The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-06-10
VOLUME 27-NUMBER SO.

Ly-a party which in the course OF th,
last fifteen years, while it has wieldeI
the power OF the national government
has flied the earth with the glory o
the American Union, which fought 5
good fight and kept the faith; the
Republican faith whose creed has ev-
er been liberty and union, nov and
forever, one and inseparsble /; which
has mat=risliZed the declaration ol
Independence. and made all men free
aud equal before the law which has
airsa.iy paid one-half of the war debf,
and provided for the resumption OF
specie payment within 3 fixed reason
able time; 8 party which has ever
stood fast by our system OF popular
education The record Of this party,
which Is in power, will be read here
after as the most brilliant period of
American history. The past, 81. least
is secure, but its work IS not done.
The remaining half Of the debt Is TO
be paid. The law for returning to
specie payments Is to be carried out
IN good faith, without imitation. And
here at nome, not to enumerate ma
tIOnsi objects, the Republican party
is bound TO see to It that our system
of popular education receives no det-
Fimenf. There are those who would
divide the school fund. To sny such
measure the Republican party is un-
alterabiy opposed, and 50 am /. Gem
tlemen, without any disrespect or any
repfOach for those whose antecedents
of birth and education may have tend
ell % bias their opinions in favor Of
such measure, 1. am opposed to it
in every form IN which it has
been or can be suggested POpu-
lar education is the Cornerstone OF a
republic. Ignorance il the most fruit
ful source Of danger. Not only is it
the parent OF crime, but it dsprives
the ballot of its value, aud makes il
even dangerous and t. remove or to
reduce its Ignorance is the first ard
most imperative duty of the State. In
q free Republic the great, the diVipely
appointed means to accomplish that
end, is the common school SYSTEM, sup
ported By impartial, uniform taxation
70 entrust any portion OF the fund,
thus raised by taxing all, to any
church. would be q pslpable union Of
church and State, equally unwise and
unconstitutional. III the constitution
were changed 80 as to permit it, every
church would take its quota, il IL
could be aseertsined, until each sect
would be running little school sys-
tenn OF its own on the public funds.
The unity and strength OF the COM
mon schools would be broken and the
taxation for such a corruption and
conflict of schools lDOlGid no longer be
borne. The result would be that
the whole subject OF education
would be remanded tO voluntary
contributions The greatest duty
OF the State would b. abandoned,
and ignorance would triumDh. fhei
division OF the school fund would be,
as destructive Of tue system of com
mon schools as the dissolution OF our
political union would be destructive
of our political pbwer. Without tie
com mon schools liberty would b. dan
gerUus, aud the bAllot-bOx would be
dangerous. With them we can safely
have the brOadest civil and political
liberty, ami unlimited suffrage. /
trust that the time is not far distant
when all Che churches aud all tiie peo-
pie will aequiese- and rejoice ia sus-
tanning them, ami that they who no "
would ask division Of the school
funds will sooner OF iater yield to the
genius Of Republicauism, and enjoy
religious worship in the family and ia
the Church, while the State, with
sovereign mPartiaiity, shall perform
its great duty of making education
universal through the best system Of
common schOois the world ever saw..
Having regard. then, u 10 dss-
TIMES of my own grest Stsfe and the
United states, as we'll as to tne duty
and character OF the Republican party,
let our motto BE-, "Universal liberty
and universal Suffrage secured and
made safe by universal education I"
Judge Taft wound up his speech by
mplimentary allusisn 90 Gov.
Hayes. He spoke OF him as man
of integrity, honesty, and ability !;
congratulated the Republicans upon
having selected 50 excslieut u stand
ard-bearer, and assured them that he
would give Gen. Hayes his hearty
and earnest support.
The crowd received this annOuee-
ment with enthusiasm, and dispersed.