The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-08-05
GREAT SPEECH OF
Hon. George H. PendIeton,
At GaIiipoiis, Ohio, July q. 1875.

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At GaIipolis, Ohio, July 2l, 1875.
! FELLOW CTrIZENS: When the RepublicH
| State Convention met in 1874. it spoke in tn
language of triumph and with the presage @
victory. 1t congratulated itself upon the his
| Tory and achievements of its party, its grea
services and great successes, the wisdom of it,
| financial policy, its protection of civil rights
| the economy OF its expenditures, and the purit
| o1 It's administration. 1t declared itself in tavo
| ot speedy return to specie payments, of fur
| llef contraction OF the currency, of the with
| ufaWal OF legal tender notes. of free banking, o
| internal improvements. Of SumptuaTy laws tC
| the full extent Of the legislative power of the
| State, and promising lower taxation greater
| economy, ana increased prosperity, it saw or
| thought IL saw, many years of continued aDt
| even enlarged power. The convention Of thi,
year tunes It's voice to il different kew. Defeat
ing il candidate for Governor for the sole reason
! that he is broad and liberal in his views, if
| abandoned its triumphant strains, abandoned
ITS >ell-laudatiOn, boasteu nothing of its econ
omy in the past, promised nothing for the fu
ture. forgot to recommend tlee banking, but
did declare itself in favor Of our public school
system and of Il separation of Church and State
Gentlemen, on these two points Democrats
can have no argument with the Republicans
Democrats established the free school system
democrats have perie"ie, it, and democrats
no li,.;i,,, Of tI'. iI'i f'J 'lo''u pe
be made to your prcludicrS; wicked efforts will
be made to awaken the ttrNor of religious zeal
and the bitterness Of >ectarian ditit tremces; Won
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tlon i'll this one fact, that Democrats have made
the division of the school fund forever mpOS-
,bIe, and their cardinal doctrine and practice
Is and alWay~ has been religious Independence
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