The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-08-17

FnYors MUST -be handed IN a. early a. Tuesday
morning 70 insure insertion the Same week
Communications upon subjects Of general q 10
cal interest are solicited
commerce OF Indiana from that road, and a
hundred other roads, comes pouring into this
great trunk and passes through your county;
and SO Indiana and New York are connected,
not only by the iron bands upon which COM
meree is borne, but by other ties than the
commerce that has made the country so rich
and 80 powerful, though this il one Of the
ties between Indiana (my home, and the
State OF which am so very proud), and the
great and important State Of New York.
But, my countrymen, 1t is not alone ques-
ton Of the commerce or trade that binds
us together that induces me to stand
in your midst tonight. For fifty
years now the work of transplanting has
been going on; not the transplanting Of trees
from your forests, but the transplanting from
your homes of your men and your women Of
courage and enterprise. These, taking up
their all, came westward over the great State
of Pennsylvania and the great State OF Ohio,
aud have found country and O home in the
State OF Indiana. These plants, that have
been taken up from the nursery and home Of
civilization in New York, have been trans
planted to the rich soil Of Indiana. These
old homes continue, and these new homes,
the homes of happy people-the home Of q
new and great civilization in the West
have been the result Of that process Of
transplantation that has been going on for
half century. So the grandeur, greatness
and glory Of Indians to-day is the result Of
influences from the people OF the great State
of New York. During these fifty years,
how often has the wish TO return 70 the old
home in New York been expressed. Some
have come back TO see their fathers and
their grandfathers in this old State.
Some have never come back, but they
live in goodly land far out toward
the west-a land and q State that
now raises herself proudly among the SISTER
hood of the States, and Is not ashamed to
stand side by side with the mighty State of
New York. Indiana, with population
that has been the result Of about fifty years,
has now nearly two millions, and shows 9
stretch OF farm country from lake to river
more beautiful almost than the eye Of man
cJuld see elsewhere. She has twelve thou
sand schools, in which the young are taught.
Indiana is a State, with respect to all the ell
ements Of greatness, Of which am very
proud to be Governor. But the relation Of
the State OF Indiana to your State brings
into my mind that relation which ought 10
exist between all the States OF this country.
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eight land / suppose the new banner upon
your hickory tree tonight throws out thirty
eight starsl, thirty-eight States held together
by q common civilization, by common love
OF country, by q common Constitution,
and over all these States the same flag
waves. What ought to be the relation
What ought it to be? Whatever be your re-
ligion, what ought to be the relation between
these States? Just the relation that san
proud to say, exists tonight between Indiana
and the State of New York. The rela-
ton Of respect, the relation of mutual de-
pendence and Of mutual support; the rela-
iation Of common destiny. My country
men, although am not going to discuss the
question in its political aspecis, desire to
say that that man who, for the purpose Of
political ends, will SOW discord and strife be-
tween these States, or any part OF them, Is
no lover of his country. Whatever be his
professions in church, in the courthouse, or
on the stump, that man that sows discord
and strife, and seeks to make one man hate
his fellow-citizen in any other section, is an
enemy Of his country. We are q united
country. What man dare say anything
against New York in Indianag What man
dare say anything against Indiana N New
| York? Would you not treat him as an enemy
| to your country If he sought to make you de-
r. sf1S al *be Ststss svml,cl;zed in he stars
nno, that hammer that floats in this moon
lirbt to.uieht? Here the Governor was
| interrnpted by some one on the stage
proposing three cheers for that
sentiment] / am very well aware,
my feilow-citizens, that an effort is made to
ALLEVIATE the people of one section OF the
country from the people of another section.
Tbat e,iart ,rorked successfully in a past
dsv hnt Il will mot last. because in the
AM, Amy,sr;csr mind from the Gull to the Lakes.
/ frn,,, ,hs Atlans;c fo The Pacific. the senti.
n,s,,t ~ ,ora ~ eanntrv ;s the dearest senti-
,asat Thar a man bas newt ~ his devotion
sn5 iovs 4, his Cod NV connfrvmen. our
afss,rs are not inst as we desire. The ad.
m;n;strat;on IL nublie affairs no man will
saw ;s inst as he wishes il te be. Ask any
man in our coautry If our affairs with respect
| 10 ths management OF our National matters
| are in The Condition that he desires, and II
he would wish to die and leave his country
under present management, and the answer
will be that he is looking forward to better
dav Thai man feels only what is the senti
ment in every breast. The relation that il
NOW felt As necessary is not TO find faull
alone. not to criticise alone, but to act
And how are you to actg How is YOU
active interest to be exerted in bring
inc about a better state Of govern
ment? At the ballot-box. As the ballo
drous poiselssslv into the box, it exercises
silent power for a Just administration. N
man can avoid the responsibility. ssl
1 YOU. do you approve Of that system that ha
grown up whereby the interests Of our rev
epue are impaired? If you do not believ'
il to be right, how are you TO express you
opinions on she subject as American eiti
zens? Not by giving up the means OF re
3rees;,g sneb Siffieulties which the ballot
box presents. The ballot-box is the Ameri
your past political opinions, you are to rs