Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-09-01
Congressional Campaign Opened
Gov, j, D. Cox at the Court
House on Tuesday Eve
ning.
A Happy Contrast Of the Two Par.
ties, and an Eloquent Speech.

the Hall was filled and we were pleased to
see quite a large number Of ladies' present.
South Toledo and the surrounding country
were we'll represented, and Toledo had sew
cral representatives present. Mr.. o. DuS.
HAM and Mr.. ROB. Lock represented the
| Commercial onl BLaic. The Arion Cornet
Band di'courscd some pleasing music be.
fore ana after the addresses, and gave the
Governor and Toledo representatives a
good send off with u stirring piece ~ the
Ii o'clock train pulled out for Toledo,
Wo'haye space only tor The brief synopsis
Of the speeches rs furnished by the Blade T.:
General Cox began his telling address
hy stating that for some time past he had
not taken AN ncttve part in politics, having
been content TO watch the struggle without
participating in it. lie had held several
| Offices when he was engaged in politics and
had done his best to serve his constituents
faithfully and we'll. Whether he had sue
ceeded or not his record would show. In
1854 he took part i'll organizing the Re-
publican party in Ohio. lie had identified
himself in the great slavery question and
feeling that the old Wing party was not
in the right, when the new movement was
proposed he took n part. While this
struggle was going on, this attempt to get
rid o( slavery, the Democrats did every
thing in their power to hinder the right
thinking Republicans from achieving the
enl they +, much desired, the abolition of
slavery. Then the war broke out, and the
Republicans were leftto manage the affairs
Of the country in the midst of the darkest
Ill 3 l.. Al
foes in front Of them fighting hard to over
throw the country bit whItwasworse there
were enemies in their midst who, although
they did it in such n manner as not to lay
themselves op>n to reasonable charges,
performed such actions as strengthened
and encouraged the enemy in the desperate
game they were playing.
When in 1881 the Democratic National
Convention met in Chicago, it was COM
posed of some of these very men, who
we're creating this dissatisfaction, men who
said that four years struggle had been
failure. A committee appointed nt that
convention, in r series of preambles and
resolutions reported to the convention that
the war was a failure and ought to be dis
continued. Was a failure. What did
that M, ,an? 1t simply told the rebels to
perseverc yet little while, the victory
would be theirs That there was 30 much
dissatisfaction in the North, that n little
more persistent hanging out and they
would win. That's just what it meant,
and when that resolution declaring the
war failure was sent out, il was looked
upon by the friends of the Union as one OF
the most dangerous things that could have
been done, while with the rebels it was re-
ceved with iov, for it assured them that
they had friends in the North who would
at the proper time assist them greall ,,
On this Committee on Resolutions was
one of the men that signed the nefurious
report, was man who now comes before you
and nsks your suffrages for the Presidency
of the United States. Are you willing to
have such man at the helm of State?
He might have greatly aided in the sup
preston of the war. He was wealthy and
could afford it. But did he do it? No, in
deed but on the contrary he gave such in
direct aid and support as he possibly could
to the ohter side.
On the other side, when the guns first
doomed atSumpter there was young law
yer in Ohio who was just getting lucra-
tive practice, position that urged him to
remain at home and increase his fortune
But no sooner had his country been at
tackled then he raised company OF men,
was accepted, and sent to the front, and
there battled for the defense of that country,
which such men rs Samuel Tildcn were
trying to overthrow. While Tilden was
in that committee room, penning with care
lul sentence, that message OF hope to the
Rebels, declaring that so far the war had
been an utter and entire failure the other,
Rutherford B. Hayes, was at the head OF n
brigade, keeping the war from spreading
into the North, driving hack the invaders
to their own soil, and doing hisshnre, and
no small one, at the risk of his life, to pre-
serve the country's welfare. Since the war,
| he has constantly grown in the affections of
the people, and nov, the upholllcrs of life
and liberty have nominated him for Presi-
dent. Here are the two candidates, and
you are callel to choose. Study their pub
| lie life. We won't even go into their pri-
vate history although the results will he
tie same Same of tn, most damning
charges have been brought against the pri-
vate life of S. j. Tilden, while against
Hayes fair name and spotless reputation,
not breath OF anything wrong can be
slid. But laying that aside and selecting
the candidates upon their public life, there
can be no doubt in the mind OF any sound.
thinking man, but that Rutherford B.
IIaves is to BE- the next President.
This was greeted with round OF mp.
plause, which showed that the Sham Re.
former would be but poorly received in
Wood comfy next fall.
Gov. Cox then took mp the question o
reform, civil service and others. He ex,
planned very lucidly how these abuses or
iginated and how they could he cured lie
said that while there was need of reform
and while reform must be accomplished, il
was not the Democratic party who are to be
entrusted with the great work. The Re
publican party see the need of reform more
plainly than any other, and their whole
past history makes them now the party
and the only party to be entrusted will
that work. They gave better promise o
effecting reform, and they mean to go OF
and effect il. The work was not going
and must not go over to the party that ha
always been an enemy to reform and L
the prosperity of the country Take tn,
two, with all their history, all their pas
action, aud say which you will trust t
carry ont the everywhere needed reform
Take the two men AMI all their past his
tory, and how can there be any question
/ about the answer?
On the question of finance Gen. Co,
said that he would not enter into its dis
( cussion at any length; that the peopl
would find it fully represented in the pa
pers. He did, however, speak for som
msments on the subject Of resumption, an,
though not so fully given his views as ex
pressed were otherwise the same as give
, al the Opera House on Monday night.
In closing, after speaking for nearly a
hour and half, the Governor called up
on them all to do their work this fall hon
estly and sincerely, and cast their ballot
for the man whose past record shows be'
that he can successfully hold the reins {
government in the future.
Al the conclusion OF the speech ther
was long and continued round of AZ
plausc, which showed conclusively that III
Governor was very popular in Wood coul
ty and that he would receive large vol
there.
I, Mr.. r, McCine was called for and /
response he came forward and spoke fo
about half an hour on the candidates, dun
ing which he paid warm tribute 10 IN
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