The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1876-10-31

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that il was formed under the oaks with
in the limits OF this city. IL is really
the outgrowth OF Plymouth Rock. Zap
plause.J 1t put down the rebelli on
when given the power, IN 1861. II
gave rs the constitutional amendments
IL gave US universal freedom; 1t gave
us universal suffrage; il gave us hnan
cial solidity; 1t has sustained our hae
Sustained our honor; ID has demon
strated that grand sentiment OF the
great American poet:
Truth crushed 10 Earth, will rise again;
The eternal years OF God are hers
But Error. vanquished. writhes In pain.
lApplause.
Rakher than stand mp to make an
apology for this party and its transac-
tions, / solemnly affirm that it has been
| the savior and the preserver OF this
! Union and thank God il ever must and
ever shall be preserved (applasse).
They say there is no difference--no is
sue; well, now will point out some
differences. The Republican party
claim that these thirty-eight States are
one and indivisible-s nation and not
simply q league. No Democrat in this
city or any other, dares say as much.
They say that IL your State cannot pro-
tect you and does not own you as her
child, under her special protection,
you are fatherless. (Laughter). Then
again, it advocates that citizen OF
these United States, where ever he may
be, is worthy Of protection aud worth
fighting for. (Applause.) Another
dIfference-while all Republicans are
not saints, there never was O Republi-
can that fired upon the flag or the pre-
servers of this Union, never. (Cries OF
neyer--a voice: "How about Moseby?O
Moseby my dear friend was no Repub-
lican, when he fought against the
Union; he claimed to be, and was q
democrat. You know the scriptural
consolation and we hold it out TO all
such as he;
whilst the lamp holds out 70 burn,
The yllest sinner may return
Another point Of difference is that
the Republican party is pledged to car
ry out the amendments to the constitu-
tion. 1t is pledged TO carry out the
doctrine, that all men created in Gods
image are born free aud equal, wbeth-
er born in green Ireland, sunny France
beautiful Germany or on the African
shore, they should be free and equal
under the law. Applauss[. The Dem
ocrats claim that they intend TO pre-
serve these doctrines; but you know
they fought all these amendments.
The Republican party is led by Gen.
Rutherford B. Hayes-a man who
bears wounds received IN the preserva-
ton of the Union; q man who wrote
the memorable letter saying that any
one who would leave the army at a
time when the country required the
help OF every arm, to electioneer for
Congress, ought 10 be scalped; man
who has given us the best evidence OF
civil service reform ever given by any
one. Compare this man with Mr.. Til
den, who declared he would resist any
force used TO coere State TO remain
in this Union. This We call secession
doctrine. What do you call it. Ap-
plause. You don't like to hear what
Republican papers say. but l will read
you some extracts from Democratic
papers acknowledged to be good and
true Democratic doctrine. (Here the
speaker read the well remembered ex-
tracts from the Cincinnati Enquirer,
the New Haven Union and the Brook
lyn Argus, upon the occasion OF Til
dens nomination.) They call for "Re-
form" as inscribed upon the banner
over Tammsny Hall presided over by
my countrymsn Hon. John Morrlssey.
The speaker here referred to the differ
ence in the defalcations in the affairs
of tho so~ernment, down TO the 26 cts
on every thousand dollars during tho
last administration. We had our Swer-
touts under Van Buren, our Stead
mans, of Ohio under Buchanan. They
talk of Belknap. Well now who was
Belknap? He was picked out by Grant
as good representative War Demo
crat. Treat your old friend tenderly.
Laughter. The Republican party
nave maintained the credit Of the coun-
try at home and abroad; but you say
we have hard times. Well the proba-
bility is il we had had Jackson in the
Presidential chair in the place OF Bu-
chanan, we should have had no Demo
cratic rebellion, no war debt--no hard
times. A united South has always
controlled divided North. And is it
safe to trust the affairs of the govern
ment in the hands OF a party controlled
by South opposed TO the Union, OPP
posed to q united country? Do they
accept the reconstruction measures?
(He quoted Wade Hampton and the
Mississippi Clarion and several other
Southern papers which still oppose the
amendments, and still preach State
rights doctrines.) IL the Democratic
party were to come into power, are you
sure that il would guarantee freedom
to every man made in Code in,as~9
When they have had the power they
have employed men in government Of
fees that have added perjury 10 treason
and fought sgainst the government
they hnd sworn 20 support. Is II pos
sible that you, Democrats OF jackson,
are willing that We should pap prem
ium TO those who murdered 300, 900
Union men, and ~ their widows and
orphaus? They propose to come into
power about the 4th OF March next
| They expect 10 have Democratic Sem
ate. a Democratic President, and a
Democratic Secretary Of War, who will
paw any trumped op claims to any
amount, that may be brought up under
the resolutions OF the last Democratic
Congress from private citizens against
this government for property used and
occupied by the army during the war;
aud this will be about the same as pay
! ing Tie rebel debt. They say they
won't do il; but they put me IN mind
of an old friend of mine who attended
college in Ann Arbor and was presid-
! ing at a religious meeting, when q man
cried ont that religion was delusion
and n sham. My friend asked If he
had not enjoyed or professsd to enjoy
religion. He said no had, or thought
he had, bIt was now convinced It was
nothing bat priestcraft. The minister
asked him il he had not held it ont as
good thing; aud he said he had IN
public und private. well then," said
he. "there is this much about it; Yon
either lied then or you lie nowF
Laughter and applause. Yes. they
we're either wrong when they expressed
the sentiments contained in these reso-