Rensselaer Republican, Volume 13, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 October 1880 — A FEW REASONS [ARTICLE]

A FEW REASONS

Here are a few good .reasons why no patriotic citikeh should support the Democratic party: First—-It supported slavery, instigated the war to extend and continue slavery, and st3|l Represents whatever is left of the spirit of slavery. * Second—lt is responsible for all the sufferings of the war; for the anguish of the thousands of mothers, wives and children Of our heroic soldiers.

Third—lt is responsible for tbe loss of hundreds of thousands of thousands of the most yaluable lives, and for the burden of a debt the maguitnde of which is beyond human conception. Fourth—lt is the enemy of free labor and equal rights. Fifth—lt maintains the dangerous heresy of State sovereignty as against United "States sovereignty. ' Sixth—lt opposes every measure to seoure honest elections^ Seventh —It denies potilicst "freedom in tho South. Eighth—lt is a party of intolerance aud proscription in the North ts well as the Sooth. Ninth—lt ia tho enemy of the public credit. Tenth—lt is opposed to maintaining the public faith. Eleventh—lt is in favor of a “tariff for revenue only,” which is but another name of free trade, and would destroy the manntaoturing interests of the country and throw thousands of men out of employment. Twelfth—ln this State it has for partisan purposes overthrown the constitutional amendments adopted by ths people for the purpose of. introducing economy and reform in the State government. Thirteenth —It ie tho party of false pretenses, of dangerous and revolutionary methods, and, in the North as well as the South, has repeatedly trampled on every principle of the government.

Demooratie papers have been blazing away, since Garfield’s nomination at hia publio record. The Republican has not protested very strongly at any time nor does it expect to begin now, knowing that tho filth of democratic mud-dobbers will only re act upon themselves and the party they represent, and that the eminent public services of Garfield places him be. yond the reach of,their most powerful men to harm. , > Those editors and other democrats who deal in abuse of good characters and Garfield’s especially will of course not deny the-evi-dence given by such men as the following from whom we quote for their especial benefit. The 1 ist man on horseback that I saw on the battle-field at Cliickamauga, was GENERAL GARFIELD, who staid there whep the balance of the Staff of General Rosencrans was gone.—General Dnrbin Ward at Hancock ratification meeting in Cincinnati. GARFIELD bolds today the honored position of being the only Pook Man among -the political leaders. He is SINGULARLY PURE AND UPRIGHT.—Don Piatt.

“I am proud to call Garfiki.d my Fkixnd, and I would noteall any man my friend whom I even suspected ot dishonesty.— Hon. Henry B. Payne, of Ohio,” “NO LIVING AMERICAN, ih my opinion, stands higher in INTEGRITY and PURITY than Hon. James A. Garfield.”—Hon. Allen G. Tbnrraan, of Ohio. “GARFIELD’S HONESTY and INTEGRITY are beyond question.” —Judge Jere Black, of Pennsylvania. “Garfield !■ one of the moat SINCERE and HONORABLE men I ever knew in pubtfo.Y— Randolph Tucker, of Virginia. “I will tell yon whom I think the Republicans should nominate, and whom I think » their strongest man; HE IS A TRUE MAN, A MAN OF PRINCIPLE, AN HONEST MAN, AMD W6VLD MAKE A GOOD PEES IDESTFO& UB ALL. Personally I consider him the best man you oould nominate. 1 refer to General James‘A. GnrfitW, >• • '

lof Ohio.** —Thomas A. Hendrick. Fust before the Chicago Conven-