n off the Liberal Republicans, and is accepted
by very few old-fashioned Democrats in its true intent and meaning.
The Republicans are out of power in the cities and in the State,
and are everywhere taking the offensive. If Democrats assail them
on account of some affair of years ago, or in a distant Southern
State, or at Washington, Republicans reply by pointing to what
Democrats are now doing in their own cities, or have just done in
the last legislature. The materials for such retort are abundant
and ready at hand. The Republicans are embarrassed by no entangling
alliance with the sectarian enemies of the public schools, and they
have yielded to no sectarian demands or dictation in public
affairs. We rejoice to see indications of an active canvass and a
large vote at the election. Such a canvass and such a vote in Ohio
never yet resulted in a Democratic victory. Our motto is honest
money for all and free schools for all. There should be no
inflation which will destroy the one, and no sectarian interference
which will destroy the other.

_Speech of_ GOVERNOR HAYES _to his neighbors at Fremont, delivered June
25, 1876._

_Mr. Mayor, Fellow-Citizens, Friends, and Neighbors:_

I need not attempt to express the emotions I feel at the reception
which the people of Fremont and this county have given me to-night.
Under any circumstances, an assemblage of this sort at my home to
welcome me would touch me, would excite the warmest emotions of
gratitude; but what gives to this its distinctive character is the
fact that those who are prominent in welcoming me home, I know, in
the past, have not voted with me or for me, and they do not intend
in the future to vote with me or for me. It is simply that, coming
to my home, they rejoice that Ohio, that Sandusky county, that the
town of Fremont has received at that National Convention high
honor, and I thank you, Democrats, fellow-citizens, Independents,
and Republicans, for this spontaneous and enthusiastic reception.

I trust that in the course of events the time will never come that
you will have cause to regret what you do to-night. It is a very
great responsibility that has been placed upon me--to be a
representative of a party embracing twenty millions of people--a
responsibility which I know I am not equal