The Portland daily press., 1875-10-08

gize FIR its sbor.oo,ia o. 20 sorvo ;,s en,h,tions.
but here il an ,,;s,,o, bv tbe
other side 70 ho S 20 10 INV
dptv 40 T ,,rdarltond ~ "Ai ''ip'' ~
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Ibep leave to addross INV ron,orls ,,.oo,,.. q. .ho
Democrats of Ohio In viaw Of o,r forn,or ro,at;ons
trust fbev will not for This direct ,rroaI
ofimpronrietv. When os an indenendont NO., ~
the Senate and before the neone advocated ~
Cancellation and iustice with regard 60 tha So,',
when attocked ot,ic;ol corrrrio1 and tho
sons of tboss in nower when denounced yio,os;ons
of the nripc;nles NJ the Constitution nernetotod h
Republican officers of tbe state Won INV fellow citi
zens lavisbe5 ,nor mo of onnlo,sa ond
confidence. for which T was duIv grateful Bnt tbe
Democratic inAation;sts seelx to dscredit INV GOOD
faith by the accusation that have changed sides
Let us see. In 1872 stood before Won as an advo.
cate of tbe liberal ticto+ which had o,co hear
adopted and was Summarized bv tba democratic THAT
ticket WAS nominated ,,non y ,,ottorr. nonto;n,no
as an essential mart of ito noi,;ca, f,itb tbo too
ing resolutions. "Tbe nnbo credit n,,s+ h socred,r
maintained and ,ve denourco ronrdio,ion in a,,orv
form and guise A speedy return to snecie navments
is demanded alike bv the b;abos+ cos;doro,ions ~
commercial morality and honest C,overnment ;, That
platform was solemnly Endorsed and adopted as the
political faith of the Dsmocratic nartv NV their Ma
tl0nal convention at BALTIMORE IDOn that platfOrm
they stood then. and upon il faithfully stand to-day
Democrats where are youp In making that declara.
ton of principles was in earnest If your leaders
betrayed their declared faith. what right have tbey
to accuse me of deserting nv cause when resist its
BETRAYAL by them? Again. thew p-etend that from
opposition to Gen. Grant 7 have tnrnsd around IN
speak for him and promote his reelection. let us
see In the verbatim report of a sneecb made bv Gov
Allen at Mansfield. 1 find the following langnage:
81 have some reason to believe and not small rea-
son either that Grant in his secret heart wants the
Democracy to carry Ohio in order that il NAV he said
by his partisans Now no other man can rescue the
country but Grant: therefore we must have Grant
You Democrats will certanlv<.ot accuse vonr candi
date for Governorsbin of TELLING a deliberate unt,ut
il he saws he ha. good reason o believe that President
Grant desires the Democrscv tn carry Obio Tbep
of course his reasons must be oood xve have Gov
Aliens word for it, Now T. for nv mart do NOT wish
to see President Grants secret desires rrated on
this point. am honestly and earnestly opposea to
the furtherance of that denomination bv the
of the imitation Democracy in Ohio IF there are anv
Grant men in this campaign. thew are those who adj
vocate Gov Aliens election The truth is there were
| a set of Republican politicians who Thought tbev
could permit themselves anv iniouitv if thew onlv
raised the cry of "rebeI there are tbose who think
| ''N ~ 'J VI io'ei' 'noio aie 'nose "no 'nnih
tney could permit themselves any kind OF inquity ii
they only raised the cry OF "Grant." opposed the
former as false pretenders and upon the same pIin-
cpe oppose the latter for it is my sincere conviction
that there just as little danger in the tricks OF
willy politicians who strive to hide their mschievous
schemes behind what they believe to be popular cry
No,my Democratic -citzens, have not changed,
since stand upon the same ground which occupied
when you eheered my utterances. 1 advocate the
same principles and serve the same ends 10 the same
sentiments which you then so loudly applauded. l
ask yon now to give me patient and candid hearing.
THE OHIO PLATFORM ANALYZED.
AS Democrats you profess to be, above ALL in favor
OF two things: First, the strictest maintenance Of
the limitations of governmental power as an indie.
spensabe safe guard Of free institutions ard,
cond an honest and economical conduct of public
AFFAIRS Its fidelity to these two things is the partc-
ular boast OF the Democratic party, and upon this
fidelity it bases its claims on popular confidence and
support As to the necessity of these two things We
fuy agree In fact, it was while contending for tht
maintenance Of the constitutional limitations Of gov
ernmentai power and for the restoration of hones
and economical Government that the Independent
broke with the controlling influences of the Republi
can party and for which you applauded so loudly
| Now then protest we are in earnest and in goot
faith in that STRUGGLE actgated not by any motive
| the integrity Of Rennbcan institutions and An
good. and nublie being in earnest and in
| good faith. we must recooniza orr dptv r.
| defend that cause AGAINST ubatevor nouo-
whatever marty NAV imner;l IL aoa;nst Democrots
| no less than AGAINST Rennblicans were Won Domo.
Gratis of Ohio in earnest and oood oitb .,so ,bs WOW
represented the strictest limitation ot
powers and hostility to corruption and extravaoancs
as YOUR net principles? Examine vour nresent a+,i
tude You adopted in your State Convention n Mat
form insisting upon an augmentation bv the Genera,
Government of its irredeemable paper currencv. and
now assert that those who advocate an imitation Of
our irredeemable paper currency. although calling
themselves Democrats are advocating an assumnt;on
and exercise of power by the Government fartmore
| oyer-reaching and dangerous and n corrupton and
| profigacy far more demoralizng and oppressive
| than apy we have so far experienaed. If / make
good that assertion you will not be able to denv that
your Ohio platform is reckless and barefaced aban
donment of the yery PRINCIPLES the Democratic party
pretends to be the proudest off, But before proceed
ing TO this demonstration must notice an eva sion
resorted to bv some of the Democratic leaders who
seem to feel tbe soreness of that point Here and
there the nretense s nut forth that the Ohio MA tor
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