The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1880-10-14
General Grant Defines His Position PO.
litically.

At the great political gathering in
Warren, Ohio, on the 2Sth of Septem-
ber, addressed by Senator ConkIing,
ex-President Grant presided, and, on
calling the meeting to order, read
the following short speech defining his
political position:
In view of the known character and ability
of the speaker who is to address you to-day.
and his long public career and association
with the leading statesmen of the country for
ing in me to detain you with many remarks of
count to you, on the first occasion of my pre-
siding at a political meeting, for 1.-THE faith
am Republican, as the two great politi-
cal parties are now divided, because the Re
publican party is a National party, seeking the
citizens There is not precinct in this vast
Nation where a Democrat can not cast his
ter what the predominance of the other
party. He can proclaim his political
SpHSn wthon, ns is fear a1a
prescription on account Of his opinion. There
are fourteen States, and localities in some
others, where Republicans have not this priv
lican. But am Republican for many other
payment Of debts Of Government, state. coun-
The Demooratio party does not ne = promise @ this.
II IL does. II has broken its promises to the ex-
tent Of hundreds OF millions, as man many North
1 am Republican as between existing par
ties, because it fosters production of the field
courages general education of the poor as well
as the rich. Tho Democratic party discourages
all these when in actual power. The Republic
an party ia a party Of progress and of hber-
ality toward its opponents. 1t encourages the
poor to strive to better their condition, the
them to compete successfully with their more
fortunate associates, and, in hne, 1t secures an
eo matte, gsat his nateney OF
previous condition. 1t tolerates no privileged
class. Every one has the opportunity to make
tlemen, do you believe that this can be truth
fully said in the greater part of fourteen of
Democrats party control Absolutely The
Republican party is party of principles, the
a A'S foopthold. The Democratic party is
in getting control Of the Government in. all
at the expense of the Government in one sec
tion, and against this In another. 1t favors
ton, and honest payment of its debts in an
other twhere public opinion Will not tolerate
any other view. 1t fayors fiat money in one
place and good money in another. Finally, 1t
favors the "pooling of all issues not favored
by the Republicans, to the end that 1t may
party party is -" a mos most ppi pharmponious unit, namely
gaining control of the Government in all
every State lately in rebellion within the
last year. 1 was most Hospitality received at
every place stopped. My receptions were
without distinction. 1 had free talk with
many who were against us in the war, and who
have been against the Republican party ever
since. They were in all instances reasonable
men, judged by what they said. believed
then and believe now that they sincerely want
a breakup in this Solid South political con-
dition. They see that it is to their pecuniary
interest, as well as to their happiness: that
there should be harmony and confidence
between all sections. They want to
| break away from the slavery which binds
them to party name. They want pretext
that enough of them can unite upon to make
| it respectable. Once started, the Solid South
| will go as Kukluxism did before as Is SO adj
| mirably told by Judge Tourgee, in his Fool s
Errand." When the break comes, those who
start IL will be surprised to find how many OF
| their friends have been in favor of it for a
| long time and have only been waiting to sec
some one take the lead. This desirable solu-
| tion can only be obtained by the defeat and
continued defeat, of the Democratic party as
now constituted.