The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-09-30
SPEECH OF 5. 5. cox, IN N Z.

Congressman s. s. Cox was introduced
and received with three cheers After
making his regards to his constituents o.
the Thirteenth Ward, Mr.. Cox paid q
high tribute to the character and qualifi.
cations of the ticket headed by BigeloW
and Robinson. He said: l.a
The Republican nominees are not OBJ
jectionable as men of character; Mr.
Seward and General Spinner are beyond
the average of such nominations but
they do not compare with the heads oi
our ticket, nor does the Republican plat
form emit any cheering or straight rays
of light. 1t is sham, if not lie; an in
consistent jumble of false statements; al
ready punctured by the last years cleo
tions, and utterly discarded tits year from
Maine to California! What a sham for
a Republican convention to commend a
generous policy" towards the South
Who made the present policy, which
their commendation implicitly de-
nounCes? Who left the South stranded
wreck? Who rescued what could be saw
ed from the wreck2 Not the Republicans.
This platform dislikes EARNED interfer-
ence" in the States What commentary
on this is the history of Louisiana, Arkan-
sas, and of Ames, of Mississippi Just haul
ed in rather, by the order of the people,
by the Administration? This platform
wants honesty and economy. 1t does
wantitl Itwants economy and effiCien-
cy in every department and branch?" 1t
does want these in most lamentable
and significant sense. 1t calls for reform
in the State of New York. Well, it
should have called before or louder, or
somehow-if only in still, small, yet po-
tential voice. Perhaps the Republicans
were afraid to call louder, like the man in
the fable, for fear the gods would hear
and punish. When did they do their
duty to the canals? Under Dix? Who
but President Grant and his officials
honeycombed the Federal Government
with corruptionP Or have the cells
which the honey bees have filed with
their labor been despoiled, leaving only
the signs and symbols Of decay in the
suggestive vaCancies2 1t has commend
ed this Administration, but left out Grant
for a third terml Such a.pIatforml And
then it touches the religious question and
declares against the division of the school
fund. What good is there in raising this
question: Who asks for the division of
the tund2 Where is the sectary calling
for this sort Of bitter contest? The PRO.
testants outnumber the Catholics five to
to one. What danger is there, and what
good can come from such an exasperatihg
questions2 Do they desire to try the
German question here2 Or isit this Re-
publican platform of which they are en-,
yious and which they desire to outyie in
bigotry and hate2 That radical platform
pretends to denounce the Ohio Democrat
cy-fOr what, think your For passing
the Geghan bill. (Mr. Cox here read tEs
bilL) This bill only keeps the Constitu.
ton Of Ohio and the United States. Il
enforces freedom of worship. Itgiyes 10
every one his own clergyman and rite
AS to the division of the school fund, il is
too ridiculous to discuss. Sadly is the
Republican party off, when it is compel.
ed TO drag IN such issues. They are only
Wraprascals to hide the ugly features and
form of corruptadministriltion. Accord
ing to the Civil Service Report in 1871,
one-fourth of our Federal revenues were
stolen, Over 100000 900 taken by rapa-
cious rascals-unpunished thieves. In
all departments this has been going on
The loss is equal to $l20, 100000 annually,
twice asmuGh as it used to take to run
the government before the war. IL |
lhe debt. - W ri y 80 S-