The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-09-22
the common courtesies and ciyilities OF
life, and the impulses which actuate an

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He Is brought here in the interests OF
party which has been maintained ana
supported mainly and essentially py
that system of civilization which holas
that a laborer- has-no rights Whlcn
free man ls bound to respect LABOR,
| by the philosophy of that party belongs
to the slave; labor is degraded; Ianor is
| a thing no gentleman Will SOIL MS hands
with. That is the philosophy OF tnat
party. That is the slave holding party.
| IL is the party of slaveholding. civil
| ization, that buys and sells labortng
men. It is the party that knows moth:
l ing of la Dor except that 1t Is a "chattel"
| worth SO much in the market. Every
man that entertains- that doctrine that
llabor Is always to be held In subordin-
alton to capital; that 1t ought to be
bought and sold by capitalists; every
man in the Union that holds that doc
trine to-day, Is marching under the
Democratic banner and supporting this
Democratic party. [Cheers.l If there
is man that favors pro.slavery ciyin-
cation in this Union in the Republican
party, I do not know him and never
heard of him. [CheerB.l How is 1t,
then, that these men can claim to be
the special advocates and friends of la
Dor and the laborer? Do not they oc-
cupy an admirable position2 As The
special advocates of labor and free la
Dor civilization? They hold labor is
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knowledge, no social position. That Is
the whole philosophy of their ciyiliZa-
ton. at - -
Why, sirs, the Republican party of
this country originates In the idea that
labor is honorable and dignified, and
that every laborer can place himself in
a position with the proudest, the
noblest in the land. ["HearI Hear ~
That Is the basis and foundation OF the
Republican party. That is what ortgi-
mated it, its hostility to slavery, to pro.
| slavery civilization, TO slave labor. II
| Is advocated on the idea that the powers
of the Government ought to be dtssemi-
| mated broadcast amongst the whole peo-
pie; thatthe laboring population should
be placed on an equality with the capi-
talists; that every mans child whether
| rich or poor should be educated at the
| public expense and have an oppor-
| tunity to make himself Whatever God
/ Almighty has designed him to be and
should not be degraded and trampled
under foot because he happened to be
the child of lnborer. Cheers.l
/ Mr.. Cary comes here-a man who, L
suppose, never did a days work in his
life; a man born with silver spoon in
his mouth; Laughter and cheersl born
of luxury and ease-to lecture the Ia
boring people of Wheeling. lrepndl-
ate his claim 10 1t. 1 have better
claim to 1t myself by thousand times.
1 know something of the perils and
privRtions of poverty and OrphRnage.
1 have drained their bitter cup from
infancy TO manhoodi and may my right
hand forget her cunning and my tongue
cIeave to the roof of my mouth If ever
prove false to the teachings of my
youth and the memories that cluster
round the log.ca home OF my child
hood. Enthusiastic cheering-three
times repeated.l
How is it that laborlug man with
as much brains as an oyster, can
ever advocate and sustain apaEty that
recognizes slavery and supports the
claim OF the STAKEHOLDER, is thing that
has always passed my comprehension;
because the whole system of slavery
rests on the idea that all the rugged
toll which is performed by the masses
of mankind should be performed by
slaves. How can free labor compete
| with slave labor, wherever you may
| find it,. Suppose / want a carpenter to
build me a house. Igive him the plan
and specifications and ask how much
he will charge. He tells me $1,000.
"Wby, God bless you," Isny to him,
ST can buy q carpenter for 81 500; and
after he has built my house can sell
him for as much as he cost me, SO that
| l get my house built for nothing, ex-
cept the interest on my money!
| [Cheers.l That is the competition that
free labor encounters IN slaVelab0r
civilization. Can any laboring man
favor a system based on that idea2
Well, Is there any doubt at all how
tn ese two parties stand with respect TO
that question: Is there any doubt
about the constituent elements OF these
| two parties? There is not q man OF
you but knows that every man that
was engaged In this rebellion, which
was inRugurated and fought not only
| for the perpetuation of slavery, but for
| It's extension over States and territories
then free, every man who sympathizes
with that rebelliOn-eVery man whose
face was wreathed with smiles at the
report of a rebel victory and clothed in
anguish and tears when Union victo-
ry was won, is in the Democratic party
to.day2 [Cheers and "That's so."l 1t
may be true that there Is here and there
q man who belonged to the Union par
| ty during the progress of the war, who
desired tho overthrow and suppression
of the rebellion and was anxious the
| Government should succeed, that has
thrown himself into this Democratic
party on some delusion that there is
some of the radicAlism in that par
| ty that my friend CMr. Carlilel
has talked about. Suppose that to'be
so; suppose there are men in the Re-
publican Party who have said and done
| things you do not approve, allow mo to
say to you that II you ever have party
| big enough to elect President il is al
most sure TO have some fools In it.
take it for granted the party Mt large
is not responsible for what Its fools do!
And do not mean to say those who
differ with me are the fools; for may
be tho fool and they the wise men, but
we differ; and it does not follow that
because some men in the Republican
party have done and said things that do
not meet my appreciation, therefore
we should hand over this Govern
ment to the rebels. still think
Notwithstanding their follies they
and intelligence 10 administer this Gov
eminent than those who sought tofdes.
troy 1t, [Applause.E
And, ny the way, Is not 1t marvel
lous. is not It extraordinary, that a
body of men, who as Democrats, as
partisans. were engaged in u four years.
war to destroy this Government, should
now come back and demand of the
loyal people. of the men who sustain
ed the Government through that war,
that you shall voluntarily hand it over
to their hands that they may administer
II? ['Don't intend to do it'll No,
should think not, Does history fur
nish any example of n nation that had
the rebellion was over, handed over the
Government 10 the hands of the rebels2
Well, sir, how do they Gomez Not
like the Prodigal Son, humble and re-
pentant, confessinR their sins. praying,
TO be made oue of our hired servants;
but they come defiant, erect, arrogant,
demanding their "rights,p demanding
as matter of right that the Govern
ment be restored TO them.t That is the
spirit in which they return to us. In
stead of aiming in the style of the Prod
l.. a. EWW-