The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-09-07

CHASE HAYES q WHEELER CLUB
SPEECH OF Hon. o. o. STANcHFIELD.
Pursuant to notice given, the citizens
of Chase and vicinity met last Friday
evening I'm the school house i'm that
village, for the purpose oflistening to
speech from Hon. D. o. Stanchfield, of
Ludington, and organizing a Hayes
and Wheeler Club.
Alvin Joiner was chosen to preside
and after thanking those assembled for
the honor conferred upon him, and
stating the object Of the meeting, he
introduced MIR. Stanchfield, who pro-
ceeded to first review the record of the
Democratic party before the war; its
labOrs for the perpetuation and extern
sion of human slavery, and the efforts
ofthe lovers of freedom to prevent them
from carrying out their designs. Lin
coin was elected; Fort Sumpter was
fired upon; war was inaugurated. We
fought them; we defeated them. Was
1t safe to trust those who had endeav-
ored to destroy the life Of the nation,
in power ut this time? He thought
not.
In speaking of the Democratic charge
of corruption in the Republican party,
he cited the case of the recent Demo-
cratic House of Representatives, which
had spent thousands of dollars of the
public money in Investigating" and
had not placed one penny of the mon
ey charged as having been taken by
Republicans, back in the treasury.
They had endeavered to impeach Bel
KNAPP (who was and always had been a
Democracy because his wife had ac-
cepted presents and he had appointed
a man to a post-tradership.
The speaker next ventilated the
charges of corruption on the part OF
Republican administrations, in paying
running expenses of the Government.
He produced figures obtained and pre-
pared by q Democratic committee,
which showed that the amount per
capita expended by Republicans for n
given period was about One-third the
amount expended by the Democrats
during like period. The amount of
loss on the thousand dollars expense,
by reason of defalcations, &C., during
Republication administrations was
shown to be less than one. fourth of that
under Democratic rule for II like period.
He then contrastcd the Democratic
party, as party, opposed to free homes
and free schools for flee people; and the
Republican party always in favor of,
fostering and building up such institu-
tons. Another blessing which the Re-
publican party had conferred upon the
American people, was i'm giving them
safe and sound currcncy-national
bank notes.
Tilden's "reform" record was next
searched, and many sham items shown
up; among them the late disclosure that
in 1862, he stated under the sanctity of
an oath that his total income was be-
tween $1,000 and $1,000; and later,
swearing i'm United States Court that
he received $50, 600 in that year, rs law
ycr's fees, from one railroad corpora
ton alone. A clear conviction of per-
jury upon his (Tildcn's) own evidence.
After presenting the imaginative
picture of the Democratic party i'm pow
err, with more than two-thirds of their
leaders Southern rebels, he concluded
by urging upon them the Importance
of laboring earnestly to prevent such
calamity, and to ensure the election of
the right men to official positions.
He was frequently interrupted with
applause, and at the conclusion, was
given hearty vote of thanks.
Being compelled to leave the meet
ing at the conclusion Of Mr.. Stanch-
fields speech, We did not witness the
organization of the Club, and up to this
hour have received no report from our
CORRESPONDENT.