Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-09-10

hAANA w Nf'tNH MNus lMNN NMuF ana NnIn year
continued openly with a grim humof, and
Justified by the dominant opinion South md
~ the ngluictc HnCU Of tho Democracy Of the
North. II Is only by this fraud that that party
hopes Tor success II now there n change IN
the Executive branch Of the Government Il
W.. % caused by tho grave aud startling fact
tnht tne rebels Of tho South have, by bloody
means, succeeded Ia OverthrOWinR the COnsti-
tutional rights Of 100000 of freedmen, and
lhe Democratic party Of the North, eager for
power and place, cooperate with the rebels
OF tho South IN this crime by sharing In the
power and places secured by II.
Senator Thurman says they want 20 bring
ABOUT change, 80 a. 70 restore the old time-
hOnored doctrine OF the Democrntlc party In
respect 20 State rights. Under tho DOGMA Of
STATE rights, that party gradually suboidinated
thc rights and powers OF the National Govern
ment 70 those Of tho several States, until II
nqally clalmed that any State might nullfy
the laws OF tho United States and sooede from
This doctrine Of State rights is the basis of
opposition 70 National Banks, to the National
Election laws and protection Of the ballOt-boK
and 70 the Navigation laws Whenever the
question arises in National politics. you will
always tind the Republican party IN favor Of
the enforcement of all the rights, civil and pO-
lltioal conferred by the Constitution Of the
united States, while the Democratic party
oppose the enforcement OF these rights and
leaye the citizen 70 the tender mercy Of local
Senator Hampton, in n recent speech at
StauntOn, VA stated the issue fairly;
Consider what Lee and Jackson would do
pies for which they fought for four years. Re
member the men who poured forth their life
blood on Virginia's soil, and do not abandon
The South did fight for the rights Of the States
as they understood them; and this contest has
ALREADY cost the Nation half million OF lives
and over six thousand millions Of dollars. II
is for the people of the North, who took the
burden of this contest upon themselves, 20
say whether, within twenty years after our
heroes were sacrificed in the war, and while
the debt still bears heavily, they are willing,
for the sake Of gratifying the Democratic
party, to vindcate the principles against
which we fought.
II the principles OF the Democratic party
twenty years ago, and the men who fought
for them, are restored to power, you will lind
the Same slavish ncqulescence Of the Demo-
cratic fragments Of the North to the Demo-
Gratis of the South as before the war. The
election law will be the first 20 bo repealed,
and thus will be legalized all the atrocious
crimes and frauds Of the South, and even the
great fraud Of New York will be condoned
forever. Amnesty and forgiveness will be pro-
claimed for the meanost crimes that have ever
been committed against free government.
What protection will there then be for the
troemen Of the SOuth7 What guard will there
be against the ballOt-boX suffers and like Grim
inals in the NOrth2
Mr.. Sherman thus concluded;
The Republican party may sometimes have
failed to meet your expectations in all things,
may sometimes have neglected to do that
whole, it has rendered such service to this
country that It may fairly claim to be intrust-
ed with the Administration Of the Govern
ment until ut least some party appears with
Republican party conducted the war with sue
cess IL has emancipnted whole race. 1t
has done its utmost to secure civil and religi-
Gus liberty to all citizens. 1t has developed
the homestead policy. 1t has unified and ma
tionalzed all parts Of our common country
into one grand whole, without invading in the
least the rights and Duties of the several
States, which during this time have securely
managed their local affairs without let or him
drance from the National Government. IL
proposes further to develop this policy. IL
proposes to maintain the resumption Of specie
payments, so that we may continue to have
good money of gold and silver and paper all
equal to each other, and all of universal credit
wherever water runs and our flag floats. IL
proposes to complete tho plan OF retunding
the debt by the substitution of bonds bearing
from three to four per cent interest for those
still outstanding beUring a higher rate. 1t
proposes while steadily pursuing the principle
of protecting American Industry, to reduce as
rapidly as possible the burden OF taxation, and
at no distant time to coniine all National taxes
to moderate duties on imported goods and a
tax on liquors, tobacco and beer Regarding
education as the strongest foundation for Re-
publican government II proposes to foster
schools and colleges and academies OF learn
ing, and to make the way open in the South as
well us i'm the North TO every child, black or
white, to receive the rudiments Of education.
Ii has given you, as an evidence OF It's pur-
poses, an honest, lullnlul' anu buNttSoAul ht-
ministratiun of the National Government
under the Presidency of rutherford ID. Hayes,
one that will be pointed to as an honored e1-
ample long after we are gathered to our fa-
during his term, and has been crippled greatly
in the development of his policy; but he
has prevented great evils from being accom-
plished by the Democratic party. More than
all, he has wisely executed Republican laws
upon the statute book, and has by his veto pre-
vented the repeal of other laws equally import
M Ia bag Ipup thig evil. lint
has done it great good.
We want a change. We want to change this
Democratic Congress into Republican Con-
gress, in harmony with the spirit of the age
and with the general policy OF the Republican
party: a Congress that Will, while closely
scrutinizing the public expenses, be just and
liberal for all necessary purposes, and eco
nOmical, careful and prudent in the appropri-
alton of public money. We want to uphold
the National authority, so that the time VIII
soon come when neither mob nor state,
nor local public opinion, will be strong enough
to deprive any American citizen of his civil
and political rights. We want to continue ac-
tiyity and industry and good times. We want
to foster our industry, extend our trade, and
fill our vast area with thriving industrious
people, native and naturalized. While main
tuining American principles, we oher the in
dustriul classes Of all nations who are willing
to- share in our lot and conform to our policy,
the liberal and equal benefit Of our laws. We
wish 10 see the rights of labor protected with
out disturbing the rights of property. We
wish, above all, to maintain the National
Creult ana the National name, so lnut, DOtn IN
our foreign and domestic policy, 1t may be un-
derstOod that this Republic will be just 10 the
weak as well as to the strong will ask moth
ing but what is right, and submit to nothing
that is wrong in our dealings with foreign
Nations.
10 secure these great objects, we have placed
in nomination General GARFIELD, a citizen of
Ohio, who was trained in the school of adyers-
ity, which has produced nearly all the great
men in American politics. He is self-edu.
Gated. He has been tried in both civil and
military life, and in every position occupied
by him has rendered satisfaction TO his con-
stituents. He entered the volunteer army at
the beginning of the war as a soldier, per-
formed brilliant services, rose rapidly, until
he was called by the people of his district to
represent them in Congress. He is thorough
ly informed and trained in all the questions
Of the day, and i'm all of them is in full har-
mony with the Republican party. He is ad-
mrably prepared to discharge the civil du.
nominated, and, compared 10 General Han
cock, by any test that may be applied to him,
is his superior in ability, capacity and fitness
for President of the United States. General
Hancock relies solely upon his service in the
army and upon the issuing of an order, which,
in my Judgment, under the circumstances,
was a concession to rebels that ought not to
have been made, while General Garfield can
point to a varied civil and military life, con-.
bining the herOism of the soldier and trained
experience in the highest civil duties. Let
no personal disappointment entcrintO or color
our zeal in the good cause, but with the cOur-
age and hope that animated the Union army
during the war, let us press forward our Re
publican principles until all that we have
guaranteed by the Constitution or the laws
shall be fully secured TO the humblest as well
as the lofticst citizen Of this republic.
BSS-Sin continues, and so does that
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