Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-16
4 Speech from Gen. Mcole,lan.

Democratic party supported the South before
the war not because it liked slavery, but be-
cause it respected the constitution. When
the war came it opposed the South for a simi-
lar reason; two things united the South before
the war, slavery aud anti-tariff. The former
is dead, and the South is becoming a manufac.
turing country, that these two elements no
longer exist" "The Southern man is mortal" :"
continued the governor, 1.-THE same as we are,
and all that has made the South solid is the
pressure of federal hands and carpet bag
governments. Remove that pressure and the
South ceases to be solid.'' With
regard to war claims, the constitution forbids
their payment, snd believe that not a mar,
North or South, favors their payment" He
then explained why the tariff was exacted and
said: Human ingenuity never invented any
system Of customs not necessarily protective.
The Dem Gratis, while in control of the govern
ment never took one step to interfere with the
interests of the country. If he thought for q
moment that his party would interfere with
any productive interest, he would not up
hold it." He alluded to the three or four
Hkirmishes which had been recently had, and
said that success should be balanced with re-
pulses, the same as in the war. There was no
cause for discouragement.
Garfield on the Cuisines" Racket.
CLEVELAND, Oct. 15.-An excursion party
filling thirteen cars went TO Mentor to-day un-
der the auspices of the Cleveland Republican
Business Mems club, to congratulate Gen.
Garfield on the result Of the October elections.
Geo. p. Ely, president of the club, made q
speech, to which Gen. Garfield responded as
follows, ss reported for the Herald: "Mr. Ely
and Gentlemen of Oleveland-This is q new
situation, and new sensations and new sugges-
tions arise with it. l should be altogether un-
worthy of this State, of my native country, if
/ n nOtf
preston of your confidence in me. and
at this greater, more significant expression
of your understanding of what the great con-
test now pending in this country means, in
its relation TO our prosperity. You are bust
ness men of Cleveland, and that meaLs great
deal. You are citizens of Ohio. aud that means
more. You are citizens of the republic. and
that means a great deal more. And in your
threefold capacity greet you and thank you for
this demonstration of your confidence Let
me speak 8 moment about these three thor ghts.
You are business men. Suppose, not this
yardful alone, but Esll the cuisines men
of America were assembled together.
What would they do? Rather what
would they not do, if they got
from the eternal powers an insurance policy
that for four years to come there should be no
disturbance in the great forces that play upon
the business prosperity of this people. The
power that could underwrite such policy to
you would call from you more sacrifice in q
business sense than you ever made under
any circumstances or offer that could be
made to you. Now, no such guaranty
will be given you by the supernal
powers, but while frosts and pestilence, tenn
pests and all the great accidents that come to
as, without our power to prevent it, are be-
yond our reach, yet there is great political
organization in this country that can give you
policy underwritten by its faith and its own
hand against all the evils that can come to
You from bad legislation and the reckless wick
edness of bad finance. For such business in
suranco the business men of Cleveland and the
business men of America are manifestly will
ling to make Some effort and bear some
sacrifice; and that, take it. ia the business
meaning of this assemblage here to-day. Now,
the second thought had was, you are citizens
of Ohio, and you are living illustrations of
the trst-born children of the pioneers who
planted Ohio. When our fathers were born
Ohio was unknown except as a trackless will
derness, and yet where the smoke from
not dozen white mems cabins ascended to the
sky in all this territory, now three and quar-
ter millions of happy people. proper
living. and guiding the destinies of people as
great in numbers and wealth as all who inhab-
tied rhe thirteen colonies when our fathers
won their independence. What a spectacle
that. And all this prosperity was won by the
simple, plain, straightforward process of
downright nara WORK. 1uhl Is WaaI ala 1t.
Labor first laid out on the raw materials that
God made, and the capital, which is Only
another name for chrystalized labor saved up,
protected and saved by the strong arm of
equal and just and honest lsw--that is
Ohio. Well, now, there is e third and
larger thought. Proud as you are of what you
have been and what you have done for Cleve-
land, for Ohio, yet your pride rises at a little
bunting, flag with stars and stripes on it..
That speaks of great continent with gov
ernment that covers it from sea to sea, from
lakes to gulf, and that you as
citizens of that republic have a right to
walk on every foot of it as the equal of any
man that lives anywhere, and that the scare of
black men that see here and there have lust
as good a right as the best of us all
Now these are thoughts that come
to me as l look upon these Cuyahopa
faces. You are in the midst of great contest,
gentlemen. On that contest, on the struggle
of IT, on the Issue of it, my relation to it, l
say nothing; for the time being am out of
politics, but am with you. And now
gentleman, / thank you for coming
here. / thank you for these kind
and earnest words of encouragement which
YOUR chairman has spoken, and l thank you
for your purpose of standing by your faith te
the end; and let it end as wherever it will
and finally, hope to have the pleasure OF
taking your hands.
No Politics Amofag Politicians.