Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-07-28

A WoRKINGMAN' S REASONS FOR JOIN
ING THE REPUBLICAN PARrY.-The cam
paign in Indiana has brought to front
man known among his friends as Jim
Woods, the Irish Hoosier. He has been
life long democrat, but he has abandoned
that party and connected himself with the
Irish American republican movement.
He made his first speech in indianapolis
on Thursday night of last week to an
audience of 1900, largely composed of
workingmen like himself; with keen good
sense and Irish humor, he gave the rea-
sons why workingmen should support the
republican party. Here are some of
them:
There are two parties that are asking
us for our votes, and the question | asked
myself was. which party am | going to
take stock IMP Is my interest with the
northern Or southern peopleP Which oil
these two sections will help the laboring
men9 have come to the conclusion that
| if there is to be solid south, | will vote
with the solid north. cloud cheers.) You
remember, if you read about the Cincin.
natl convention, that several gentlemen
got up and promised the solid south
These democrats claimed right along thai
they would have solid south, and the
chairman appointed as charmen of all the
important committees some of the south.
ern men. These are facts which cannot
be denied. Now have this question tc
ask you, and whether you have been re.
publicans or democrats want you to lay
your prejudices aside. If speak the
truth give me credit for it; if tell you
a lie. | don't want you to believe
anything just because l say it, but read al
about it for yourselves, Where are the
emigrants that have come from the op
pressed people of Europe? Where are
they gone? To the south? or are they
not in the north and northwestern states
Ninety per cent of them are in the north
tCheers.) And which was the party thai
got these homestead laws under which
they can come here and get along in lfei
They came from the republican party
This is one reason why am going to vote
the republican ticket. cloud cheers.
Now, have another. Two years ago
was delegate to the democratic conven
ton from my county; and the committed
on resolutions reported platform IL
which they said they were in favor O
the repeal of the resumption act. Tha
was another thing began to get shaky
about. Uaughter) knew just as wei
as possible that Sherman was going t.
come out all right. (Cheers.) The dem
Gratis said that when the resumption nc
went in force they were going to take out
every bit of gold there was in the treas
ury; but they never did it. daughter ant
cheers.) Now just look a little at these
things. | can't give you any fine polished
talk. | leave that TO other people.
don't know much about grammar, but
can read about these things. and thank
goodness for what | do know. What
say is: study we'll, and be careful before
you cast your bhllot. (Cheers.) Be sure
that you know you are right. They tel
you TO join the south, have been little
down south. have travelled good deal
They tell you there are plenty of places
down there, but know that in the south
n poor man, no matter how hard he ma,
try, stands poor chance of getting along
The northern men are the friends of The
poor man. (Cheers.)