, 1879-08-21

historical ennctty nbuvc that ut tho Union, IL
not onv nl!schtcyous but very n'icl' o'it .; inic
When 1t Is said that HE original tlnrtccn sintea
were separat: independent entities, nnt o' which
the Cntun grew, II must not he forgotten thai
there arc NOW twtn!y.fnur 3tascs which were
tlutlc md ,ltlrscl Into hcinE bv the Union.
Moreover, circumstances ihvc chnnrca The
interests common to The people ot all :lc States
have grown immensely u variety hnd un2nf-
tudc, md tic citizen of California or Oregon,
owing to the rafis,atl al telegraph, feels himself
to-day nearer u tiIt scas and the Influence of the
National power than thc citizen OF Pcnnsvlvania
OF North Carotnu dill al tllc beginning OF tl'Ia
century. by the ka,nc chhnCo OF crcutrst hncra
thu interests Of the people Of the different
States have become moro and more irtfsfacr,t.
the doIllgs af itr people Of each State have be.
other States, anu TINS thu National Hnvrrnnlcnt
Inns grown IN Importance tb all. Wlisln this
cbanGc Of conditions eannot fail to strengi lHn
til" national lioa, constitutional 2tntc.rtEhts.
tint Is, III. right Of The people Of Stale to
govern their homo ntfairs snhtccs t0 tonst!tn-
tinnat limitations. do nut conflict with IT. Hs't
when, In The l,ar,c ol Hnte.rirhts, tln' ATTEMPT
Il made 10 trench unon tm ronattntlt',lI
lily laws whFcl, arc under the canstttstn,l il'e
supreme law Of the ln,nl, Or 10 deny. alr!hfe.
anil trntnpic upon sndis'dual rights ot eltlAeha
guaranteed hr The Constitution, then State
rights become tllp mere cloak uf Stnte-~rnh1s.
which 1t Is our duty urcsts'. Whcn those state.
wrongs nrc sur thai tttry can be tearllct! :,ld
rolrcssrd by n constitutional cxofctse uf Sa.
al powMer M tn ;I,E'p taf Ro"er rors nns Wi Wbn' NJ
tIlt}so wrongs art hcsunl s1lc reuvh nf tho cosl
stttutina1 Ia,wrr Of Government, then public
0n,inn IlIutt hc tnroked to tBnrk those Wrnnea
With the ttnn,r of tts condemnation. That Ia
| ihr business a! every gou1 t.tttzcn Anu how
can yol make such condemnation cttrefisct
Hy putt M votes Into sha bAllof.box calculated
Ii tnturIn that narty which coilntena!ircs nr
means to tsotst BY silc1t wrongs that you do not
n TN In u
think It IL tinie fur the Hood people Of Ohio to
| spr,e upon tlB Democratic pnrty lint notice
nov.
LAST HEAsoS
why. In spite OF Nil this, In spite Of tlels nan.
ciaf hereslcs 80 hostile to gunnta prnsptrity,
In spsie of ,llcsr political yagAr!cs which arc
disturbing The public scposc, you might still be
inclined tn rive tic opposing party your stu.
port. would bc II corruption prevailed ~ ti1r
Government, demonstrating tic hnlr polite, OF
II those In power Injured the public welfare by
memb~t OF the Nationnl Alsnlntstration. s,all
content lnysclf With the Judgment expressed
by rantlid men IN fhc opposttian party Itself.
| though mistakes hare been eon,mtttcd.--and
wia. Government has evcr be til free frun them,
ON ille wholc, In every Important respect
our public affairs arc being conducted with
| honesty, Intelligence. n1Mt wtsp eeonO1nv; tliat
many bid abuses have been eorrcetcd; t''.t
| gtent good has hccn accomplished, especially IN
thr management o[ our National hnanecs; atl
| thnt nUthing Is being done or suffered to be
| lon0 to tatnt the good namc Ut tie Republic
! Such being tic Judgment Of the fair.mit,del
men anlunE Off opponents, need not uppcal te
| ouv friends.
Aud now, a last word. fou, citizens Of Ohio,
| can do tho country II great service. Throwing
| the weight of this great Slate Into the scale
you can deal tho deatl,-ulow to tlsat mischtcyou
| hgitatton which, by its persistent warfare unu
q souild-n,oneg system. strives to undermine
the very foundation OF ul.r reyIy!n. prosperity
YOU can make the Democratic party understand
that MI interrupts to impair thu constitutions
powers Of tliu Sati0uat Government. a,!d ~
parttsansttp proi5ttnG from the violation vi In
diyit1,al rights, will lie cnnntcnanccd by gout
c,tfzuns. You can strengthen The hands VI al
Executive Which, With uuchanGng uond will 4
all who menu tu 10 right. will rn'tnly but trnll
continue to resst thnt ,vhict, Is wrong. This |
the service ,ou run render the COUNTRY; md
trust, when such duty calls, the peoplc Of Obi
| will not fall.