The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-06-11

ltc llc4kiAltCL-E, NIu sIst Coiiu koOutu
today rules he Democratic party in
caucus, the caucus rules the Congress,
and il Congress rules the country,
then the country Is ruled by the ma
jority Of Southern people who are in
IT, es against the majority Of the peo
pie. 1t IS the situation Of the party
se c5tfrsr,, And wben they meet US
with r solid South tie evil is on both
sides. We sye compelled TO meet
them with soiid North. Applause.
| d0E's SPEAK agaiass the Son,hern
people. Thnse are honorable men
among ihen every " here. and if |
had The ear OF the " hole South this
would be ny advice 10 them: THE
wersl adviser ycu haze he'd was The
Northern Dem0crecyr Let me delay
yeu now long eaough 20 say that in
1861, .hea the South raised their
army agaiBstlhe Union, IL the Demo-
cratic party Of he North had stood
up like one man loyal to the Govern
ment and said, "You shall aot be per-
raitted To 20 OUT 1--WE join with all
good men 20 prevent you going ont, "
how long Hsnld the var have lastedg
Il would net have begun But it was
because here ain oar own glorious
State of 0hia they were told that if
we ever undertook to go South with
our armies We would have to &C over
the dead bodies of 100000 Democrats
before we crossed the Ohio River; it
is because ali over this Northlsnd the
Democrats made the Democrats South
believe there would be fighting 10 our
own ranks Instead of in the South if
they seeded. That is what precip-
itated the rebellion and brought on
their defeat And again in 1867,
when we were just about closing the
great era of reconstruction, the fatal
advice of Andrew johnson to the
Southern people when he said, "Re-
jeet all propositions of reconstruc-
tioa aad. stsnd BY me, and I will
bring you back without conditions
that fatal advice cost them another
serious loss; and now, to-day, while
| talk 10 yon, this great mistake
they are making ct Washington has
6eea made. npt originally by Confed-
crate Brigadiess Of the South. but it
was msde by NOT.hern Democrats
telling these Soutdern men: Stand
by as aud REUSE the appropriations
and We can c9erce the President into
anythieg xe please" And under
their lead these Southern Brigadiers
committed she fatal blunder of at
tempting 70 refuse pss sments 10 carry
on the Government under the laws
Until those laws lad been torn from
the statute books Aud then we
came up and did .hs,, as the people
Of this counTfrsllied to support and
defend the I'd IN ia 1861, when you
threatened to boot il 10 death, so
now from eve hillside sad valley,
and from ese3 rsside, the people OF
this country go and bear their
offerings, II aeSdsbe, TO feed gnd main
tain and keep alive the Government
of their country, because it is being
attempted to starve il TO death
BY men who have the custody
of our funds. Prolonged applause
The same spirit that defended it
will feed IT, | have no fear that these
men will now be able to starve your
to death. They have
gone so far ID the spirit that believe
they haven't now the.courage to back
out, and every day they keep us tar
rying in Washington viii be making
votes sgsinst the Democratic party
aud for u.s. II you shall not see US
again until this fall, you may know
il is because we are serving you in
the halls Of Congress more effectually
than we could be on the stump here.
SUCCESS OF RESUMPTION.
Now, fellow-citizens, let us there.
'ore stand together here as we have
come together to-day. This fight will
be over by and by, but behind it will
come that larger, more important,
more permanent question, the main
-enanee aud protection of the public |
'aith 10 which we are pledged Years /
sgo, 10 the n.ids. of our mighty war,
when God was letting the thunder
bolts of war loose, we pledged the |
.wful faith Of this awful Republic |
hst its just debt should all be paid, /
md. through evil and good fortune,
ne Republican party has maintained |
he honesty and good faith of the
Republic against repudistiors here
md against Eepudiaiors throughout.
he country
Less thar & year ago hey denounc-
d the resumption OF specie payments
IS an impossi6iiirE. They laughed
TO sc0rn. They said ii could no.
'e done, and now here are WEI
'oinl yoG to what has elapsed since
DC lst of Jsnesry. Oar Of that great
una Of coin for the resumption of
peeie payments only fonr millions
ave been used, and at the same time
inc millions have come iaro the
treasury. The resumption iund is
o-day i've millions stronger than it
Fss on The lst day of January. Dos
hey dare attack it now They are
ttacking it, bat they may ss well
az the moon, and expect to bring
bat silver orb down u be earth by
s:king 3. il, as 10 bring back re-
Of specie Day yments TO its
1Tmer coalition Our bGlwark of
efence is DOS eGr Ohio President,
ho viii be trae maa to the faith |
! the future, as be has beea in the
asst Applause
Apologizing for de;ainiog yo1 80
ing. | will say ia conclusion, the {
piril Of this eonreniicn which have
IitEessed to-day. thai said whether {
'sfs or Foster, one nan or The other. {
ih.eheger will be cbocsen, We are
y our choice The Republican par
: IS greater than Foster, greater
ban TAFT is The right spirit. We
i'll rally IN The cd spirit. snd on
ae broad principle cf lore OF human
; defend ali juss rights iha, belong
} the States. bal iSok up as We see
be stars oyer the earth and the gres. I
ealral lumiDary Of the universe. II
ave of.en in my mind likened our ,
MON and our States 10 the solar I
ystem which God arranged into the