Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-10-06
H. Ingersoll at indianapolis.


10 l9o IngersOll at indianapolis.
,Io AT the recent convention of the Boys
in Blue Col. 1ngersoll spoke as follows:
q \ lam opposed to the Democratic party
and will tell you why: Every State
a that seeded from the United States was
a Democratic State. Every ordinance
of secession that was drawn was drawn
by a Democrat Every man that en-
deavored to tear the old flag from the
heaven that it enriches was a Democrat
Every man that tried to destroy this ma
tion was Democrat. Every enemy this
great Republic has had for twenty years
has been. Democrat. Every man that
shot Union soldiers was Democrat
Every man that starved Union soldiers
and refused them, in the extremity of
II death, a crust was Democrat Every
Imam that loved slavery better than lib
ertY was-aa. Democrat. The man that
assassinated Abraham Lincoln was
Democrat Every man that sympathized
with the assassin-every man glad that
the noblest President ever elected was
a.. -.assassinated-was a Democrat. Every
man that wanted the privilege of whip
ping another man to make him work for
him for nothing and pay him with lashes
on his naked back was Democrat. Ev-
cry man that raised bloodhounds to pur-
sue human beings was Democrat.
Every man that elutched from shrieking,
shuddering, crouching mothers babes
from their breasts and sold them into
slavery was a Democrat. Every man
that impaired the credit of the United
States, every man that swore he would
tha hOnAu hot
swore he would never redeem the green
~ backs, every maligner of his country's
- credit, every culminator of his country's
honor, was Democrat.
am a. Republican 1 am Republi-
can because the Republican party says
this country is nation, and not a con
federacy; am here in Indiana to speak
Sandr have as good right to speak here
in Indiana as though had been born on
this stand-not because the State flag of
Indiana waves over me; l would not
know it if l should see it. You have
n thegsame right to speak in Illinois; not
because the State flag of Illinois waves
over you, but because that banner, rem
dered sacred by the blood of all the he
roes, waves over me and you. am in
favor of this being nation. Think of
man gratifying his entire ambition in
the State of Rhode Island.
The Democratic party says the Govern
e tyment can't march its troops into the South
I, TO protect the rights of citizens. It's allie
The Government claims the right, and it is
conceded that the Government has the
right to go to your house while you are
sitting by your tireside with your wife
and children about you, and the old
lady knitting, and the cat playing
with the yarn, and everybody happy and
sweet-the Government claims the right
! TO go TO your freside and to take you
by force, and put you into the army;
take you down to the valley of the
shadow of hell, set you by the ruddy
roaring guns, and make you fight for
your flag. Now, that being so, when
the war is over, and your country is vic
torious, and you go back to your home,
and lot of Democrats want to trample
epon your rights, Iwant TO know If the
Government that took you from your
fireside and made you fight for it, want
to know if it is not bound to fight for
you. The flag that will not protect its
protectors is dirty rag that contami-
mates the air in which it waves. The
Government that will not defend its de-
tenders is disgrace to the nations of
the world. l am Republican because
the Republican party says: "We will
protect the rights of American citizens
at home, and, if necessary, we will march
an army into any State to protect the
rights of the humblest American citizen
in that State,'
ri There is room in the Republican air
for every wing, there is room on the Re-
publican sea for every sail. Republican
ism says to every man: 4" Let your soul be
like an eagle; fly out in the great dome
of thought and question the stars for
yourself" But the Democratic party
says: tfBe blind owls; sit on the dry limb
of o dead tree, and only hoot when Til
den & Go. tell You, to-" In the Republic
an party there are no followers. We
are all leaders. There is not a party
chaini there is not party lash. Any
man that does not love this country, any
man that does not love liberty, any man
that is not in favor of human progress,
that Is not in favor of giving to others
all he claims for himself we don't ask
him to vote the Republican ticket. You
can vote it if you please; and if there is
any Democrat within hearing who ex-
poets to die before another election, we
are willing that he should vote one Re-
publican ticket, simply as consolation
upon his death-bed.
Free labor, love, affection-they have
invented everything of use in this world.
lam a Republican. tell you, my friends,
this world is getting better every day,
and the Democratic party is getting
smaller every day. We have got the
first free country that ever existed. And
right here l want TO thank every soldier
that fought TO make it free, every one
living and dead
When Tiiden refused 10 give his name
Hayes offered TO give his heart. Hayes
IS man of learning, man of talent, of
trmnessi l do not say obstinacy, / say
hrmness. Do you know the difference