The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-07-31

children, because they had to be dis.
charged from the yard just be.
cause there was no money to pay.
just because of this, economy, in
another part of the Government de-
partments, the clerks. even 3 lot of
poor girls, had to be discharged ;
and so the laboring men had to be
discharged and thrown out of the
employment 80 that the Democratic
party might go before the country
and show what they had done. This
was what they called economy and
reform. 9gI
There are two parties that are
asking as for their votes, and the
question 1 asked myself was, which
party am 1 going to take stock in ?
Which Of these two sections will help
'the iAbofihg fiieiig nave come is
the conclusion that if there is to be a
solid South, l will vote with the solid
North. Loud cheers. You remem-
ber, if you read about the Cincinnati
Convention, that several gentlemen
got up and promised the solid South.
These Democrats claimed right along
that they would have solid South,
and the Chairman appointed as
Chairman of all the important COM
mittees some of the Southern men.
These are facts that cannot be denied.
Now | have this question to ask you,
and whsther you have been Repub-
licans or Democrats, 1 want you to
lay your prejudices aside. If speak
the truth, give me credit for it if l
tell you a lie; L don't want you to
believe anything just because | say
1t, but read all about it for yourself
yes. Where are the emigrants that
have come from. the oppressed peo-
pies of Europe? Where are they
gone? TO the South? or are they
not in the North ard Northwestern
States? Ninety per cent of them are
in the North. Cheers. And which
was the party that got these Home
stead laws under which they can
come here and get along in life /?
They came from the Republican par
ty. This is one reason why / am to
vote the Republican ticket. Loud
cheers. Now, I have another. Two
years ago L was delegate to the
Democratic Convention from my
county. and the Committee on Reso-
lutions reported platform in which
they said they were in favor of the
repeal of the Resumption act. That
was anofher thing began to get
shaky about. FLaughter.l I knew
just as we'll as possible that Sherman
was going to come all right. Cheers. I
The Democrats said then that when
the Resumption act went in force
they were going to take out every
bitof gold there was in the Treasury.
But they never did it. Laughter
and cheers Now just look little
at these things. 1 can't give you any
fine polished talk. I leave that to
other people. I don't know much
about grammar, but l can talk about
these things. and I thank goodness
for what 1 say is: Study well, and
be careful before you cast your ballot.
ECheers.] Be sure that you know
you are right. They tell you to join
the Truth. 1 have been a little down
South. I have travelled a good deal.
They tell you there are plenty of
places down there, but I know that
in the South poor man, no matter
how hard he may try, stands poor
chance of getting along. The North
men are the friends of the laboring
man. Cheers. have been think.
ing over this for considerable length
of time, and / think I am. right.
[Cheers.T And when know 1 ara
right / don't allow any man to change
me from my course.
"Now, you don't want to vote for
any of these men that have no res
pect for any except at elections.
ECheers.l 1 heard a man say once.
They never came to see me except at
an election. and then they fetched me
me in a carriage, and was a gentle.
man. Laughter. | only Just want
to say few more words to you now.
but you will hear from nIe again he
fore tIis campaign is over. What /
tell you now is this: Let every man
consider himself committee of one
to work for the success Of our ticket.
[Cheers and cries of That's the way
we'll do it'll Don't 60 and talk about
it, but do it. My fellow countrymen,
this Republican platform is large
enough and broad enough and grand
enough for every Trshman and every
laboring man to stand uDon. Loud
cheers. This one thing we are going
to do--you mark it: We are going
to give the votes of the laboring men