Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-09-12
Converse and Morgan on a Ram
mage.

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Notice had been duly proclaimed |
through the Democratic press and hand |
bills that on Friday evening last, 9Th inst. |
Hon George. L. Converse, the Democrat |
ic candidate for Congress, in this Dis
trict, and Gen. Morgan, standing can
didate for almost any Office that may hap
pen to. be vacant, would be here to ad-
dress the people. Accordingly, in good
time the gentlemen put in appearance at
City Hall, which was well-flled with
Democrats and Republicans, anxious to
hear what could be said in favor of sus-
tanning the principles of the Democratic
party. In this hope, however, the
audience was disappointed, not being
able to discover anything in the
speeches of the gentlemen that gave
any reason why the people should
elect Mr.. Converse to Congress. His
speech was wholly made up of repetition
of the false charges which are INDUCED in
by nearly all the Democratic speakers
against the Government, for having been
the sole cause of all the financial failures
and bankruptcy that has occurred in
the country. The candidate for Congress
siOnal honOrs, with the vain hope of max
ing point against the Government, in
troduced to the audience, Governor Bish-
Op, describing him in mock sanctimOny
and sympathy, as an honest, industrious
old man, whose beard and hair had be-
come bleached to milky whiteness, with
the cares and burdens of long life SER
vice of his country, and presenting him
as victim of a merciless and oppressive
Government; that he was now in his old
age made a bankrupt by the financial
policy of the National Government.
His whole speech was a bitter denun-
citation of the Government, and that too,
in a manner that had its equal only in
the position he took against the Govern
ment during the war of the rebellion; and
those who are familiar with his record a
that time, in opposition to the prOsecu
ton of the war for the salvation of tht
Union, were able to recognize the SAM
hostility and vindictiveness towards Oul
Government that was prominent in hi
whole anti-war, anti-union record.
The only proposition he made, or th'
only measure he advocated, if indeed b.
advocated any measure, was the uncon
ditional repeal of the resumption act, ant
the total destruction of the Nationa
Banks-fOOding the country with new
issues of Greenbacks, He made furiou
raid upon bloated Bondholders and Bank
ers. This is the whole of Converse
speech.
Gen. Morgan was the second speaker
; We listened to him but few minutes
but quite long enough to witness tn
shedding of great crocl1odiIe tears by tn
sympathetic old gentleman for our abl
Representative in Congress, Hon. Mill
Gardner. He was so sorry that he was nc
nominated by the Republicans, and CAV
it second-handed as the opinion of prom
inent Democrats of Fayette county, tina
if Gardner had been nominated he wOul
: have received one-third of the Democrat
] ic votes in Fayette county; he was 9
sorry for Gardner, for the position c
Gardner and Converse on the financis
question, he assured, were the same, an
that therefore Republicans could vote fC
Converse cOnscientiously, without viola
ing their honest sentiments on the gre;
financial questions. Oh, he was so sOrr
for Gardner! But as we did not stay
j, hear the sympathetic but chivalrOus ol
e General but a moment, we hope he wi
: not feel sighted if we stop short off her
r without extending further compliment;
o ry remarks upon the pious, sagaciOus az
Q vocates of false doctrines. Their raj
upon "Fiette'' county, is not believed
have been Democratic success, by an
u means.