The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-07-12

bCCia "p iOiiS III otflNtb anu NioJ WI hi'7
account, have committed 50 many |
blundcrs in the past fifteen years.
The record of the Democratic party, |
before and since the war, was admir-
ably handled, and the reason why the
sound, honest old party should and
would come into power next November
was clearly foreshadowod.
The speaker stated that owing TO
Republican misrulc, every merchant
able commodity had deprecated in val
ne to an alarming extent. The deprc-
citation in the price Of horses and mules
alonein the state of Kentucky, amount
cd to S175, coo in the last year.
The tariff question came next and
was handled in mastery manner, the
speaker explaining the tariff laws, and
wildly picturing their effects upon the
working classes of the union. The
honorable gentleman is opposed to the
existing tariff, and was of the opinion
that this should be an important ques-
ton in the present political campaign,
as it would bring the people of the
West into a closer acquaintanceship
with this fostering protection of East
crn monopolics and its effects upon the
prosperity of our country.
The speaker then pronounced a
splendid culogy on Tildcn, and went
on TO state the reasons why the honest
men of both parties should give him
their hearty support. He called on
the Democracy TO be united, and point
cd out the danger of factions. lie as
cribed their defeat in '61 to the split
in the party, and all its subsequent
unsuccess to the same cause. After a
few more remarks the honorable gen.
tleman took his scat amid rounds of
applause.
lion. II. ID. McIIonry then being
called upon, arose, and in his own pc
culiar inimitablc manner, proceeded to
business. The very first dash, as Pad
dy would say, che threw could wather'
over the Peter Cooper party, and truth
fully denounced il as q rusc of the lie
publicans to split the Democracy and
weaken its strength in the coming No
W mber election. The speaker went on
To describe the National Democratic
Conv, ution at st. Louis, and pro
nouncc,,' it the finest body of men that
lever met together in any country IN
1.-The world. lie called the attention o.
his hearers to the hatred displayed by
Grant and the Republican party to
ward every thing that has tendency
lISo check the current of corruption anC
ufraud that has been flowing in a disgust
! ng and filthy stream for number I
7ears, and pointed TO their treatnlcr
# the unfortunate Custer by the az
|: ministration, on account Of mis- havin
given damning testimony in tho Was
ington Ring case. Then IT, eirrcjactic
of tic only prominent honcst man
the party, Den. F. Bris COW, and the
nomination of an obscure individu;
} like Hays, who has 10 political recor
} whatever, and whose name before til
nomination was unknown outside {
= his own state. The only redecmin
: quality Of the great Republican nom
5 nee is his honesty, and when the part
u that has ruIed the country for filtcc
r years cannot find one honest ma
u among their prominent leaders, br
has to dive into the obscurity of privat
: life 70 find one whom they think I'll
PC Jplc would accept, and who coul
} be made scape goat, if elected, the
the unmitigated corruption of the pa
ty is apparent to even their own SUI
porters, and the sooner it is wiped on
IL the better it will be for the country.
q The speaker went on to give a hist
nc ry of the great Tammany Ring of Ne
York city, from the days of the Rev
y luton until the present fine, shown
~ how corruption had crept into it ar
u made a once pure association perfe
&c den of thieves. Then he recountt
AT Tildcn's gallant fight against the mo
70 ster and his final triumph.
nc The speaker then mentioned Il
NC unanimity of the st. Louis conventic
for Tilden, and gave the record of o
e. next President and q history Of !
az reform of the New York city Cover
iu' mont.
n.y. The honorable gentleman thong
rot that fifteen years was too long for a
ere ono party to hold the power, and pOil
he cd out historical precedent where,
'ir- every instance tenure Of power incvi
full bly, led to corruption and anarcE
md The speaker was of the opinion that