Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-09-06

Steedman Strikes IIurd "Just Whero,
he Lived' During his Congressional
Career, aud on his Flnanehf Record
Since.
Gen. j. B. SrEEDMAS spoke to nm audi
ence from the Postoffce steps, Toledo, SAT-
urday evening, which was said to equal iir
number three.iourths Of the voters of that
atty. Although an outdoor meeting, the
old man was heard for his cause (Which
was not for TfURD)--in the city Of Toledo
without being egged, lecred or hissed !
While disagreemg with STEEDMAN's view
Of the financial question, all who have
paid any attention to IIURDs record in
Congress will give STEEDMAN credit for
correctly stating the situation. lie claims
that IIURD has been opposed to the Green
back idea from the beginning, which no
one will dispute. 1t seems to fully illus.
trate the ignorance Of the party on the 4.
nancia question, and their Inconsistency
in adopting greenJock platform and
setting thereon hard money man to dance
the "douLle shuttle" for the edihcation Of
an adnliring constituency.
We give below the greater portion ofthe
Sunday Journals condensed report OF the
Generals speech
appear before you to nehtlo define nv po.
sitnn in this campaign. lHppcar not for man
but for a cause. (Arplause.) Two years ago
| stnltifed mvself in supporting man fur
Congress in this district aud | now avail my.
SELF of this opportunity to apologize for that
action | appear as a D-mncrnt, who always
expects tn be Democrat, aud one who is in
perfect accord with the party iu the State on
! The only live issue, the currency. (Chprrs1
Steedman gave the history nf Frank llurd's
action on the resumption act, showing that he
had uniformly voted against the repeal until
! lust before Congress adj urncd and after i'm.
| structed bv the Natiuna Democratic Conven-
| tim vi st. Louis, lie stated that Frank IIurd
! len Congress in 1876 and came home to fight
! FOR n hard mUuey platform, and even after the
| Democracy of Lucas county had declared f,r
| the Greenback idea, that Frank secured n proxy
! nf Henry L1renz aud went Ia Cincinnati to
! fight that idea. lie said after the Democracy
! had sent in petition signed by 600 men in
| favor Of the repeal Of the resumption act that
he treated it with contempt, aud told Jake Ru-
meis, when questioned, to 60 to the devil with
! his petition
lie said that mp to, and subsequent n, the
meeting Of the late Democratic State Conven-
tim Ilurd was n bitter opposer Of the greenhack
! idea, and that after the Convention had adjourn
ed llnfd had an alteration with the Democ ratio
| Treasurer Of State which came near resulting
| in blows at Abns' Salnon in Columbus. Hurd
| snid then that he rcpudated the platform.
Sleedman sail lie was perfectly willing to be
responsible for the defeat Of Hurd. lie would
not he responsible, however, for the election Of
other candidates, but he asked every voter to
vote on his own conscience as he would himself.
! lie said there are other objections 10 Frank
| llurd. besides his views on the currency.
When in Congress he worked in too much
earnestness for the Pacific railroad. That
road was S31. 900 900 short in interest on its
bonds which the Government had guaranteed
Frank Hurd as a member OF the Judiciary
| Committee made minority report, which il
| adopted would have released the railroad from
| 500 900 900 Of its obligations TO the Govern
ment. But the majority report in opposition to
Hurd's report was adopted by vote Of lj9
yeas to 9 nays-Hurd being one Of the nine
| Uaughterl, and l2l members not voting. Hurd
claims he made that report as a lawyer. 1t is
| too expensive to play law yer in Congress. "a
voice, Hell not get there.')
There is another objection to Hurd. He fail
ed to look after the interests of his constituents.
| There is an humble individual, now sitting in
this audience, who secured S75. 900 hCico for lhe
| harbor of Toledo. Mr.. Hurd, with a large
| Democratic majrritv behind him, allowed it to
run down to 100000 the first year, and the
next little more, and Cox has not run it up.
| (Cheers and laughtcr.)
By this last Congress, Cincinnati, with half
| the commerce of Toledo secured S400 900 for
Custom House and Toledo does not get II red
cent, and our member did not even ask for it.
A voice that is Cox and not Hurdl Yes.
Hurd did not ask for anything either; cloud
! cheers and we have to put up in Toledo with
| this miserable stone box "a good name) while
one hundred less important cities get appropr-
atoms. (Cheers.)