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or he would have been dead long ago.
[Cheers.l He regarded this as a
Most Acceptible Tina

for a change in rulers. A long contin-
uance in power by Republicans had
made the party corrupt. In 1860 when
the Democratic party divided the Union
was not divided, men of both parties
fiocked to the front to protect the flag.
He conteuded that Democrats and not
Republicans fought the war, and
adduced statistics showing that in GER
tain Southern States the whole number
OF soldiers in the Union army reached
2S2, 1000, and in the same States there
were 24000 Republican voters. The
balance he concluded were Democrats.
The negro voted for Lincoln's second
election, and so did he.
1t was not Time TO Swap Horses.
Votes were cast for the Union and he
believes when he votes for Hancock he
will be voting for the Union. He did
not ask the nationality or religion OF
those who fought for the Union, and
should not ask those questions If they
are ready to vote for the Union. These
heroes went into war at the country's
calls, but it was hard to get Republicans
in after the Democrats had shown the
way. There were more Republican Of
flee holders in the army. The Republi.
cans say it will be dangerous to change
rulers. Let them show the danger and
We will march again and teach them
another lesson in patriotism and loyalty.
[Cheers.1 The safety OF the Union de-
pends on the Democratic party. Make
up a Union of the North and South
and East and West
And 1t Will be as Eternal as the Sun.
Republicans claim to have brought
the present prosperity, but the speaker
thought that Providence had protected
the Democracy when the party did not
protect itself. During the past five years
the crops have been so large that We
have been feeding Europe, and money
has been flowing rapidly into our Golfers.
He admitted, for the sake OF argument,
that the Republicans gave them crops,
but asked: "Did they destroy the har-
vests of Europe?" In 1873, when the
dark days of financial distress were har.
RAISING the people, the Republican
party was passing legislation to put
tramps-idle workingmen-in the penl-
tentiary. Four years ago
The Democratic Party Came into Power.
and there are no tramps. Providence
has overruled affairs and given pros
perity. Have We to thank the Repub-
iican party only for bankruptcy, which
made tramps? On the Greenback
question he said: II the Republican
party claim the glory for bringing it,
who will take the shame of bringing it
down? [Voice-The Republican party.l
he said instead OF the Democrats re-
pealing the tariff laws, American labor
would be more protected than ever,
and il Hancock is elected" there will
be a bureau of labor established at
Washington. The Republicans want to
stay in power to protect the negroes OF
the South. They have been in power
sixteen years
without Afording That Protection,
and are not to be trusted any longer.
Republican statesmen were sent South,
not TO instruct negroes how 10 vote, but
how to count. Maine had elected Plais-
ted, but he is to be counted out. He
hoped this would be done and perhaps
the people would rise as committee OF
the whole and declare they will not
longer stand it. 1t will come back on
the Republican party ii Plaisted is
counted out. He advocated States
rights, and expressed the hope that this
would be the missionary country which
our forefathers proposed.
Col. Forney followed in a lengthy
speech, after which the meeting al
journed. The partly left on the ll:27
train for Toledo.