Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-08-08

great crime which had been committed
but proceeded to reconstruct the Union
to bring back these men who have beef
in rebellion, into participation in affairs
into participation in governing the grea
republic they had undertaken to destroy
and it proceeded to that work until ever!
State was represented in the Congress o
the United States, and Peace, beautiful
glorious Peace, an angel bright and mag
nifcent, settled in our land once more t.
build for herself home there forever
That party which, at the close of the war
settled deliberately down and balanced
its books and found by the current &c.
counts that it owed $4,000, 900, 900
enough to appall any man or any nation
and its paper money, 3S cents on the dol
lar. Did it weaken, did it yield, did it 90
down beneath the demand of honest but
mistaken men, to set the printing presses
at work: No, gentlemen That party
had virtue enough to do the only thing
there was left to be done for the integrity
Of the Union, and tina. was to build up
the credit of that country; and immedi-
ately it commenced paying that great
debt, and from that hour down to the
hour Of my speaking it has paid it at the
rate rate Of one hundred millions year
Immediately the credit of the country be-
gan to 80 up, and then that party passed
law after law, and they stand on the
statute book to-day just as the Republi-
can party put them there; the Demo
cratic party, the Greenback party, the
fusion party and the confusion party, en-
emies outside and weak friends inside, all
contending that that legislation should be
blotted out say that party in its man
hood stood there and kept those laws on
the statute book, and they stand there
to-day.
That party which provided for refund
ing, and refunded at 6 per cent, at j
per cent, at 4 l-2 per cent, at 4 per cent,
at 3 ID per cent, and today by its legis-
lation in Congress, by its fidelity to prin-
ciple, finds these ID per cent bonds
above par, commanding premium that
party which took those greenbacks down
at SO cents on the dollar, and by a wise
legislation brought them up until today
they circulate at par with gold in every
great commercial centre in the wide
world; that party which lifted the bur
dens o. the people to an extent Of over
S265, 900, 900 year in internal revenue
taxation, and on the tariff reduced an
equal amount ; that party which, as
say, accomplished financial feat that is
without parallel in all the history Of all
the countries in the world that party
you, gentlemen, represent; that party
which first and alone had the courage to
stand up and declare to advancing bar
barism and slavery Thus far and no far
ther forever" that party when it issued
its call found itself sustained by the God
of battles and by the people of the repub.
lie, and saw 5 100000 Of shackles DROP
off the hands of 5000, 900 Of men; that
party which then took these 5000, 900 o
unshackled hands and opened them ant
put in them the silent ballot, that mark
of American citizenship, and left it there
and it is there today; that party which
for the last two weeks in Congress ha:
succeeded in keeping those ballots il
those black hands and in securing t
those men all rights of American citizen.
ship guaranteed by the constitution o
our country that party, which, taking
the country as it did over twenty year.
ago, business depressed, men out of EN-.
ployment, Immediately went to work an(
built up law in the interests Of labor
ing men Of this country, and enacted il
the laws a tariff under whose benign in
fuences for the last twenty years w
have lived, and in agriculture and ii
manufactures, in the arts and all Of tn
industries, have made greater progress
than has ever been seen in any countr
in this world in the same length Of time
that party which has so built up, S
prospered this grand republic of ours tina
now every year million of men are com
ling from the old world into its bosom
and its bosom receives them and they be
come part Of our grand old republic
OH my friends, why should not me
who represent party like that be me-
of intelligence, of enthusiasm, Of deter
mination.
Gentlemen Of the convention, you hav
| one of the highest duties that appeals t
you as American citizens, TO do, and ths
. is to nominate men for public Office tha
are fit to be leaders Of such party as
: described. 1t is not your duty to be pal