The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-10-21

our great men; Of assuming that he was not so fit
as he should be and and voting in the dark
against him many did against President
Hayes. But now that he has stood in the light
four years; now that his countrymen and the pub
lie men of Europe have estimated his public SER
vices and when our people feel that the full rush
Of honesty, of fidelity, which brought prosperity
in the very fnger-ends of every man in the land.
they beg in to think that if they had known
President Hayes as well four years ago as they do
[Great applause and cries of That's son. We
had the same talk about him then that thew
| would like to engage you in now about Gen.
Garfield. They had the same talk about him
then, say, that he seemed to be good man.
but they did not know exactly by what counsels
notk now who was to lead him and who was to push
him, and who was to guide him; and as thew saw
various adventures, leaders Of the party, that
looked as if they would like to have large share
like, and some Of whom they did like, why,
people said, they would vote in the dark until
| they knew who was going to manage him. Moth
ing has managed him but love of country, an up
right nature, Il sincerity in the homely virtues of
American common life that will long be remem-
bered in the affections Of the men and women of
the United States. [Applause.]
Now, people beg to say-democrats-"Oh II
your party had only renominated President
Hayes, why, we could not have stood against him
nc n0S the hearts VI peOPle. OuL us GQr
field, we don't feel 50 sure In other words
they feel about Garfield now as they felt about
Pre- ident Hayes four years ago. And four years
hence they will feel about Garfield they feel
about President Hayes now. lGreat applause.]
They used to be, in following the republican party
and adopting the credits us belonging to them
selves, at safe marching distance of about
twelve or eight years behind them, but now they
are beginning to crowd us, for they are only four
years behind. Ifthey will only keep on and study
orr l,.>
! abreast Of us some time or other. lLaughter.]
ONLY TWO "srpERBs" IN HISTORY.
Well, now, having discussed Gen. Garfield. who
is not better than his party, let look at Gen.
Hancock, who is better than his party. Laugh
teri Gen. Hancock is great and faithful gener-
al Of the armies Of the United States: Applause
mingled with Kisses: lie was faithful general
been a faithful general since, and no republican
seeks either to obscure belttle his claims upon
his countrymen. But when Gen. Hancock is
sought to be the ''make-way" to bring up the
party whose candidate he is to the standard of
a Grant [applause], and Il Hayes renewed ap-
planse, he has got to have II great deal more
avoirdupois to weigh us down. [Laughter.]
What do these people think u change Of party
government means! Is it, some OF these pa
per or u wave of hand and all is over! Is that
so! Is that what change Of parties means!
What u change Of parties in great nation like
| this means! What change Of parties from the
| one that preserved the country to the other that
| attacked it's that all that it means! Does it
| mean nothing to the poor freedmen Of the south
whether, all else being against them: the Federal
executive Is to be against them, too? Does it
mean nothing to the loyal people Of the country,
to the heroes Of your fights, to the leaders in your
men that have passed away, whether the Ameri-
| can people arc to put that party and those mem
| cries and those living statesmen to an open
shame--and whether they are to exalt over their
heads the party that, in the name Of the people,
and with the peoples power, we have resisted I'M
| til We saved the country from war and preserved
it from disasters OF peace! l tell you, gentlemen
that the relations Of people to their public mon
and OF the public men to the people are reciprocal
| and when a nation turns its back in prosperity
field or in the cabinet, against the enemies Of the
country, the people have gone over to the side of
| the enemies Of the country. [Appla,,se.1 Man.
ners change ut different ages. but this affair Of
transfer Of power from one party to another diam
etricay its opposite is, with proper allowance for
! the difference Of manners and the ameiorations
OF lite. pretty much the same thing. And, as
remember but one great character in history that
received from his c0untrymen the surname of ''The
Superiority one "Tarquinius Superbus'' Of
Rome-I thought would see whether history that
had repeated itself here with this magnificent title
would not find some other traits of resemblance
in the transactions Ut Tarquinius' government.
The king OF Rome that preceded Tarqunius
had made change in the Roman constitution in
favor Of popular rights lie had endowed with Il
plebians, and it was thorn in the side of the
naughty classes that domineered over them that
the poor plcbians should be trusted with the suf-
trage. Now think that Lincoln did something
OF that kind for the poor plebians Of the south.
[Applause.] think the republican pn,tv has
| matt lint all f1,{
thus far have permitted it to d. to establish these
popular rights-to be sure, only in the hands Of
! the plebians Turqun came forward and slew
Julius: and the great reforlners that represented
the people died by the hand of the assassin, and
then when ne had thus got power, he ut once took
away from the very plebans every vestige Of their
rights. He put to death all senators who had
voted for it. lie took into his hands the whole
administration of justice and he slew or exiled all
that were obnoxious to his will. Well, gentlemen,
Superbus was the last king that ever sat upon the
throne in Rome (applause and until the time that
Cassius and Brutus completed the assassination Of
Casar-down to that time there had always been
Brutus that would brave the eternal devils to be
king. Now, as l say manners have changed
Three hundred years ago in England they sent
these foreign ministers to the Tower and beheaded
their archbishops. But the principle of human
nature which makes the gulf 50 wide between the
principles Of Servius Tullius and Tarquinius SUI
peerbuss, and go wide the gulf between the princi-
pies Of Abraham Lincoln and the party Of Gen.
Hancock. and change Of parties do not pass like
summer dream. No, it is to be from our hearts,
it at all and thank God it is to be only If we have
the will to allow it. [Applause.]
THE PARTIES RECORDS COMPARED.
| Now, we will see how the two parties stand, and
how the party that Garfield represents stands by
the side of aud in comparison with, the democrat
ie party: l will read of the democratic party
| first, 1855: The bonded debt shall be paid in
greenbacks. Laughter.] Government bonds
and all public securities to be taxed equally with
all other property" There is the faith of the ma
! publican party ''for the unparalleled oppression
| and tyranny that have marked its career"
1aughter.] Now, this is the smooth spoken Gen.