Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-09-10

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Is for the people of the North, who took th'
burden Of this contest upon themselves, e
say whether, within twenty years after oui
heroes were sacrinced In the war, and whil'
the debt still bears heavily, they are willing,
for tho sake of gratifying tho Democrat,
party, TO vindicate the principles against
II the principles Of tho Democratic party
twenty years ago, and the men who fought
for tnem, are restored TO power, you will hnC
the same slavsh acquioscence of the Demo
cratic fragments of the North TO tho Demo
Gratis of the South as before the war. The
election law will be the first TO bo repealed
and thus will be legalizod all the atrocious
crimes and frauds of the south, and even the
great fraud of Now York will be condonet
forever. Amnesty and forgiveness will be pro
claimed for the meanest crimes that have evei
been committed against free government.
What protection will there then be for tho
treemen OF the South2 What guard will there
be against the ballot-box suffers and like Grim
inals In tho NOrth2
Mr.. Sherman thus concluded:
Tho Republican party may sometimes have
failed to meet your expectations In all things
may sometimes have neglected 20 do that
which ought TO have been done, but, on the
whole, II has rendered such service to this
country that It may fairly claim to be intrust-
cd with the Administration of the Govern
ment until ut least some party appears with
Republican party conducted tho war with sue
cess II has emRncipated whole race. II
mas 0OnO It's utmost TO secure CIVIL ana TCuSl-
Gus liberty to all citizens. 1t has developed
the homestead policy. IL has unified and ma
tionalzed all parts of our common country
into one grand whole, without Invading In the
least the rights and duties of the several
States, which during this time have securely
managed their local affairs without let or him
dTance from tho National Government II
proposes further to develop this policy. 1t
proposes to maintain the resumption of specie
payments, so that we may continue to have
good money of gold and silver and paper, all
equal to each other, and all of universal credit
wherever water runs and our flag floats. IL
proposes TO complete the plan of refunding
the debt by the substitution of bonds bearing
from three to four per cent. interest for those
still outstanding bearing higher rate. IL
proposes, while steadily pursuing the principle
of protecting American industry, to reduce as
rapidly as possible the burden OF taxation, and
at no distant time to Confine NIL National taxes
to moderate duties on imported goods and a
tax on liquors. tobacco and beer. Regarding
education as the strongest foundation for Re
publican government, 1t proposes to foster
schools and colleges and academies of learn
ing, and to make the way open IN the south as
well as in the North to every child, black or
white, to receive the rudtments OF education.
II has given you, as an evidence OF It's pur-
poses, an honest, faithful, and successful ad-
Tninistration of the National Government
under the Presidency of Rutherford b. Hayes,
one that will be pointed to as an honored ex-
ample long after we are gathered TO our ia
theirs. He has not had the support of Congress
during his term, and has been crippled greatly
in the development of his policy; but he
has prevented great evils from being accom-
plished by the Democratic party. More than
all, he has wisely executed Republican laws
upon the statute book, and has by his veto pre-
vented the repeal of other laws equally import
ant. He has done this country no eYll, but
has done II great good.
Democratic Congress into Republican Con-
gress, in harmony with the spirit of the age
and with the general policy of the Republican
party: Congress that will, while closely
scrutinizing the public expenses, be Just and
liberal for all necessary purposes, and eco
nomical, careful and prudent in the appropri-
alton of public money. We want to uphold
the National authority, so that the time will
soon come when neither n mob nor state,
nor local public opinion, will he strong enough
to deprive any American citizen of his civil
and political rights. We want to continue &C
tivity and industry and good times. We want
to foster our industry, extend our trade, and
fill our vast area with thriving, industrious
people, native and naturalized. While main
tanning American principles, we offer the in
dustrial classes of all nations who are willing
to share in our lot and conform to our policy,
the liberal and equal benefit of our laws. We
wish to see the rights of labor protected with
out disturbing the rights of property. We
wish, above all, to maintain the National
credit and the National name, so that, both in
our foreign and domestic policy, 1t may be un-
derstood that this Republic will be just to the
weak as well as to the strong, will ask moth
ing but what is right, and submit to nothing
that is wrong in our dealings with foreign
Nations.
To secure these great objects, we have placed
in nomination General Garfield, a citizen of
Ohio, who was trained in the school of advers-
ity, which has produced nearly all the great
men in American politics. He is self-edu-
Gated. He has been tried in both civil and
military life, and in every position occupied
by him has rendered satisfaction to his con-
stituents. He entered the volunteer army at
the beginning of the war as Il soldier, per-
formed brilliant services, rose rapidly, until
he was called by the people of his district to
represent them In Congress. He is thorough
ly informed and trained in all the questions
of the day, and in all OF them is in full har-
mony with the Republican party. He is ad-
mirably prepared to discharge the civil du-
ties of the high Office for which he has been
nominated, and, compared to General Ham
cock, by any test that may be applied to him,
is his superior in ability, capacity and fitness
for President of the United States General
Hancock relies solely upon his service in the
army and upon the issuing of an order, which,
in my Judgment, under the eircum stances,
was concession to rebels that ought not to
have been made, while General Garfield can
point to varied civil and military life, com.
bining the heroism of the soldier and trained
experience in the highest civil duties. Let
no personal disappointment enter into or color
our zeal in the good cause, bu TreH the cour-
age and hope that animated r1e Union army
during the war, let us press forward our Re
publican principles until all that we have
guaranteed by the Constitution or the laws
shall be fully secured to the humblest as woll
as the loftiest citizen of this republic.
B6S~ The rebel soldiers have faithfully
kept in mind what Lee and Jackson