Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-09-26

which tho liopnbl can party do moi hido thcir
light under bushcl and that Is IN reference
back, Ravine T1 ihe lisbt q fhc1 1H beIotbSs s
vote ono tiino md have That vote fairly und
cratic party say IN their platform. that tbcy
arc in favor of a FREQ ballot and u fair count
The Ihey said TIM, sfo,f, years ago; ~ Thgt IN their
1 derstandswhat they meang "a yoi6eg "No.")
| Ifthcy mean what they say, then / say to
| them this: III you Democrats In those statos
| whero men have been intimidn' cd, have been
! bulldosod. aud driven from. To- polls and not
/ permitted 10 vote rs they desired 10, II you
meant what YOU said there. thcfc would be
no complaint to-day, and wo would have q
yG's % USgr pSp eGs not
! mean what thoy sny, for II they did, and wo
wers to have n fpir vote in every state in, the
their worst IN eynry southern Staic ZAP.
Ps Of ,afS tTS a92 Sny og e9
! win not dctan you at any picnt lcneth on
this subject Take The Stntc OF, South caro-.
They have ,8ol, ~ white people. About one
honrth q 'ne white psoPie9r South Care
take tho colored people, who are utmost
\ double the number of white peop Q, with tho
number of white Rcpubicaus IN South Caro-.
I Ina, IS thord nn honest Democrat in the sound
! oil my voice who bolievcsa n fuir count in that
! state and FREQ ballot would give the Demo,
cratic party 10000 majority -tApplausc and "A
.'rake TAX tho 4 ito of Mississippi and SEQ howit
| foots up. Mississippi has i apopnlntlon OF
ps Na fDeFss po Of iS ahe Ts pepSe pSH
were driven frSma the rSll Ind given Iarss
to-day that q they will do away with what is
called the Misiissippi. pian, and giyela free,
Rt Se BeocnS naa isr pS 9S SoS or % Io% ;ast
| , 3 they dssirey Wila NY man rhelitNc thntl
Thcn my eountrymt ! ask You ns honc.t
honestly with ono anothcr IS there d
,,,, mcm9Grat ,hcrc to7nts htYyho wilTsay IL Is
4 A suAIE AND a DIsGRAoe.
! Is thercta rom1orat here Tonight who sbe-,
lieves l, TINT g nen ,thc Demo party do [
Siareu NV ,myor oi ifee omiiot aia ia,r eounl
I of it2 There Is no state TO, day where Il FREQ
! nllot anl u FREQ count are denied That is not
4 under the control OF the Democratic party all
over it, ballot boxes and, everything else.
thit kind of a role for before an Intelligent
| free halIo. and fair count let us Have n free
ballotsnda ifair count. What Is, the .useof
aSye @ S sa} ts. Sssq ihs DO aSt
mont is based upon the wil of the people
! wben the will OF tho people Is not permitted
is tho legal mod6 of Expressing I the viii OF the
American people? ask You that as honest
men. ask you further, how long will this
! country exist whose citizens are not permit
| ted to express their sentiments! We go upon
the theory. a. said, that this Government is
| based upon tho will of its people. Then II
j that be tho case, the. viii of the people must
be expressed; and II II is not Oppressed aud
| sfort time cuntil aminolity may seize. oontrol
ynnl suDySrt TIC worry principles that uneo orlie
this Government Of ours, tApplausel
i. g There isonc other question desire to cal
! your attention 10 In connection with my
friend Governor Hendricks. On tho 25th day
ra or fenfhhfH i th is ne WasaS enator tr9 mar,
\ mir poolittie of Wisconsin, introduced "A
| Proposition into the Senate in re erence TO the
lthat all persons who had h, right to vote prior
| to the rebellion should be permitted TO vote
! TOR delegates tn n state constituti mai convan.
/ person not entitled to vote prior TO the rebel
| lion should vote unless he had been Union
soldier. Knowing that there were no Unlcn
| soldiers at that time II amount 10 anything
down there boi mafo that proposition, \. w tn
the further provision that no ono not entitled
| to vote prior totha rebellion should vote I'M
less he owned $50 worth OF real estate . In
other words the proposition was that all the
! rebels should vote, but that no man who was
not n voter prior t, the war-meaning tho
\ coiored people-should vote unless he had
! $50 worth OF reol estate. On that proposition
they were three Dem Gratis that voted.rye,
That is, who. voted in favor of 1t: Mr. DnOiittlc
| of Wisconsin. Mr.. Di kson cf Connecticut and
Thomas a. Hendricks of Indiana.
| GIVE THEN ABSOLUTE EQUALITY.
Now. my fellow citizens. you may not think
|
| there is a Republican in the United States,
that is an honest Republican. who wants a
nero TO be, permitted. to vote because he
out II. (Appausc.i Nor do beiieve the Re.
| publicans anywhere are in favor of that kind
lconcerncd. 1t lclst Applause Let us carry
lthat ~ oYosition out. SUPPOSE they had used
the lansuage " $50 worthiof property,f With,
have meant either 4persoBal@ property OF
/ real property. Suppose some poor coloree
g"ea Of te ns seyscn TopA + so The On mc sh
pS 81 the ss sesea FSifs Ss Mule ae the
ask you this question: Did the mule vote or
did the colored man vote9 Renewed iiiughs
teri IL seems to me that tnat proposition
the agent oil the mule to cast the mule s vote.
I.nnghter and applause! am sorry that my
friend Hendr.cts cast that vote; am sorry
that any man in this country should cast such
II vote. II was not n vote, in my judgment
proper TO be cast by anybody; but Ii showed
ahe eiuaGe ice, th9t eXisted ut that time among
ored people. And not only then. but before
the war during the war and since the war.
tho hands of the leading Democrats of this
country have been against the liberty and the
rights of the oolore1 man and are against him
today Npplause,, and for that reason they
bulldoze him. intimidate him. and prevent his
casting his vote in the hallot-boX.
CONTINUE THIS PROSPERITY.
Now my fellow-citizens, IL you desire your
nnting institutions and currency to stand;
ifyou desire protect, Q tariff forthe oenehi
OF the lahoring men of this country rs well as
the investor: IL you desire our institutions to
he preserved as they nre odny: IL you desire
10 continue the prosperity of this country
/ some ono said tonight that 1t was no better
than In 1870; ] only pity that Kind of man
IL you desire all these things TO cont tnue:
II you dcsi,c the, great growth and de-
veloPment in our farming interests and our
manufacturing interests In this country:
labor and to benefit mankind generally;
II you believe in the right of every man to
exercise his privileges under the law at the
ballot box, to vote independently and freely;
Il you believe In establishing relations with
foreign governments so as to give us u
,Hii Wider oLening for the surplus products OF
system for the beneatof American industries
applausel-it you believe In all these things
as AMI believe in American interests,
IN American citizenship because of American
cltiaenship in Loyalty 10 this Government
1 from the heart and not, from the lips-tap-
| plausei-if you believe then in handing the
Government down to future generations to
your posterity as IL stands to-day, without a
blemish upon Its rec rd of glory; of patriot
IL you believe in continuing 1t in this way; II
YOU believe IN foating the flag of our land,
clothed with the power of our Government,
tor tho protection ot American citizens where
they have violated no law; if you believe In
all those things which are necessary to make
porous pSope to be ADMIRED BY paHPs ali tie pcDs cIS.
ilized nations of the earth, then yOl want TO
hecp .tHc noyrrilincnt IN tne nands OF fhe
men who believe in the Government, who
love It for It's institutions, who. have been
loyal TO IL through its peri and disasters and
are loyal t. 1t to-day. Loud and long,oon.
| tinued applause, We want men whose 10y
'aty u not newborn. whose love for our In
st tutions Is as old as thoy are. At the bead
OF hiiars you want n man OF genius. n man OF
great experience. man OF great knowledge,
4 man OF great statesmanship, a man who be.
| iiexes what he says, and will stand by what he
lolic'es. (Applause) II You want that char
acler OF man to manage the anairs of this
| Government, tako' one of the men who. when
tho storm aud the tempest cast the ocean OF
I secessinn In mighty pillows, got aboard OF
1 that craft and assisted loyal men In guiding
our ship of state when she was treighted with
the hopos OF mankind. who al led In moorlng
her safely In a peaceful barbor. where sho
rests securely and peacefully to-day. Select
that man from the midst of the loyal people
Of this seonnlFyforulho of these rcpsons. And
4 that mnnls tho one hoscn by tho Republican
Convention AT Chicago. James q. Blaine.
prolonged cheefsJ lI9EtT ~ M
GEORGE AUGUSTUS SALA has been max.
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