Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-09-27

by that honored man who was at that time
stanch Democrat, Gen, John A. Dix. Ruth
erford b. Hayes is, as | said, patriotic
man; he went and dispersed rebel meetings
when Mr. lllden refused to dispense these
meetings. He bears now three wounds in
his flesh received while helping his country
in this manner. He is also a man of good
character and, ms | said before, good char
actcr cannot be made in II day; good char
ac.er is made up of all good things; all the
ennobling things accomplished go into this
grand thing called character and the char
acter of Rutherford b. Hayes rises before
the people to-day like dome of honor, of
patriotism, and integrity. All the Demo
cratic snakes, with their poisonous tongues
thrust out, cannot find crevice in the
character of Mr.. Hayes into which to deposit
their malignity. Imagine u man so good
mat the Democratic party cannot lie about
him. | would also say that William A.
Wheeler is also as stanch Republican ms
ever there was in the party There is no
one greater advocate of reform than he.
l have told little about the condition of
the country when the Republican party was
born what it achieved and little about the
Democratic party, and little about Mr..
lilden, and now am going to wind this
thing up. want you all TO recollect that
the very men who fought for this Union, .
with very few exceptions, We're Republicans.
There were some Democrats, but cannot
y
exceptions the Democratic party is made up
of the worst elements of society. The worst
wards in New York are the ones that will
give the largest Democratic majority There
is not Penitentiary in the United States
that Tilden and Hendricks cannot carry five
to one. In the Democratic party can be
! found the vicious and foul. The man who
wishes to answeran argument with blows,
he is in the Democratic party. All men who
sympathized with the South In Its efforts to
destroy this Government are now in the
Democratic party; all the men who shot our
soldiers at the dead-mark are now for hon
esty and reform, aud IL Tildcn should be
elected President of the United States all
these men would be found shouting for Til
den and Hendricks. Now, my friends, keep
out OF the Democratic party; do not vote
that ticket, any young man who Is going to
cast his first vote--do not place your future
In the hands of that party. The Republican
partly on the other hand, is the party of rea-
son, of progression and education. The
Republican party is the one that believes
In the equality of human rights. l believe
1t. am willing TO give to every human be
ing every right that | claim for myself.
Every man who won't do that is a rascal.
My friends, believe the world is going to
get better. | do. | believe we are getting
better all the time Samuel J. Tilden says
we are Nation Of thieves and robbers. l
don't believe it. II we were, he ought to be
President. l believe we are getting better,
and every day the Republican party is in
power we will be getting better. And howy
BY free labor and free thought. Free labor
will give us wealth. Free thought will give
us truth. Free labor has done everything
that has been done in the United States, be-
cause the problem OF free labor is to do the
most work In the least time, and slave labor
is to do the least work in the most time.
We nre growing better, and truer, and
grander. And let me say, Mr.. Democrat, we
are keeping the country for your children.
We are Keeping education for your children.
We are keeping the old flag floating for your
children; and let me say, as a prediction,
that there is only air enough on this CONT
nent to float that one flag.
Well, you have heard from Maine, and
you will hear from Ohio and Indiana, and
those three silver bugle sounds, Hayes and
Wheeler and the Nation hearing those, next
November, will say that the men who saved
our country shall rule; Will say that the
men who saved the Ship of State shall sail
it. And now, ladies and gentlemen thank
you, again and again. Loud and long APP
plause.