The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1883-10-04
THE OHIO CANVASS.
Ccorge III. Pendleton Oh the
"Grand Old Party"

10 their policy, and to their action,
all that has ever resulted in benefit
to the people OF our country-for all
that God in His infinite mercy has
Granted to us: for all that the ever
lasting covenant, attested by the
bow in the heavens that there shall
be forever and ever recurring seed
time and harvest, has brought to us !;
for all that the democratic party, in
its long and glorious career, whether,
in opposition or In the majority, has
done for our people, all these the re-
publican party modestly claim for
itself. Laughter. Hear them even
to this late period:
4 1--WE saved the Unionw
TsYcs, gentlemen, and a million
democrats furnished the command
ers of your armies and troops in the
fed. Yells and applause.
ave reconstructed the southern
statesl"
Yes, gentlemen, you robbed, and
stole, and wrecked the finances of
these states until democrats both
from the north and the south, res.
cued them from your grasp.
"We maintained the public credit
aud faith of the United Statesr'
Yes, gentlemen, you passed law
which had that high standing title,
and the passage of the law was made
the occasion for republican members
Of cnnnnIotinn m n
amount of $50, 900, 900 in the bonds
OF the United States.
'"We restored specie paymentsr'
Yes, gentlemen, you invented
black Friday that involved much
that was pure among women and
honorable among menin the wreck
of that day. By your legislation
you carried the country through the
agonies of '72, '73 and IT, and then
you modestly claim that you had
done to the people of the United
States the great benefit Of securing
immense crops at home and small
crops abroad. Great laughter and
applause.
''We gave to the country pure
and honest and honorable govern
nhent."
"Yes; you invented the credit mo-
biler to catch congressman to give
lands in large quantities to the cor
porate railroads of the United States.
You brought upon the southern
states herd of marauders to pillage
them, and you impeached Andy
johnson because he would not enter
into this ncfarious scheme. You
speculated in gold until the pail of
the darkness OF "black Friday" en-
shrouded all the people of the land.
You protected and encouraged and
failed to punish the whisky rings
until the possession Of immense for
tunes was thought to be sufficient
compensations for the loss of reputa-
tion and for the near proximity of
the yawning gates Of the penitenti-
ary. IApplause. You pillaged the
treasury of the United States by
your star-route frauds, and none of
them yet have been convicted. And
finally, as a elimination, you stole
the presidency Of the United States,
and rewarded every man with high
Office who was implicated in the
theft. A volley OF Yells. You
degraded the ballot-box. You sur
rounded the polls with soldiers. You
Corrupted the jury-box. You con-
yerted the civil service Of the United
States into herd of political ennis
saries to carry the states and to per-
suade the people on behalf Of the re-
publican party. [Applause. And
you levied forced assessments upon
these same people in order that you
might "soap" states as you escaped"
Indiana and boasted for it for the
purpose of manipulating the returns.
And yet, gentlemen, IN the face of
history like this, republican ora
tors in Ohio to-day ''point with
pride" to the history of that grand
old party. You have furnished to us
the most extrayagant ana expensive
administrations which the govern
ment has ever had. Last year ac-
cording to the statement Of the COM
mittee on appropriations in the SEN
ate, and of Mr.. Sherman, the appro-
priations reached $477 200, 600
more than the whole government
Of the United States had cost uatil
the time of James Buchanan-$400,-
000,0 more than 1t had cost In any
one year in the history of the goys
ernment up TO that time. Aud this
year, white there has been some re-
duction in the amount of the appro-
priations for the river and harbor
improvements, you will find yourself
well Off if at the end of the time your
I expenses don't come far behind
$500, 900, 900
Now, gentlemen, it is no great
pleasure to me to be able to lay these
blotches and slurs upon the history
of party which has played so con
spicuous part in the administra-
ton of our government for the last
thirty years. But when these gen
tlemen exult themselves oyermuch,
and draw comparisons with the dem
ocratic party, which has been out OF
power during the most Of that period,
i say it is well enough to remind
them also of that saving that many