The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1876-09-07

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1t Is proposed to do by force Jake Thomp-
son laments the failure of his attempt to
burn New York with Greek fire. That's
what the Democrats were doing in 1864
Recollect when speak of the Democratic
party L mean the men who did these things.
L am sorry to see men, good and true and
loyal, who are with the Democrats still
aud who are trying to make them respect
| able. My voice has no word for those men,
do however they do, who faced shot and
shell for the Union. | do not stigmatize
them. [ do not allude to true and loyal
Democrats, but to those Democrats who
are Democrats from mere cussedness.
Laughter. How came it to that? Is
man to be ashamed for having fought the
Democratic party with shot and shell Z?
VIII the time ever come when these scars
worn by Gov Conner shall be a disgrace to
him Shall the time come when We shall
not mention the struggles of our bows and
defend their scars? 1t never can come
But say if the Democratic party gets the
power, the Union soldier will have to hide
his scars. If Samuel j. Tilden is elected
President, he will be the tool and instru-
ment of the Southern Democracy. Did the
Southern Democracy ever allow the Nor
thern Democracy to manage? They never
did, and they never will After the war
was over the Republicans told the negro
he was free, and that he must be citizen
and have the ballot. The Democratic par
ty voted against all these measures. Mr..
Hendricks spoke in the United States Sen
ate and said there was no power in the peo-
pie to change the Constitution and make
the slave free. He to-day believes these
persons were unlawfully deprived of their
property.
RESPONSIBILITY FOR TIE HARD TIMES.
1t is some trouble to get up a Republi-
can. You've got to build lighthouses. If
You want to make Democrats, tear them
down. If you want to make a Democrat,
appeal to prcjudices, or appeal to hard times
\ Democrat in Illinois thinks the chinch
bug comes of the Republican Administra-
ton. Who made the times hard? Who
made 1t necessary for the United States to
borrow money? The Democratic party,
North and South. And now they say we
ought to have whipped them for less Hard
times You will see what hard times mean
if you get the Democratic party into power.
We've got down to hard pan. And we are
already in the light Of the dawn of re-
yived business. Why? Because the Re
publican party is bent on seeing a gold dol
lar and in resuming specie payment at the
appointed time. The Republican party,
say, will pay the debt and protect all men.
The Democratic party can find 10 flaw in
the record of Mr.. Hayes. He will carry
out the doctrines Of the Republican party.
Ii Illden is elected he will be controlled by
the Democratic party. Which party will
you trust | tell you, gentlemen, you
must stand by the Republican party. What
was Mr.. Tilden doing when Mr.. HAYS was
fighting for his country? Mr. Tilden was
resolving the war was failure.
What is Mr.. Tilden to-day? An attor-
ney at-law, an old batchclor There is no
more flesh on him than on an old umbrella |
Great merriment. He is one Of these oily !
attorneys you see depicted on the stage
He is a demurrer. Great laughter He |
never courted u woman because women |
can't vote. Merriment.] Lately he has
adopted ragbaby that really belongs to
Hendricks. Prolonged laughter He is
now spending his time in explaining how
he adopted it. Laughter.
PLAIN TRUTHS FOR THE DEMOCRATS.
know the State in which an audience
like this can collect can never elect Demo
crat for Governor. | know you will re-
elect Gov Connor by rousing majority
[ Applause There is not State prison
in this country but votes for Tilden and
Hendricks. In the State prison in Maine
last year there was but one convict who
ever voted anything but the Democratic
ticket, and I'll bet thousand dollars he
was wrongfully sent up. Loud laughter
and applause The weeds will grow even
IN the street, but the corn needs care The
weeds are hard to kill. And it's hard to
Kill the Democrats. They can only be ex-
terminated by education and thought.
When a man begins to grow continental in
thought, and have sympathy, then he says
le will give every other man the same
chance in the world that he asks for him
self. Nature has made inequalities enough
Some people are born with few brains
some of them you can find in the Demo
ratio party by close inspection Laughter
Why should men add artificial inequalities?
All men are of the same race. All men
must stand together. Governments should
protect white and black alike.
Now, don't forget to tell the Democrats
he whole truth-tell them in Christian
pirit, just as I do. When they tell you,
ct by-gones be by-gones, don't do it. They
lave copied our platform, but don't trust
tit hasn't the right signature. 1t makes
II the difference whether bankrupt or a
,anker signs note The Republican party
las done what it could Tell the Demo
rats the truth afraid you'll forget it.
Laughter.] The Republican party will
Day the debt and protect all men. Remem-
'er that too. l want every man here to
ecollect Tilden is half a man, half pair
f scissors 4 .anUhtar 1 \Vhora xvoull