The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-06-19
GEN. EWING,S PREDICTION.
Tho Republican Party About to Fight Its
Waterloo.

Tho Republican Party About to Fight Its
Waterloo.
Gen. Thomas Ewing was serenaded on
Friday night, June G, at Willard's Hotel,
in honor of his nomination for Governor
of Ohio. A procession of 1000 persons,
headed by the Marine Band, marched
from the capitol to the hotel, where vast
concourse Of people assembled. Speech
es were made by Senators Thurman, Vest,
and others, and then Gen. Ewing stepp-
ed forward, and, amid enthusiastic ap-
plause, spoke as follows:
ELLow-CITIzENs: / am grateful to
you for this large and enthusiastic recep-
ton. The high honor conferred upon me
by the Democracy of Ohio in choosing
me for its standard bearer in the tremen-
dously important conflict next October
fills me with emotions of natural and
honorable pride. l have accepted the
honor as an evidence that the people of
my native State believe me to be, as am,
true to them and theirinterests. Cheers.
Before the war Whig and Republican
State, during the war one of the most
unanimous and enthusiastic in devotion
to the cause of the Union, Ohio has
since become the great battle-ground of
two contending parties. l venture to say
that of those who followed the Union
flag during the war there are o greater
proportion in Ohio than in any other
State who for twelve years past have re-
sented and resisted the Republican party
in its greed of power; in its gross and
fragrant infractions of the constitution /;
in its cruel and shameful robbery of the
masses of people for the benefit of pet
corporations or individuals. Cheers.
That same patriotic heroism which led
them to risk their lives in defense of the
Union has led them to cut loose from the
Republican party, and to make war on
its Infamous system of policy, which has
doubled the burdens and woes of war.
Ohio sits in tho centre, and itself about
evenly balanced between the two chief
parties, is the pivot on which national
politics now turn. think it fortunate
for the American people that the occa-
sion of the elections in October gives to
an intelligentpeople such large measure
ofgreat political questions. 1t is a conser-
vative State conservative because it is
becoming in a people having noble in
stitutions to preserve them against wan
ton, ignorant or reckless innovations. 1t
is an enterprising people, and their very
intelligence lights the path of progress.
1t is brave people, and it is not to be
put down by the sneers of the savants
and the hired press to submit to or ac-
quiesce in laws designed merely to rob
the many and enrich the few. While in
tensely jealous to preserve all the results
of the war, that people have too much
dignity of character to suffer the passions
of the war to be made mere party capi-
tai by any party; and they have too
much patriotism and enlightened self
interest to consent that sectional strife
be protracted ten years after all the set
tlement of the war have been accepted
and acquiesced in everywhere through
out the country. They demand that this
settlement having been accepted, pros
perity and concord shall return hand in
hand. Above all, Ohio the State first
born of the struggles of our revolution
ary sires, will never submit to surrender
to any party the liberties that were meant
for mankind. Cheers.
But it is not Ohio's battle NE are to
fight in October, no more than it was
Carolina's at the Cowpens, or New Jer-
sey at Trenton. Nor is it the battle of
one political organization against another
for mere possession of power and the
spoils of Office. 1t is battle Of the whole
American people to preserve and perpet-
uate the fundamental principles of the
government. Cheers. Fair juries, free
ballots and exemption from the tyranny
and spoliation of class legislation. In
that struggle, fellow-citizens, we ask the
sympathy and support of all men who
are lovers of true Democracy. 1t is to be
tremendous fight. The Republican
party entrenched in power, backed by
over 1000 national banks, sustained by
all the plunderers and leeches that have
fastened themselves upon the government
for eighteen years past. will go into that
contest with every appliance of power
that it is possible to command. They
know if they lose Ohio this year they
will lose the Presidential campaign
next year. AS Napoleon fought for
Quartre Bras the day preceding Water
loo, so the Republican party will fight
for Ohio this year, and with the same re-
sult-they will lose it. And the battle
that takes place in 1880 will be the last
great struggle that political party will
fight under its regime. Cheers. We
will win the fight, and thereby lead
the way to victory next year; and we
will bring back our general government
to its true orbit. We will give to the
people of this country system of reve-
nue. that is just to the laboring masscs;a a
system of currency issued only by the
peoples government, and will give to the
country the boon of fraternity and con-
cord between our lately warning sections,
which shall last long after the memories
of our unhappy war shall have been sunk
in oblivion.