Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-08-13
How Have Democrats Used Their OPP
pOrtunities

pOrtunltles
The nineteen years since the begin
ming of the war have been fruitful of
imperishable achievements by the Re-
publican party. And these years have
rendered great opportunities to the
Democracy. How has it used those OPP
portunitiesP What have the Democrats
done for the countryP
What did they do as party to sup
press the rebellion?
What did they do to preserve the
UnionP
What did they do to emancipate the
slaveP
What did they do to protect the lib
critics and lives of loyal men in the
SouthP
What did they do to prevent the
South from re-enslaving the blacksP
What did they do to bring the South
into harmony with the Constitution and
the Unionp
What did they do to secure the pass
age of the anti-slavery amendment to
the Constitution
What did they do for civil rightsP
What did they do to suppress the
ku-kluxP"
What did they do to suppress the
"white liners" of the Southp
What did they do to prevent the
scourging, outraging and murder of
black and white loyal men in the
SOuthP
What have they done for pure and
free ballotP
What have they done for free speeohP
What have they done for free pressP ?
What have they done to enforce the
laws in the SouthP
What have they done to enforce the
collection of the public revenue in the
SouthP
What have they done to preserve the
fruits of warp
What have they done to preserve the
credit of the Government
What have they done TO prevent in
hationP
What have they done to promote re-
sumptionP
What have they done for an honest
currencyP
What have they done for an honest
dOllarP
What have they done for the protec-
tion of American industry?
In all these years, with all their gold
en- opportunities, what has the Demo
cratic party done to inspire the conli-
dence of the American people?
Let every voter ask himself these
questions. The record OF the party
gives back for answer only utter and
shameful barrenness. They have done
nothing. On the contrary they have
done much to hinder, obstruct, prevent
and nullify. These things voters will
remember, and that remembrance must
again cover the Democracy with disas-
ter.-DetroH Tribune.
s t-
B6- Mr.. Hendricks told the Demo.
cratic lndianapolitans the other even
ing that General Hancock was sent to
Louisiana and Texas during the reign
of King johnson "to further oppress,
subjugate and ruin portion of the
South" General Hancock was not
sent to take command in Louisiana and
Texas for any such purpose, He was
sent there by Andrew johnson for the
purpose of rendering certain acts OF
Congress nugatory and thwarting the
will of the victorious part of the Ameri.
can people, and executing the will of q
| President who was the most misrepre'
sentative of the people that ever occu,
pied the White House. That was the
purpose for which General Hancock
was sent TO take command in LouisianS
and Texas, and his success in accom-
plishing that purpose is what endeari
him to the hearts of the shotgun De
mocracy. .- Chicdgo Journal.
| -ss ss--
B6y- With very hard-money MAJ
for Vice-President and very soft
money man for Governor, the Democ
racy hope to sweep the board in Indi
ana. Their ticket is constructed on thu
principle Of the nursery rhyme: "Jacl
Sprat he ate no fat, his wife she ate nj
lean, and so between them both the,
licked the platter clean" But thl
Democrats won't lick the platter thi
year, They will be ckcd,-laaiaaap
! 0iis ,fosis