The union Democrat., 1868-10-17
corro,h and Dissle-Thelr speeches.

The speeches, in this city and in Columbia,
Of the distinguished champions of Democracy
whose names head this article, were replete
with sound. logical argument. The living
issues of the day were boldly met and dis
cussed. In this respect both speakers present
ed a marked contrast to the Radicals who have
addressed our citizens during the present
campaign. The latter have invariably ap-
pealed to the prejudices of the people and
have sought to keep alive the sectional amino
sites engendered by the late war-animosi-
ties which all good citizens earnestly desire
to see cast aside.
Mr.. Coffroth exhaustively argued the ques-
ton of taxing U. S. bonds and showed :he IN
justice of exempting from taxation money IN
vested in bonds and of making money invested
in lands, buildings, merchandise, DC. pay, not
merely its own proportion OF taxes, but,
also, the proportion of the money invested in
bonds. He also spoke at some length on
the social problem involved in the question
of negro suffrage. He thoroughly ventil-
ated the record of Mr.. Highly, who at present
msrepresents this District in Congress-
reading from the Congressional Globe,
O portion of speech made by Mr.. H., In
which be declared that no State that with
holds the right of suffrage from any portion
of its inhabitants on account OF race or
color, has republican form OF Government.
The alarming increase of the national debt
since the close of the war and the terrible
extravaganza and dishonesty of the party in
power was most clearly demonstrated. I'm
like his competitor for Congressional honors,
Mr.. Coffroth frankly defined his position on
all the leading issues which now demand
public attention. No man can say that he
votes for him without knowing how he
stands. lie is emphatcally the champion
of the people against the encroachments.
upon their rights, of coalition of greedy
capitalists and corrupt politicians.
Mr.. Dibble is very logical speaker. His
style is not diffuse or ornate, but solid, COM
pact and yehement-tinged with irony and
sarcasm sufficiently to make it racy and in
teresting to. Democrats, but CALLING in the ex-
treme to Radicals. His treatment OF the
civil and political equality reconstruction
policy of the Radicals is highly original,
and brings the subject, in all its naked de-
formity, home to the minds of his hearers SC
distinctly that none but fanatic could fail
to be convinced. He clearly demonstrates
that if negroes are made citizens in Louis
lana, the same negroes are, by virtue of the
constitution, citizens 10 all the States. He
handles the financial question in an original
manner and with marked ability-shows
that our revenue exceeds that Of any other
nation and that our national credit is lower
in the great financial centres of the world
than that of the most Insignificant British
colonies. Both in Sonora and in Columbia,
Radicals interrupted him frequently; but
finding that they had caught Tartar, f.
naly concluded to let him alone. Our
limited space forbids more lengthy review
of Mr.. Dbble's speeches. To quote the
profound and severely classical remark of a
Sonora friend, Mr.. Dibble :" is like singed
cat-bettnr than he looks !" and, in oonclu-
sion, we hope that he will continue to exco-
rate the Radicals as be did in Tuolumne
county.