Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-08-29

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Washington, constantly engrosSed
with his official duties, to do so. tn,
only way is for him to be governed
by the wisest dictates of his owl
| judgment, manhood and sense, O
right and justice, carrying out az
nearly as possible, the known wiShe:
and opinions of those whom he repre-
sents. That have succeeded, il
some degree, in
GAINING YOUR APPRECIATION,
is truly great satisfaction to me
and if l have failed in some re
spects, l could not have expected i
to be otherwise. I freely throw
myself upon your kindness and for
bearance, trusting to your approva
OF the general record which have
earnestly and conscientiously triedtC
make. (Applause)
And-now l desire to say a wore
in regard to this,
THE SEVENTH NOMINATION
which your generous confidence has
bestowed upon me. The campaign
has been, in some of itsb features al
unusual one, and well calculated to
test and develop the feelings of the
people throughout the Nineteenth
district. 1t is matter of regret that
some bitterness has been manifested,
and much has doubtless been said
IN haste. l am forced to believe the
action of this convention to-day tru-
~ reflects the sentiments of the
district, the representatives of whom
IN every county and township, are be-
lore me. l accept your nomination
with all the more gratitude because
OF the public interest that has been
awakened in this contest. For myself
surely have
NO BITTER OR UNKNDLY FEELING
towards any one who have opposed
me. L fully recognize the right of
any citizen to differ with another in
opinion, and freely accord to him
that which l claim for myself-the
prerogative to stand upon his own
1ndivual right to !act for himself
Applause.
Allow me here a few words of a
more general character. My mind
has tried to grasp and comprehend
the vast magnitude of our country,
and to group It's history into natural
divisions orperiods of developement.
They seem ike rings marking the
constant and rapid growth of the
tree of liberty, and are well worthy
the
CAREFUL AND THOUGHTFUL STUDY
of every man who loves his country.
First came the period of the Revo-
luton, which gave our nation its
birth, followed by the building up
OF and Strengthening, from year to
year, of its life giving principles
liberty, equality and justice. Then
came the war of 1912, which decided
forever the question of our existence,
and our ability to MAINTAIN our posi-
ton among the nations of the earth.
After this was a period of forty
years during which wise men stud
led and built up our institutions,
and solved questions of law, of gov
ernment, of education, of social
rights and privileges, and all the
problems of our national life, welfare
and prosperity, giving US the dis
tinctive characteristics which we
now possess. Then came the anti
slavery agitation-that mighty and
protracted.
STRUGGLE WITH A GIGANTIC WRONG.
We all rejoice that we have lived to
see it settled upon the basis of truth
and justice. All these people have
freed from bondage, and lifted up
to the common level of liberty and
equal rights. Applause. This
great victory over tyanny and in
justice completed a great cycle in
our national growth.
And now we have entered upon
new and important period Of our de-
velopment. The minds of all our
people must be tHrned to the consid-
erations of other questions, that
have arisen, and their correct deter
minstion is a matter that deeply
concerns every citizen. We must
study well the Developments of our
industries, and all the various ele-
merits that contribute to our pros
perity. We have settled the ques-
ton of slavery, and settled forever
the dogma of secession. We have
entered
UPON A BUSINESS ERA
in America politics-not a sentiment
al period, but one in which must be
discussed many deep, underlying
questions affecting the prosperity of
this people. may speak of the
important subject of transportation
as one of these; what can be done to
bring the producer into closer COM
munication with the consumer, do
ing away with so much ABSORPTION
of "middle men," and thus afford
ing a more aquedate remuneration
of the producer by decreasing the
expense of getting his merchandise
to the markets of the world. Ap-
plause.l This is
A VITAL NATIONAL QUESTION,
that all the best minds of the coun-
try must grapple and settle right.
No one must be idle or lazy in this
matter. l will not attempt to dis
cuss it now, for this neither the
time or place. will only add that
it is one of the great oncoming
questions of the immediate future.
Before closing I will only allude to
one other difficult and vital question
now before the American people.
Ever since the war we have serious
ly felt the evil effect of the unset
tied and corruptible
CONDITION OF OUR CURRENCY.
Imagine if you please, a man placed
in a position where, if he casts his
vote to help one class of people, he
must necessarily iniure, in CORES