National Republican., 1880-10-19


posed at every stage by the democratic party. |
While Senator Bayard In New York was dcnOunc.
ing tho republican party for not destroying the |
greenback the democratic party was den0uncing
us in the west for not issuing more. The republi
can policy Of reducing the interest of the public
debt by the process of refunding was steadily de-
nouucCd by the democratic party in Indiana be-
cause we did not set tho paper mills ut work to
print more notes to pay the boudholders,
aud In the cast because We did not apply our sur.
plus revenue 70 pay off the notes instead of the
bonds, The people, appreciated tho reduction OF
principal and the advance of our notes ~ the gold
standard. Providence aided the republican purity
TO thwart nll the schemes of the democratic party
some OF them were advocating the repeal of the
national banks with n view to revive the state
banks, but the people were satisfied that the ma
tiOnnl bank system was the best that was ever dc
yiScd aud would not risk its being tampcred WITH
AnothGr hneneiol question that groyely divided
question:. The republican party has steadily
supported system Of tariG laws Which,
while II furnished ample revenue also
industry. This protection built up all over the
country innumernbe manufacturing shops, which
have given employment to millions Of men and
women, and has enabled us not only to supply
nearly all The articles essential TO human life but
has cheapened those articles, enabled US TO COM
pete with our productions IN the foreign market
and furnished u home market for agricultural
products. The democratic party Threatened all
these industries. They resolved in favor Of tariff
| for revenue only. This was their oil doctrine, bu
| they forgot the great change that has occurred
| since 1860 when onr manufactures were an insig.
Ing by their principles, they were for protection In
New Jersey aud free trade iii kentucky, and in III
diana they did not know where they were. They got
General Hancock TO amend the domOcrntic plat
| form by absurdly saying the tariff was local
question, and, finally by coming out for incidental
| protection. On every financial question they werc
driven by emergencies of the canvass TO come over
| TO the republican ground. party thus at sea
without hxed principles was at II great disadvan-
toge. The republican party had Its fixed principles
| embodied In existing laws which were daily cx-
niOmaung their results IN increasing prosperity,
while the democratic party had not the merit of
proposing silgIe measure or principle on which
| they could stand
Another element of republican success is its IN
tense nationality, Its love OF country It's flag, its
| history and its strength This feeling is growing
| with our growth AS the number Of states in
creases, their relative importance decreases. New
agencies. such as railroads aud telegraphs demon
stratc the increasing Importance oinauonal author
| ity all Of which hnrmonizes with the republican
| its old dogmos about state rights 1t is hRmpercd
with every new question or need. 1t don't feel the
| impulse Of patriotism, because its patriotism is
bounded by state lines 1t takes no pride in our
grand history during tho war. because the maority
oil lhat party was against the country during the
| war From It's history and ideas II is not fit to con-
| duct the government, except upon the principles
| OF Buchanan and Calhoun.
Another trouble with the democratic party is It's
intense sectonalism. II is built up and rests upon
| the solid south. That section controls It, This
| would not be so bad if the south had been made
solid by free and fair elections. You who live here
| IN sight Of the capitol know better than others how
bitter farce elections have been in the TAR south,
| ana even in Baltimore. No worse sentiment was
| ever uttered III republican government than that
attributed to Governor Perry of South Carolina:
| social ostracism for The white man and no EN-
ployment for the colored man." No more striking
example of this ostracism hns ever occurred than
that employed by Senator Butler who said:
Look Gt Longstreet He was begged and im-
plorcd not to persevere in his course butt he dricd
| on and on. and houndered deeper and deeper In
the mirc, until he landed hand aud foot in the re-
publican mire. And what has he gained? scorn,
ostracisin, odum ill-will-worse than all the con.
| tempt of tho men who stood by him under the
shower Of death and destruction"
| What had Longstreet done? Had he robbed, sto-
| len, murderedY No, he had Joined the republican
Now the northern people, democrats as well as
| republicans, won't have such things said truly
They want honest elections fair play for an, equal
rights and secure protection In these rights.
| 10 sum up all tile causes of tho democratic de-
feat IN Ohio and Indiana, would say that the
people thought they could not be trusted with the
money or industries of the people, nor with their
national iug or national honor, nor with the social
rights Of American citizens, especially with those
OF the freedmen emancipatcd by war. The people
things except that they wish a republican COLI
greSS and republican president would take
further security for the protection of nl citizens in
equal civil and political rights. They want re-
sumption maintained. relundng continued and
American industries protected and expanded
These can best be secured by the election OF James
a. Garfield us president
ATToRNEY.GENERAL DEvENs,
who followed the secretary, said:
| FELLow-CITlzENs: You really have completed
the object OF the meeting in extending your wei
come to Secretary and Mrs. sherman and in re-
cciving his reply, and selection by the band was
intended for the dispersion of the audience and TO
facilitate matters have been called upon TO aid in
Dispensing this great assembage / don't know
that can interest YOU after all that has been said
by the speakers who preceded me. Four months
OF our campaign have gone, and we are drawing
closely TO the end; and to the question, Watch
man, what of tho niGhlY' We are able 70 answer:
ALREADY the dawn Is streaming across the horizon
with waves Of light, and we shall see the day i'm
media,ely" We have met this campaign Of 1850
in season of prosperity such as no nation has
ever experienced. In 1876 the republican party
was compelle ed to meet the people ut season Of de-
preston, when workshops were shut up. and at
Il season when we were struggling toward the goal
minds, after the convulsions which had occurred
10y reason of our irredcemable currency and wild
speculation, that there was but one course TO pur
sue, and that was TO rctum to specie payments
The republican party met that issue as Ii has met
all the issues that have been forced upon 1t during
It's long career. 1t said to the people that these
things are notjoyOus TO the people for the present,
but, though grieyous, Will ultimately lead to re-
Hayes fresh from his conflict with Governor Allen
of Ohio, was made president Of the United States
and put Mr.. Sherman at the head of the treasury,
every man in this country had q right to expect
confidently that We were going to resume specie
payments ICheers.l Mr.. Sherman said the
law was not all lie desired, but that 1t would do,
and no asserted That We could make up our
minds that In 1873 specie payment would be resumed
according to that law, and SO II was, Mr.. Lincoln
understood these shermans, for at one time, when
n difficulty occurred in this vicinity with some of
the new regiments, VINO became mutiuuus, he made
investigation into the matter, ana when told by ono
of the officers that he considered Sherman pretty
hard on them, as the latter had said that Ii the
regiments again behaved In the same manner that
hO would have one of tho old regime nts fire upon
thcm In answer to this Mr., Lincoln snid, Don't
you trust the Shermans, tor they will do just as
they say" So when Mr.. sherman promised the
resumption ofSpecie payments on the LIST o, Jan
uury, 1879 every man who understood him had
q right TO believe It would be done And
although we saw prosperity and business
activity on every hand, Yet II was an
anxious day when wo realized the resump.
tion of specie payments. When we met IN
cabinet the next mOrnnB-Ond this Is cabinet Sc
Cret which you must be suro not to diyuge-we
turned to Mr.. Sherman sud said, How has the day
gold this morning than yesterday morning" and
| then we knew that resumption was II certainty.
lCheersl Upon all the principles which II has nii-
nounced to tie people This country the republican
party has stood lrm, while the democratic platform
| has become more aud more riCkcty day by day q,
/, Why even General Hancock IN his letter of ofRcccpt.
ance stated that nothing hOd been said In the
democratic platform in reference TO the constitu.
tOnal amendments; that he knew all the people in
this country believed in those amendments, sO he
, repaired the platform IN this respect. Debate went
on, and we pointed out hOm time to time many
little oyclsights Of the democrats tnat
kept General Hancock busy IN setting right.
. Rebel claims were discussed and then
we came TO the tarii and pointed out to the people
that IL free trade was brought about every furnace
= would be cold and every valley made musical by
| the sound Of the loom would be Silent forever.
General Hancock then comes 10 the rescue In an
| Interview published in the Paterson GUdrdidn,
giving circulation TO some Of the most novel ideas