The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-08-18

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Questions that lay ia tbs Ere Of
discussion, we're on the path that the
i Democratic Party was treading to-
/ dav, and that the Republican Party
must keep away from rs had been
/ said before, every path ont oi thc
Republican party led iutothe camps
of the Democratic Party. On one
Isidc. there was GEN. Garfield as the
candidate. His followers were the
linen who had saved and reinvigor-
ated this Nation On the other side,
1.-THE candidate was Gen. Hancock.
whose forces. rs they marched past
/ him I'm review. were led 10y the old
rebel Army. and at the rear were
guarded by the CoPpcrheads of ths
/ North. He believed the time had
not vet come when thccountrv could
be turned over to their tender care
I and keeping. [Applausc.l
THE CLOSING WORDS
Gen. Ben Harrison. of Indiana.
/ followed Gen. Logan with an address
I i'm which he advocated "a c0Hccntra-
/ tion of forces against weak points
in the enemy line. Ifthe campaign
was 10 be defensive. the party forces
should be- scattered and the lines
extended. but if it was to be ag4rcss-
! i've. the ranks must be closed up.
He believed now as during the war
/ it was a question of dcicuscof Wash
ington. lLaUghterl it seemed to
him that I'm the - a ,lere Nigh.
be points of attacl, which We're vJlu-
able for the opportunitie- they offer
ed % elect some Congr,Ssmen, and
he believed advantage should De
taken of them but as To- the main
movement of the campaign, it was
.decrced that the fight should open
first lin Maine then i'm Ohio and Wis
consin. and that every effort should
bc made for success i'm those battles
As for Indiana. there need not bc
much anxiety as to tEe result.
for the agricultural population wer.
not. as they were four years J-osn
the midstof business depression hU-
their fields and homes are filed with
plenty. and q little active work would
serve TO secure q ripe victory ln te-
t0bcr and nerve thc hearts OF Re-
publicaus I'm other States for. the c3E-
test I'm November. I'm 1876 the con-
test was between the Democratic
speakers audthc thrashiug-machiuc
and the Democrats beat thcmaehirC-.
ILaughtcr.1 This year thcthraShing-
machines. would take care Of thcm-
selves. Tie only asked that some of
the distinguished men who had
spoken here would come over and
help the Republicans ofIudiaua, audi
said hecouldnevcr entertain thcidca
of abandoning the South.
Mr.. Thurlow Weed being called
upon. made % brief speech, which
was scarcely audible To many in Oh,
hail. He said he took great gucour-
agement from what hc had heard $40
this meeting, for IL revealed great
zeal and uuauimitv in the party.
He believed there could bc uo two
opinions about the great results
achieved by the Republican admin
istration OF this Government jn -c-
curing the resumption Of spcclc
payments. and the general. almost
uuexamplcd. revival of alliudustrIe-
To that he looked most confidently
for the election OF the Eepub.ieau
candidates. Too much importauer
could not De attached to the first
elections. rs they were the first exc
pressions of popular sentimeutin the
canvass. His hopes were centred ou
Maine. the State which had given
the first impulse 10 the elections. for
80 years past. With Maine secure
let every effort next Doe directed t1
Indiana and Ohio, and be- believe.
the country would feel safer auj hc
more prosperous under themhueuc-
of Republican victory than ever
before.
At the close Of Mr. Weeds pae-h
he was honorcd with three cheers.
Senator Blaine called atteuti"a jp
the fact that West Virginia was ai-,-
an O.tobe~ State. and The conference.
was declared adjourned s ar.