The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-10-01

Mr.. Blaine has been called o lingo. I think
he is very much such Jingo as the last Mas
was. (Applause.j think he means to culti'
Hate friendly relations with every other Ma
tion especially with those of the American
bontinent, and he means TO have 1t under
ktoOd that il an American citizen, whether by
birth or by adoption, goes anywhere on tho
face of the earth, he Is 70 be respected ac-
cordingly. lApplausel He means, l think,
to sum up his foreign policy In one sentence
I'VE ask for no injustice aud we will stand no
nonsense. tApplause)
Now should like to ask any Englishman,
or Scotchman, or Irishman in the County OF
Essex II the picture have drawn OF the con-
ditiOn of the workingman that he left behind
him, and the condition of the workingman
here. is not true to the letter. And should like
70 ask, ani SHOULD like TO have you ask your
Irish nei2 hbors, what reason they can give.
while they came here TO get out from under
the heel of England, for voting for the policy
which England is eager to have this country
adopt. The Ir.shman was Britt h subject
IN Ireland, but he didn't have an American
vote The Irisnman who votes the Demoe.a-
ic ticket In Essex County is ten times u Brit
!ish subject (applause) and, unfortunately, in
that subjectlnV, he Is casting an American
vote.
our Democratic brethren offer to our suf.
frages Grover Cleveland and Governor lien.
bricks. And what do you know OF either of
themg Do you know anything OF Grover
Cleveland ut 70 be publicly discussed laugh.
ter. except that he has been oil his lifetime
bind and obedient follower of party al.
ways in the wrongY He is fifty years cd lie
voted for President in 1860. I don't know
whether he voted for JEFF Davis or for what
other of the Democratic candidates OF
that year. but he didn't vote for Abraham
Lincoln. In 1894 the question was put to the
American people: ''Shal our army be called
home in disgrlce: shall this war stop; shall tbs
South 20; saall the iiag be folded up and aid
away; shall the country PERISH" AYE,
- the American people in ltOj; Shall the
Save continue slave; shall the old rebel SGT
his heel on his neck again. or shall the ConVi'
tutional amendment which makes OF the
slave n freeman. and OF tho freeman oiti.
zen, and OF the citizen voter, be inscribed
on the Constitutions" mo" said Grover
Clevelpnd. The que Hion came up IN 1916: "chall
the Gebt be repudutcd; shall the currency
c jntinue TO be debased; shall the American
coin. tn which the worlmens wages, and
the soldiers pensions, ana the savings.banks'
deposits are to be paid, be debased
currency" AYE said Grover Glove
land. Aud now, what does he tell you In
his letter of acceptance and his speech of ac-
ceptance? Here are plenty OF living Issues.
Stall the great Mormon cancer spread over
the breast of this continentl Shall the South
continue fraudulent voting and criminal
oractices2 Shall the protective policy on
which the workmans wages and the comfort
OF his home depend continueI What says
Grover CleTeland us 10 these questions2 He
says not one word upon all those great, vital
issues not one word. He says simply: II am
chosen TO execute the plans, purposes and
policy of the Democratic party and II he Is
ccted he will do II. And Hendricks is like
unto him, with the single exception that while
Clevc aud has been in obscurity, Hendricks
has been leader and an actor in all the Dem
ocratlc policies of the past He sat In the
Senate throughout the war, embarrassing
Abraham Lincoln by every vote he cast and
every speech he made-his votes recorded
against the Constitutional amendment abol.
fishing slavery, his votes recorded against
every proposition TO raise troops; and he com.
mends himself to the ciyil-service reformers
by the declaration that tho first thing TO be
done by u Democratic Administration is TO
turn out fifty thousand Republican office.
holders and put nfty thousand Democrats In
thor stead.
have candidates with no such miserable rec
ords. We have candidates-both OF them
worthy of the enthusiastic support OF every
man. You know something of the principles,
party. They are written in letters OF light on
your country's history, as they are In tho
platform adopted at Chicago, and James @.
Blaine doud applausel has been selected TO
carry out the principles, and the policy. and
he Is about TO do II. (Applause). Has there
ever been candidate since the Republican
party was organized so well commended 10
you MT. u ulIltf Dll NOu KNOW hb
about Abraham Lincoln when you voted for
hlml Did you know as much about Grant, IN
civil life / mean. when you first voted for
lhimp Did you know Us much about Hayes
when you voted for hlml Did you know any
more about Garfield when you voted for hmS
4 think the choice OF the great Republican
party of this country ought to count for
something. They have not made a mistake
even when they took an OBSCURE man, com
lparatlvely, for their candidate. They knew
what they were about. AMI they have not
made mistake when they have taken the one
most conspicuous person In civil life in
America. tApplausol
Why, they tl.k about their charges! sup.
pose you have heard country lawyers argue a
case when they hadn't got much evidence on
their side-and don't understand me as speak
ing contemptuo.l ly VI country lawyers. be.
cause am one OF mat kind myself. Laugh
teri But W.T. almost any complicated state
OF facts, and ngures, aud correspondence, u
shrewd and crafty man can get up and, by
shaking his hcnd, and sneer,ng, and inslnuat-
ing. AMI dec!arl z { at the thing you thought
was innocent was done for guilty purpose,
and with guilty motive. can make ou an
apparently plausible story before somebody
who does not know anything about the case.
And that is the attempt in these charges
against Mr.. Blaine. Their. are four OF these
lctters-a'l that Mr.. SchuI quoted In h's
speech and In his letter-and should ll''e to
have tHem printed and put into the liinls
of every Republican vOtor In Mas i.luhu.
Ftilh All Nut y - VI tUtUl ~ the fnufHr
that when Mr.. Blaine reminded his cor
respondent OF perfoc ~ honest ind right
eoui ruling, he all II not !nlocently
AMI honestly. Tut for q corrupt purpos9 ami
10 im0ly that II he could make II trade with
the man he wod d do him such favor Hqain
Now, think Mr.. Blaine is entitled q the
charity with which you would Judge the hum.
Dlest and the most obscure man In your Own
nelghborhood Suppose these letters hal
been written By Il wntchman In Lynn or a 70.
lIppmun I'm IiIv and lac "A nuuuilala
for the great olce OF Precedent and al his
nelghbors came forward and said IN you
This man we haze known IRON his youth up
through and through; lie is perfectly holost':
suppose .he men who had uarre cd with HIN
and fought so far as In thcm iay the high
honor which can only he given IN tull by the
whole people Of the United States. TAP.
plause.l What thoy think OF HIN you can
Judge By, the Tremendous m llority in that
state What the people Of the United States
thlnk OF him similar result In November IS
certain 10 show ,Tne applause which greeted
this prediction was suddenly husIod by a
binding flash Of ightaing, 10 lowed instantly
by tremendous roar OF thun1cr.l
The peop OF the STATE of Maine have Just
spoken. App ause.l That is the ona com.
munity on this earth which would not tolcT.
ate knaye II they knew IL and from whose
Intelligence knaye could not hide himself
II he tr cd. tApplauseJ IL stands, believe, Ut
the head OF all the communities on tho face
of globe In the capacity 10 read and write. IN
the education of is people. IL Is an unmixed
English blood, and ! speak OF that onlj ~
show that they havs been used TO self.gov.
srninent and TO choose their rulers for
two centuries. Owe aud over again,
Democrats leaving lneir party 10 do it,
the people OF Maine have declared
man. man The United states S Senate was s Just @
half Democratic when Mr.. Blaine was pro.
posed 70 thom by General Garfield for tho