The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-10-21


the armies Of the Union in the necessary prose-
cution of the war. He complains of dispro-
portion in the deposits of the savings of the
poor people-the workingt1en. He says but q
small proportion is deposited In the South.
1 suppose that the freedmen of the country
remember the history of the Freedmen's Saw
ings Bank
And then at last he arraigns the Almighty
Tor he contrasts the mineral products of the
South with the mineral products of the West
and North, and puts it as fault upon the
Southern people that in palezoic ages the gold
and silver Of this country were not deposited
there.
Another thing: He says that in 1850 the
foreign customs Of New Orleans were % per
cent. of the four ports which he has named
Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore.
BE has to include Baltimore in the North to
make his figures proportionate. In 1880 it is
only per cent, falling off from S160, ,000,0 600
in 1850 to s1O1, ,0OO, 600 in 1880. Isn't that the
cruelest reproach which has ever been brought
upon people year ago New Orleans lay
oesolate under the lnfi1ctlOn Of yellow fever,
and it ID to be put against their commerce that
the Almighty held that heavy hand Of pestilence
upon the city. That year is selected, suppose,
without calling attention to the circumstances
which made tho deficit in their commercial in
terests. He forgot that with their imports they
imported that disorder
Then another point. Observe the manner in
which it is put /; he speaks of cotton he says
bers, bales of cotton exported in 1870 but
zoos, 900 in 1880, $3.50, 600, and then he says
that cotton has stood still. Why, my friends,
look at the manner in which that renforces the
argument-and wish could suggest to some
convenient statistician to pursue that inquiry;
since 1871 since the Republican party in the
States Of the South was put down, It has almost
doubled the exports Of its cotton. According
to his own showing, if in ten years. since 1870,
it has almost doubled its exports. what may we
in ha Daxf tar1 VIII
honest rule, it shall have fair chance to de-
velop that industry?
Now, suppose it were all true, what does it
tend to prove? Suppose these observations
were right, and were fairly made, that the
South is not discharging her proportionate
financial duty to the United States, what does
it prove? 1t seems to me that it proves Just
what have been suggesting-that the business
interests of the North demand that the South
ern States shall be put under another Govern
ment that VIII enable them to do it.
will not, however, weary you by further re-
capitulatlon of these figures except to show
one thing that illustrates the argument have
Just made from his own figures. He says that
| the value of the exports at all the ports of
South Carolina was in 1860 S21 los, 900 in 1870,
$10,818, 900; in 1880, $21, ,S60, ,000 And he adds
| as the Just deduction from these figures,
Here is stagnation for twenty years." Is that
fair? Does it not show that within the last ten
| years-and most of it has occurred within the
last three or four-within the last ten years
| South Carolina has doubled her exports? Pur-
sue those figures with proper inquiry into the
| details to which they could be drawn and
| think they will serve to show that the Republic
| can party has had control long enough OF that
| region of country.
| But put this question upon higher grounds
| than business interests. 1 say that it is crime
| against humanity to maintain this sectional
irritation. On this continent of the
West we have endeavored to set up
| a republican government, q government of
| iberty-and government of liberty means
government of equal rights. The sun
| of liberty quickens man as the natural sun
| guiclens field of grain The myriad shafts
| common balm, sanctioned by the generous heat.
and lifting to the God of light the abundant
fruit on every head which His equal justice has
| given them all to bear. Republican institu-
| uons, as has been well said, the last
hope for the redemption of man, must be MAIN
| tanned, and can only be maintained when q
spirit of fraternity runs through and permeates
the citizens of this country.
| We cannot live as a republican government
and maintain perpetual war. Even in the
household and family, where the ties of blood
| are nearest we must exercise charity and Cor
bearance or there oftentimes will be discord.
How much more so in broad land where the
| interests are diverse and people are separated
by many miles of territory, must we exercise
forbearance, and charity, and human kindness
The appeal goes to the better nature of men.
1t is an answer from the very heart of every
man who has heart to the taunts and filings
that have been hurled against the unhappy
people struggling to lift themselves up again to
peace and prosperity and fraternity. This ap-
peal is not to the selfish, except it be but an
enlightened selfishness which perceives your
men--the appeal is to q higher self
ishness than that which is looking
to the spoils of Office which is only considering
political questions with the greed and avarice Of
power. The appeal is to our Christianity, tc
our humanity. 1 remember well, some year,
ago, when the great men who had formed the
Republican party, who, while it was a party oi
principle, had led it forward from its earliest
beginnings to its final crowning triumphs, broke
from it and said, " 1t is time the Union was re-
stored and business was at hand" remem
ber the men in this State of Illinois on Whose
shoulder the right arm OF Lincoln was laid fo
support, one of whom was his bosom friend
and the executor Of his will, your Senator In
Congress to-day David Davis. Another " as a
member of his Cabinet, Mr.. Browning. An
other was in the Senate of the United States,
and is to-day your champion in this State. OF
humanity and liberty, Lyman Trumbull.
could name others. You remember those men.
You have marked their course. They dropped
the Republican party when it abandoned the
principles of liberty, of humanity, and of Chris
tianity
And, if you turn from them and go beyond
this State and in the East, who do you see:
1
Sumner, who had in his own person suffered
the cruelest outrage that could be inflicted upoI
| man, and he live, at the hands of his ere
mics of the South, he stood up for them and
appealed for them and in that time wher
hate WIS still rife in this people, it was possible
for an illustrated newspaper to feed the pas
sions of the Republican party with cartoon
representing Charles Summer strewing flowers
on the grave of Preston Brooks, while thu
words issued from his mouth, "Abolish hate.
hot rNr1t fN,-r-o ftnr n
ridicule But the artist should have completed
that picture. He should have had the heavens
open wide above him, while ray of divine
light fell upon that aged head, and a voice wa
heard-the voice of Him who said: "Pra,
for them who despitefully use you and perse
cute you"-to give the final benediction
"Wel done, good and faithful ser
want" But, fellow-citizens, it is no
enough that we consider the great dis
tinctiye issue between the parties. When W
come to consider such an election as that o
President of the United States, it is our duty t.
regard the men also. No campaign slande
ought to be uttered against any candidate; bu
when reflect on that party which hurled thei
abuse at Horatio Seymour, sent down to
martyrs grave that martyr for liberty and fra
ternity, that great and good man whom the
had so long been guided by, Horace Greeley
which gave him opprobrium and contumely
which broke his heart-when reflect upon tn
manner in which the campaign of 1876 wa
| conducted, certainly can not be told that
is not right or fair to look into the record of
candidate.
In the candidate which is presented by tn
Republican party we find wonderful type Q
the pretentious part of that party itselt
: That class of men have always talked like God
but it is amusing how little they have acted lk
, Him.
. The poet says:
5 Talents, It's true, quick, various, bright,
Hath God to virtue Oft denied,
On vice bestowed; lust fond nature hvelier cool
brings
To deck the insects than the eagles wings.
: And SO it is to be admitted beyond any que
ton that the candidate of the Republican part
is conspicuous for talents, abilities. We ca
= !, say of him pretty nearly everything that Nj
> Conkhng said in his speech. But We can hardl
| INN to the edge of the rrecncn he did an