Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-08-20

Il because no represented in greater degree
the principles of the Democratic party than
do the eminent statesmen namedP No one Is
so silly as to answer yes.
The astute politicians of the party saw only
defeat with an honest Democrat on an honest
Democratic platform, or in better words n
genuine Democrat on a genuine Democratic
platform. The people must be deceived.
Thurman and states-rights would die
"bornin." Tilden and reform is not only dead
but stinketh Randall and a return of rebels to
power was liable to be indicted by PennsyF
vania grand jury as public nuisance. Payne
and his barrel was hopeful, but the spigot
might run dry. Hendricks and his rag baby
would not live to reach the battery, and over
board they went and the Bourbon mourners
20 about the streets wondering If IL Will ever
seem natural to burrah for n Union soldier.
A soldier was nominated mt Cincinnati by the
Democratic party because Democratic leaders
knew that without u blue coat to hide the
general cussedncss" of their cause there
was not the fantest hope of success, II Is
said that murder will out, and the committee
TO notify the nominee of his selection to he
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
Gettysburg, but his toadying to rebels in New
Orleans and Texas that gave him the victory.
Your nomination" said MI. Stevenson,
Chairman of the Convention, i'm his letter Off
cially notifying General Hancock of his nomi-
nation, was not made alone because in the
midst of arms you Illustrated the highest quail
titles of u soldier, but" as Colonel John w.
Forney wrote in 1868, because in New Or
leans, where he is at present stationed as COM
mandlng OfnCcr OF the tltth Military DlStrlCt,
he does not offend the tastes OF hurt the feel-
| ings of the people there by wearing the Ma
| tiOnal uniform. Would it not soothe the scnsl.
tive feelings OF the patriotic Louisanians IL
he should don the grayr"
1t was not because of General Hancock's
heroic bravery on the field, that at New York
/ in 1868 and at Cincinnati in 1880, delegates
| from Solid South gave him their ardent sup
port. 1t was because of acts of his, while Mill
tary Governor, that showed his sympathy for
| rebels to power before his own gaping wound,
received at Gettysburg, had firmly healcd.'
| And this old party, with all the rOttenncss of
pie of this goOdly land and demands that 1t be
again entrusted with the administration of
affairs, that 1t may put in every Federal office,
| fromPresident down to the humblest post
Office in the land, either renegade Republicans
or bOisterous Democrats who will owe their
| places to the solid vote OF solid South con-
trolled and run by men who to-day glory as
much as ever in the justice of the lost
cause; Are you, my fellow citizens, are you,
my fellow soldiers, prepared to give votes to
accomplish this2 Recollect that from nc
Democratic Convention held in any state,
from no Democratic newspaper published
anywhere in the South, from the lips of nc
Democratic statesman hailing from the late
Confederacy, have you or or any one ever
heard a single confession that the rebellion
against this Government was wrong, or 4
single admission that our efforts to preserve
the Union were right.
The Confederate flag must disappear for
ever. The lost cause" must be deccntly
buried out of sight; the Union must be the
god OF our St0teSmenSh1p, ana the Dlue the
color of our uniform everywhere, from Maine
to California, from the lakes to the gulf, in
Mississippi as well as in New York, before il
will do for the Republican party to loosen IL:
grip or surrender control of the Nation.
That great party tonight and in this cam
paign fights not upon the defensive. 1t comes
not us n suppliant, but as conquerOr, II polnt
with pride to its record and demands its rights
1t took possession of this Government wheI
, Democrats and rebels were leagued against il
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 it with free
dom and prosperity.
| has nominated as its standard bearer
: re resentative American, Il volunteer soldie
who smelled powder, a statesman whose at
: tainments and abilities no one questions o
| disputes, u 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 i never will believe that he does not dc
! serve the affection have bestowed upon him
If he will carry the principles which regua
} his private life into his public conduct he vii
/ make the best Chief Magistrate we have eve
had"
, This grand party with no blemish upon it
record, but with many honorable scars II
, ceived in its quarter of century contest TO
/ freedom, comes with James A. Garfield as II
{ leader and bids you stand by it as it stood b
| you during the war.
| 1t comes showing you in its admirable stant
! ard bearer what free America can do for tn
J humblest boy in the land.
! Its candidate comes, showing you, in his ow
/ personal history, what pluck, and persev,
: tion of free institutions, can do for the son c
the humblest artisan i'm the country.
9 The Republican party comes in Justice an
: in right TO again meet and crush its anclen
foe.
p God bless the old party and give it abundar
! victory