The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-11-02
CANTON, OHIO, NOVEMBER 2, 1876.

Mr.. Harter spoke of the currency-of
France, said we ought to have the best
government in the world instead of the
worst, and ii would be the best if Tildeu
was elected. By good management
France had had no panic and her credit
stood high and she was prosperous,
What has the Republican party done in
these eleven years since the war? They
have run the government to the benefit
of gamblers and not the people-honest
business and honest labor were interested
in an honest and stable currency. The
resumption measure of the Republican
party should be called how not to re-
sumo.
The Republican tariff system, called
protection" was only robbery--a scheme
by which profitable Business was plum
dered to benefit Improbable. We pay
more for iron than Cuba although we
have mountains of iron ore and Cuba has
none, When an emery mine some years
was found in Massachusetts it was
thought we would get emery cheaper,
instead of which Congress put high
tariff on emery and gave the Yankee
company a monopoly, and emery is
higher than ever; he did not believe in
taxing one man or many men dime to
benefit another Applause.] TIE man
ufacturers of cutlery in this country got
Congress to tax imported cutlery 35 per
cent. to benefit their poor workmen, as
they said, and having got the tax, dis
charged their white workmen and hired
cheap Chinese
Mr.. Harter spoke of the civil service,
its defects, the frauds perpetrated, the
changes since he war that made fewer
employees necessary the Curtailment of
internal revenue districts, and yet during
Grants administration officials had in
creased from $4,000 to 100000.
He spoke of the South and the way
carpet baggers had managed to plumber,
and how the Grant administration had
sustained them by bayonets. The Re-
publican party, while talking reform, as
Ex-Governor Cox did on Saturday night,
yet sustained all thess infamies. The
party has been sixteen years in power
and these wrongs have grown up under
their rule-they confess guilt and appeal
to the jury, which are the people, who,
on Tuesday, November 7th, will bring in
verdict of guilty. [Applause and
cheers,
Four years ago the Republican party
promised refOrm-has that promise been
fulfilled? Does not corruption stalk in
public, not even keeping within the line
of common decency2 The civil service
of the government had so gone down
that there seemed but two classes, those
in the penitentiaries and those who
ought to be there. Laughter and ap-
plause,] The party in power don't in
tend reforms man don't 60 to black
smith to get his tooth pulled. Bristow
was willing at Cincinnati but they passed
him by and took Hayes Hayes never
gave evidence of reform and his cam
paign was being run by Morton, Chan
dler and the Grant leaders. He was
very different man from Tilden who had
given evidence of reforming After Til
dens four years, v hen things were in
better shape, Hayes might be tried but
it would not do now at all. Laughter.
He would admit the Republican plat
form where they say they endorse and
approve the administration of President
Grant A man in the throes of death
will sometimes tell the truth.
The Democratic party had been true to
itself at st. Louis, to their platform and
candidates-they put to shame the doub-
le-shuffle scheme of the Republicans at
Cincinnati. Reform, economy and wise
management will bring us safely to
specie payments-ought to have been
there six years ago. The United States
Government was not bank-not a pa,
promise machine--we must abolish |
our Chinese tariff system-no tax should
be levied to rob some to benefit others.
We must return to home rule, and in
order to do that must leave prejudice be-
hind. The war was not waged for con-
quest-tha gallant men who sacrificed |
their lives in the war did so to preserve
the Union and the Constitution-not to
hand over the South to Morton and his |
rampant myrmidons. If necessary no
man will act more promptly than Mr.. |
Tilden to enforce the laws and to protect |
the rights of all. applause |
We want to promote mutual concilia-
ton between the blacks and the whites.
Some Southern States are peaCeable and
rosperous-where carpet-baggers have
been driven out. Texas and Georgia are
prosperous, and the latter has.made rapid
progress in manufacturing cotton. In
Virginia the school fund is divided fairly
and yet the whites pay ten dollars to the
blacks one. We hear of no troubles nor
outrages there. 1t is only in the carpet
bag governed States that these outrages
occur--South Carolina and Louisiana.
The Republican party profits by these
outrages-not so the Democratic. If out,
RACES enough could be got up to indicate
a rebelllous spirit all over the South it
weuld make the North solid for Hayes.
This viii: fail and Tilden will be elected,
[ [Applause.] ...J
The retrenchment of the late Demo-
cratic House OF thirty millions, were
S2O4000 to each Congressional district.
This is practical reform. The Democrat
ic was really the reform party and Tilden
was the right man, He would like to
say more ABOUT Mr.. Tilden but it war
getting late, (cries of "Go on, 60 on"
from all parts of the room.)
Well, they say Tilden is only railroad
lawyer and by way of throwing dirt, call
him "a railroad wrecker." There are
two kinds of wreckers, one kind who, in
\ storm at sea delude the poor sailors by
false lights upon hidden rocks or to sail |
headlong upon rock. bound coast. Til
len was not this kind ofa wrecker. An
other kind were those who saved the
Unfortunate crew, who were on hand to
'escue, to lend a helping hand-such a {
nan was SAMUEL ]. TILDEN. [Applause
md cheers.
Mr.. Harter quoted the N. Y. Times, Tri- :
'une, Nation, &C., endorsing Mr. Tilden as
! man of character and ability. He re.
erred to the charge Of Mr.. Tilden's con- s
lection with Tweed, and showed that f
Ir. Tilden furnished the evidence to +
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