Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-10-15

encies and decorations were sus-
pended over the streets, and flags
were used extensively to set
of what remained uncovered.
The transparancies were much better
than they generally are. The labor or
ganizatiOns bore extracts from the tariff
and free trade planks of the political
platforms. Republicans carried trans
parencies with such notices as 1929,
Garfield's Electoral VOte;" 1929, the
Numberof Poor Men Bankrupted by the
Comorantj" Jim, Telegraph to the
Boys" and "My Dog, A. Lincoln" the
famous words attributed to Senator ID.
w. Voorhees,. The procession formed
at Pennsylvania and Market streets. 1t
extended east on Market street to East
street, south on East to Washington,
thence west to Illinois street, making
in all nearly three miles. The men
marched close together and in columns
six and eight deep, and in this form
were more than an hour passing given
point.
A business meeting was held during
the day, at which speeches were made
by distinguished soldiers. and the fol-
lowing resolutions adopted:
WHEREAS The Union veterans. fnmiiiarly
known AZ the Boys I'm Blue representing aud
comprising all loyal soldiers and sailors or
ganizations in the United States, who in the
days OF great trial to the Nation, bv the treason
OF the South, gave themselves sacrifice to the
canse of Constitutional liberty; and
WHEREAS, The results Ofthe late war crystal
Nsd into constitutional amendments,
which have been accepted by the American
people as iull payment and satisfaction for the
nYes LOST and treasure expended in such sacri-
hce therefore, IN National Convention this
day assembled we are
Rssolysd. That the destiny Of this country
Tor good is committed to the Republican party,
an organization Of free men, to perfect and
secure Tor all time the absolute freedom of
our labQrs and our suiferings; that industry
everywhere, the handmaid of honest labor and
the support Of free government, Is the strength
OF the Nation, to which prosperity has come
ms the child OF Ropuhlioan institutions; that
the continuance OF confidence depends upon
the continuance Of the Republican power; that
from this prosperity Justice may come 70 all;
t9at ed,e 70 the Republican party we aeknowl-
legislation and enlightened Judgment of man
kind against the heresy of secession and the
fatal policy of State-rights advocates and free
trade, and We pledge the Nation our con-
tnued support under any trial 20 secure the
election Of our cOmrade and former command
cr, James 4. Garfield, who to-day leads the
column Of loyal hearts in pence as he
led them I'm war To the cause he rep
resents we pledge our lives, our fortunes,
ana our sacred honor; that while wo feel
deep sorrow In the degradation to which the
uniform of the Union soldier has been sub
jected by distinguished Union General ac-
ceptinR at the hands of men lately in rebellion
against the flag the nomination for President
Of the United States, we do most emphatically
declare that the soldiers who faced rebel bat
teres can not and will not be decoyed by
disguise in the person Of General Winfield
Scott Hancock, who now leads party that de-
clured the war failure after VlCksburg had
fallen, and when tho stars and stripes fiOated
over Gettysburg won, a party that gave aid and
comfort TO the common enemy, conspired by
counter conspiracy to make treason respecta-
bic and loyalty odious.