Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-08-27

genuine Democrat on a genuine Democratic
platform. The people must be deceived. -.
Thurman and states-iights would die
"bornin." rllden and reform is not only dead
but stinketh Randall and a return Of rebels TO
power was ltqbleto be indicted by Pennsy-
Fnnia grand jury as public nuisance. Payne
nnd.his barrel was hopeful, but the epigot
might run dry. Hendricks and his rug baby
would not live to reach the battery, and over
board they went, and the bourbon momrner5
70 about the streets wondering II It viii ever
seem natural to hurrah for u Union soldier
soldier was nominated at Cincinnati by the
Democratic party because Democratic leaders
knew that without blue coat 20 hide the
general cussedness" of their cause there
was not the falntest hope Of SUCCESS. IL is
said that murder will out, and the committee
TO notify the nominee Of his selection to be
the standard bearer OF the party could not
keep the secret. The old General was told
that It was not for his brilliant fighting at
Gettysburg, but his tOndying to rebels I'm New
Orleans and Texas that gave him the victory.
"NOur nomination." said Mr.. Stevenson,
Chairman Of the Convention, I'm his letter ON
cally notifying General Hancock OF his nOmi-
nation, was not made alone because in the
midst Of arms YOU illustrated the highest quail
tiles of a soldier, but" as Colonel John W.
FOrney wrote in 1858, " because in New Or
leans, where he is at present stationed as com
mandiug officer of the Fifth Military District,
he does not offend the tastes or hurt the fcel-
ings Of the people there by wearing the Ma
tional uniform. Would II not sOOthe the sensl-
tive feelings OF the patriotic Louisianians IL
he should don the gray2" ..||
1t was not because Of General Hancock's
in 1888 and nt Cincinnati IN 1880. delegates
from Solid South gave him their ardent sup
port. II was because of acts Of his, while Mill
tary Governor, that showed his sympathy for
the old order OF things, and desire TO restore
rebels to power before his own gaping wound,
received at Gettysburg, had firmly healed.'
And this old party, with all the rottenness Of
years upon it, comes TO the loyal, patient peo-
pie OF this gOOdly land aud demands that it be
again entrusted with the ADMINISTRATION Of
ahair5, that 1t may put I'm every Federal office,
from President down TO the humblest post
office In the land, either renegade Republicans
or bOisterOus Democrats, who will owe their
places 20 the solid vote of solid South con-
trOlled and run by men who to-day glory as
much as ever in the justice OF the lost
cause" Are you, my fellow citizens, are you,
my fellow soldiers, prepared TO give votes to
accomplish this2 Recollect that from no
Democrato Convention held In any state,
from no DemOCmCtiC newspaper published
anywhere in the South, from the lips of no
Democratic statesman hailing from the late
COniederacy, have you or or any one ever
heard single confession that the rebellion
against this Government was wrong, or a
single admission that our efforts to preserve
the Union were right
ever. The lost cause" must be decently
buried out Of sight; the Union must be the
god OF our statesmenship, and the blue the
% California, from the lakes TO the gulf in
Mississippi as well as in New York, before IL
Will do Tor the Republican party to loosen its
grip OF surrender control Of the Nation.
That great party tonight aud in this cam
palgn fights not upon the defensive. Itoomes
not its a suppliant, but as acouqueror, II points
with pride to its record aud demands Its rights.
II took possession Of this Government when
Democrats and rebels were leagued against II,
and through the perils Of war and the disasters
Of peace i has brought II In triumph up 20 its
present high position and crOwnedit with free
dom aud prosperity.
IL has nominated as It's standard bearer a
representative American, volunteer soldier
who smelled powder statesman whose at
tatnment5 and abilities no one questions or
disputes a man of whom the nblest Democrat
in the land has written: 81 have been his de
! voted friend for many years. and lam resolved
that never will believe thar he does not de
| serve the aEectiOn have bestowed upon him.
| " he Will curry the principles which regulate
| his private life into his public conduct he will
make the best Chief Magistrate we have ever
| had"
This grand party with no blemlsh upon its
| record, but with many honorable scars re-
cpYed in It's quarter of a century contest for
| freedom, comes With Jnmes A. Garfield as It's
| leader and bids you stand by 1t rs II stood by
| you during the war
1t comes showing you in it's admirable stand.
/ ard bearer what free America can do for the
/ humblest boy In the land.
! Its candidate comes, showing you, In his own
| personal history, what pluck, and pergeve-
renee, industry, and brains, under the inspira.
/ tiOn Of free institutions, can do for the son Of
tho humbest artisan In the country.
The Republican party comes in Justice and
| In right to again meet and crush its ancient
foe
God bless the old party and give it abundant
victory