The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-10-24

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Clevelands Discovery of Hoke Smith.
EDENHART- ON ERIE, Sept. 22, 1895.
Hon. Asa g. Bushnell:
MY DEAR SIR.-Some days since addressed
to you a conscientious challenge to meet me
either in public prints or on the rostrum-in
joint discussion of the character and tradi-
tions of the two great parties. The object was
to divert the public mind from the excitement
and strain of intense partisanism and conduct
q campaign Of education. for the upbuilding of
this people. s,it
Having received no reply, take it that your
well known fairness has prompted you to a
thorough preparation before meeting me upon
what must candidly admit is the strongest
point OF our beloved Democracy-history and
tradition. In fact, no party has more strik-
ing history, or so inexhaustible a fund of ira
dition.
As there is abundant time to appeal to the
thoughts of man, before appealing, later on,
to passion and impulse, permit me, general, to
present one or two points additional upon
which should like to meet you:
Proposition-That the Democratic party be-
ieves in plain and material fact rather than
mock heroic ,entimentalism
Suggestion-The Indian question has proven
no end of annoyance to our people, through q
mawkish sentmentalism, largely the result of
alleged moral teaching by Republican inhu
ences. Had these ignorant creatures been
properly dealt with land our own earlier ad-
ministrations were somewhat lax in this re-
spect) immense cost would have been saved,
and our London friends would not have been
appealed to for financial help
But Democracy-always morally brave-de-
termined to uproot this sentimentalism, and
its leading thinkers set about discovering the
means. The alert eye Of Democracy discover
ed Grover Cleveland, our beloved leader, who
has controlled our fortunes; told us when we
and n a hil sanction whan hQ
thought us right, and who has kept US hum
BILE always. Follow me, general, am still on
the Indian question.
Grover Cleveland set about disrobing one
Republican delusion, and through divine in
spiration, perhaps this man of destiny dis
tiny discovered the Hon. Hoke Smith. This
discovery tore the crown from the "noble red
man." and "star eyed daughter of the forest, !"
and left the Republican sentimentalists grasp
ing naked, greasy, murderOus savages. Be-
cause the discovery of Hoke Smith made the
memory Of Pocahontas (who saved us the
Smiths) reprehensible for all time to come,
showing how shallow were the glories Repub-
licans dreamers had thrown about these saw
ages.
Proposition-The Democratic aarty's brav.
cry in dealing with the soldiers.
Suggestion-A great abuse had grown up in
the way Of pensions, and Democratic thinkers
lever consulting the moral and education;
aspect of a question, discovered that almost as
q class, these old veterans were given over to
ntemperance-not all of them, but many. On
each pension day there was debauchery and
riot, and the example was depraying our
youth.
While Republican theorists would restrain
and tax the saloons in the interest (alleged) of
morality, the brave old Democratic party
the party of Shdell and Mason, Of Booth, At
zentt, Champ Ferguson, Morrissey, Croker,
Brice and Campbell, arose in its majesty and
swiped the names Of these drinking veterans
from the pension roll. and thus shut of their
whisky. True, there was a howl that these
old rakes simply drank to ease the pain of old
wounds, but Democracy was unswerving in
It's moral determination.
There are many other points, my dear gen.
eral but would have You prepare yourself
on these first. You may receive challenges
from some Of my Democratic friends upon
matters of equal import, but you will agree
with me that the moral side demands first at.
tention, and you will never find the Democrats
lacking in the subject of discussion Of immoral
ity.
shall hear from your
Respectfully,
GEORGE PHILPOTT, d. D.