Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-08-13
the Way Gen. Sam cary Uaed 10
Talk About the Democrats.

Talk About the Democrats.
SAN Cary Of Ohio is now talking for
Hancock in Maine The following IS an
extract from speech delivered by him at
a republican meeting in Troy, n. T. In
October 1867. 1t is a good deal better
talk than that in which ne is now lndulg-
ing.
..Young men. with which party do YOU pro-
nose 70 identify yourselves: Will you enroll
xour names with the party of freedom and
progress: the party that stood BY the four MIL
lions of freedmen in the struggle Tor the
rights Of man: the party that voted supplies
and poured out its treasures to sustain armies
and navies such as the world never saw; the
marty that gave Lincoln the second time to be
.nangurated as commander-in-chief; the par
~ that throughout the long and terrible con-
dicr never faltered; the party that has written
for the admiration of mankind the brightest
papes of history in the worlds annals: VIII
Won sustain that Congress that proposes 10
secure national citizenship to every native
horn man. woman or child of whatever color
or nationally. that hereafter the declaration
Il am an American citizen shall be pass
mort to favor throughout all lands. as the ex-
preston will, embody all that is suggestive OF
liberty. equality and justice: Will you sus-
tain Congress which proposes to base rep
resentation in the National Legislature upon
the people to be represented; that Congress
that saws that the national debt incurred in
crushing out the rebellion shall be paid TO
the utmost farthng, and that not a farthing
of the rebel debt shall ever be paid--that
Congress which is resolved that the tens OF
thousands of limbless soldiers of the repub-
lie who have returned to their homes, shall
be pensioned, and the widows and orphans of
the three hundred thousand who return no
more shall be protected, hOnored and sup
ported: Or will you vote with that party
which has gathered into ii, as in one great
reservoir. all the treason of the North and
South-that party, the leaders of which, dur
ing all the long years of war, said not a
man. not dollar to preserve our nationality
that party, the leaders of which denounced
the boys in blue as 'hirelings' and dogs,
and refused them the right of suffrage in the
camp. in the field and hospital-that party
the leaders of which denounced the great and
good Lincoln as tyrant and usurper, and
nerved the arm of the assassin who took
his life--that party the leaders Of which, at
ter four wears of strife, slandercd the dead
ard insulted the living soldier, by solemnly
declaring in National Convention that the
war was a failure-that party, the leaders of
which exerted themselves to discredit the
money and bonds of the government by pro-
claiming their issue unconstitutional. and their
promises to pay worthless; that party, the
leaders of which organized conspiracies in
the North to murder Governors, seize armOr
les and arsenals, release rebel prisoners and
destroy by fire. sword and pestlence the
property and lives of our citizens; that party.
the leaders of which welcomed and piloted
the infamous Morgan and his band of guer-
rillas through Indiana and Ohio; that party
which inaugurated the reign of terror in New
York city in 1863 by burning orphan asy-
lums, rapine and murder? Will you. young
men. embark your political fortunes with a
party which to-day advocates the immediate
admission to the halls of Congress of men
whose hands are yet wet and dripping with
the blood of our slain heroes of men who,
when mnistering in our offices under oath to
support the constitution. were plotting its
destruction-men who have added perjury to
murder and treason to perJury-men who
have distinguished themselves in rebel Con-
crosses and rebel armies. and rebel navies,
by their acts of inhumanity and barbarity-
will you support party who proposes to adj
nit to our legislative councils the very men
who were abetting the starvation of GO, 900 of
our sons in Libby. Belle Isle. Salisbury and
Andersonville? Are you ready, young men.
to identify yourselves with the guerrillas and
highwaymen and bloody prosecutors of Union
men at the South, whose only crime was love
of their country and fidelity to its flag?
There is not a robber. pirate or murderer in
all the South. from JEFF Davis to Semmes
and Quantrell, who would not vote for Hoff-
man and the whole democratic ticket. if they
had access to your ballot-box. Will you,
young man, so cast your first ballot as to
give these men control of our armies, the
direction of our navies and the government?
Let your first venture on the political sea be
right. and your voyage will be prosperous and
long.