Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-10-06
Cleveland Opposed to Progress.

Following is an extract from the
speech OF Hon. Joseph b. Foraker in
opening the Ohio campaign:
When the war came on it but inten-
sified their differences. Harrison be-
came soldier and Cleveland became
q copperhead. Harrison volunteered
and Cleveland hired q substitute.
Harrison stood for the Union and
Cleveland remained in the party that
was the hope of secession. Harrison
believed in emancipation, Cleveland
insisted that it was unconstitutional.
Harrison believed in enfranchising the
black man; Cleveland opposed that
also. When the greenback became a
war necessity Harrison was its friend;
Cleveland was it's enemy. When the
war was over and the national honor
required it's redemption, Cleveland
agreed with his party in their demand
for an unlimited issue of it.. To make
a long story short, Harrison not only
is now, but always was q Republican.
He has been identified with all the il
made that party the greatest ever
known in the history of the world.
He has been the friend, supporter and
have wrought for our country for the
past thirty years. He has entertained
the loftiest and purest sentiments
that ever found expression in Ameri-
can politics. His party has never
risen so high that he has not stood on
the same plane with it. He has been
constantly and zealously on the right
side of every great question of our day
and generation. He was against slav-
cry, and for the Union, the constitu-
ton and the flag. He favored all the
great measures of war, reconstruction
and fnarce.
His administration has been excep-
tionally successful. 1t will long be re-
membered as intensely American. He
has firmly law and order at home and
with dignity and patriotism main
tained our rights and upheld our
honor abroad. England, Germany
and Italy, as well as Chill, can testify
from personal experience that the
United States government as now ad-
ministered is both just and courage
Gus. Canada is in a tair way to learn
| the same lesson and while these diplo-
matte triumphs have been achieved,
the work of extending our commerce,
upbuilding our navy, and making pro-
vision for an American merchant mar
! inc has gone steadily forward. Four
wears more of BENJAMIN Harrison in
the White House will not only con-
tinue the marvellous prosperity with
which we are blessed, but give to us
our rightful place in the commerce OF
the seas and make us the dominant
power of the western hemisphere. His
record is resplendant with good deeds
and splendid triumphs. 1t has been
made in spite of the constant opposi-
tion of the Democratic party. In all
this opposition Cleveland has belonged
to, and adhered to that party. He
has no share whatever in the great
victories that have been won in either
the field or the forum.
He was a Democrat when Democracy
meant the auction block and the whip
ping post. He was a Democrat wher
the Democracy was enacting and en-
forcing laws that made it a crime tC
teach the black man the letters of tn,
, alphabet. He was a Democrat wher
Democracy enacted the fugitive slav,
law. He was a Democrat when De
mocracy taught the reasonable doc
trines of secession. He was a Demo
crat when Democracy fired on For
/ Sumter. He was a Democrat whel
? Democracy denounced Lincoln as al
ape, gorilla, tyrant and ausurper
, He was Democrat when Democrac,
: resisted the draft. He was a Demo
E crat when Democracy pronounced tn
war failure and demanded an i'm
t mediate cessation of hostilities. II
< was q Democrat when Democracy II
q sisted the emancipation of the slav
!, and the enfranchisement of the blac
I man. He has been persistently on th
J, wrong side of all the great question
> of our time. His party has never sun
l. so low that he has not stood upo
II the same plane with it. His who
2 life and all his political affiliation
Z and experiences were such as to pr,
n pare him for the work OF vetoing pei
n sion bills, returning rebel flags, advt
.e eating free trade and making war gel
T. orally upon the patriotism and tt
4 prosperity of his country when he b
:, came president. 1t was not to tt
:, credit of the American people that
8 was made president once. 1t wou
,g be inexcusable to make him presidel
y twice.