Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-09-18
DEMOCRATIC LIE.
He Has Not Left the Republican Party.

He Has Not Left the Republican Party.
From the Indianapolis Journal.
PERU, Ind, Aug. 26.-B. + Dow, large
manufacturer OF steam engines ana
thrashers, and j. G.. Blythe who have
been staunch Republicans, have come
out for Cleveland and Hendricks. They
are afraid to risk the political JobDer
from Maine. The plumed Knight is los
ing his grip in this locality, and unless
the Republicans got in their work pretty
soon Cleveland and Hendricks will DIS
count them.
To the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal.
In the Cincinnati Enquirer of the 9th
inst. is published the above lie which,
from the large number of denials l read
in New York and Chicago papers, ap-
pears to be part Of the seven-mule Bar
mum plan of campaign" l am one Of
the organizers of the Republican party
of Livingstone County, New York "a
stalwart PrOtectlOnist from early boy
hood. Born in New York In 1920, knew
JacksOn's administration, which wreck
ed all tho ws0len mills of New England
my father among them, by its low tarif,
and l have twice seen the wooden indus.
tries Of our country ruined since that
time by Democratic tinkering of the tar
if. and l have profound contempt for
any man of 30 years and upwards who
| is not prOtectiOAist. remember well
the great founder of the American sys-
| tenn, Henry Clay, of "blessed memory"
whose whole life, as Wing, was dsvot-
| cd to the
DEVELOPMENT OF AMERICAN INDUSTRIES
| it was such contrast to that Of his CO.
| tempOraries, who. like him, were slave
holders, and who were mostly Democrats
| and who believed the Almighty made
them to live in luxury on the unpaid
earnings of others. Here, in that insti-
| tuition long since characterized as the
"sum of all viilainies." American slav-
| cry, Is where Democracy sO-called -four
ished, and Notwithstanding it-DemOc-
racy-made war upon the Republic for
four long years, and did its best to de-
stroy the only Republican and free gov
eminent in the world, still the Republic
can party conquered them and abolished
that mother of the Democratic party,
human slavery, and maintained the gov
eminent intact-establish what our
fathers pretended to have done, human
liberty and equal rights; then, with
magnanimity not human but gOd-like
fOrgave every rebel and punished none,
fact for which history furnishes no
precedent, and sent them home to their
lands with their horses and property;
and Notwithstanding the Republicans
were thus merciful. they still receive
their malignant hatred. Well, they left
us with debt of $3,0O00O0OO0 to pay,
and we have been so wise in our legisla-
ton as to encourage every possible in
dustry, and to enjoy as consequence, a
PROSPERITY AND PROGRESS
unparalleled in the history Of the world,
a confidence among the old nations Of
the world that enables us to boast
credit second to that of no other country
our three cents at a large premium
our debt with the cash in treasury more
than half paid off, and we are met with
the cry, "Turn the rascals out" "Giye
us change and REFORM" whilst our
books show that we have the most eco
nOmic administration, and the purest
and cleanest since the days of the con-
federation, not even excepting that OF
the Father his Country. And when re-
member the last Democratic President,
few months before the close of his ad-
ministrati0n, when the public debt was
Treasury to New York and sold our 6 per
lar. say now to you any man who has
been asleep or crazy. who in view of all
this history, would abandon such glo-
riOus party having such glorious
record, and join the Democratic party
and vote for the pure Cleveland and the
patriotic Hendricks must be sadly In
HIS SECOND CHILDHOOD,
or dude like G.. w. Curtis. No, gentle
men that Is lie. have been for
Blaine for eight years, and so have the
majority of the Republicans of the
country, and nothing but bOssism and
unit rule defeated him in 1876 and again
in 1880. But we got the district dele
gate system, and /, in common with
every well-read Republican, knew that
Blaine would be nominated If alive
when we reached that point. So far
from opposing Blaine, / esteem him a.
the ablest American statesman, living
or dead, and as firmly believe he will
be President, If he lives, as believe in
God and human progress. Blaine first,
last and all the time. l as firmly be-
lisve New York will give $1,000 majority
for him as I believe anything, and
place 1t anywhere from that to 100000.
/ believe l know New York ipolitics as
well as most men. This yarn is made
out of whole cloth; for all Republicans
here know that was for Blaine almost
alone in Peru. do not speak for Mr..
Blythe whose name is coupled with mine
in this dispatch. He is an old resident
of your city, and, if Republican knows
why he is one and can speak for him
self. But write me down for Blaine
from the tallest hair on my head to the
soles Of my feet.
B. +. Dow.
Peru. Ind, Aug 30, 1884.
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