Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-02-12
A Son of the Late StoPhOR A. Douglas
Speaks

A Son of the Late StePhCR A. Douglas
Speaks
Stephen A. Douglas, Jr., SON of the
Little Giant, whom the son greatly re-
sembles, has been lecturing recently in
Central and Southern Illinois, the fol-
lowing being an extract from his speech
as made before large audience in Mat
toon last week, and reported in the
Journal of that city:
am stalwart Republican. Natu-
rally enough, l could be expected to
feel warm affinity for the Democratic
party. Every association of my boy
hood, and every atom Of respect for my
father made it so. After the war, l
went to North Carolina to settle the es-
tate of my mother, which did not re-
quire much work for, between the raw
ages of the war and the bankrupt
courts, little was left. When l went
there | was prejudiced in favor Of the
Democracy, and considered myself a
most enthusiastic and loyal Democrat.
On the principles of that old party,
believed, rested the true foundation of
our Government, and in the party that
had always advocated them | expected
to see them perpetuated. AS timeWOre
on and made the acquaintance of DEM
ocracy as interpreted in the South, |
wondered how the world came to be so
effeCtually lost. 1t was the course of
those who misTepresented themselves as
Democrats that converted and made me
a Republican. However, | still claim
to adhere to the three great principles
on which my father based his political
creed. These are: First, LOYALTY to the
country; second, hard money, and
third, the sovereignty of the people.
The idea of this third principle is that
the majority shall rule. This is disre-
garded in the South, and therein is
cardinal principle of my fathers Dem
ocracy constantly being set aside.
AT least 10000 fraudulent votes were
counted against lis in North Carolina.
Before the election, Jim Vance, the
Democratic candidate for Governor, ad-
mitted that if Judge Settle, his oppo-
nent, received 1000 votes in the State,
which were the figures claimed for him
by his Republican supporters, he
(VanCe) was defeated. The Republi-
can vote was 10000, and the Demo-
Gratis made theirs 123,369. | would be
willing to swear that in my own cOun-
ty 600 more votes were returned than
there were voters in the county: knew
the people of the county thoroughly,
had canVassed it several times myself.
and knew exactly what the lawful vote
ought to be. They turned out the
graveyards and had them all back again
before the polls closed.
The people of North Carolina, and
in fact most of the Southern States, are
purely local in their politics. They
will often take much more interest in
the choice of a Constable than Presi-
dent. In that campaign the interest
centered in the contest for Governor, |
Little comparatively was said about the |
President, because the people did not
take so much interest in that branch of |
the contest. Yet the Democrats con-
trived to get TiIden's vote several thou
sand ahead Of their candidate for Coy
ernOr, which every man in the State
knows must have been by fraud.
Speaking of the candidates for PTesi-
dent, Mr.. Douglas said: "The people
Of the South want Grant. They have
in him. They believe that
he will furnish the protection that the
need. They do not say
just how they expect him to regulate
things, but they think he can and will
do it. Blaine's opposition to the Force
bill' Injuries him with the Republicans,
and, while they admire him for his bold
ltteranCes and gallant course, yet they
want Grant. Grant is their man.
Every Southern man who has a diff
Guilty with another and gets worsted
has respect for his successful Oppo-
nent. That is the case with the feeling
for Grant. He never does or says any
hing that anybody can make handle
of, and seems always to be just the
tight thing without any parade or os-
just take that Dennis Kear-
ley. Every ybOdy stood back in amaze
nent at the boldness of the demagogue
md Communist, and actually felt APP
that he would lead the labor
ng people Of the country to do some
lreadful thing. But when Grant reach
I'd San Francisco, and Kearney sent up
lis card, Grant quietly sent it back
gain with instructions to say, "that if
Learney represented a political party he
lid not wish. to see him. If he was
imply one of the people he could at
end the public reception" That set
led Kearney. He has been steadily
Gliding into obscurity ever since that
ime. Grant never tlops. The South
BELIEVES he can be trusted, and will
tick to him."