Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-07-06
Senator Wads's Speech at Lawrence, Kan

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a,on, and tie, Relation Of Capital and Labor.
The special correspondent Of tho !" New
York Times, !" writes from Lawrence, Kansas,
s'ander date Of June. 49,: :ls,.
81 Since Ssome historical imHortance,is likely
to be- attached to the speooh ,Sand inasmuoh as
the telegraph bunglea, tho brief repott |
sent through that ohannel, it may bo worth
while for me to give your readers sass full
sketch as possible from the notes took at
the time, ,Sand which l. fortunately preserved
- After Tho appnnseswith which lie was wei
coined had subsidized, tho Senator remarked
that he had no ntcntiou Of making speech.
He had tried to do so at Omaha, and as ho then
broke down in the midst of his remarks, he
did not feel encouraged to repeat tho attempt
on the present OCCASION. Still, there were
some thoughts which always suggested them
tween freedom and slavery had been fought
out, and the cause of liberty had triumphcd.
!. IF the slave power had succeed there in it's
! Infamous efforts, it would have gone on to ma
tionalize the accursed Institution, but it was
defeated, and now there was not a remnant of
1t left in the land EApplause1 &
Mr. Wade then said that as he had kept in
advance Of tho people in the great strife be-
tween Freedom and slavery, he meanbto do the
same thing in the contest which had Just com.
menced for extending the right of suffrage to
women. He was ,unquali6edly in favor of
equal rights for all, not ouly without regard
to nationality aud color, but without regard
to sex. Women were more virtuons than
men their perceptions were quickerand keen
"er9 and when they gained political power they
STsibained untouched If he hadAot believed
!. that his own wife had sense endifghsto vote
. he never would have married her laughter
and applause,1 and any of Ills hearers had
wives who were uneqnal to the discharge of
the right Of suffrage, ,he would advise thonr to
go home and get divorced at once Renewed,
laughter. The, speaker denounced those wo.
mon who did not want to vote because tswas
not fashionable, and said that he had pre-
sdiotion to make female suffrage will be Gen
oral in less. than twenty years IN that's
!, far off" and he thought it likely that in
~ esisfat the tpatter
straight. TApplause.] He repeated that he
intended to kcepin advance of the people on
this subject; and that he was now ready to
take another jump forward, if necessary. IN
fhis view radicalisIn upon this and all other
questions was righteousness, while conserva-
tisnt was hypocrisy and cowardice. The con-
scrvative was mere lickspittle and hangeron;
he was not only willing to be trampled in the
dust, but was willing to remain there.
n As Asregardcd the political situation, he would
esonly say that the tSoutherners now had the
81 miidest terms offered them they ever would
v get; If they chose to accept them, we'll and
good ;&theymight,h have all the advantage of
such action fifthey refused them another turn
would be given screw, and they would
~ be compelled ss;whethcr they wished
or not. Congf ess had thus fur been. with
|t people, and st would moi now desert them
tie leadof johnson or the devil His
hearers niightfest. assured of -6ne thiDg, that.
re aconseEuetioa was as oertain to take place as
Tint the sun was shining.
Senator Wade then proceeded to say that
there was another, question upon which he
would express his views although his hearers
might differ from his opinions. We had dis
posed Of the question of slavery, and now
that of labor and capital must pass through
the ordeal. The shadow of tho approaching
struggle between'thesc two great interests was
already upon us, and it would do no good to
turn our backs upon the question, It must
bemet. Property was not equally divided,
and more equal distribution Of capital must
be wrought out That Congress, which had
done SO much for the slave, cannot quietly
regard tho terrible distinction which exists
between the man that labors and him that
does not. [Applause.J ",Ifyou dull hoads,"
said the speaker, " can't SEQ this, tho women
will, and will act accordingly" 1t will not
be long before tho labofcrs will danianid of
'canyascrs, upon the eve of an action, I" What
. will you DC FOR us p md they will have.a sat
isfactory answer. 1t is not right or just that
my man should be compelled to labor until
life is worn out and being is curse. The
Almighty did not intend that this should be
the case nor will it always remain 80. More