Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-08-24
sPEECH OF JUDGE WEST.
Delivered at Bsuofuutalns. ThmSaAy Evening.
August Ia


thss ever greeted any speaker IN tais city
nnsd the large Courtroom tn scores
hsd 70 bring seafn from Ourslde. 1
asd a large number had to staud through
ont the entire speeoh- Attention was Gloss and
eurnsst throughout, and tho sndienos fingered IN |
tbe1r seats as II 10th 10 depart after the Judge hso
eoncluded his remarhu Prominent citizens were
here DOT only from all parts Of cur own county
but from al neiRhborfng counties, ana Plqaa,
sidney Urbana ard HarTsville we're ali repre-
ssntsd.
Judge Lawrence vaS chosen Chairman CT the
meeting. and introduced Judge West with . few
timely words.
ceIouel aenry wilson, Of Sidney, Hon. Grinlth
Tli,s. Of Urbana, and Hon. William Garvey. Of
Piqaa. were Vice Presidents.
The Lappe Band Of Sidney, sud the cosored band
Of Urbans, cane With the citizens Of those towns,
and with the Beliefontaine band fur
nisbed excellent music 10 entertain
tas thronz OF oETiBens IN the public square bsfore
She meeting and IN the Courtroom before the sp
pearance Of Judge West
The appearance Of Mr. West upon the platform
vas thu occasion Of q hearty demonstration OF ap-
plauss. which was frequently repeated during his
speech. The portions Of the HDsech relating to
me Iabor question and 10 tho Presidents Southern
policy we're listened TO with the closest interest
and we're most heartily RppiHuded. Tho meeting
was certainly auspioions OF successful campaign,
and Judge Vests friends fstter themselves that
his speech viii be received with most hearty ap-
probation nd4eommeneation throughout the
Btate Logan has given her chief 4 hearty greet
ing, snd sends HIM forth to the State for an
earnest Welcome and rousing victory.
Judge Vests speech.
MY FRIENDS AND NEIsHBORs-T have been as
aened 60 make the opening speech OF the cam-
pa39u at home. THIS IL fitting and appropriate
Just twentyssven years ago to-day came among
you fortuneiess and Stranger. You upheld my
hands stfmulated my hopes. encouraged
ny aspirations. Many times have you
iest1ned your confdsncs BY advancing me
from honor to honor many dimes have
you tsssifed your WILLINGNESS 70 advance me
further. Now, when this last highest tribute h
rendered, it is meet that !, who am SO deeply In
debsed TO you for what am and what have
been, should make this acknowledgement Of my
gratitude By addressing you nrst in opening the
campaign. I DO It the more oheerfally because In
you will De found q sympsshefic response to the
from fne visWs OF others, you know they are con-
TicfionH Of sincerity, deducted from reason and
reelection. and honestly believed 20 be promotrTs
And, drst OF al, leI me assure you. my friends,
and through yoq. the good people Of our noble
land ehan be ratified in October, 1t shan be my
nrade and my eodeaTOr 10 execute tue high once
N tie interests Of ell and for all not hRrshly, but
a kindness temperIDg Justice with clemenoy
and throwing about every night OF peF0ol and
properfy the equal and absolute protection Of Ia w.
gsbs 3lavsiSnd conTsnfion rssfirnoad ~ an an
tirety the nat0nRl platform OF 1873 On t last year
We fonght and Won, Ihe PrIneiPles It enGnolates
Two additional pIaaHs Of principal importance
we're added at Cleveland; one favOrinR the remou-
etizstion Of SILVER, he other Recommending ths
creation Of a Nauooal Bureau OF Industry. The
desp interest awakened by the labor agitation
TAnks the latter frst in Importance, and It val be
Reoeat and existing industrial distarhanesshavs
developed an alarming phaBe in our American CIV
GizatOn and social condition. The unhappy
Gontest between opposing sections Of the
peril That was a struggle for divided
dominion and separate aseendenoy; this is
beavinK the foundations Of social order and
threatening With sunihlAtlOn the fabric OF indus
trial and commercial freedom. Thoughtful men
look on with apprehension, and ask, Il the hts-
fury OF The Old World civilization TO repeat itself
heTef Is shere 80 irreprsssibls conflict between
population and diminished employment. whose
anarohiRl tendencies can be RveFted only 81 the
expense Of military suh1ugatioBl This is the
crave problem presented for soiution-She over
ahadoElug issue OF the hO1r. which courage must
encounter and prudence decide. II can not be iR-
nOred II We would; It should not n We could.
Thrice hRs the Old World remedy Of military
htsrFention been applied IN as many years with
cuF extiDguEhtnZ the cause thar invoked IT, Il
Nas spplled BY Governor Alien In the Hooking
Valley the e1lelfie was stined, and the public
mind settled back INTO its accustomed repOse. Il
broke ont afresh ia the valley Of the Tuscarswas;
again IL Was repressed by military power, and the
pFbiio alarm yIas FslecPeded bV The feeiinQ thas
all was we'll Now It bursts forth IN consuming
6res Of National proportion. The vict0ub seize
upon the eommotion II has caused as the occasion
applying the incendiary torch, for the
shedding OF innocent blood. Upon these reason
however. gTatifyInE to know fbst so few II spy'
with hearts Wiling and hands ready for honest
That destruction has been stayed, the uprising
from which L sprung suppressed by the National
arms, and quiet reigns
snail the public again fold its arms in fatal
asearity without investigating its cause seeking
70 discover and supply some peaceful remedy more
H' SSsf We ~ rather famiisrize q our Ourselves
% the exertion OF military power in
the management Of our social AFFAIRS and
coDde Our institutions. interests and our des-
tiny 10 the exclusive guardianship Of military pro-
teetionl Shalt we without an effort 20 reach some
peacef6l solution Of our social antagontsms rather
suffer their violence to become the pretext for
strengthening our military establishment, and
Eoent ana public llberJyl No. 10. We must meet
She d2nEee &C the threshold. while disorder must
be Eepressed, rights maintained, and property
protected BY the strong hand when the
hecessIty Fhall arise. We must not allow the
Se.Ss,ss N Innss ne ~ thai s1t hrs ~ f.Ii
be forced to choose between military despotism
and social anarchy. Let us rather demSnd The ex-
hhustion OF all peaceful appliances. II these shall
fail 20 protect the rights and maintain the rela-
tons OF labor and capital, then, and then only
must the Old World history be suffered 70 repeat
itself on American soil.
Thst there should be an trreconcTlable antaRo-
nism necessarily tending to collision between
labor and capital is most unnatural; their
rights are disunct, equally sacred EQUALLY
enfi0ed 70 Invoke and have the proteoticn
bf law they are mutually dependent; each
= Indispensable TO the other. Labor ia tbe
source Of all productiOn capital with its increase
1B tho exclusive product OF its hands. without the
remuneration which comes from the product OF
labor alone, capital must perish from exhaustion;
without the means and opportunity OF employ
meDt which capital alone can furnish. labor muSt
perish from fnaction and want Whatever is de-
EtrHcIive TO either is fatal to the other without
the cooperation OF each, both must lanRush and
die. Since, then, the interest and prosperity OF
ZACH are fnseparsble from those Of the other is Il
not the part OF wisdom 10 devise and spply
B1ne method Of intermanagement which, with
out trenehlng upon the separate rights OF either,
shall gecure the Harmonious cooperation OF both;
which, without disturbing their existing relations,
Rhal repress aufHgonisms and secure The common
vEnrement OF ALI To this suggestion there can
Il such method OF iDtermanagement practicable
or possibIsI Much reflection and the experience
Of others tell ne IL as The whole embarrassment
arises out Of the question OF compensation. Capi-
al prescribes fixed rate, changing 1t az pleasure;
labor feels that it Is insufficient; sense
of injury and injustice ~ begOtteD; whether
pc real or imaginary, the result is the same. Dis
hatsiaction ripeDs into open discomfort until the