Democratic Sentinel, Volume 12, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 October 1888 — JAMES A. GARFIELD. [ARTICLE]

JAMES A. GARFIELD.

“In 1860 the burdens of national taxation were light All our revenues, including loans, amounted to only $76,000,000. Our expenditures were $77,000,000, and our whole public debt but $65,000,000. In the year 1860 the tounage of our ships upon the seas was 5,353,868 tons, which was more by 140,000 tons than in any other year of our history before or since. Twothirds of our imports were then carried in American bottoms, as were also more than two-thirds of our exports. Our exports that year reached the aggregate value of $400,000,000, which was forty-three and onehajf millions more than during any previous year. Our imports were $362,000,000, decidedly more han any other year. And I make this statement on the authority of David A. Wells, that in 1860 we were exporting to foreign countries more American manufactures than in any other year of our history. ****** The fact is, Mr. Chairman, the decade from 1850 to 1860 was one of peace and general prosperity. —Extracts from speech of J ames A. Garfield in the House March 6, 1878.

The speech of Henry Eiglesbach, before the Thurman Club, last Thursday evening, was received, highly appreciated and heartily applauded by the audience. The well known honesty of the speaker, his firm adherence to correct principles and his ui.purchasable political integrity, gave great force and power to his utterances. The proprietor of the Rensselaer Democrat! desires to be very precise in the announcement tha* his address was delivered “at the invitation of the Allen G’ Thurman Club,” and “Published by Desire of Club Expressed in Unanimous Vote.” Now let us be equally as precise: A “feeler,” circulated by one of his satelites, gave o_t that thf p. r. d. v> as desirous of addressing the Club, if agreeaele. We know a number who expressed objections. He was appointed to speak, by the chairman — not iD vited by the Qlub. Whether the p. r. d. prompted the motion to publish, or the gentleman who made the motion was desirous of recording him in black and white, we do not know. In apy event, the motion received three affirmative votes—none opposed.

•fit is tradition that Democracy sees principles greater than men.’ Thq above extract from Brother James' published address is true every word of it—true from the organization of thv. party under J efiferson up to the present. True in 1874 when he was ready to accept the proposition. True in 1876, when he returned to the republican wallow, supported Fraud Hayes, waved the bloody shirt for all it was worth, and repudiated the “tradition”. True in 1880 to 1884 when he passed from “halfbreed” under Garfield to “stalwart” under Arthur. True at the time when, infuriated at the prospect of losing hi * official position he wrote upon his bulletin board the following foul slander against the Democracy of Jaiper county: “The vandalism committed last night are the legitimate, i rganized, deliberate insults of Democracy for Reform.” “In* the interest of Reform the Democracy of Jasper County deliberately, wantonly insult every soldier who lost a leg or arm, or who was wounded in the line of duty in defense of the Union.”