The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-08-05

who are undermining the whole. sys'
tenn of credit, and inviting reputation
[Applause.] IF their bantling dies it
will be from their ewn bad Nursing.
The Democratic party have ne bant-
ling of that sort The Democratic
party have no antipathy to banks or
stock jobbers, or any class of men that
own legitimate property in this
country.
The Democratic party have but one
object, that object common to the
whole people. We don't intend to
allow stock iobbers, office-holders,
government contractors and ring job
bing men of the Republican party, to
take the stock -jeb bling interest, and
the banking interest, and office-hold-
ing interest, and put it in power, to
the exclusion of the farmer, the labor
er, the mechanic, and all other por-
tions of the community. It is not to
put this interest down; it is to pre-
vent that interest from putting all
others down, and usurping the entire
government of the country. That is
what we want.
When Democrat is asked about
what kind Of law he wants, his an
swer is prompt and ready. He wants
law for all, that will protect all, that
will dispense the blessings of free
government to all; he wants q law
that will take care of the interests Of
the poor laborer that is ascending yon
ladder with the hod upon his shcul-
der; he wants law that will protect
the farmer, small though may be hls
acres, and see that he has a fair. share
in the government Of his country; we
want law that will protect the man
ufacturer and the working people, in
town and country. We want a law,
in a word that is the law Of all, and
not the law. Of a specific few. Ap-
plause. ,..-s,.t, - ~.rs -.
Now, what is the condition Of this
country at present? These men have
had the entire control of it. They are
bound to admit that fact ''''' i''I!
Why, the condition Of it IL that full
a half million of working people are
without employment. IF Some 81
them are working ten Hours 4 day in
the burning influence of l July sun
they get for this labor from seventy .
five cents to . dollar and a quarter, Ca
day, barely enough to keep them
alive from sun to sun. @'s'4. =
In every region of the United States
the farmers, by the name of Grangers,
have been driven together to consult
for the general interest of agriculture,
because that interest has been entirely
ignored. ii..ir,4 eu-sI II, sar
What spectacle it would present if
the curtain should. be- sifteds and. the
reality revealed to the. eyes of the
people! Why, here are forty millions
of people, more than eight mil ions of
them voters, engaged in all the: VEGA
tions of life. about two-thirds of them
cultivators of the. SOIL Now, lift the
curtain, and letsus see who occupy the
seats in Congress. That tells the tale.
A majority of the whole, number
are bankers. bondholders, stock job
bers, or persons vitality interested in
making law for their own benefit SO
that the rich may become richer, and
the poor poorer. Suppose that the
farmers, the laboring people, the man
ufacturers, the merchants, the shippers
and all the industrial classes of the
United States were represented in that
Congress in proportion to the interest
they have, how many bankers would
be there? They would be crowded
out. They are not one per cent. of
the voters of this country, and yet in
point of representation in Congress,
they amount to about eighty per cent.
and the other twenty per cent. of the
people amount to little more than dis
franchised units, having one great and
precious privilege, that being the priv
ilege of paying taxes. Now the Dem
ocratic party intend to right up this
state of things if possible. What have
these Republican leaders to offer to
the people, what do they propose to
do? e43ar.. aa5 s4is*
Nothing but to get on their knees
and ask pardon, and then turn around
and whisper, "Can't VIC get up some
thing about Catholics. Can't we get
the great American family by the
ears on some religious question ? and
whilst they are pulling and fighting
each other about religion, slip in and
get possession of the government
again?" If we can't do this we ought
to begin to pack [laughter], for the
warning given us last year, when the
| people, without intrigue. silently 1y-so
silently that OH the election day there
was scarcely man to be. seen speak
| ing word about the electors 3sadl y
moved up to the ballot-box, and by
sen ding an immense majority to the
lower House Of Congress and carrying
about twenty-one States in favor Of
the Demeciats, just signed a dismissal
to the Republican lawmakers, saying
we haYe no further use for you.
Laughter and applause. That is
what they did. Is there any denying
it7 What produced this tremendous
change in the minds of the American
people? Perhaps a full million OF
these very men forming q part of the
Republican army, had confided tor
years in their public men, but they
have confided to their sorrow. They
saw the country drifting to ruin as fast
as the impetus OF "a storm could carry
it. They saw, and they see now every