Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-10-23


! that any person. citizen, OF who has declared
his intention ofbecoming a citizen, may enter
upon these lands. What do the Democrats
saw The Democratic skeleton bill said
Wany citizen.n This party claims TO be
par erceHeace-the guardian, protector and
| defence of the foreign born citizen yet |
want my German friends, and Scandina Wan
/ friends, aye, and my Irish friends and citizens
/ of foreign birth from whatever cline TO this
refuge ofthe oppressed you may have come,
to notice how the Democratic party discrim-
mated against you, and said you should wait
five years TO get your papers, and then after
waiting Eve years and going through this
initietory process of culture, you might have
an equal opportunity with the native born
citizen. Now, my Irish friends, can you
"Hooray for DouglasW [Uproraous laugh
ter.
We proposed free Homestead bill-in
substance free, charging only ten dollars for
the expense of the surveyor and receiver, re-
quiring only the proof that the settlement
was made in good faith. The Democrats pro-
posed in their bill to charge twenty-five cents
per acre. Mark it now, twenty-five cents
an acre for the refiise land, when you can go
TO our graduation lands and enter them for
| twelve and a half cents-the same class Of
lands. Laughter and applause. Now,
| say again, il you want TO "Hooray' for the
Democracy you may do it am not going to
coax the Irishman, OF German, or American,
to vote that they may 90 there and settle
| these lands II you do not want to do it,you
need not do it. have no more interest in
the matter than you have. have always
| loved the Homestead bill, ever since | knew
anything about it, but do not need it any
more than you do, and if you want to vote
/ for the Democratic ticket, if you are deter
mined to be guided by blind prejudice and
zeal TOR a mere name TO vote down principles
that you love, and keep yourselves off from
those rich domains that God has spread out
for you 10 occupy, you must do 1t. Ap-
/ plnuse shall not scold or coax you; If
You have not sense enough to know where
your interest lies, you had better 60 and vote
the Democratic ticket. Laughter and Np-
plause
Here then call the attention of the Dem
ocracy. ! count over on my fingers the lead
ing features OF the Republican Homestead bill:
First anybody over twenty-one years ofage,
while the Democrats say any head of tami-
IL, as cOntrasted with this first feature; sec
ond we say, any Of the public lands, while
they say, such lands only as have been offer
ed for sale; third, we say any who has de-
clared his intention of becoming citizen
they say any citizen; fourth, we say, free
gift, virtually-they say a quarter Of dol
lar per acre for the refuse lands. These are
the features in contrast of the Republican and
Democrat Homestead bills.
We sent mp our Republican bill that we
had passed in the House, to the Democratic
Senate. They eviscerated it and made it q
mere skeleton; but we even accepted that, de-
termined that it should not be said that we
voted against bill headed Homestead bill,
and hoping that it might form the basis oi
some future action, more liberal and munih-
cent. We asked the Democratic Senate for a
bill and they gave US a skeleton; but we ac-
cepted the skeleton and sent it up to the
White House, and Democratic President
vetoed even that. Laughter and applause.
Why did you veto it. Mr.. Buchanan OH
because we want tho proceeds of the public
lands for the support of the government
The President vituslly acknowledges that the
measure is one benefcent and Just to the
people, but then it is going to injure the gov
ernment.
American citizens, want to ask you what
our theory of government is? Is there rul'
ing class in this country? Is there an aris.
tocracy whose peculiar interests are TO be
looked after to the detriment and even to the
sacrifice of the interests of the people2 Oh
is our theory of government this: that it il
simply an agency, through which the people
exert their power for their own good THAI
is the question There is a ruling class II
EurOpe,-a governing class whose Interest,"
are distinct and separate from the interests o
those who are subject. | did not know tina
such was our theory Of government l dono
know it yet; still Mr.. Buchanan says in sub
stance: "this measure which veto is a goO(
measure for the people, but it is q bad meas
ure for the government" / say if a thing i
good for the people, let them have it, and le
the government take care of itself [Ap
; plause In other words, | mean that tn
government is not an end, but the means T.
: an end-that the government is designed Z
: be the instrument for doing good to the peo
pie; or, to state it a little differently, tn
people through the government propose to d
= good to themselves. That is our theory an
8 idea of government What do you wan
: with this money, Mr.. President? "0h
] want it to pay the army How much ?
a "About fifteen millions" What else do 20
propose to do with it? ave want to supper
d the navy? How much for both together2- ?
E aSome thirty or forty millions, if you please.
? How much, Mr.. President, 20 you get fror
, the sales Of the public laLds2 About
1 million and a half And he can't spare i
l No; he is going to wiring it from the hard
# handed settler who goes forth TO the wilder
o ness with his family and all he has on cart
a in his covered wagon, wanting only a littl
= piece of Gods wide and bOunteous earth tbs
/ he may till it and rear his children on il, an
# by the labor of his hands and the conduct
d his life become a man among men. Br
d poor as he is, the Presidentmust have his la
g dollar and a quarter, and Mr. Buchanan, liz
Il old Sbylock, cries out 81 want my monishl
It Great laughter
It Citizens, we pay something over thirt
z. millions every year for the army and nav.
If The whole income from the sales of the pul
e lie lands in prosperous times does not ord
n narily exceed million and hall, l think
d am not accurate to a dollar, perhaps not
J. a thousand But you pay this immense su
y for the support of the army and navy. No
le suppose the army were annihilated, aud Il
', navy sunk like lead in the mighty wateI
lie and they did not put it into the papers, wou
Sc you find it out for a twelvemonth Laug
ter. Would you miss it No; everythiI
10 would move on, and your great commerce
y these vast inland seas would pass on in safe
e and flourish as it now fourishes. Insuran
y on inland or foreign commerce would n
at rise one-quarter of one per cent. if the ma
le were annihilated, and you would be just
ed secure in your homes, without the army,
it you are now. Did you ever think of that
er A voice-"I did"
ke Mr.. Lovejoy.-Well, you are thoughts
ry man. Laughter, Now, do not propC
= to express any extreme or ultra opinions.
he is contrary, as you all know, who know
to at all, to my usual ideas and impulses,
IN cause [ am conservative and national.
ed Laughter and cheers. But do say Il
IL you might put down theexpense of that arr
nd and navy by as much as ten times what y
OF get annually from the proceeds Of the pub
Ou -. - Il ,,-oY,Id he tue4 % aficfant q