The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-10-06
Fx-PRRSTDEyT GRANTS LATEST DE
IIVERAECE.
HIS SPEECH AT wARREE, OHIO, SEPTEMBER
so 1880.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: hope w
NAV be able TO have quiet and order hers
1t is not important, 80 far as anything that
will have TO say to you Is concerned, be
cause / shall not be able to make many Of
YOU hear but after me comes q speaker
/ whom | know you will all be glad to hear,
and you can do 80 by keeping quit and or
/ DERBY. Not being accustomed to speaking
publicly, have drawn of the few " Tds
that | will say in advance Of the gentlemen
| who is 10 follow me. Taking roll OF
manuscript from his pocket, the General
read.
In view of the known character and abll-
| ity of the speaker who is to address you to-
day, and his long public career and assoc
Citation with the leading statesmen OF the
country for the past twenty years, it would
not be becoming in me TO detain you with
many remarks of my own. But 1t may tie
proper for me to account to you, on the first
occasion of my presiding at political meet
ing for the "faith that is in me-" | am a
Republican, as the two great political par
ties are now divided, because the Republi-
can party is a national party seeking the
greatest good of the greatest number of its
citizens. There is not a precinct in this
vast nation where Democrat cannot cast
his ballot, and have it counted as cast, no
matter what the predomina1ce of the opKo-
opinions, even if he is only one among a
thousand, without fear and without pros
eription. There are fourteen States, and
localities in some Others, where Republicans
nave not that privilege. This Is one rea
son why am Republican, but am Re-
pu blican for many other reasons.
The Republican party assures protection
to life, property, public credit, an the pay
ment of the debts of the Government,
al e. -
can control
The Democratic party does not promise
this.
If it does, it has broken its promise to
the extent of hundreds of millions, as many
Northern Democrats can testify to their
sorrow.
l am a Republican as between existing
parties, because it fosters the production OF
the field and farm, and of manufactures, |
and it encourages general education of the /
poor as we'll as the rich.
The Democratic party discourages all
these when in absolute power.
The Republican party Is party OF
progress and of liberality toward its oppon
ents. 1t encourages the poor to strive to
better their condition. The ignorant to
educate their children to enable them to
more successfully with their more
fortunate associates, and, in fine, it secures
citizen, no matter what his race, nationality
Or previous condition. 1t tolerates no
privileged class of men. Every one has
,he opportunity to make himself all he is
capable of
Ladies and gentlemen, do you believe
his can be truthfully said in the greater
part of fourteen of the States of this Union
Oday, which the Democratic party control
absolutely?
The Republican party is party of prin
,iples the same principles prevailing
wherever it has foothold.
The Democratic party is united in
,ut one thing, and that is in getting
control of the Government in all its
branches. 1t is for internal improve
nent at the expense of the Government
n one section and against this in another.
t favors reputation of solemn obligations
n one section and honest payment of its
lebts in another (where public opinion
would not tolerate any other view.) 1t
avors fat money in one place and good
money in another. Finally, it favors the !
pooling of all issues" not favored by the
Republicans, to the'end that'it may secure
he one principle upon which the party is :
most harmonious unit, namely, gaining con-
roi of the government in all its branches. :
have been in some part of every State, /
ately in rebellion, within the last year. |
a. Ai4O1R l+o2HigaAlJ tOSO1.4No ~ SESAJ I
lace | stopped. My receptions were not by !
he Union class alone, but by all classes,
Without distinction. l had free talk with
many who were against us in the war, and {
Who have been against the Republican party
yer since They were in all instances 6
easonable men, judged by what they said /
believed then, and | believe now, that
hey sincerely want breakup in the solid
'outhh political condition. They see that
t is to their peouniary interest as well as
0 their happiness that there should be
and confidence between all Sec
ions. They want to break away from the
lavery which binds them to party name
ney want pretext that enough of them \
an unite upon to make it respectable
Dnce started, the solid South Will go as
>u-Kluxism did before, as is SO admirably
Did by Judge Tourgee in his ''FooPs
,rrand" When the break comes, those
tho start it will be surprised to find how
lany of their friends have only been wait
lg tor some one to take the lead. This
esirable solution can only be obtained by
:e defeat, and continued defeat of the
party as now Constituted