Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-09-28

and they ask another lease OF power for
four years more. The question for us
to consider tonight is whether they
shall have it. Cries of "No; no"l II
they ought to have it il they are neces.
sary to the good OF the country, why We
will put them back into power; but un-
less there is some great danger to the
country by removing the Republican
party from power, why, then the neccs-
sity for a change is reason why they
should leave power. Now, is there that
great danger? That is the question Tor
us TO consider as reasonable thinking
men, independent of all considerations
but the good OF the country. Is there a
danger?
Yes, the Republican party tells us
there is danger to turn out the Republi-
can party and put back the Democratic
party, because they say that the Demo-
cratic party, undertook to break up the
Union. That is not true. What were
the facts? \ portion OF the Democratic
party in the South attempted TO secede,
and that broke up the Democratic party.
Not only that; it broke up another great
organization which bound the two sec.
tions OF the country. That is the Meth.
odist Episcopal Church, and when they
were broken up there was danger; then
these misguided men o. the South un.
dertook 10 fire upon the flag and take
possession Of the property Of the United
States. Then the Democrat, Republican.
and all other rejecting patriotic men
iDined shoulder to shoulder to save the
Union, and put down the war and stop
secession.
The Republicans tell you that the
Republican party fought the war.
THAT Is NOT TRUE,
and | will show it to you in moment.
Does any sane man believe that il the
Democratic party had undertaken To
break up this Union they could not
have done it2 Would it have been
saved by the Republican stay-at.homes
who now take advantage OF the war?
Clearly not. am told tina. the Repub-
liCan soldiers fought this war. Many
Republicans, good and true, went into
the war, but more Democrats than Re
pubicans went into the war. [Cheers. !
| speak from knowledge. In the first
place will give you what know my
self In 1861, before there were any
bounties offered, when the pay OF the
army was only Sl3 month, | told Mr.
Lincoln that could raise six thousand
men in New England-all Democrats
to 60 down with me to New Orleans 10
prosecute the war along the Gull of
Mexico, but | told him in order To do
that must have the power oi appoint
ing my officers. He asked me why. |
said: 81 See you are carrying on this
war upon wrong principles. All your
Governors OF the Northern States are
Republicans. They appoint all their
friends necessarily to office, and, there
fore, you are gettinga 4 great many Re-
publican officers into the war, but not 4
sufficient number of soldiers" ." He
gave me the power. / went 10 New
England and raised six thousand men,
and when ! marched those men 10 New
Orleans there q, 80 not three hundred Of
them that ever voted thc Republican
ticket.
Now they say, in answer 10 this:
con, GEAEEiL BrTIER Is MISTAKEN.
Those men voted ior Lincoln the sec
ond term" Yes, and ! voted with
them. 1t was not 4 good time 10 swap
horses when crossing stream. The
war was going on. Il, was not good
time to make terms.
Now, let me give you snoIherinstanc".
| won't take Republican states. A
disturbance was here Occasionrd by the
passing of some ward delegation, with
torches and banners and Il band; ami
the speaker, turning to the President,
said: II never saw such meeting ~
this"
General Butler continued: | said.
when We were interrupted, ] would tell
YOU about the soldiers that went 10 the
war. won't take Republican States;
take five slave States. and give you
the figures as you will find them in the
War Department. give youtne states
Of Delaware. Maryland, West Virginia,
Missouri and Kcnturky. The total vote
of those States in 1860 was i6l 400. The
total Republican vote in those States
was 2I,OOO. Now, how many soldiers
do YOU suppose they sent 10 the war?
They sent .S2 pos soldiers 10 the war,
showing that almost every other voter,
all OF whom were Democrats, went 10
the war.
Now, let me give you another IN
stance Go over here to Dayton, where
came from yesterday, to your Soldiers
IIome-which is filled with four thou.
4
shattered with shot and shell and sick
ncss-and
TWO OUT OF EVERY THREE WILL VOTE FOR
HANCOCK
when they have chance To vote.
Why, think OF that, my friends.
Let us take the officers, and III give
vou nov, in the little time have. a list
OF Democratic Oilicers-men who ney'r
voted the Republican ticket before the
war: Meade, Grant, Sheridan, ShicldS,
Corcoran, Logan, farra2ut, and one
other: our own Hancock, aii Democrats.
And DO you believe that II thrs" men
had not drawn their swords and loughi
oyaIy and faithfully for the Union,
with many others might name il had
lime, the Union would have been saved?
Clearly not. All men oi all parties went
forward 10 save the Union. and the
Union is safer, better, iirmcr, stronger
ihan ever before; NOR" worthy oi The
owe and admiration Of its people, be-
aus, every thing has been blOttcd out
# the Constitution and every thing
siped from its cscutchcOn, except the
,rrat principles Oi freedom 70 all men
and equal rights 10 all men.
TuEU UNiOS II DANGER?
Oh, no. Secession has persisted with the
wv ord, and no! oily a';rnei alb ut
he Union put our stat -at.hDme trends
luring the war, and they were always
afraid. Why they say that somebody
wants to break up the Union Let me
sav 10 YOU, fellow citizens, that II any
Dody wants 10 break up the mon, East,
We,,, North or South, We, the Old
veterans of the war, diminished in ranks.
.ray.haircd and feeble, Will march
again and show these stay. at-homes an
other lesson.
There Is another Tact | want 10 call
your attention To which YOU all know,
but NAV no, have thought of II, To show
YOU there IL no party IN this country
that has any thought Of breaking up the
Union. We nave got tour CanGIdates
for President running-liancOck. Gar
field. Weaver, Dow each one OF them
a Union General, showing that nobody