The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1882-09-13
The Party Of Obstruction.

But fellow-citizens my main objection to
the Democratic party Is that it Is now. @ and
party of negationists, of obstructionfsts. Its
whole stock in trade for over twenty years
complain, to tear down ali the old dwellings
that shelter us without building up any new
mansions into which we can move 1t lacks
well-defned principles. 1t adopts measures
simply as temporary expedients. 1t aban-
dons to-day what it advocated yesterday sim
ply for the purpose of achieving temporary
During the rebellion it opposed the war, but
pointed out no other way TO preserve the Ma
ton. 1t was opposed to issuing Greenbacks,
but proposed no otherway to meet the pressing
needs of the Government Itwas opposed to the
enlistment of colored soldiers, opposed to the
draft but pointed out no other way to fill the
ranks of our depleted regiments. 1t was OPP
posed 70 reconstruction, to giving the ballot to
South, but had no welldefned plan for re-
storing the seeded States to their proper rela-
tions TO the General Government Democrats
opposed the issue of bonds payable in coin, but
devised no method of funding our enormous
war debt. When we were utterly unable to
redeem the greenbacks they opposed all delay
in their redemption, and the moment we were
able to redeem them then they opposed with
all their might the fixing of any time for such
redemption. They have opposed in the past
and now oppose the National Banking system,
but give US nothing to take its place, no safer
or better institution for doing the business of
the country. They oppose the railroads of the
country without being able to intelligently
regulate them They oppose all combinations
without understanding the mutual relations
hat naturally exist between capital and labor.
They oppose our present system OF tariff, our
protection to home Industries, without being
able during six years of power to give US any
thing better. They oppose the tax on whisky
and tobacco simply as being tax on Demo-
cratic commodities Laughter and applause.l
They oppose the appearance of Nat Onal Of,i-
GERS at the polls for fear that such officers will
secure fair ballot and an honest count They
claim to be down on Mormonism, but oppose
all methods or GRIPPING and destroying that
time, but these are instances enough to illus
trate my point, and to show what mean when
say the Democratic party is simply party of
tempting to tear down, and has no strength,
no enthusiasm for building up
On the contrary the Republican party is one
of fixed IDEAS 1t was born through a love of
liberty. Spent its youth in fighting for free
dom. Its early manhood was taxed to the ut
most in defense of our National existence. 1t
waded through blood and covered our hillsides
graves, that it might give freedom to race.
[Applause.l 1t found our country without
credit in the money centerS OF the world, and
to-day we can borrow untold millions at two
and three per cent. lApplause.l 1t has
fostered our industries until the prosperity
and wealth of our people are perfectly fabu-
lous. 1t believes in a sound currency, in a free
ballot and fair count, in fair and honest adj
justment between capital and labor, in the
abolition of MormOnism, or rather in its total
destruction, both in root and branch, in the
proper improvement OF cur rivers and
temperance and good morals throughout our
entire land. IApplause,I
When you once see the two pictures why
wonder that old men still seek shelter under
the ample folds of our banner, that middle
aged men grid on their armor at the approach
of an impending contest and that young men
everywhere flock to our standard PRO-
longed applause. l-From Congressman HorT's
Speech at Saginaw, Mich.