The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-10-15

they have TO great degree learned the
truth"
The speaker here quoted at length
from u letter printed In the Cincinnati
II q lirer OF September 81, from II, NJ.
Davls, of Columbia, s O., which gave a
brief history OF the carpet'bag Govern
ment of that State He hoped that every
one In the audience could read the let
ter In full, Judge Thurman then turn
cd his attention to Mississippi, and read
from the American Encyclopedia for
1875, the proceedings OF the taxpayera'
convention OF that state held at Jack
SOU OH January 4, 1875, when II was
shown that the last levy which Ia 1869
was ten cents on the hundred dollars OF
the assessed value OF lands was four
times AZ great In 1871, eight aud u half
40 great In 1879 twelve and a half times
IN great iu 1873, and fourteen times as
great In 1874 Az the same time the as
sessment OF property greatly exceeded
its market value, and that the public
debt had been Increased over 1854 OCO
annually, The same extravaganza was
shown In the management OF county af'
fairs, He stated that when the Demo
Gratis carried Mississippi In 1875 II was
said II had been through terrorism and
fraud, This was false, and he read u let
tor from United States Senator Revela
TO the President In support OF his AZ
aertlon, He promised its reading by
stating that Reyels was q cOlOred minis
ter and Republican. He had served In
the Senate with him, and found him to
be man of education and respectable
ity lie WAS Republican, but hlastr0ng
est wishes were for the prosperity aud
happiness OF the cOl0red race, He then
read the letter which, after stating that
the blacks were naturally Republicans,
said they had been imposed upon and
robbed by set OF sc0undrela and un'
prlncipled adyenturers until they had
risen In their might and Oyerthrown
their oppTesGors, The letter closes ~
follows;
"The bitterness and hate created by
the late civil strife have, In my Opin-
ion, been Obliterated In this State, eX-
cept, perhaps, In some localities, and
would have long since been eiitcedwere
II not for some unprlncipled men who
would keep alive the bitterness OF the
past and inculcate u hatred between
the races, In order that they may Hg'
grdndiza themselves by office and ils
emOlumenta 10 control my peOp O. TIA
effect Of which IL TO degrade them. |
give you my opinion that had our STATE
administration adhered to Republican
principles and ttOOd by the platform
upon which II was elected, the s ate TO-
day would have been IN the highway TO
prosperity, II the Stats administration
had atyaI cad patriotic meR' urea, ap
pointed 0nly honest and comp tent men
10 Office aud sought 70 restore cOnlli ienCe
b'tween the races, 6l0Odshed would have
been unknown, peace would have pre-
vailed, Federal interference been un
thought Of and harmony, friendship and
mutual confidence would nave taken the
place OF the Day0Det,"
me speaker then read Grants last
N arms by Colonel Fred Grant, and
closed his speech by saying:
| III have no time TO speak OF State pol
ltics, except to say that believe n good
license law would be the peat solution
OF the liqIo question, Ia 1851 | voted
against lne provision In the C0nstltu
lion fOrbiddlng license, and have no.
changed my opinion since. A word
more, You have u State ticket c0mpOs.
ed OF competent men, aud that was fair
ly nominated, | earnestly appeal TO
YOU 10 give IL your warm support, aud
| lhnk II IL your duty TO show by your
votes that you have confidence In the
existing administration OF the Federal
Government, Do your duty, and your
whole duty, aud never dispalr OF sue
ceaa,"
Mr.. Thurman was constantly iltet-
rupted by applause, and the CfflIt ~
spoken OF ~ one of the greatest Of his
life.