Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-10-06
SPEAKER COLFAX On THE STUMP.
His indianapolis Speech-His Apo. nj,
mentS tins Week
Especial Dispatch to the SarJ

Especial Dispatch to the SAIL
Z INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 5-Hon Schuyler Colflx
was serenaded here Saturday night, aud upo
being introduced 10 the a5sembls ys by Will n
Wallace as the next Vice President, said that
he had come here with a brokea voice and ex-
hausted strength to Writ friends, and see for
himself the closing of the campat IN, which Is
fraught with SO much intere,t. and upon which
/ SO much depends. He thanked them with adj
the Welcome haa sivsa 81 hm and nopsd IEo 'o
| spelk to them more AZ length on Monday
night He congratulated tho whose heart
are warm in the advocacy of the noble pr.ncl-
ple3 OF the Republican party upon the aus
picicus indications of the triumph which
awri's us in November next. Never hao he
more Iaith In the succes3 of any c1use than IN
the triumph OF the pruciplcs OF our glorious
parry In the contest which is now dra wing to a
close. Your love for liberty and justice,
nTta, loyalty =, snd peace Ia voice.
all the b1illisut triumphs won in the past.
Behold bow brightly bre ks the hight Of the
mol aing. The dawn OF the glorious sunlight
your eyes to see 1t That Providence which
has watched over us in our trials doe not in.
tend 70 peimit this nation 10 be now surren-
der'd INTO The hands of the traitors who sought
10 take lts lie. Cheers and crie- of ssneyer''l
Esriy IN the spring the election in New Hamp-
shire was 10 occur, and We were told by the
democracy teata gr It re ict,on was to come
about, anu the Pspub bii"an party was 70
driven from power. The election was held
ana when we balt our e. to the ground we
hrsrd, TRAMP, tramp. hamp, the boys are
mont. where we dio not need half the votes of
our men 10 give US the victory, but auimat ID
by TINS devotion 10 TIE noblest cause, they
spoke as brave men, aud again we
heard the .Tr mp, ira mp, tramp, the boys
are marching on to victory. TChsers.
Again they told you 10 wait for the news from
tue old Democratic State of Maiue, aud YOU
would see the reaction which was taking
place. Again we heard ii, and it came sstramp,
tramp, tramp, the boys are marching" Ire
mendous cheers. to put down treason with the
ballet as they did with the bullet and you are
going 10 hear the same sound from the other
ST -tcF :, until, when November comes, YOU Will
hear the grand triumphant 'tramp, tramp,
tramp, the boys are marching" TI-oud ap.
plause.I Why are we TO have this victory! Be-
cause we have bsen faithful to those who saved
the COUNT y and faithful to the memory of those
VINO sleep all over the South. and above whose
tomb5 .he ssrne treason which took their lives
s ems syn 10 re.r its he I'd. The brave boys
VINO live will be IaI;hfnl to those VINO
di~d, and will prove true to the priuc pies
f'r which they fought. Nowhere over this
lard sfal the traitor be allowTd 70 moat1 his
NIllainous urea oa agaln. We a, going 20 have
pei ce loud ch' .rs because we are goIcy TO
have Pre- ident VINO will watch over re in
tere-ts of all this land and strike DOWN ~
man Who = sks to asroy the Cove lrelt. II
conclusion he rept ated rhe story of the yoarT
man, who in former time1, at nud. 1 the trr -
Ing, and put six loads in bis gun without
fr.ng them off. His mother, in d sch .rg
thcius iOuuu ludt tucIc was kredt ID
laid fiat on her back. Seeing her a. 'mpt D
rise the SON shouted, "Better lie III, N. .'mmv,
there are Il. ten more 70 come yet" S'ohe wo, d
say - the Democrats, who have felt the q.
reaction, t'tter lie sti,l, there are fits sa more
ronlipg YET ~ =.
With lord applause, followed by three rous-
Ing eheeis. the Toys s0Ok NJ their corner.
march, cIIIing upon Governor Baker, who
had Just returned TO the city from his last dis
erssion with Mr.. Hendricks, at Eockpor- who
exprc ,sed himself rs highly gratfhed at the
N m hIrn ~ ia yprN Ol1fv IN
the coming week are az follows: Monday night,
indianapolis; Tuesday, Cambridge City, at q
mass meeting; Wednc sday, L'yomer: Thurs
Plymouth. Monday, South Bend.
Tue day night, af'er voting. ne will start for
Washington in order TO be pre- ent when Con-
gr" convenCs on The 18th. Although his voice
is somewhat husky, he is looking exces sdingly
well. and IN the very best spirits. -..