The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-10-26

inent and influential citizens OcCupicC
seats on the platform. Mr., Franklin
Edison presided.
Mr., Goodwin, on being presented 10 tho
audience, said
81 must thank you for this large gath
crlnR and kind greeting, NO doubt
many Of the faces here present have beer
attracted by CHEEKY brcczcs from the west
The speaker then began a review Of the
political history of the country, dating
from the war and the adoption Of the
constitutional amendments. First, he
wanted it understood that the war ended
eleven years ago that ~ an issue it wa,
ended, and that new questions and new
interests were now before the country
The question Of this canvass was, have
the party in powcr discharged their dutics
10 the country under the new aspect o.
affairs, or have they eyadcd and triflcd
with them
The republicans continued th0spcakcr
started without the policy to meet the
cxiRcncics OF n particular crisis, 50 cagcl
were they for mere a%scendcncy, and not
for true ma1tery-sO blind, 20 deficient
IN sagacity, that this party chose for itH
leader n man who, to say no more, wa
quite inexperienced in civic measures
and quite ignorant Of civic issues. This
has been n party rather Of promises than
Of pcrtOrmaRccs-morc devoted partisan
ends than to patriotic aims. Mr.. God
win then spoke Of the lack Of financial
policy as displayed by the republican
party he exposed the cxorbitant cx.
%trHvaganCc Of the administration, and
praised the democratic house Of repre-.
scntativcs for reducing appropriations
by $50 OO, 600, or $l2O,OOO for every
congressional district in the country.
Our tariff, said he, il Il great catalogue Of
cXactiOns, four or five thousand in num-
Der, not levied for revenue, but to oh.
struCt revenue, and 80 aid certain and
special interests. Merchants of New
York, where are your clipper ships ?
Where il your tonnage? Where are your
stately steamers? Gone! Taxed out Of
existence by n curse which straddles
your shoulders and which will remain IA
long IA the present administration re-
mains in power. OF the currency Ques-
ton, Mr.. Goodwin read republican testi-
mony to show the lack Of statesmanship
and the continued greed and ignorance
of that party, The republican party, he
said, did not favor hard money. The re.
publican party, intheir wisdom, thought
hat the remedy for n plethora of paper
money was more paper money. Mr..
Shcrman's sham resumption bill the
,pcakCr Described as Il tub thrown to in
while Mr.. Schurz demonstrated
he utter ]holIOwncss Of this bill, but
voted for it because he thought it might
lind the conscicnccs Of his republican
The double-dcaIing and incom-
Of the republicans were next
shown in the matter Of civil service.
Said Mr.. Goodwin, Mark Twain said the
other day OF our civil service system
1t throws a fellow into the custom.housc
who doesn't know II bill Of laden from
OF Venus. During Grants ad-
Onice.hoIdcrs have increased
rom 1900 to 81, 900. We hear OF Conk-
ing's men or Blainc's men, not men of
he people. These Oflice-hoIdcrs are the
chalmers of politicians, and when they
'utthcir fingers too far inthcir protectors
onspirc to hide up defaIcations Tor fear
f damaging the party. These are the
zen who are assessed to carry elections
r turned out rs bread.and butter bri-
ndcs, boys in blue. Why, most of the
Dys III blue | have seer must have been
lfants in arms during the war. Laugh
n.
Mr., Goodwin next described the civil
reform humbug of Mr.. Curtis and
n. Eaton. The nepotism of President
rant was also touched upon, and the
'caker explained that congress could
be expected to reform when it
OOd 80 much in need OF reform itself.
t republican rcformcrs Mr., Goodwin had
lc testimony Of Mr.. Hour read, showing
lameless and colossal corruption of the
lministration, and asked, how are you
ling to get cleanliness out Of such a sty
: that? Pension frauds, post office
'auds, contract frauds, building frauds, /
rayc.stonc frauds and frccdmcn's bureau
'auds were next described as fruits Of
rpublican rule. To prove the wide
prcad corruption the speaker appealed
My to rcpubIiCanauthoritics. Mr.. Wool
~, Carl SchlrZ, C!ergymcn, editors and
lerchants were called together to try to
this widespread and almost u%niver- !
II political delay, originated and de-
during the past ten years. Said
Ir. Goodwin, some say this is not repub-
canism, but Grantism. This is like the
who cursed and said he cursed ms
man, and not as "A bishop, and some
sked what would become of the bishop
hen the mar was damned. If Grantism
damned, what becomes of republican
m? When have republicans denounced
rant or CIantism? When one news
apcr or M leader spoke the truth of
i'm, he was communicated like Sum-
cr.
The speaker then read opinions ex-
resscd in Republican conventionso of Grant
nd his administration which were aluted
it'll peals of laughter. Republican cam-
align talk, said the speaker, is but one
ing war whoop. They dig up issues
on the rottcnncss Of the grave in regard
persons. In abuse they are beyond
.'mparison, for they have all the rcsour-
IS of billingsgate at their command.
n, Goodwin next spoke of Mr.. Hayes as
republican makeshift, and said there was
At a very meagre prospect that he would
i'm a Hercules to clean the Augean sta
esoi the dominant party, notwithstand-
6 that he was the candidate of the re.
rm candidate who represents. the dir
politics of the dirtiest political state
the union.
OF Mr.. Hayes, Mr.. Goodwin would say
for the same reason that some
le gave for not fighting a duel with
it'll John Randolph: THAT there was
Vt enough Of him to- shoot" He was !
excellent specimen Of mcdiocrity, and. l
reading his biography, the speaker, be, $
zen fits Of sleepincss, could not helm $
the biography was a lame at. 9
npt to canOnize Il nobody. c
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