The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-10-26

Does not tDl5 Tune WhhI tO'u.H w '
\ Constitution2 Does not this time want
obedience to the lawG Does notthis tlme
Want union and peace throughout all the
land? And is not the Constitution, OBJ,
edience to Law, longing for peace and ana
union. the principle and essence OF the
Democratic party2 Therefore, is not the
Democrats party fully abreast Of the
times. and not behind them? F? What conn
plant eau any Republican have Of the
faults of the Democratic party in the pastf
b IA gentleman WHO addressed You here a
short time ago, Mr.. Curtis, i believe sald
that when the war began the Democrats
were unfaithful 70 the caliseof the pnlsonq'
They wanted peace when the natlon
1 wanted war. He said that alter the war
commenced the Democrats proclalmeed
| themselves in favor of peace. An, SIR,
there we're many things done and said In
those dark, and ueyil days which ought
| long AGO to have been forgotten and for
given. But when men talk thus about
the Democratic party, when they will
revive those memories, let me call to their
attention these facts In 1860 the Tribune
newspaper wrote that if any considerable
number of the Southern States desired to
secede they might secede, and the Irt-
bune newspaper would aid, them all it
could in seeding. The TRIBUNE news
paper said that by the same right as the
| people of the United States, then colonies
seeded from Great Britain, by the sell
same right the Southern States had a
right to secede from the Union. ,-y y ~
In 1858 the, Tribune wrote that il In
7 three months from that time the war was
not successful, it was in favor Of the best
available peace AL these things were
said by Republicans, the very same things
| as were said by Democrats. Ihey areto
be forgiven to Republicans and held out
as crimes to the Democrats ThAtls not
fair; it is nothonest. Did not Mr., Seward
| in writing to Mr., Adams, then the repre-,
sentative ofthe United States in England
say that Mr.. Lincoln admitted that there
was no constitutional power to hold Sc,
ceding States bound to the UnionP Did
he not say that none but an arbitrary or
| imperial Government could do that and
that our system OF ofgovernmentw was, ofall
others. least suited to it ?o Citizens, in
those hours a,ens minds changed from
| day 10 day. d If Democrats are to be ac-
cused for these wild and whirling words,
why, let the Republicans stand side by
side with them and do penanCe also.
l4Applause.) Some one of the Republican,
speakers said that the rebellion was
Democratic rebellion. Why, that is not
possible. No Democrat could raise his
hand against the Union or dishonor that
flag. r( (Applause.) The very moment any
man who had been a Democrat did 30,
ipso tacto he abandoned the party, becaut 6,
the Democratic party is the party Of the
Constitution and the law. A Voice
"Union savers.p] Yes, Union savers was
the name given to the Democratic party
before the war broke out. 1t was meant
as a sneer. Then the talk was that there
would be no war; there was danger;
nobody would be hurt. But the Demo-
Gratis, looking into the future, said, ION
friends, save the Union. The evil hour
is upon you save the Union. Reconcile
while it is still time. The war that is
pending is something that you do not ex-
pect it is war of doom and horror"
Then they were called "Union savers"
because they foresaw the misfortune and
strove to avert it, and say they were
right and history will do them justice.
(Applause.) Aye, talk about the Demo-
Gratis and the war. WHO, on the North
ern side, fought better than Democrats
(Applause.) Do you suppose, my Re-
publican friends, that ifthe flag had been
followed in the war by none but Adolf |
tionists, you would have won one single
battle 4? Applanse.] Not so, side by side,
shoulder to shoulder, foot by foot, the
Democrats marched on into the thickest
of that fight Their bones lie side by
side with those of the Aholitionists. The
corn has year after year risen from their
commingled dust. In every victory of
that war they shared. History will give
them that credit, and they deserve it.
[Applause. 'a e. ..u1''e ''s. ls
..,I WHAT WE FOUGHT FOR. g. ).
The appeal of the ministerial party
nowadays to the 'boys in blue" the hon
ored men who fought that battle out, is
'Yote as you fought" l also say "Vote
as you fought" What did you fight for ?
Did you fight in order to put your feet on
the yanquished South? Did you fight to
prostrate, to tear up society thereP No. |
my friends, you fought to cement the
Union by stronger tie. You, fought that
peace, a lasting peace, might be made
peace that only through war could be at
tained--for the Union, for the Consti-
tuition, for peace. Vote now as then you |
fought, [Applause. .lr l,gno'a
1t is also said that the Democratic party |
is a soft money party. Why, when was
the Democratic party a soft money party |
Who was it that brought upon us the |
plague of soft money! Was it not the
Republican party2 Who was it that
forced legal tenders on us in spite Of the |
Constitution and the law2 l as lawyer,
ain ashamed to mention the transaction |
that disgraced the ministerial party on
that very subject. Every one thought
when these greenbacks were issued that
they were merely temporary expedient.
Mr.. McCulloch, once the secretary Of the
Treasury, said recently that everybody |
knew they were unconstitutional; but 1t
was a war measure, and it had to be put
through. Well, the question came up
before the United States Supreme Court,
the greatest court now in this world, try
ing causes of more Importance than and
court on this earth. 1t was argued, any
the Supreme Cour decided, that it was
unconstitutional to compel any man to
take what were called illegal tenders in !
discharge of a debt. What happened |
then? The ministerial party set to work,
and they found two eminent lawyers who |
had given contrary opinions, and they
put them into the supreme court in order |
to change that decision and they did SO. |
They struck at the very fountain and
source of public justice. They changed
Sp1rSf been unchsnssa5le, @ and and they forced upon
us this very soft money which they say
we now are in favorof [Applause The
Democratic party has always been hard
money party. 1t is a hard money party
now, but it does not make absurd and
deceptive professions about coming back
to specie payments. When shall we pay