The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-08-18

A.NAAT y sAAAHs w AAA-NA ~ At'fA'N cora ff'AN
in the South are one of that kind OF
blessings that come when we don't
stand in much ncedofthom. Laugh
teri When the people of the South
see a good, united solid. all conquer
ing North, then West Virginia. Ten
nessec. North Carolina. Florida and
those other States, are not 50 diff
cult to obtain, and five win great
sounding, rounding, bounding victo-
ries in the great States Of the North
your votes in the South viii then 90
for nothing. j have great faith in
the North. | believe the people arc
awake. and ! believe we are bound
to achieve a splendid triumph. Zap
plause.l The people are coming 70
the belief that the time has not vet
come-in the judgment of the men
who fought the war for the Union
to surrenderittothemon who fought
against It. [Applause.l That is the
belief, and they cant deludc You by
having Hancock with them Han
cock so far as / know, Is the first
man that ever took part in "a great
war who was afraid to have the fact
Great laughter Read
his letter for yourselves and see if he
isn't. Renewed laughter.1 Wash
ington fought in Revolutionary
war against England, but / never
heard that me didn't ike 70 hear
his conduct referred to. and Jackson
and Taylor, too, they fought in diff
fcrent wars. but | never heard that
they were afraid or ashamed about
It. Laughter.l But read Hancock S
letter, and see ifit dOcsen't say in
plain terms. Excuse me, but don't
that thing, it Is away -
years ago, and, ah, circumstances
have thrown me into company IN
which it Is disagreeable to have that
matter mentioned TYells oflaugh-
ter and appIause.l That, gentleman
is Just what his letter means, II it
means ANYTHING. Now we have got
- our candidate James \. Garfield.
q brave volunteer General. who j,
not at all afraid about its being
known that he was in the Union
Army. Hcis brave, capable, honest.
experienced, and we propose to fol-
low MS standard 10 VICTORY i'll 'illS
eleclGn- lAPpi.all-e, ana say 20
'eIl' Ilaii0'cN- lot "iioill '''''.i ,i''
very high regard .2 q 7'i',iJi 'l',- '
-el'lighlaIi' 'A..' l-' i'''7 '- -.'-' .'.'''
lound IN p9d s'ttlp'.... '.-' we
can I0lIo" lillii- L''--.''..'. -.'''--''-
l"f ana a1liaI-'--
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Secretary sherman r'- u.z- loud
ly called on fora spec. mu "tonce
arose TO respond. lie vas -reeted
with applause. and sait; ! have
listened with great attention E" the
remarks Of the sentiem. Wi have
spoken, and don thl...l i-ere Is
such a difference oi opmon upon
the matter at issue that 1t could he
made q point for debate IN q dehat-
ing society anywhere. l don't under
stand the remark OF the gentleman
who spoke about the nmPo7slbIlity
Of carrying LOUISIANA, as a gTouH' oi
abandoning the south. 1t I- q
question only a. 20 where we ShaII
aim our arullery-Where l. the weak
point in the enemy line. The line
of battle reaches from eanto ocean
from Texas % Name, and Wher-
ever the artlIGt can strike the most
effective blow against the common
adversary, there should the artillery
be aimed. LApplause.I II anybody
proposes to abandon the Republican
party of the South, l at once begin
To wonder, and II eXcltes my sym
pathetic repugnance. IL Is they who
have suffered the tortures OF hell Tor
their principles and their party-it
Is those people who have born the
brmt Of the struggle. Abandon
them, It's true, II we abandon them
We abandon the principles Tor when
we fought in the war, and no Re
publican could ever abandon those
principles which declare and mann
tain that every man, woman and
child in this land should ENJOY the
equal protection afforded by the law.
| Applause. The real test, known 10
all the world, Is IN the three OF iour
pivotal States. and there the battle
Is to be wased. / went 70 see the
struggle last year IN some OF them
/ extended the right hand OF fellow
ship to my friend from Name: ! saw
the Republicans ot Name ia tnat
struggle, and / glory IN them. lap
plause.l / saw what a hot-Ded OF
corruption there was uere-DeIn"-
crats and UreenDackeTs' men VINO
could not agree upon anythlh2, Dut
who combined together To defeat the
committee should 30 all in ther
test in Maine i'm September, and if
that should result happily the men