Telegram-herald., 1886-09-26
BLACK JACK TALKS
Opening OF the Republican
Campaign in Pennsylvania.
GEN. L0Gas MAKES 4 RINGING SPLLCH.
Beavers Var Record A Sc4thing ~
raignmeot Of ihe Administration
Great Enthusiasm in the
State OF allegheny.

PITlsHC h.. sept. 25.--Ihe opening oi the
campaign 0y the Republican party Of the
State Of Allegheny, ia lh.s eiiy tonight
was a signa Of success. There were over q
thousand participants iu the street parade.
Music Hall on fith-ave. Was s1rEeousiy
decorated aud crowded 10 suifo,ation with
an appreciatiye and enthusiastic audience
Gen Beaver, gubernstorial candidate, de-
liyered a telling speech. He was followed
by Gen Osborne. nominee for Congressman
at large, Congressman Bayne John bal
zell, candidate for Congress- Maj Montooth
and Senator John A logan. Gen. Logan
spoke one hour aud twenty minutes sub
stantially a. follows:
The Republican party vas defeated in the
last election for the reason that the Demo
cratic party had persistenuy Tor twenty years
made all manner Of unfouuded charges oi
delinquency against the Republican admin
isiration until the people raised a cry for
d change 10 ascertain the truth or falsity Of
the accusation. The Democrats would ike
10 foster upon tie Republican party tie
same character for corruption that had
| long previously marked their own regime
| bat after pains-takiug examination, cover
| ing the past twenty-five years the
| old Democratic party. disheartened
and cisappointsd. suariiugiy admit, that fhe
record ot the Republican party for purity
and official integrity is the marvel of the
world. The percentage If loss through
| fraud during the Republican Adminisfra-
ton deties comparison with any govern
ment on earth. The Democracy has ever
opposed our tariff system, Notwithstanding
| that the results of the protective taflh speak
50 eioquentiv ia rs favor. Since l7ou iIi-
vested capital has increased fully two
! thirds; from $50 10 1850 wages have ad-
vanced 100 per cent. the increase 10 number
OF persons employed Is is per cent IN lo,0
the aggregate value of property ia the
| United States was S44 600 100000. an IN
crease of S3O000,0O0 900 IN the % years 0f
Republican rule This can be attributed
| to no other course that the Republican
system of finance and their tariff policy
| which gives encOursgement % the people al
| home and abroad for the exercise Of
! their greatest energies. Tue Democratic
party has control of this government
| during in one session of Congress, and We
can only fairly Judge il by its works. Where
| is the evidence of the promised economy
and what abuses have been corrected This
| year Congress Appropriated millions of dol
lars more than the Republicans bad appro-
| priated for years. and even this vast amount
was millions less than the Democratic
| estimates. No step has been taken
Tor the fulhllment Of the promise for
! new navy and the time Of the session WIS
| spent in an inglOri0us attempt 10 destroy
our protective tariff. The country has
been searched for men to represent Us
abroad whose only object a few years ago was
| to destroy our Government. We have been
harrassed with petty quarrels with foreign
nations and the administration has failed
TO show any nerve IN demanding the rights
OF American citizens. This constitutes the
error of the present administration, which
is fair average of Democratic statesman
ship and ability. Is there anything in this
showing, tending 10 convince anyone that
the wisdom Of continuing this party in
| power
Gen. Logan closed bis address with an
appeal to the citizens of Pennsylvania on
behalf Of Gen. Beaver, Republican candi-
| date for Governor He closed in a glowing
tribute to the Generals war record, thus.
He now marches forth OF two crulches.
| is that 10 be despised or is il 70 his crelit
Is there no longer gratitude IN the breast Of
the American people? believe there i and
that the gratitude OF the people of Pennsyi-
vania will assert itself IN the November
election and place as Chief Magistrate OF
the State one of the nOblest of her sons,
| Beaver