The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1880-09-02
. Speech by the Maine Senator.

remarks MADE by Senator Blame at the
opening of the campaign at Bath. Me-,
on the 9th. After saying that he would
spend little time in mere personal
eulogy of General Garfield and none at
all in any attempt at dctraction OF
General Hancock, Mr.. Blaine said:
Both gentlemen arc able, upright and honor
able, and neihtcr party will gain anything by
an csort at depreciation or vituperation Of
the opposing candidate. The policies and
measures @ Of political organizations are TO be
judged by their past history and presentmem.
bership, not by the personal characteristics OF
the particular individual that may be selected
United ssaaes are to-day enjoylSs Sp,' srsa. re- dc
grec OF prosperity; labor is in demand and
weh paid; capital is active and well invested;
everywhere encouraged by abundant employ
ment and fair profit Aside from the inherent
causes that brought about this condition Of AZ
sanses, but grand and general causes; Any
Affairs came about as the consequence of two
great events in our history. One was the
other was the establishment of the National
finances on an enduring foundation, by the
restoration of specie payment; and all that 1
these great aids were brought about by the
supporters of General Garfield or by the sup
analyze the respective political organizations,
you will find that the mon who did battle for
the Union of the States are in large mass
among those who are supporting General Gar
field, and that, with very few exceptions, those
who rcbclled against the Union and those who
sym,pathized ., with. but did not Join, the ne, Re
former class prevailed in the contest, and if
the Union was worth the great struggle it re
illogical and unnecessarily perilous to hand
over Its Government to those who sought its
deetructiOn7 'f'. 20
On the financial question the division Is
even moro marked than on that relating to
the preservation of the Union. We came out
ly large, and with q currency dangerously
depreciated. To provide for the reduction of
IN ~, o,,;e, S ., re, ars ~
statesmanship that devolved upon the Rcpub-
ican party. At every step in this gigantic
ont supporters OF General Hancock, have
presented themselves as an obstruction and
hindrsnce: The three great enactments that
-hryt, the act to strengthen the public credit
in 1850; second, the act to provide for the re-
the act for tho resumption of specie payment
passed In 1875. Against every one of these
measures the Democratic party offered
curste in saying that in neither branch of
Congress did any one Of these great and es-
SoS Df
party in Congress, united in 4 vigorous op.
1852 declaring that the United States would
pay its obligations in tho money of the world,
was pending, Mr.. Thurman and Mr.. Bsyard
both veted for a proposition to pay on tho
public debt at the rate represented by its
coin value at the time the loans were neeoti-
pSrtcd that this hi " was V the Just measure re- Of the
obligation of the United States; and when
this amendment was rejected, Mr.. Thurman
ment excepting the $50 bonds, then more than
half the public debt, from any obligation of
VI. Thurman and Mr.. Bayard and the whole
Democratic party been sustained, the public
debt would have been paid on at from thirty
ton would have been dishonored, and its pub
hc credit forever blasted. Tho proposition
maintained by the Democratic party at that
time was more sweeping in its terms, and
more disastrous In its certain consequences,
than any Of the modern Greenback heresies.
act &c Of %
ton ouch relief has come to the taxpayer. Of
Sy e6e% % entire % Dcsecrasic On % %pssfy in Congress
Mr.. Thurman and Mr.. Bayard, as usual, in the
taxation was absolutely essential to funding
the debt at q low rate Of interest. Yet Mr.
striking out this provision from the law, and
all the Democrats in Congress voted with him
Mr.. Rayard further advocated the substitution
Bank system-a measure fraught with merci
less disaster to the whole financial and com
sSIs aasfgPy so
proposition, and the Funding act of July II
1s7d, was placed on the statute-book. At the
debt was bearing six per cent. interest to-day
rate. and next year, II the Republican policy
will DO funded at four per cent. Whom thu
war closed the annual interest of the publit
sSy
annual interest Is less than $sO, ,OOD 600 and tn,
principal q The & debt has been reduced NOR,
measure Of the Republican financial polio!
was the act OF 1876 for the resumption OF epe
Gle payments, passed by the Republican part!
not single Democratic Senator or Represent
ative voting for It, and year and a half efte
is passage the Democratic party in Nations
tho repeal Of the Resumption act, and IL ther,
b ono prominent Democrat in the Unite'
States who separated himself from his part,
on that question his name has escaped my oh
seTsaslon. n. .,,-,s,, ou. NJ r,,,-,,., ,d NJ,
Bayard in any offensive sense, but simply q
the leaders Of the Democratic party, and tn
record shows that every step taken for tn
adjustment Of the National debt has been on
posed, hindered and obstructed by both thee
IS ss and oy al tns,
ssem % 4 had 1 BEEN @ adopted. hfi the finsnces ~ Of tS s
| tionai credit would have received q fatal blow
and an e0ort at steady PrSgress and orderi
Of sae % great d snd com
| been vain and fruitlsss. II the measures
have quoted and the records / have referrc
to correctly depict the course Of the Demo
| pect from Il in the future? And In the ligh
| OF this experience and in full view of thes
Whole Union. mic A. 20 % far % as my Voice % can ~ reac M
them, whether they think tho financial polio
sSo,,M a now be- placcd unScr the consno es ~
Il n had better be Kept n the hands m s'it Of Il
er, IsbIcr, more Jealous or more consistent ca
be found than James A. Garfield. Never b
! word or decd, SO far as know, has Geners
subject. His letter of acceptance is discrec
ly, or, as should say, indiscreetly, silent I
referenee GO tons 10 al mat matters Of sd%nissTstion I'M tsa
| may como up for judgment before Presideu
| of the United States.
In addition to these great National reason
| for the people of Maine renewing their e,
precision of confidence In the Republican part
We have State issue of portentous maRn
%eni Of Maine, in fs down to to the ae year %ySE Isl
| We we're blest with good government and hoI
est :administration. No matter which part
party, or the old whig party, or the Republ
| can party-there was general confidence O
and %prishtness S1 Of the % &dmnistrasion. Ele
ton frauds were unknown I'm the state, SUI
frage was perfoctly free, and election return
|
| partiality. In the entire sixty years. in th
election of a Legislature annually, there ha
been but fifteen cases In which the irregula
ity and Effectiveness Of returns were such Z
to deprive the Governor and Council of th
power to give the certificate to the man wh
was properly elected, and in every one
| these cases, when referred to the Legislature
tho rightfui man was seated but when Go
ernor Garcclon and his Council came to cour
the returns Of last years election, they foun
\ thsrty-seven members Of the Legislature, nc
ualiy elected, were. counted out, an
thirty-seven men that were actually d
1 featcd werc counted in, and thus II
branches, was changed to Democrat
or Fusion majority in both Senate an
House. These thirty-seven defective cas'
all happened to be Republicans, an
the town officers of Maine, who in si
ty years had made but fifteen mi
takes, or one. on an average eyea
Gsrcelon and his Council to have made thirt
seven blunders in . single year, and all the
mistakes by . singular freak of fortune, ha
pened in Republican towns. The Democrat
returns were alleged to be correct in ever
instance, and it was only Republican retur1
that were detective. Well, / need not r
hearse the 0CaudalOua story. 1t Ia familiar