oakes Ames and James Brooks in thi.
way, but for the wrong that is done the living
Tue committee reported in favor Of their expul
sion, but the House changed the penalty to cen
lnDnpDp1 m
other
But Thurman's appetite is only for Republican
frauds. he has no appetite for Democratic frauds
There was he fraud Of the Tammany Society, OF
New York, OF which Boss Tweed was the hero
which controlled the politics of the Democratic
parry for 80 many years that nominated Mcclellan
IN 1864; that nominated Seymour in 1865; that made
the nomination last year of Horace Greeley Tha
IAmmany Society that has controlled the polite.
of this country, that has been found guilty OF
frauds to the extent Of fifteen millions of dollars
the most wicked and disgusting Of political fraud:
that have ever been une irthed-the Senator made
no reference to this society and is frauds They
were on the wrong side. Boss Tweed has never
been punished; no one Of those connected with hin
has ever been punished.
There are two classes of travellers that come tc
this country from abroad one class comes TO see
all thai Is good and great and grand in our coun
try. They take notice of ali that is beautiful
They observe the growth, the development, tht
prospect y, intelligence and happiness Of thi.
great nation. And they go home and write glow
ing accounts OF the glorious things they have seen
But there is another class Of trayelers they are
kind OF scayengers they look only for filth an(
nasIiness; they pass by all that is great and grand
and beautiful. They lake no note of the growing
power and intelligence and prosperity OF this grea
nation, but they creep into The alleys into the Gel
lars, out-houses, and sewers, and then they &c
home and write picture Of our country very
much IKE Senator Ihurman's speech. Laughter
and applause
instead OF riding through your beautiful streets
and look ng at your splendid private residences
The homes OF comfort, and luxury and happiness
the first thing he would do would be TO inquire fol
the mouth of some dirty eewer. and he would gC
down and 3 lex his head IN. He would snuff The
odor, and then 60 home and tell what a nasty
place Dayton Is. Laughter.
80 there are two classes OF politicians. OnC
looks on the bright side Of things, and sees every
thing fnll Of hope; the other looks only for vic k
edne+s and wrong-doing, and fill their minds viii
despair.
A few words in regard to the Democratic party
have shown that Mr. Thurman shirked the ''eter
nal principles altogether. Only few weeks az,
the Democratic party declared at Columbus tha
they mad cast off all entangng alliances; it stoOC
upon Its own platform and record. There wa,
much congratulation on this declaration. The!
did the same thing in Pennsylvania and elsewhere
except that they struck out the tarlf plank, chang
ing 1t to suit the people Of the several States. Bu
when their champions come forward they dare no
Tell you what those principles are
Now want to refresh your memories on thi
Democratic partyy" They are not embraced in tn
tariff plank; they do not all agree on that The
are not in regard to banks, the public lands, tn
railroads; they are not agreed on any of thes
things But will tell you what they are agree
upon, and what they mean when they refer to tn
eternal principles Of the Democratic party
They refer to that theory of government which dc
cl1res this nation is compact between the severa
and independent States; that it'was not made b.
this people as u whole people, but made by tn
States separate, distinct corporations
that the Constitution was approved by tn
Union and not by the people. Out. OF this doc
trine has grown nuilhcation; out Of IL grew seces
sion and rebellion; from that doctrine this countr
came near being utterly destroyed. And thes
only are the principles upon which the Democrat
party are agreed throughout the United Satel
Although Mr.. Thurman does not avow IT, yet ther
IL perfect accord between the Democracy Mort
and South upon these principles They are lh
only real principles they have that hold and bin
them tOgelhe as one organization.
There are but two ideas to-day in the Democrat
party Of the South. The first is that Of race; thu
this is a white mans government, and the excll
sion Of negroes from political power Strip Off a
DISCUSSES aud 1t comes 10 that There is a canyG
now going on in Virginia, and the Democratic orr