The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-08-31

Gated skill and brawny arms of our
mechanics, whose skill and toll has
made them famous for their inventions
and improvements. These are the
men, no matter to what party they be-
long, who are responsible for tie
grand results claimed by General Nash
and the Republican orators generally,
for the Republican party for big and
little, they all fiddle ON the same
string. Laughter.]
What are the monuments of the Re-
publican party? They gave to rich
corporations an amount of public land
more than six times the extent of the
great State of Ohio. This land belong
ed to the whole people and not to the
Republicans in Congress, and the peo-
pie, Republicans and Democrats alike,
protested against these acts of Wanton
robbery, but for all that the land grants
were continued; and while Republican
speakers eulOgiZe the constructors of
the great roads, not a man among
them all has dared, before the people,
to justify this reckless spoilation of
their rights and property.
For that, indeed, is the Republican
party responsible. And these great
corporations, petted and fattened by
the Republicans, now hold the people
by the throat And that condition of
things is one of the evidences of bad,
not the good government, which has
afflicted our country during the past
twenty years.
The Credit Mobilier was another
achievement of the Republican party,
and the bribery OF Senators and Con
gressmen was one of the results of Re-
publican mis-rule.
The granting of enormous subsidies
to steamship companies. for pretended
services was another achievement OF
the Republicans during the twenty
years, the great results of which Gen
eral Nash boasts.
You all recollect that it was proved
before a committee of Investigation,
that lobbyist was sent to Washington
with $3.50, 900 to place it where it would
do the most good. And the lobbyist
admitted that he had paid il all out
save his OWE modest fee of $50, 900; but
not dollar was given TO any Senator
or member of Congress. OF course
not, for none but Senators or members
of Congress could vote for or against
| the subsidy. And this is one more re.
suit of the rule of the Republicans.
But why waste time by referring tC
the wrongs committed by these Re.
publicans against the people? for they
have grown callous to their wrongs
and upon no subject are they more in.
/ different.
Nor are these the only achievements
of the Republicans during their twenty
years of ruin and rule.
Acting upon the maxim of the Fed
erajsts, that 1.-The Government should
take care Of the rich and let the rich
take care of the poor" they exempted
| from taxation two thousand millions
of the wealth of the rich invested in
bonds, and made, and now make the
industries of the country pay the bond
holders taxes.
Surely, of that result, the Republi
cans may feel proud.
Following their hereditary instinct
of initiating the British Government
for the first time in our country's his.
tory, they created the aristocratit
titles of admiral, and vice and real
admirals. with immense salaries fol
each grade. And still more closely
following the monarchical systems o
Europe, they have granted high retireC
pay upon the Judges of the Supreme
Court and the officers of the Army anC
Navy, and these are indeed additiona
results of the rule of the Republican
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