Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-09-22

constitution as qualification for
voter, was voted down by 10000
majority, and in State that then
gave a Republican majority Of 40
600, and the word white" vet re-
mains in the Statute books. He
charged the Republican party with
having lcgislatsd for the benefit of
the money power, and against the
people, who at last had demanded of
the Republicans like the Savior de-
mandcd of Zacheus-to come down.
He exposed the falacy Of the claims
Of the Republicans to having
brought about resumption, and if
there was any credit to be given, il
belonged to Providence for having
given good crops, and to the Demo
cratic Congress for their economy in
the expenditure of the peoples mon
cy, which, assisting to Tighten the
burdens Of the people, enabled them
TO profit by the gifts Providence had
freely bestowed.
He now referred the audience to
the manner in which the Bay CITY
Tribune misrcpresented the Demo
cratic platform in 1864, and com.
pared the original platform with the
Buy City abortion.
The question of the payment of
the rebel debt and war claims was
shown to be impossible and he re-
ferred those present TO the Constitl-
ton which ended that question for
ever. Rebel claims can never be
paid. Even if there was no Con.
stitution prohibiting the payment of
such claims, it was very doubtful if
they would be paid even if left to
the South, because not one man in
twenty-five, who voted in the South,
ever owned slaves, and no man, no
State, no county or township ever
paid debt that they were not law
fully or honestly liable to. Ameri-
can people were not fond of saddling
Il debt on themselves for the sole
benefit of somebody else. 1t is con-
trary to human nature, In speaking
of the charge made by Republicans
that the rebels are NOT yet put down,
he said, If the Republicans have
failed in fifteen years TO put down
the rebellion, they have failed in the
sight of the world, and it is time for
them to step down and out and let
some one else try"
Mr. Tarsney paid Il glowing trib-
ute TO Hancock's character and his
services in sustaining the Union but
now Hancock, from a Republican
standpoint, was a rebel, and Long.
street, Moseby, Key, and many 9th
er rebels were regenerated, baptised
and had been taken up by the Re
publicans and given fat offices, while
the hero Of Gettysburg was Il traitor
Mr.. Tarsney now showed the sub
stantial benefit that the country haC
derived from the Democratic Con
gress, and how saving of 100000,
600 year had been made as com
pared to the Republican rule JUS
preceding. If they could get insid,
the ship of State they would STOP
many leaks they were unable to get
at from the outside. The Rcpubli-
cans at present are inside, and as
fast us the Democrats stop up one
leak in the treasury the Republicans
open up another.
Carl Schultz had condemned the
civil service during the Greeley
campaign, but the same man now
holds Il Republican fat office, and
says in effect, Don't vote for Han
cock, because it might be the means
of putting out the post master at Al
pena." This brought down the
house for Il reason well known to cv-
cry Alpena citizen.
Mr.. Tarsney said, THE Demo
crafts, to remain in power, must keep
the appreciation of the American
people, and if they do not they will
be hurled from power at the next
election" Speaking of the effect of
Hancock's election he said, Under
Hancock there will be no East or
West, North or South, and the ,
Bloody Shirt will be laid aside for
ever In summing up what votes
Hancock would get he said, "Thcrc .
was the 1873 votes of the solid South I
so by Republican missrule ;
New York, So; New Jersey, g.
Connecticut, 8; Indiana, 10" This .
made more than was needed, but, .
continued the speaker, The opposi- /
ton intends to make the Republican |
defeat so overwhelming that section
alism would never again show It's .
head" There was Pennsylvania, he !
believed it would not forget the man
who had rendered her so great a ser.
vice, and that she would bestow her
electoral vote on her honored sol
der.
Regarding Garfield, Mr. Tarsncy
stated that he would not use Il harsh
term, but there was one thing, when
q man is so strongly condemned by
his own neighbors, party and party
there must be something
wrong.
Mr.. Tarsney closed his eloquent
speech by returning thanks for his
nomination, and said, if it should
happen, as it probably will, that he
L a.,ll ,.nrrnnont Tho listricf he had