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eased civil laws should be elevated
boye military codes.
There is another view taken of this
my friends. Many Re-
think that it evidences
hat the Democracy has heartily re-
urned to loyalty to Republican in
He said he thought 80
90. But why should this occasion
. much joy in the Republican camp?
There had happened at Chicago two
,reat events. First, after much
'trife the majority Of the Republicans
here had determined 10 stand by the
traditions and customs Of the Repub-
ic. They had a,fsated third-term-
SIN, and in SO doaag had WHIPPED out
[apnlsuesl and removed
! shadow from t2sslaad that would
never darkea its borders again. In
he next place Try broke their ma
chine to pieces 1adit viii be years
before It can be restored. This Is a
great blessing, fbrpolitieai machines
ARE sometimes great evils. They
are peculiar to 10 particular party,
but exist in all. Properly conducted
they may be nads instrunents for
good, but whsnifuas In the interest Of
the few, where = few determined
men settle what ought TO- be. done,
without regard 70 Tho will Of the ma
jority or desires Of the people, where
every thing is traded of, and CON-
msnities deprived Of opportunity to
support those they are most attached
to, the machine eau be productive of
nothing but evil.
And now, continued the speaker,
let us consider him whom we have to
beat. Whom have the Republicans
put up? Why, one whom it becomes
necessary TO rebuke as accessory to
the fraud through which 1ilden and
Hendricks were defeated. The Re-
publican party present in this Gar
field, > visiting statesman that helped
to count for Hayes 3 majority gwen
for Tildeu. BY defeating Garfield,
my friends, We shall avenge this out
rage. [Cheers, W will do it, The
speaker said he hsd the honor to hear
Mr.. Garfield make . speech in the
House of Representatives, in which
be took strong grounds against the
commission. He denounced it IS
unconstitutional and said that if it
became law the commissioners would
have power to 20 behind the record.
He vas appointed on that very COM
mission he hsd opposed, although
the speaker had not voted for him .
He had refused to give him his vote
because he thought him unfit for the
position. I bring no other charges
against this man. The evidence
against him in regard TO this is not
Democratic. 1t springs ffom Repub-
lican sources. Il vas \ Republican
committee that revealed his delin-
quencies, sad when he is reminded
Of them he darss not say nay. He
plsys mum. He and Coifax, another
man that once stood high in the esti-
mate Of his party are condemned by
that one and the same book Of Oak
Ames. Both denied on oath that
they had ever received money. And
this Garfield vent 70 Ames TO inquire
il What be had received was not .
loan, but Ames replied, he never
lent money and therefore it could not
have been borrowed. Why, my Re-
publican friends, has Colfax sunk
into oblivion while Garfield is placed
in nomination against Gen. Hancock,
the purest man In America: Why
do you condone Garfeld's sins and
punish Colfax? No other possible
reason can be given for this Partially
except that 1t 10 not uncommon for
people to overlook defects and even
delinquences when they are connect
ed with great intellectual endow-
ments. Garfield ID far superior to
Colfax. He is not like him, . mere
peddler of other mems ideas. He
stands, intellectually, head and shout
ders shove any other man in the
House and this is the reason he has
been forgiven
Here the chair informed Judge b.
taat his time was up. Give him ten
minutes O was heard on all sides.
But the Judge declined to intrude on
the time of those following him and
amid grsat applause, followed
BY music and fire works.
The chairman then introduced the
Hon. A. N. Alexander, Of Monroe
county, as q candidate for Congress
honors.
Mr.. Alexander commenced by say
ing he was glad to join heart and
hand in the nomination Of Hancock
and English. Our county, which
numbers 1900 Democrats, whose
backs NO foe has ever seen, welcomes
It too. [Applaase.1
The Democracy is again in the
ield and they of Monroe are more
han satisfied With those that have
,een selected for standard bearers
md istend 70 make their nomination
,nanimous. (Applause.
Now the question for consideration
3, who 10 Hancock? He il . militia
man, the hslo or many battles.