Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-09-17
dONEhNOH ISLAND
(wich is in the State NV Moo YorkJ
August %, 1880.


Democracy. r--g
[From the Toledo Bladel
GOVERNORS ISLAND,
(wich is in the State NV Moo YorkJ
August %, 1880. }
Yesterday wuz the most eggscitin
time we ever he'd on the island. | hev
bin in many a tite place in my life, but
never in so tite a one ez this. 1t wus
close time when l deserted from the
Looisianer pelikins, and wuz bein shot
at by the pelikins from behind and the
Fedrals from the front, wiCh Is the nor
NAL con dshn NV the Northern Dime
krat. and wuz in some trouble when
wuz president NV the Unlimited trust
and confidence company, and wuz pur-
sood by infooriated mob, but them
escapes pale into insignidcance. com
pared with wat undergoed Yesterday.
1t wux the day we set apart, Han
cock and me, to receive delegashuns,
wieh we do wunst a week. This. is
alluz our tryin day, and hev to be. in
Ginral Hancock's room to assist him.
He is very much in need NV a states
man, and serve him in that eapassity.
The delegashuns come all TO wrmst,
and there wuz purity mix. IheT tust
that got awience wuz from Inieany..
The cheerman remarkt that his de-
voshun to Dimocrisy and his admira-
shun of Ginral Hancock, our standard
bearer, wuz sublime. He pledged In
ieany to the nominee, by very large
majority, onless our friends in Ken
lucky disappoint us, wich they wood
not. But he came to lay before the
President that is to be the vews of the
Dimocrisy of Inieanv, shown wat
Dimocrisy is in that State. Wat the
Dimocrisy of Inieany wanted wuz a
totle destruckshun NV the nashnel
banks and an Unlimited ishoo NV green
bax by the general government. The
Dimocrisy NV Inieany, ez wun man, de-
mandid fiat money, and all they wantid
Nv it. --.,g
The general remarkt that he hadn't
he'd time to give much attenshun to the
question NV finance, but he he'd no
doubt that the Injeany polisy wuz the
correct thing. He pledged hisself, EFF
eectid, to devote some spare afternoon
to the study NV finance, and he'd no
doubt NV his doin the right thing,
The Moo York delegashun remarkt
that they he'd word to say ez to wat
Dimocrisy wuz. Dimocrisy in Moo York
meant gold basis, and the continyOo-
ance NV the Nashnel Banks, and no fat
money. Fiat money meant repoodia-
shun, room
The Inieany man remarkt that he'd
| be cussed eff any bloated bondholder
which he'd got rich Off the labor NV the
boundin West shood dictate to him. Eff
the Dimocrisy wanted lnjeany they must
come to Injeany's ice. glHH7
The Moo Yorker retorted that no In
ieany repoodianshunist shood dictate
to the Dimocrisy Nv Moo York. lT
Ginral Hancock remarkt that, ez he
he'd sed afore, he hedn't given the sub
iect that keerful attenshun wich its inn
portance demands, but. a-sf ~
The Pennsylvania delegashun broke
in. Wat the Dimocrisy Nv Pennsyl-
vania wantid and must hev, wuz high
pertective tariff, and without it
Gineral Hancock remarkt that he he'd
never given the tariff question any at
tenshun, but ez soon ez he got thro
with nashnel bankin and finances, after
the eleckshun, he wood study it. He
he'd already procoored all the nessary
books on the subiick. s-..fr
The Illinoy delegashun swore that
they wood hev no tariffs. Dimocrisy
meant free trade, and no graspin mo-
nopolists shood come here in the name
NV Dmocrisy, and
Teers wux fillin the GinraPs eyes,
when L interferred. 1t wuz high time,
for ther wuz six more delegashuns to
speak, all from different parts NV the
kentry, and | foresaw wat n terrible
season ther wood be eff Oil wuzn't
poured onto the troubled waters.
Gentlemen" said |, "a word eff you
please, in season. You are all, doubt
less, good Dimekrats, but yoo amt
none NV you got the proper noshun Nv
wat Dimocrisy reely does mean. Dim
ocrisy is a comprehensive word, and
kivers great deal of ground. Our In
ieany friend wants Unlimited money!
he may cherish his noshun and still be
, a good Dimekrat. Our Moo York
friend wants hard money-he shell cher.
ish his beleef. The General and me
, hev no deieckshuns. Likewise ez tC
= the tariff and free trade. There is room
for all, and plenty to spare for all othel
beleefs.
81 But the primary, central, controllir
l lice NV Dimocrisy is postotlis. That i
: the central sun-the great inspirin ije'
= wich swallers up and browns out all the
, rest. For twenty long years we hey
: bin fastin, with the Government gra
g nary in full view, and it is time to pu
Y an end to it. Wat is a tariff compared
5 to our holdin the puss-strings NV tht
r NashunP Wat is the tariff question e
{ compared with the custom houses AM
G the furrin mishns? Ginral Hancocl
Y NAV not be learned on these questions
: but he knows enuff to sign his name t.
t commishns. and that is the fust rekise
o NV Dimekratic President
T 1--WE are perfectly willin that yo
y shell hev your differences, but in the in
e trest NV postolfis we wood sejest tina
/ VOC defer eny menshun NV them til
- after the eleckshun. Then the ginra
n and me are perfectly willin that yo
e shell fite over em all yoo-choose.
+, will then be matter NV perfeck indif
r, renee to us wat Dimocrisy meens. Pos
l. sibly, when each of yoo goes HON
e with his commishn in his pockit, yo
q will be able to see things dilfrent, an
Is those questions wont look so importaI
IS to yoo ez they do now.
d wat the Dimocrisy wants is SUI
d cess. We want the postothses and tn
t. other places. Prinsipple is a might
IS good thing to talk about, but postoff
,r is the end we are aimin at
g Gintlemen, 90 home. AdvOkate i
), your respective localities watever po
g. isy will Git the most votes, and whe
we hev cast anker in the harbor NV SUI
d cess, and we hev the froots NV victr
r safely hived, there will be time enuH
rs discuss these triiin matters. Let OF
u watchword be everywhere: . Hancoc
le and postofisr' .a
10 The little speech he'd the desire
1t effeck, for every man NV EN- realize
Or the fact that he Good never git a SINE
re NV place under anybodyhut Hancocl
De and every one NV EN- pocketed his pla
a. form, and all agreed that l he'd pr,
Id sentid the matter in a statesmanlih
Is way. Likewise, every man NV EN- CO
ly incided with Ginral Hancock views G
is the leadin ishoos that he'd bin meI
Sc shund, and pledged him their hart
le support.