The Penn's Grove record., 1886-10-23

friends than he expected he would re-
covnize. It was very gratifying TO him
that Gloucester county nominated II IN
and voted solid for him III the coliNeii-
ton. TIE prospects for Republicans
success were never better sIhce the
election OF Marcus l.. Ward. As lie
was not Il public speaker he gave
way Tor others. Hon. George Hires,
the Candidate for Congress was lie
introduced. lie SAID he had the llber-
" aud satisfaction 10 do his duty lh
Congress to the farmers. Dir. Roe,
Gloucester county's assenblyman spoke
next. lie was wiling 10 stand on his
record although he WAS opposed by
some who should be for INN. Capt. j.
d. Whitaker than cauIe forward and
expressed his CT LITIGATION at being
present. lie was always glad to help
a good cause and thought gloucester
county would do great credit 10 roll up
Il big mdjollty lor HONEY, Hires, and
Roe.
B. T. Hughes, of Philadelphia, was
then introduced as the orator of the
evening. He SAID the contest laid be-
tween two great parties. There was
another but it was to small to be count
I'd. Either Howey viii be Governor
or Green, Il New YORK lawyer. To
daily with out side issues was like dali
lying with thc WIND. II Was Il great
privilege TO cast IA ballot and the high
est duty to put conscience Ill 1t. He
then spoke Ui the Revolutionary mar 10
secure the privilege of The ballet and
the importance OF one vote; where IL
elected David Davis, Senator and thus
removed am nom the Electoral Com
mission and elected Il. IS Hayes Prcsl-
dent, also Where one vote elected u
Senator who decide whether war should
be declared against The declaration Of
wal against Mexico.
The differuce between the Democrat
ic and Republican parties is that the
Democrats are mistaken and the Re
pubiicaus not, yet he believed the mas
SEES OF bolh parties were honest III then
Intentions. Although he was "A lawyer
he thought they were narrow minded
and made poor GuyernOts, \ uIallu-
tacturer with great executive ability
Was the best 10 rude. y teacher always
taught his pnpiiS that lawyers were
dishonest. One day while rambling u
pupil found an old tombstone marked
''iiere lies Il lawyer, all honest mm."
Tie pupil called for an explanation
and the teacher said thrTe must he tWO
men buried their. Nj. linwey was
the honest mau. lie was Il R-pubii-
can because on every great issue that
party Was right While the Demuc' ats
have been wI0ng Oh many questions.
The Democratic parry objected
to its past being talked about while
the Republicans Are proud oitheir last.
Ii IA party was wrong III the past it Was
not to be trusted. Ii you choose a
foreman 10 conduct your business you
look at his past. What was the aLti-d
tuLe Of the Democratic party during
the war. IL was holuiug peace meetilig
and IN a convention at Phi adelpl.ia
declared the best interests would be to
join he Suuthlh han TO have II divided
country. They declared the war II
failure and nominated IA soldier, Gen.
Mcclellan, for President. Ia 1868 it
opposed %gteenbacka when the govern
nitnt ueeded money. In 1865 1t favor
ed the abOllsluuCHt of the National
Banks and favored gIeenbacks. In
1876 it stladdled The same issue in the
platform and candidates. Two Yeas
ago the people We're deceived 10y the
false cry ot fraud and couuptlou, but
they need not have beeu ii they Lad
considered that the Democrats had
contLol Of Congress tor six years and
could have made the fullest myeStiga-
ton. When they got N po@er they
said look out now We have got
you. SO they had ali the millions of
money in the Treasury counted aud
found only two cents missing while a
committee to investigate kepnGllcan
rascaltly, found a ~ ,UOu silorla.e III "A
medical department CaGsed by "a Demo-
crat recommended by j. &. Carlisle.
The good record vi the Republican
party was a marvel IN history.
There Ii nothing like manufacturers
10 Increase the Wealth of the nation.
The Democrats talk II great deal of
sOphistry on the tariff question but il
can all be killed in live minuSes.
tariff is a tax levied by the govern
lneut IN goods brought from other
from other countries into tins. The
is added to the cost OF goods and
Ialses then price which Is paid b, th
consumer. The Democrats believe IN
a low tdrih only high eNuugh To raise
money 10 carry ON the gov .
eminent, while Republicans heliept in
, high protective tatin only iou enough
q allow a few good come into the duty
M which IS sufficient to meet the wants
Il the government. The Democrats
~ t4e i,oplv cannot be beEeltsd