Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1879-06-06

in and, by common consent, the leader of bis
tion-s fellow-citizen Of whom we are all just
~ proud. What a matchlcas gnlaXy OF bright
and distinguished namesl To be chgnen leader
of party of the State that carries their names
upon its honorable rolls is indeed, an honor that
the most exalted may covct. trust appreciate
and feel the full force of the Distinction you
have given me and the responsibility 1t imposes.
The issues in the pending campaign, both Ma
tiOnal and State, are sharp and easily defined;
The Republican party stands for the honest and
faithful enforcement of the results OF the, war,
and the execution, both in letter and spirit. of
the amendments TO the Constitution. We stand
for the Constitution as IL is-Runranteelng, as y
docs, life liberty the pursuit of happiness, and
equal rights TO all the people irrespective OF race
or previous condition. We care not how poor OF
black a man may be, he shall enjoy every politi-
cal right accorded to the highest and whitest.
At the beginning of President Hayes Ad minis.
tration / believed that the. policy he adopted
would result in division of public sentiment
South which would lead to an easy enforcement
of the constitutional amendments and the re-
vival of prosperity in that nection' saw year
ago that my hopes in this regard were dOomed to
Disappointment / knew then. as now know,
that there is all over the South feeling OF dis
content with Bourbon rule. as they term it-that
rule that requires loyalty TO the lost cause a. a
passport to official position and social standing
But this feeling has failed TO assert itself. The
aggressive secession element controls, and the
result is a solid South in the interest of the doc
trine of the supremacy of the states.
The Democracy, of the North acts in The. .menial
capacity of tender TO the Solid South, furnish
ing it with nourishment and digests it, while
the solid south furnishes the head and tail of
the great Democratic party. The solid South
ing States alone furnish the control of the
caucus. 20 say nothing of Kentucky and other
border States, where the secession element CON
trolls as firmly as in the seeding states them
selves.
The result is that the Democratic party, under
the rule of King Caucus, has committed itself
TO the repeal of the law that enabled Washington
to put down the whisky rebellion in Pennsyl-
yania; that enabled Jeferson to suppress the
Aaron Burr conspiracy that enabled !aa d od
Carolina and that enabled Lincoln to put down
the rebellion, the assertion of State supremacy
over National authority. Under the rule of the
Solid south, through the caucus, we are me
naced with the startling proposition that the
2S,O,0OO0 of Northern people who pay eighty
per cent. of the taxes import nlnety-slx per
cent. of the foreign goods and conduct ninety
two per cent. of the internal commerce of the
country are to have the Constitutional amend
ments and the results of the war interpreted, the
policy of finance and taxation, internal and eX-
ternal commerce determined upon and ruled by
portion of the country that pays but eleven
per cent. of the taxes imports only four per cent.
of the foreign goods conducts but eight per
| cent. of our internal commerce, and who for
five, wears sought by every means N their power
| to destroy the country. The Solid South will
| find that while the leaders of the Democratic
| party may yield to their demands, the rank and
| file will not. When the issue is tried and the
| Jury renders its report. it will be found that.
without leaving the box, the verdict will be a
| solid North resisting these insulting demands 80
Now, gentlemen, speaking for myself, say that
| if any man, or set of men, have right to be
| Stalwarts. with all that the name implies, II
| is he or they who had some faith that the policy
of kindness would be reciprocated, and that good
| results would flow therefrom. We feel this con-
ISOLATION at least, that while therefore their mur-
ders outrages and denial of political rights. they
| justified themselves, and Tany III the Nortf
| sympathized with them because of the ALLEGED
Of GaFPstbbsg tb And 6ay9PRff rule
| all of their misdeeds. They have no carpet-bag
gers ruling them, they have no bayOnets inter
| fering with them, they have home rule in the
| largest sense. Under this state of things al
must admit that the denial of political rights
| are grosser and more offensive than ever before
| Under the abuses of home rule, their InajOrlt,
in both Houses of Congress was obtalped. Un
der it, they come into Congress, and pick III
their unfinished speeches of 1861 when they He
| ceded, and left the halls 1f Congress. commen
cling Just where they left off then. in advocacy %
| the doctrine that led them then, and will again
unless it is nipped in the bud" into secession
and rebellion They demand the repeal of al
the war measures upon our statute books made
as they say, during the heat and strife of civl
war. They even have the eftrontery o. to tiaun
the allegation of the patriotism of jeff Davis IL
our faces, and assert that they always have been
| and are yet, the true friends of the Union AM
the ablest and most ardent defenders of itR flag
Under the rule OF King Caucus, the Presiden
tial office is sought to be degraded, cOerced int
submission and surrender of its Constitutions
prerogatives to its dictatiOn under the threa
| that unless this dictatiUn is submitted 20 tin
Government shall be starved to DEATH In thi
|
ance from the President, which We honor ant
applaud.
HIS vetoes are models of force and logic, anC
under them the country is electrlhed, and tn
party united into an energy that will result in
victory that by its magnihcence will utterl
paralyZe the mad at'enpt to overthrow the dear
ly purchased results Of the war
The Democracy just now have much TO ~
about the use of troops to preserve the peace o.
election day. They have holy horror of tn
army. In Democratic days they could use tn
| Nth rnrn tafNy Tn
upon the liberty loving people of Kansas and t
, Con1ptl YOU and me tn assist in the capture o
the painting fugitive seeking freedom. ms wa
They now oppose the use of the army tO keep t1
peace on election day, because they deny tn
, | power of the General Government to interfer
| In any form in the States in the matter of eve
the election of Presidential Electors or mem beT
of Congress. The fact is, no case has yet bee
found since the war was fnirly over where any on
person has been deprived Of his right to vote b
| the military. Their only utfcnsc ia that by thel
presence they have enabled thousands of homes
| citizens to vote who otherwise wOuld not nav
voted. just now our Democratic friends are er
| gaged in an effort to try and to purify elections
This is strange bpt nevertheless they allege tha
il is tue. l desire to ask when, where. IN wht
= State, did the Democratic party ever favor Law
: to protect the ballOt-box beyond those OF prlin
! ~ character? Certainly it has not been, IN Il
. State of Ohio. Complaint is made that becau
the National authority was invoked here IN Cll
: cinnati the Republican party succeeded IN elec
ing the two Tnembers of Congress from, tn
city. Well, this Is true, and If am correctly 4
! formed il was the first honest election in Il
city for years. The defeated candidates for Con
gress were urged to contest the election, ana OF
{ of them $50 / am informed,) in reply, sal
! there was but one ground of contest, an
. that was the election was fair, and thi
Il what's the matter with us"
4 The Republican party stands for honest mo-
:, | ey the maintenance of National honor and cree
e it. When we were compelled to use our cred
by the issue of the greenbacks to save the llte
:, | the Nation, we promised that we would redeel
p them and make them equal to coin IN valr
!, | That pledge is now redeemed. The party hi
h | il has met the steady resistance of the Dem
I cratic party-frst in the form of declared no
! | tility to the greenback and the National credl
: then taking the opposite view. they became q
c ardent admirers of the greenback, seeking !
c ruin by professions of affection and love Tor
Resumption is now an accomplished fact:
are feeling i'm all directions its revivifylng effect
| The improved upward movement is plainly pc
' | ceptible: the demand for labor is increasln
l. money is plentier and cheaper. The dollar is
l. equal value TO rich and poor alike. The produ
II of labor is improving in price, which must resu
+ in an increased demand and increased price i
D.: | labor itself. The Secretary of the treasury ID
!, been able to refund all the six and tive per cen
bonds that can he paid into bonds bearing iol
| per cent. interest saving IN commissions ana pI
| miums nearly S20Ol,OO over the sum he was !
r, law allowed TO pay, and an annual saving lnte
= | eat of more than Si3OOOOOO. The credit of yol
country is equal to If not better than that OF al
!, | other Government on earth. These are hepu
u lican achievements, fought out and won over q
u violent opposition of the Democracy every So
l. of the road, that has taken more than htte'
u | wears To travel,