Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-06-21


peace aud institutions. [Applause.l They
Executive power Of the nation and It's police
officers, thereby inviting to seditlon and out
break and repetition OF the revolutionary
scenes witnessed last year, which, In Gods
name, may we never see again. [Applausel
Four years ago the Democratic Convention
of Ohio planted itself upon the doctrines OF
ultra Socialism and Communism, and to-day
they are carrying II out. Applause. Four
years ago they did II by indorsing the resolu-
tion of the Labor Saving Congress that So
cialistic organizations, both productive and
distributive, should be established in State
and National Governments. Read their plat.
form Of 1873 and you will find II there as tell
II to you. Now In accordance with their de-
clared sentiments the turbulent spirits Of
to-day, united for revolutionary purposes,
threaten to strike down our Constitutions
they threaten to strike down our President,
and make this miserable investigation for pre-
tended fraud pretext for tinseating the Pres
ident and putting at the head Of the Govern
ment that eminent representative OF the worst
organization Of the most corrupt city on God
Aimighty's earth--Sam. Tilden. Loud and
renewed applause, and voices of " Hit him
again" "Good." They are getting little
frightened. They are summoning up spirits
from the vastly deep, and they are beginning
now to attempt to cover up their tracks by
getting the Judiciary Committee of Congress
mean to unseat the President. Why did they
declare that! Because the thunders of public
Indignation have written their fate upon them
IL they go forward with their internal work.
[Applause.l Give to them the power; give
| to them Ohio and Pennsylvania in October
next, and 1t will be interpreted as ratifying
| and confirming the original purpose of the
| Clarkson N. Potter resolution; and then when
they have the power what care they for the
| Constitution What care they for the reso-
tutn
the house of Congressl Behind them is Rat
Row and Water street and Tammany Hall to
carry them to the contamination Of their in
fernal scheme.
It is for you, brave Republicans, who fought
| in battle, achieving one of the most glorious
victories, and who replanted the banner upon
| the dome Of a re-established CapitOl-to you
belongs the duty and the privilege of averting
| this second storm. You will do it, Wont
| you do it! Applause, and voices: Yes
| yes" Ahl this thing is done in the name Of
fraud laughter political fraud Why, the
political fraud of a real Tammany-Hall Demo
crat surpasses the faith of Abraham. Ap
plause and laughter. BY fraud 1t was tha
that Penitentary graduate handed over thu
| benevolent institutions Of Ohio into the hand
of those who heretofore have made them bu
| schools for scandal. BY fraud, and from thu
impulse of fraud, the benevolent and charita
BILE institutions of the State are prostituted Il
| the private ends and personal emoluments o
Race-street grocer. Applause. By fraut
the Bounding Banning steps upon the shoul
ders of Eph Holland-[laughter and applause
and shakes his head and fists at the corrup
tion of the Louisiana Returning Board. Re
newed laughter, By political fraud tha
prince of carpet baggers, that left Ohio 10
! Ohio's good, sits in the halls of power, tn
representative of Tammany Hall-Sunset Cox
| they say | should call him Applause l-an
weeps over the fraud and corruption, not o
Mississippi, not of Alabama, not of the Secon
| District of Ohio, not of the 10000 repeaters O
New York, but of the crimes and corruptio
of that internal political tramp, James E. Al
derson. Long and vociferous applause an
| laughter
am glad to know that the Representative
| of Hamilton County would not do any di;
| credtable act, but l am afraid my old frien
Sayler, gentleman as he is, and as honorable
man as he is, would not mind seeing part g
that barrel of money rolling down the stree
| Laughter. l don't know whether Bannin
| is Carpet-bagger or not. used to know hiI
in Central OHIO. He was at one time prom
nent Republican. Now he is a Democrat
Give me that Old-fashioned kind Of Democra
"a Tom Young Democrat-in preference I
this carpet-bagger Banning. Laughter an
applause.
Now, gentlemen, intend to quit as | con
menced, for l suspect that that committee
about through its incubations. know | an
Laughter | call upon the people of Obi
to come forward on this occasion anddo thei
duty. l call upon them to lay aside all part
differences. Do not allow your candidates, q
you suffered some last year, to be sacrifice
between two factions. Laughter, But ra
ly to their support, and no matter who fill
the chair of the Chief Executive of the natior
remember that he is the son of Ohio and tn
President of a proud Republic, and, by tn
name of God and by the living gods, we wi
stand by him. Loud applause. No, si
some Penitentiary graduates, and represents
tives of the various factions of Ohio, cannC
so gerrymander the State as to stife the voiC
of her free people speaking their God-give
sentiments. Applause.l They will do i
Let us show to the world that we have yet /
our composition and constitution some lii
gering drcgs of patriotism. Let us at leai
attempt to rival the sentiments of that ilu
trious compeer of Webster and Clay and Ca
houn, who, coming down to us from form,
generation, Democrat though he be, Soutl
erner though he be, is yet patriot, speakin
the indignant sentiments of patriotic hear
The gratitude of the nation is due to Alexal
der II. Stephens.