The Red Cloud chief., 1884-09-12
SENAToR
-.ss Op~.IsS speech OF TN. C.mpsIss ~
Assssod. ohGo-rhs Political f..g-. 80
-. ssd ta . Tsmp~ra,- sod Logical

-.wsa In . Temperate sod Logical
Address.
AEHLtSp. o. August 3.-rh~ srs .-erh
~ senator -heTrnaa tn ths Ca. easaf-4 "a
vas delivered herr this sfi.rnszsn. and "a.
received With lsHsc attendance AL xreAt en-
thust4sm- Nr. sherman saii.
FuLLoxCrrIzEx- IL l. many YEAR siar~
! bal the honor Of addressing ihs ,-Orsr 81
Asn4snd County slrsys recall ~igE peas
uEe tuy early ~acana4ntADc. herr. ~AtteHIeI
the nrst court tcAd IN Ashland County. sd
regularly for several year aItcTzsE1. since
that time I have sDown you better a. nigh
bor..hAn as partisaDs. come here ~ maze
a po!h "a speech, bat ia doing - ! do nD; en-
,!der II n part "f my duty Ia arrslEu my Eel
low citizens of the Democratic party. -
abuse their candidates. or 10 question tn
fstriott-m End purity Of iacsr motisvs- Tue
older ! get the more
faxE I AN sEoa FAHTIsAs srraIr.
h general desire Of all The citizens 10 to
yose tn the Interest OF god government. a.
their opportunities. eiucst.on knI asa.
lions enab.e them 10 Judge. The hls. -nica
mo-g frequently controls their tuag men; s
party feaity- >oins fe~. no doubt if-os tDtAe
Offices and Bonos- that coiHc with the success
pf their party. but the great boiy of our E--D-
tie. "a. farmers, mechanics aud baslnr-- men
have NO se.nsh motives in their po5iii > TAX
follow their party rag unless couynessi -
their crrvr. ~ - naturally SD. for tae punci-
pes ten i"ncis- ana sl.nr 81 n great party do
not change ~itn a canpsiza. hut continue for
year,. IL. Therefore. a rs5 % o fun rva~c-
sion. chOuse- hs pItty. - na-u+H stand, toy
u while IL hOn>iy AMI .ath a.iy tries -
AIRY out ls prioci..e-. but Ttls
- HIGHEST D.Tr OF EvEgr CITIZEN
In : Republic ike ours TO annually ?. .Ies his
~poiit.cai position aud .-,-rn.ns Tor himself
shich parry tn the peEIinx contest ~lI lie
uICsJ iisciy @ sasauc. the iu.erest. and honor
~ n. country aud hIs state.
The diihcuity sometimes Is that neither
rsrry suits u ia all things A god Cirircn
lrsy like the Republican p.rty on on. qUcs-
ton and the Democratic party On another.
nni the Temperance party on another. AMI
the GrecutaCk party on another. but hr can
only vote fOT Oue. He would be- content
pith either were the other dear charfner
away" ar he may be a refOrmeT. an rgpfl-t.
q phaTi-ee. or a dude, and say ;hcrc afc ra.
car IN AL parties. and. therefore, h- viii vote
Win neither. tie won't vote FOR this Cauli-
Ia;c because he drinks a glass If beer. he
conc write good Engasd. he dOlt spell all
bIz words according to the dictionary. he
love Unwlsciy and to- vel. 1t - not an this
way tina, the sensible common people OF this
country choose their party or Their eandi-
Ga;cs.
TIE OLD RULE
was To ask OF "A party: Is II patriotic. IL il
courageous, strong. reliable, true To the Con
StIttiII1n, true To the honor ana fame of tn :
country. and TO the rights OF the huHblr~t ~
wei ~ the lOfi.c,t citizen OF the Republic
Tic questions a. Ia "A candidate were. il he
.i1ncsi, j. he faithful, j. he capable We do
ri eSreat of candidate, all the Projections
-U1 virtues of life. We 20 that IL such a
rsan lived an4 should be presented by any
party for any oshce he would BE- biaCkcnci
y tho mean low cry of party strife that fol-
l"Ns M The heels OF all parties. as was done
with Washington, Jefferson, Jackson and
Lincoln. We should choose our party as We
should choose a wife. This j. n duty which
rVssy voter either has done or will. or should
10. You would not choose Il wife merely be-
A. n a. ZhR 4. lnalrgtnl mr. ytFfRynar. ar mood or
sensible or a good hOusekeepcr, and So On. but
L..ause she has, as you think. enough OF all
these qualities 10 make you love her. You
tlAp her tor better or for worse and ind by
experiences a good deal of both. In the choice
o. u parry you have the advantage OF n change
every year II there Is IA cause for IL, but gen
era ~. II your FIRST choice il founded upon
honest conviction, your first love is the best.
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.
Now. fellow citizens. I have believed since
She organization Of the Republican party in
nj, that this party has more completely than
phy other party since the formation of the
government, performed the functions and
tuties OF our National Governments: an that.
rom It's principles, aims and tendencies. ~ is
VII better ftted than any other party To gov
: n This country in the future, and therefore.
hat II ought To be continued in Office by the
n"opie OF the United States. IL am right in
ms then Blaine and Logan should receive
your vote. My duty - done when | give YOU
the reasons for the faith that il in mo, with
f'i4l any Ilt oI tue PATRIOTISM. con-
duct or character OF any osher parties or can
u dates.
The Republican party. as you know. was
formed by the fusion OF elements of the Old
parties with a view to resist the extension
AMI spread of slavery, not only over the
western territory, but into the free States ~
Well. Doctrines were advocated hy the
Democratic party that would have carried
: avery al the Will OF any STAKEHOLDER into
every State and Territory of the United
Sia'@s. They he'd tina; slaves were property,
and Us such must be- protected everywhere.
Z he issue came. whether this country was Ia
bc all free or all slave. This was thirty years
ago. But few Of this aulienc,. mingled i'm
Z .is early strife. The Republican party was
The organization by which The people broke
TIA political power OF slavery in the election
of Abraham Lincoln No one even among
eur Democratic adversaries will now question
tins vital i'm pOrtance and wisdom of the strug-
Elo Tor human liberty; And yet. when The
contest was going on, how bitter aud stub
born WAS the strife. even here I'm Ashland. /
Gan remember things printed and said even
acre IN opposition to the Republican party.
ihat the authors would not think IL kind in
me to read now. Let by-goncs he by cones.
hen the opposition 10 Lincoln was organ
rni into war. party lines greatly weakened,
ani thousands Of Democrats. joining with the
ttrDublicanS. took up arms for the Union
cause, and did their duty nobly.
" DEMOCRATIC PARTY
driftcd into n comparatively small minority.
but what was then left of the organization
was under the control of those opposed TO the
war. and was at different times "A serious en-
beFrassment To the prosecution OF the war.
rb5 nomination of Nallandigham, the anti
war resolutions of the Democratic National
convention of 1854, and other similar pro-
no doubt. prolonged the war by en-
Gouraging tire public enemy.
The second stage of Republican success
c.oscf with the reelection OF Lincoln and the
triumphant close of the war. Twenty years
have passed away since that time. A new
HennTAflnn nf mon has ar,a mo ,hn 4. Z. ~
lie. The heroes of the war are now past the
meridian of life. A number OF difficult ques-
Z onS have been solved. every one by the Re.
publican party, and each of them well solved
our errors have been on the side of geucros-
ity. No deed of violence. no deprivation of
rights, no act OF oppression mark the history
or any Republican administration. The South
states have been restored TO their place in
tbs Union, and the only dishonor attached TO
tho process has been the violation on their
part OF the conditions of reconstruction. and
Their denial by fraud and violence OF the civil
rights OF coiored mon. Our currency has not
My been restored 10 the specie basis. but i
cenfessediy better than il was or could he un
CO. the old ideas that prevailed. Our credit
- untarnished and stand higher in the money
OF the world than that of any other
nation. not even excepting Great Britain. l
submit to you. whether we. as Republicans.
NAV not be justly proud of the results OF he
ruoiican administration
SOME RECoLLECrIONs.
inose OF Us VINO have lived through the
period OF this struggle and growth can re-
alize by n single glance of memory from the
present TO the past. the great and beneficial
change which has been produced in the United
since the Democratic party was in
but those of you who are about to az
sumo the reins of government viii appreciate
this Change more 10y reference To some figures
taken by me from the statistics OF the last
From leo tn lSSl. our population increased
from 3l.+ot.pB TO 80, lup.uG, more tina nifty
per cent.
The number OF manufacturing establish
.rcnts increased from lao. fsI To ~ 81. The
employed in manufactures increased
rom l..pS millions to s..I millions. or nearly
The number of hands employed
IN manufactures increased from I,3lI millions
10 -..Ss millions, or more than double. The
wages paid To laborcrS increased from ia
rriiiions TO otS millions. or nearly threefoid.
me vaiue of material Usei in manufacture,
from l.O5l million dollars TO 3.ss