The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-10-06
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=, SECTIONAL WARFARE IN OUR POLITICS.
Let us indulge in no delusion. The
success Of the initiation party in Ohio will
be the signal for general charge along
the whole line to submerge the best prin7
ciples, and leave helpless in the rear the
best leaders of the Democratic party. and,
spurred on by reckless demagogism,
to capture, the National, power by a
tumultuous, rush. This, is no matter
of mere local concern, as some weak.
ly pretend to believe. It is ma
tional danger, which all good citizens
should unite to avert, and which can sure.
ly be averted only by the defeat of the
initiation party here. repeat, therefore,
| have not come here to- wh;tewash the
faults Of the Republican party, to apollo
gizc for its shortcomings. OF to serve it's
! ambitions. But here is an incalculable
! mischief. threatened by the other side, to
be prevented. and l simply try to do my
duty as understand it. 49,.
| beg leave to address my remarks di.
rectiy to the Democrats of Ohio. In
! view of our former relations, l trust they
will not for this direct appeal accuse me
ofany improperly. When l, as, an inde-
pendent man, in the Senate and before
| the people, advocated policy of concilia-
ton and justice with regard to the South;
when I attacked official corruption and
transgressions Of those in power, when
denounced violations Of the principles o.
! the constitution perpetrated by Republic
can officers Of State. you, my Democratic
fellow citizens, layished upon me EXPIRE. :.
sions of applause ard confidence, for
which |. was duly grateful.
| But Democratic infationlsts seek to
discredit my good faith by the accusation
IHAyE CHANGED SIDES.
Let us see: In 1872 stood before Won as
an advocate of the ''Liberal'' ticket. which
had also been adopted, and was sup.
ported blythe, Democrats: That ticket
was9nominated upon platform contain
ing, as an essential part of its political
faith, the following resolutions:
The public credit must be sacredIy MAIN
tanned, and we denounce reputation in every
! form aud sense.
Aspeedy return to specie payment is de-
manded alike by the hight st Considerations OF
commercial morality and honest government.
That platform was solemnly Endorsed
and adopted as the political faith of the
Democratic party by their National Con-
vention at Baltimore. Upon that plat
form stood then, and upon it l faith
fully stand to-day. Democrats, where
are you? In making that declaration of
principles, was in earnest. If your
Headers betrayed their declared faith,
what right have they to accuse me of de-
serting my cause, when l resist its be-
trayal by them M
Again. they pretend that from opposi-
ton to President Grant l have turned
round to speak for him and promote his
reelection. Let us see. In the verba.
tim report Of speech made by Governor
Allen at Mansfield, find the following
language:
| have some reason to believe, and not
small reason either, that Grant, in his secret
heart, wants the. Democracy to carry Ohio. in
order that it may be said by his part sans:
"NoW, no other man can save the country but
Grant; therefore we must have Grant"
! You, Democrats. will certainly not &C.
cuse your candidate for the governorship
Of telling a deliberate untruth. If he
says he has good reason to believe that
President Grant desires the Democracy
to carry Ohio, then, Of course, his rea.
sons must be good. We have Governor
Allen sword for it. Now I, for my part,
do not wish to see President Grants de.
sires gratified On this point. | am as
honestly and earnestly as ever opposed
to President Grants denomination, and,
therefore,, am honestly and earnestly
opposed to the furtherance of that renom.
ination by the success of the imitation
Democracy in Ohio. If there are any
Grant men in , this campaign, they are
those " no advocate Gov. Allen election,
not I. fl x = .
The truth is, there was set Of Repub-
lean politicians who thought they could
permit themselves any iniquity if they
only raised the cry Of ''rebcl.'' There
seem to be now set of Democratic poll.
ticians VINO think they Can permit them.
e eSS s in mighty + a FIX X s2n es
as false pretelldcrs, and upon the same
principle I,oppose the latter. For it is
my sincere: conviction that there is Just
as little danger Of the reelection of Pres
iGent Grant as there is Of new rebel
lion. while there is real and great danger
in the tricks ,of willy. politicians. who~
strive to hide their mischevous schemes
behind what they believe to be popu,
lar cry. r 5G2'.I II. : J1Ga
No, my Democratic fellow citizens,
IHAvE NOT CHANGED SIDES.
stand upon the same ground which I
occupied when you cheered my utter
ances. | advocate the same principles
apI rerya tho Same ends ~ tho cor,o
sentiments which then you so loudly an.
plauded, ask you now to give patient
and candid hearing.