The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-11-17

~ scales Fell from ISIS Eyes nd HIe /
Beheld ts~ Greenbaek Light.-A New
Ws eruis in the kieiL OF Workers
" no is q whole iso.t In Himseif.
igrOm tte Chicago Sentinei.l
At the jackson Camp Meeting. Octo-
Der z. it was our great pleasure and
privilege to listen TO a speech by the
Rev. q. ]. lie O, of Mendon, Michigan,
upon the subject of Revolution in Pol
tics"
Mr.. Deyo is recent convert to Green
backism, therefore il NAV be interest
ing to know something concerning his
antecedeDts. lie has been minister
OF the church known a. the Christian
denomination for twenty years. his
father was "a Democrat, and in early |
life the subject of our sketch was also |
Democrat. But he soon discovered /
the rottenuess of the old Democracy 1
and Joined the then new Republican !
party. The early struggle OF that par
ty. in which he partook, so endeared |
him TO it that he has adhered to it |
staunchly through all these long years.
IL was hard to give up the party of
Lincoln. Giddings. Chase and Sumner. !
He saw its faults, but still hoped for
reform within the party. To him, the
'Sold South seemed a real menace.
He still feared the old slave-holding
enemy.
Upon the subject of finance he fol-
lowed the teachings of his party. He
blindly believed al that it claimed in
behalf Of financial honesty. He even
went so far that on more than one oc-
casion be condemned the Greenbackers
IRON his pulpit. He regarded them as
little better tnan '1unatlcs" and ''repu-
diaiors." AT the last election he voted
for Garfield. But it SO happened that
he had some warm personal friends
who were Greenbackers and, after the
fashion of Greenbackers. they were con-
stantly talking to him upon the sub
ject, and constantly handing him Green
back newspapers and Greenback docu-
uments to read. He read, and as he
read. he studied and thought-till at
a-t the Greenback light began to
shine. 1he dark places began TO dis
appear. lie tore away the rubbish OF
political bi.o;ry and discarded party
prejudice. tic saw things from new
stand point. lie saw the truth-and
then like the sincere, honest and earn
est man that he l.. he espoused the
new political 1auh. Regardless of
protesIatioDs of his old party friends
he publicly announced himself as q
Greenbacker, and from his pulpit
preached a sermon entitled DRY Rot."
Mr. Dcyo Is wel-trained scholar, an
eloquent speaker, an earnest patriot,
and stauncb and uncompromising
advocate and defender of what he be-
lieves TO be right. lie is about forty
five wears old, six feet tall, and has
line ace aud splendid address. in him,
not only the Greenbackers of Michigan,
hut the Greenhackers Of the whole
country have gained recruit who Is
whole host IN himself.
The follow. ny is the speech referred
To. Beng Introduced. he said:
FrIIow tfrfzHNs: My political life mas
unit o. c..riiy teen identiied with the Re-
p,Ihlics,n party, wi'h perhaps one or two ex-
ecpti"h> " uen changed my vote Tor I'M
pOrta.d Ieasous. hut was born OF Demo-
cratic parents. and nearly all my ancestors
were Democrats. u there was one party
that Icunsiaered divine when boy IL was
the Democratic parry. MY parents instilled
this into my E.ind. and my father used 10
20 80 fr Ihat when people asked him his
religious opinions he would tell them
that he Wa . peIDocrat,' aud that settled
". Eut somehow. When still quite young,
became unsettled N regard 10 some features
Of political economy. and my young mind
d~clt iouoh ou tbr :; stem OF African slavery
and tiie liberty II all men. read In the
Deelaration 0l Independence thls grand
sentiment: I'VE huld these truths TO be
sclf-eydent. that GH MN are a'ed equal,
thas sney are enjOwed by their Greater with
certain inalehsbls rights; that among them
are i.ls, ibrD aud .he pursuit OF happi-
ness" said l. ihat soi Are all men equal /:
Are they equally entitled to liCe. 10 erty, and
the pursuit. of happinessI Is II true that
every man is eplitiei 10 the pro tnct of =
labor, OJ rs hard m hts JrtLiF' then
s1~v yes, that INIT be 50, Tor the same
lNssl l..sHt hat IN
Rights governments are instituted among
men, deriving tne,I st po,cers from the eon-
sent Of tue gJ.eiJ.sa.p - said tnat is all right /,
that - l. u decara ion that is as true rs CiOi
Himself, and ~ eter1al rs the heavens."
found here ~ THIS Deciarat;on oi Independ-
ence " "A GO,crn!neut of the people, Dy the
people, aud Tor the people. l said TINS
Declaration l. sIl right. aud ihe Conslitu-
lion, ss far ~ II goes, IL aH right. but
mere are class of ,nen. say wea, men
created In the anne image OF God, OF which
YOU snd I are created, deprived Of all these
bless nss, vi lie. !,Je. ~ aud the pursuit OF
happiness, and the pursuit OF everything
else, except the wishes OF their human
masters. And then l s:ad, there IL some
thing wrong, enber In the sy.iem OF gov
eTniuent or ia the party executing IL
power, anu found that the wrong lay la
both sy~ eIn and pafty. was told that the
fraIncis OF The Declaration Of Independence
did not mean - "iggesp" when they said
''that all are creaied rqual;" that only
(.s tn. y called hiuij had no rights that thu
white man Was bound TO respeet.' theI
satd, II nat IL ~ let us change the admin
Is;ration Of ihs Government and the Con
stuution 0f the GOycrnmen,. so that II vii
har,sonize with that immortal declaration
af the fathers. About this trllc the Repub
bean parry WAS born, and its birth thro
w.s liberty for all men. women and chill
drpn. and no more slave territory on tint
continent. 4 said, tbat's the party for me
and, In Noyemeer, 1860, east my first yot
FOR that grsnde-t President since Washing
ton, Abraham Lincoln, 81 Illinois. lap
pause have ever felt proud Of inu
vote. and was glad when with Que strok'
of his mighty pen he proclaimed that i'm
mortal hat: "All persons held as slave
within any state shall be benceforward an
Jorever free" That was n grand epoch Il
our National history, and hardly n man ca
be found to-day but rejoices over the eman
cipation proclamation and the subsequen
amendments TO the Constitution iorevc
settling this question Of African slavery
lApplause. Inc early record Of that Re
publican party was sublime. / alway
loved her for her grand achievements 70
the right. love her Yet for her young nobl
life. And while have known for sever:
years that she was drifting far away from he
eariy record, yet 10 part with her foreve
seemed like tearing myself away from u
old and tired friend. felt that l coul
not give ber up, that while she had mad
mistakes, had been guilty Of gross abus'
had been lesislsting 10 favor OF the none
power and against the great army Of labo
had hoped that all these things could b
reformed within the party. And, again
whenever my reason and common sens
assumed the mastery, and / knew n
party ever reformed Itself, the can
paigus would open, and that blood
civil war would be fought os'
sgnin. Again We heard the booming
cannon, the roar OF muketry, and saw OF
friends shot down In cold blood while hgh
ing for the old flag and trying TO save
without one star erased from It's fold
We were taken TO Northern home
the varant chairs pointed out TO IA
Ind Ne saw the widow anu Il
fatheriess iu their sadness ani heal
their moans ~ they cried TO US to come
the.r relief. our hearts melted ut the seen
and we forgot the CRYING abuses OF the part