Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-10-22


ment designed to secure the rights OF actual
and it was not until Republican
Congress came into power that the homestead
bill was passed. Now everything IS prosper
GUS the Republicans have proved to be the
friends of the workingmen and there IS no
reason for a change. The Democratic party
is now attired in the old cast-off and anti
quated clothes of the Republican party. but
they have on the tattered hat of state SOW.
ereignty. When l hear the expressions or
Wade Hampton and other rebels, feel that
any Republican who would vote the Demo-
cratic ticket is a traitor to God Almighty.
nothing but its jury mast, you will apprecl-
ate the position of the Democratic
party of to-day. The greatest blunder
of the Southern people was in not
affiliating with the Republican party at the
close of the war. The people of the North
are not fools; they know that loyalty is not
on the side of Wade Hampton. The country
has never been SO prosperous as to-day. The
Resumption Act has been master step in
this movement toward prosperity; and it has
been the redemption of the workingmen and
manufacturers. He asked the old Republi-
cans if they would now, like Brutus, fall
upon their swords and say, sob, Republican
party. l have followed you for twenty years,
and / now find you shade and myth ~
He urged all Republicans to go bravely to
work and aid in the glorious success that
awaits US.
The speech was concluded with an enthu-
siastic cheer for the Republican ticket.
C. 6. BLANCHARD
Was introduced, and said that he brought
cheering news from the mountains. He con.
graduated the Republicans on their success
in Indiana; the news is too much, and it is
more than we expected. He desired to be let
alone ordinarily, but he thanked the Presi.
dent for the opportunity he now had of con-
graduating the Republicans on their chances
of success. We are sure of carrying the solid
North, New Jersey not excepted. General
Miller stands at the head of the Republican
Electoral ticket, and when he made his gal
liant charge that saved Tennessee from re-
beliion, where was David S. Terry, the head
of the Democratic Electoral ticket? 1t is
the same old fight, and who shall win? Terry
in the State. He is talking about o solid
South, and says that his people are solid for
the Democratic party. / say, give US solid
North in counter to a solid South. 1t is a
shame for any Republican to falter at this
time. The Republican party is friendly to-
ward the South, but the issue of State rights
has been forced upon us by the South, and we
must meet it. The South now hold the keys
of government, and it raises not II per cent.
of the internal revenue, and the other de-
partments of Federal revenue receive but
little support from that section of the Union /;
and he protested against minority ruling
the majority. The great West is en-
titled to consideration in national poll
tics, and the Republican party desire
to recognize that section of the country,
There is no necessity for change in the ad-
ministration of Government and the people
do not desire any Democratic tinker to come
in and steal the Jewels from the machinery of
Government. There is now no party than
the Republican capable of administering the
Government. The Democratic party is simply
brake on the wheels. After cheers for Gar
field and Arthur, the President introduced
HON. H. +. PAGE,
Who was received with applause, and said
that he congratulated the Republicans on the
auspicious condition of national politics, and
it was evident that the party was aroused,
and was determined to succeed in this cleo
tion. We are threatened with a solid South,
and why? Because they are striving to vim
dictate their position during the war. We
met the solid South in the late war, and it
went down before the invincible tread of the
Boys in Blue. and we will meet them next
month, and will then vindicate the principles
for which Grant and Sherman fought. We
have Ee animosity against the South, but we
must vindicate the action of our soldiers on
the field. General Hancock, it is true, was
an efficient, loyal soldier, but in this cam
paign he is surrounded with secessionists
and Copperheads, and to support him is
to support the ancient enemies of the nation.
General Garfield has the support of the loyal
people of the North, who during the years of
the war furnished the men and means to
carry on the war against the Southern Sc
cessionists.
The audience gave three cheers for Frank
Page, after which the President introduced
ATToRNEY-GENERAL A. L. HART,
Who said We are willing to place General
Garfield against General Hancock on per-
sonal grounds, and as between them ii Gar
field is not the better man, let the verdict be
against him. General Hancock is presented
to us as Union soldier, but he is backed by
the Confederates and North ernsymp athizers
with the South. Immediately on the close
of the war Hancock declared in favor of the
Democratic platform that the war was a fail
ure ana yet he comes before the American
people asking for their support under his
General Order No. 40. which nulii6ed the
loyal acts of Congress, and in which he acted
is sworn to perform official duties and refuses
to perform them, he is acting out the South
ern doctrine of State rights. and must be
in sympathy with them. General Garfield
has never refused TO perform an official
duty but he has explicitly defined his posi-
ton on every public ISSUE General Hancock
said few days ago that the tariff was pure
ly local question. It is local with man who
is afraid Co take position on an important
question but if child should answer as
Hancock did in relation to the tariff, he would
deserve a castigation for his ignorance. The
Chinese question is all important with the
people Of this coast, among whom there is no
division of sentiment. Thespeaher discussed
the Chinese question, and declared that Gar
field had always advocated a modification of
the treaty with the Chinese Government,
but very properly he had voted against the
passage OF laws which were in derogation
with the existing people. Garfeld;had not
attempted to pander to the preiudices of the
people; he had acted the part of the true
statesman and of honesty. He regarded the
result in Indiana as an index to the national
result.
Adjourned with three cheers for the Re-
publican ticket.
Tho Cnufb Ckaud