The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-10-08

of this organization II you do. you viii find
nothing In fifty years At to commend Il to you
The Democracy OF TO day point with pride to the
fact that every foot Of territory we have acquired
since the old colonial days mp to the purchase
OF Alaska was acquired by Democratic rulers:
Twill grant that fact. but the acquisitions OF
Louisiana and Texas were but concessions on
their part to the Slaveocracy, aud proof or the
debasing power that that element always held
over the rest OF the party. On the other hand
the acquisition OF Alaska was patriotic
act performed In the earnest desire TO serve the
Union. Let the Democrats get what glory they
may from such comparison. AS said before,
this Democratic party has always been the obe-
dent slave OF the slave power. There has never
been a demand made of the Northern Democra-
cy by them that was not yielded TO, not one
Why is 1t that You are SO afraid TO trust
the Democratic party? 1t contains many high
minded gentlemen with whom we live and
transact business, and worship. and meet in
society and know to be our peers; We know
them TO be honest, upright men. Why are we
unwilling TO trust them with the reins OF gov
ernment2 Simply because the Democrats OF
the North never did control this nation. Simply
because they are ALWAYS CONTROLLED by these
Southern gentry who control them I'm the man.
ner have depicted IL this nation was TO
be ruled by our Democratic neighbors we
could not have the same objections that
we now have We know the same methods
will be pursued in the future as in the past.
The Democrats OF the North have nothing to do
with making n platform. nothing to do with the
selection OF the candidate. They furnish in the
South the great preponderance of the political
power; $50 to so odd; just in proportion as they
furnish the votes Just In that proportion do
they claim the right to dictate the policy
for the party. These gentlemen OF the
Democratic party, II guilty OF no other onense,
their reasonable conduct during the years OF
war; their semi-rebellous conduct during the
period OF reconstruction, their hostility to wise
methods of treating the building up OF the cur
rency fix them in my judgment as unfit for
public control. They have in this State
to-day signalized their belief in the old
doctrines that originated more than twenty
years ago by nominating a man who was In full
sympathy with those who were ready TO throw
every barrier in the way of the Republican
party while it was putting down the slavehold,
ers' rebellion. This standard bearer was in full
sympathy with that iniquitous resolution
passed the 10th day of August, 1864, when they
did explicitly say that after four years of fan.
ure to put down rebellion by the experiment OF
war they now demanded that there be cessa-
ton of hostilities in order that negotiation
might be resorted TO. After four years OF fall
ure. see before me some men who were COM
rades. who were at the front the time of the pas
sage OF that resolution. i know something OF
the spirit OF indignation that ran through the
ranks OF the army as we scanned the proceed.
ings of that convention. -Four years of failure!
How deeply the taunt and the insult
were felt. We did not think that
there had been four years of failure. Welooked
with pride upon the fact that from the borders
OF Iowa to the Cult the men OF the Northwest
had marched as a triumphant host, leveling
every fortress of the enemy upon the banks OF
the Mississippi River It had opened it to the
commerce OF the world, and that river flowed on
unfettered to the sea. We had marched through
Kentucky and Tennessee; we had marched on
down through Georgia; we had fought the
battles between Chattanooga and Atlanta. We
had captured Atlanta and General Sherman
was then preparing his host for its grand
march to the sea. lApplausel On the eastern
slope we had fought the battle of Antetam.
We had fought the battle of Gettysburg, and
had won victory. and the broken hosts of
Lee had been driven in rout across the Poto-
mac River Grant had crossed the Rapidan.
He had crossed the Rappahannock; he had
fought the battles of the Wilderness; he had
HsrDor, and North Anna, and the victorious
army under his command had seated itself like
a very nightmare around the Confederate cap
ital. Their coast was blockaded from the Ches-
apeake TO the Rio Grande. No vessel could es-
cape laden with cotton to pay the delinquent
interest on their foreign loan, and the Confed
eracy had tottered 10 the ground. Their armies
were in rags. Their commissariat was empty;
their munitions OF war were expended: their
railroads were worn out and in ruins; their cur
rency was worth but q few mills on the dollar.
The whole Southern Confedracy was in a con-
dition of collapse. The whole Conf sderacy
was tottering 10 its fall, and the great want OF
the Southern Democrat, who had presided over
ITS destinies, was that they might have a cessa-
ton of hostilities. little time for the open
ing Of the blockade so that steamers might go
forward with their cotton, so that they might
pay the delinquent interest upon their debt, so
that they might rehablitate their credit. so
hat they might reclothe their army, so that
and put well-ted, well-equipped army in the
field TO confront the victorious hosts of the
North. That Is what the Confederacy in its
DIRE extremity wanted, and that is what the
Northern Democrats said they should have After
four years OF failure TO put down rebellion by
the experiment of war, we now demand a cessa-
ton OF hostities. And this man now from
Monona County, the Democratic candidate at
this time for Governor, was one who Endorsed
that section.
After an eloquent appeal for the bloody
shirt, and a mastery showing Of the relative
merits of the two sets of candidates, the
speaker closed with the following appeal 10
the young men in behalf of the Republican
party:
You will find where upon all occasions IL has
| labored to elevate the laboring man-to give
| him fairer chance in the competitions with
wealth and with the power Of wealth You will
| find where among its earliest transactions it
| gave him the homestead; you will find that
| there are now $4,000 OF these homesteads,
| true American homes, scattered all over
| the prairies of the West, the largess OF
| the Republican party: you will find
| that where new questions were to
| be grappled with it has grappled with them,
that where new problems were to be solved,
| its heroism in the war was but the least or
among the least OF its achievements and deserv-
ings. You will find its wisdom after the war,
war, It's wisdom in creating currency, its wis
dom in giving us more than four times the cir
culating medium than we had twenty five years
ago, its wisdom in the payment OF the debt, its
wisdom in giving credit, in giving us position
be commendatory in your judgment. All these
will entitle it to honor at your hands. All these
will entitle it to your most favorable considera-
ton.