The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-11-01

Why He Chooses Between Hayes. r.
triot, and Tilden, the bmayey-. 70

Judge Kelley has been Frequently
IL is that he supports Haye> d.6s1-~ SsJ
does, from the Governors view. phh ..
questions, and he gives the reason, - '
choice in the following neat and pun,.-ss
guage /: II
| am here 70 make choice between
cratic and Republican parties-betwAer 80
Rutherford B. Hayes, the patriot. and S.lslal
Jones Tlden, the d~emagogue. These Ilel
candidates for the Presidency before - rs
Of the country. and | have TO choose Folls
the two. And I find no difficulty in -tea
that choice. IApplause- RUTHERFORD uNaS
| know. / served IN Congress with b,-4ies
messed with him while We served tore,bs- ~
is a scholar and a gentleman, a man ~ ~
balanced mind, and a patriot In ever Ell
OF his heart. But what 10 Mr.. Tldeus Ts
not go behind the ST. Louis Conventio-
s~cterize him. The term for which he vi,ssl-
his letter Of acceptance, the time tia, "a
mulgated it, coineidentally with ce-tai, 20
gogicai action in the lower House o. c.
the double-dealing, Van Buren-like vla-,-i-',
Ia which the letter abouuds. stamp i,
willy demagogue. IApplause.l "a
But, let me ask, where we're he s7d ~
tune In those troublOus times 70 Wits 'or.
referred +. Rich men everywhere cobf-,-44's
their money 70 create an army and nav ei
maintain the credit OF their country. srs .
men BY the hundreds Of thousand.
themselves TO the same grand purpose IA
Is millionaire. We boast few, If auv -tn
Philadelphia vet our Union League en-
t-ibuted the money, with no hope Of
ment, with which TO put eleven fun -s~i-
in the field. The patriot citizens Of Nav -
contributed more largely than We. ana
almost ready to promise 70 vote for ma.
you can produce a list Of such subscribe,
ing bis name Pledging the coutrburso1 ~
of any sum Of money. lie was D., -
them. There IS 4 little story afoa;-T do :
know whether il is true or nos. bur ~
sworn to both sides Of il, and there mr,,
some truth in it. daughter and spplau.s = n
is that at that time be was cheating the Coo
ment out OF his income tax. fApolspss 7 ?
would not refer to this matter on the tesf,~,-
of any other man than himself. As I q, ~.
lieve in personal politics. ~ILauzhrer.1 Trtt.-
will prove that the samuel J. Tildsn wAo -
the return that his taxable income in 80 -
been only a little over s. 900 Is not he SEM
!. Tilden who has sworn 10 the Tsra 80
Railroad suit that he received from .5st car.
psny two $4,000 fees in 1862, 7 win -ake -
whst / have Just said about one or the o-bs- -
the Samuel !. Tidens. Laughter Ard y
they Will prove that u vss a third Ssrauel Z
Tlden who received the 5000 fee f-.n -.
Cumberland Coal Company IN 1852. I win -,
that ! am in utter confusion on the subject. "a
promise 70 say no more about IL forevs-
Laughter.
Can any patriot ask for which Of the two h,
should vote, the soldier who. when urged 10 =
turn TO his home TO promote his own ~elsctlo,
to Congress. answered that the man who would
leave the front TO eiectioueer for CoaTrsx
ought 70 Re scalped, or the millionaire who
while all around him were giving property Or
life or limbs for the support Of the Union. VI,
making false returns Of his income under oafA
in order 10 cheat the Government Of the t.xes
due it, not because he needed the money tbu,
saved, but that IL should not be on his con-
science that he had made any contribution n
the support Of an army TO fight his Souther,
brethren. [App.ause. There is but one choios
for a patriot. There is no side issue hsra.
These are the only candidates before the people
Of the United States. True, / have heard sinrs
| came TO Central Indiana that there is a thru
but | had not heard Of him anywhere else al
real candidate. lLaughter.j There Is "a
Cooper electoral ticket IN any Southern Stan.
none in the broad state Of Pennsylvania, ncri
in New York or s. England.