The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-04-15
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nubIicnn party, and from the first day
Congress met until its final Adjournment,
the great effort was made and mat
almost alone to bind their patty together,
and keep them from utter destruction.
This purpose was first manifested IN the
passage of what was called the financial
bill In bill ostensibly 10 bring about the
resumption of specie payments, without
one single clause in it that had any ellect
to oproduce that result. A measure That,
considered as financial measure, was
not simply ridiculous, but was utterly
absurd; bill that was no financial bill ut
.all, but plainly a political bill aparty
bill, as | properly denominate u sticking
plaster to hold the two wings OF the ke'
publican party together.
That was lie first thing, and then the
hard money men in the Republicanparty
and the soft money men, and the con-
tractionistsand the inhationists, lay down
together like lambs in the fold, and say
the question is settled. Not settled for
the good of the country; not settled TO
please u single man; not settled to satisfy
the demand of any section OF the coun-
try, but by putting them aside in order
that lhe Republican party might not
spliu on that financial rock.
That was the first measure. What was
the next thing to be doneY The next
thing was to try TO arouse the old ieellng
of h stility between the different sections
of the Union; to arouse the old war
spirit; to blow the bugles again and beat
the drums and excite the people of the
North against the South. 1t was all IN
vain that the people of the South had
submitted to everything that the Radical
party had dictated. 1t was of no nse that
they had obeyed with perfect servillty all
the laws, constitutional or not constllu-
tional, that the Radical majority in Con-
gress had passed. All they asked was
that they might have peace in order to
restore their shattered fortunes, and
bring prosperity back to their impover-
ished land. All this made no impression
upon the Radical leaders in Congress.
For two long months the hall of the Sem
ate, the hall of the House of Representa-
tiyes resounded day after day, and night
after night, with the bitterest denuncia-
conId ntter or anv invention Could in
CAN'T o II was ennnosrd that tbe North
miaht thuS La aronsnI to continued
h"fred of tbe South hstond of irving
to m nromote neore union and harmony
,brdr%homt the entire Iond il WIS n
steady nersistept nnremitlinr effort of
tbe Rbdiral lnaders for more than two
moniLs to oyrife the n1ssions of the
Worlhern neonle aoainst the neonle of the
Sonth in order to maintain the asceu-
Jenry in the South
Nj Thurman said al tbeir efforts had
i,naminiousIv filled. The people had
I1een heard from. The Gospei of late had
Inst its forre With The American neople,
nnd tbe res,,lt of the elections every.
whore showed thot thev ure NOT TO he
m,;elaJ bv sncb onnnols Hp should lool,
wifb some rnriositv to see What Kind of A
nlatform the Rennblicons wonId make at
their convention in June. under what
Kind Of cjitterin" oeneraIities they wouId
once more march 10 battle MI Thur
mmn @ rontinred "fet me- fell Won nv
friends tbat the creot. battle Is to be
fnngbt in This same State of Ohio. |
tn9w whereof I sneak when 7 saw that
the organization Of tLe Republicans to
carrv Ohio wos bepun in the city of
Wachington more than two months AGO.