The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1880-08-26

It because ne represented in q greater degree
the principles of the Democratic party than
do the eminent statesmen namedT No one ID
The astute politicians OF the party saw only
Democratic platform, or in better words q
genuine Democrat on genuine Democratic
platform: The people must be deceived; a..
but stinketh Randall and q return Of rebels to
vania grand jury as public nuisance. Payne
and his barrel was hopeful, but the spigot
might run dry. Hendricks and his rag baby
board they went, and the Bourbon mourners
go about the streets wondering IL 1t will ever
'e so1der % Mas 50 nominated at cnctnn.ii By TIE
Democratic party because Democratic leaders
knew that WITHOUT blue ~ .s coat o to hide ss the
was not the faintest hope of success. 1t is
said that murder will out, and the committee
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
"Your nomination." said ME-. Stevenson,
ciaiiy notifying not General HANCOCK @ Of bis nomi-
nation, " was not made alone because IN the
midst 1 % q arms @ {ne nafnHss as1 aua
Forney wrote in 1858, because in New Or
leans, where he is at present stationed as com
he does not offend the sastes or hurt the feel
ings Of the people there by wearing the Ma
tiSe % feelings Of the % patriotic % louis Iousiansns @ Il
he should don the gray?"
It was not because of General Hancock's
in isss and at CINCINNATI in 1854 delegates
from Solid South gave him their ardent sup
tary Governor, that showed his sympathy for
the old order of things, and a desire to restore
rebels to power before his own gaping wound,
And this old party. With ali the rottenness of
year, =, upon . It, comes TO the loyal 2stient Re0 20
again 1 entrSsted with the administration Of
afiairs, that It may put in every Fedsrn! ONCE,
from President & down ;,n to the 6uRSlesf post
or boisterous Democrats, who viii owe their
places to the solid vote of q solid South con-
much as ever in the justice of 1.-The lost
cause; Are you, my fellow citizens, are you,
my fellow soldiers, prepared to give votes to
Democratic Convention held in any State,
from no Democractic newspaper published
Democratic statesman hailing from the late
Confederacy, have you or or any one ever
asanst ths snsiS Wss Wrons or
single admission that our efforts to preserve
The Confederate dag must disappear for
buried out of sight; the Union must be the
Color of our uniform everywhere, from Maine
| to California, from the lakes to the gulf, IN
MISSISSIPPI as well as IN New 4 Ork, before IL
| will do for the Republican party to loosen 1T
grip or surrender control of the Nation:
| That great party tonight and In this cam.
| paign fights not upon the defensive. 1t tcomes
not as a suppliant, but as conqueror, 1t Pointt
| with pride to its record and demands its rights
| 1t took possession of this Government wheI
Democrats and rebels were leagued against 1t
| and through the perils Of war and the disaster
| OF peace it has brought it in triumph up to it
present high position and crowned 1t with free
dom and prosperity.
| re resentatiye American, volunteer soldier
| who smelled powder, statesman whose at
| tainments and abilities no one questions o.
/ disputes, q man of whom the ablest Democra
in the land has written: 81 have been his de
voted friend for many years, and am resolves
| that never will believe thar he does not de
| serve the affection have bestowed upon him
his private life into his public conduct he will
make the best Chief Magistrate we have eve
had" 80. 'rgf,,- ..-F j. a--
This grand party with no blemish upon it
record, but with many honorable scars re
ceived in its quarter Of q century contest TO
freedom, comes with James A. Garfield as IL
leader and bids you stand by 1t rs 1t stood b.
you during the war.
1t comes showing you in its admirable stand
ard bearer what free America can do for tn
humblest boy in the land.
Its candidate comes, showing you, In his owl
personal history, what pluck, and perseve
renee, industry, and brains, under the inspira
ton of free Institutions, can do for the son o
the humblest artisan in the country. $50
The Republican party comes in Justice an
in right to again meet and crush its encien
God bless the old party and give it abundsn
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