The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-08-03
THE ISSUES.
Speech of Senator PendIeton.

July lUtn, non. teO. IL. P0nuleIOn
was called on and spoke as follows:
MY FELLOW CITIZENS: / am sure
that any Of you who have ever been in
the Opera House for several hours at
[; me will appreciate that when IL man
hps done this he is not exactly in the
best condition in whicl, 10 address SO
large an a9sem1lage as this. [ con-
gratulate the Democratic party ofOhio
upon the wSrk they have done today.
1t is a good work; good in their NOM
nations of candidates, good in their
declarations of principles, good in the
enthusiasm and spirit with which they
have commenced this canvass in this.
State. 1t is the presage of success it
is the beginning, the forerunner of that
day for which the Democratic party
have longed and wished. and prayed
when this great old commonwealth of
ours shall be committed in itself and
shall commit its great powers To the
Democratic patty, | shall detain you
but very few moments. There'are d
| great number OF gentlemen here TO
speak to you tonight VINO Will speak
intelligently and acceptahiy. My mis-
sion WIFI be soon over. The party has
pl9n itself right upon Ine great
| question that interests the people of
Ohio today. 1t hes planted itself right
upon the great rational doctrine that
to The United STATES belongs the con-
trolling and dOmiGating influence 10
all the questions that concern alI the
republics upon the hemisphere. Ithas
planted Itself right upon that other
great doctrine tnat citizens of the
! United States, whether ustiVe born or
naturatiZ5d, shall TeciHve ali the pow
| nf u. rI)tI Ntl ff
| A merican citizens Can give them. It
has planted itself right upon the doe
| trlne that an honest reform OF civil
service is The true doctrine upon winch
republican SoVeI nAeBId eau De admin
istered and live. IL has tioa.eG Itself
right upon this quo 9ti0n that today
agltstes the pceple ~ OuiO. | mean
the rattle III Intoxicating liquors. And
it has declared, " Wiiie it is in favor Of
| it's taxation 0nd its regulation that it
is also ia tavOI OF inaintsiniDg t he old
standard Of iiia De;uocrtti3 iIaI,y, on
| opposition 40 al laws ilal -ate merely
snmptuary ana me,iuieSon.e wit4I oar
neignbors. (Appialse.l These aTe the
| doctrines that are en!s'rGGeti i'll the
platform that has been ad0p:ed today
Now listen TO me for ten minutes and
1 will not detain you any longer.
7Eightsen months ago this adminis-
| tratiOn came iuto power 1t came vi tia
vaunt and . bound. l. came the sue
cessor OF Hayes al administration in the
Republican liue. BuIliIoii us. il told
you, it told the Republicans that it.
was to be an i'm provement upon thai
| administration, 1t was to do that
which had not been done IN the last
| thirty five years OF Kepusiican admin
| istratlOn III the countfy, hhasiing itself
over aud beyond that which the Re-
| publican party assumed that they had
done. What is iG today? What do
we see now? We see sister republic
in this hemisphere, having gone thro'
with the agonies OF war today being
despOiled OF its possessions and wiped
out frem the list of the nations of the
earth. Ons Republican Government
today beaten out and wiped out by an.
other Republic of South A merica, aad
the tiniIed States, powerful republican
strong, with no troubles at home, with
no troubles abroad, sitting supineiy by
and seeing one Republican Govern.
ment destroyed upon the face OF The
earth by another Republican Govern
ment under the influences and im puts
es OF British power, British commerce
British enterprise, British gold, tap
plause) and if We do not raise a hand
if we do not exert any influence, as
said, we fifty millions of republican,
stand simply by ami do not raise ou
voice, don't exert our moral power
don't exert the influence that belong
, to us, without going To the point q
war 10 see that republic despoiled o
; its possessions, despOiled of its inffu
ence, despoiled of its very existence
Why, gentlemen, what are We cOnsid
!, ering today? Inter-oceanic canals
inter-Oceanic railroads, trade from th,
Atlantic to the Pacific and vic. vers
? from the Pacific to the Atlantic, for d
: intercourse and line of communica
ton is as certain to be established a
you sit here, the Legitimate successor
of that great trade from the Orien
/, more than two thousand years az
: that brought the riches of the Quee
! of Sheba to Solomon i'll his capitol i
= the East; line of inter-communici
y ton that is To be made as certainly d
that line of Suez Canal that brough
= from Eastern India. Eastern Englan
u [ might Cal! it, the ricles OF tht
! Z country to its home in the West, an
: which England today is defendin
at this very hour with all her martin
: power, and to prevent its being closet
> And here we are today, in The face
this condition OF affairs, in the face {
e the inevitable construction of thes
u inGer-Oceanic railroads and canals
u Here we are sitting supinely by, NJ
asking the good will OF oar netghbol
y in these South American States, bl
> ready to see one of them despoil Il
u the influence which power on tl
!, other side of the Atlantic; has bee
i able to bring to bear. Now, gentl'
II men, am In favor OF doing this thin;
> / am in favor OF SO establishing the il
's tiuence OF this Repubacan Govern
ment of the United STATES, its mori
l. power, SO AS We shall be. the elder si
le te: of all the republics upon this hen
'e isphere, and when they becSine il
= volved in war that We shall exert OIL
. protecting influence op9n them, SO a
y without letting the foreign nations
. the world interfere with tne affairs
Il the continent, We shall be able 10 G
tahlish peace based upon Il basis til.
:, means our kind, and gentle and afte
ti0nate interest among them. (AI
. plause.) What more, what mure
81 Today 500 of your feIloW-clIiZens an
, mine are languishiDg i'll the prisons
e Great Britain, suspected, but neilht
,, accused Or trIed-and wnen the Anne
II ican citizen is lodged III Il dungeon an
y neither tried nOr furnished with a
le cusations against ha, he Is permits
u to receive from tne head OF the loreig z
~ department OF affaiis III England til
declaration; He is there because "
suspect him, and we will give you L
G. reasen-no reason except what yC
a. can see upon the warrant OF cOmmi
ment-ana at this hour there are me
- in prison iii Great Britain suspectet
r not accused, not indicted, not tried
a. and when our administration ask
p them why, they say it is none of yol
!; business. There is the order of con
mitment, and this minister, who
l. filter TO be British subject than u
l. American minister, is permitted to r
\. ceive that lnsolent letter, but to sd
in his communication TO the Sta
Department that he thinks thes
(, American citizens are treated abOu
b right, for as far us he as observed the
!, have been very thriftless and good 10
;, nothing people anyhow. daughter
- What more, gentlemen? Hundret
D of American citizens today in RUSS
4, are driven from their homes, forbidde
| tn nh ralIa their huSl mass rsuniraA