The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-09-16
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loud cheers.) Part Of the reconstruction
scheme of Congress consisted OF a partial
| and temporary diSranchisemenl OF certain
| leading classes OF Rebels, amounting to not
more than ten per cent. Of the white voting
population OF the South; and part in en-
Irancaising the blacks OF the South This
mas Deeh made The pretext Of general disor-
uef' treatment Rebel generals have advised
Iue coercion or intimidation OF the poor and
l2Ooring negroes, while Others have uroed the
u,9Irahch'sed whites to register and vote at
al h''1arus' hu-klux Klans have been form
eu anu II Is now no exaggeration to say that
organized terrorism controls almost every
| section oI tne South where federal oarrisons
| do not compel safety TO person AMI rasnact 90
the tag. 1t is high lime that tbis him
| should cease. Chats 20. High time that
| loyalty through all the Southern land sbouId
| he accounted as equally good with unrepent-
ant dislOyaty. High time that if Rebels
| will not take back seats in the work OF re-
| construction they shall at least be willing to
| give loyal men one half OF the front ones.
| IGreat cheers
| We have alIeady organized eight Of these
| states. The Democracy in the open utter
| ances OF their Southern leaders and OF their
vice-Fresidenual candidate have threatened
| 10 destroy these eight reconstructed govern
| ments by the bayOuet II they are successful
Our victory then means peace. Under it
these governments shall stand, and based up-
on ideas OF real liberty and justice their IN
1uence shall grow each day more and more
beneiicent. Cheers. Under it the three still
defiant States OF Texas, Virginia and Mis-
slssippi shall reorganiz themselves; and our
triumph shall be complete as each prodigal
snail come back, clothed and in his right
mind, to resume his place in the old family
mansion and around the old family board.
lCheers.I Remember that the prodigal of old
ha,r -, 4 1
more worthy to be called thy son." He did
not come back as a member OF a Ku-Klux
Kan, shooting his fathers farm hands and
saying Il am hungry and want a good time,
so get up dance tonight, and meanwhile
bring on your roast veal" Laughter and
cheers.
Our victory means peace. Three years
have passed since the flags were lowered and
arms were grounded underneath the apple
Tree. Kind nature has with loving hand
smoothed the burrows OF war and hidden al
ready its deepest scars. Over the earthWorks
at Vicksburg the clambering vines have
grown. The plains and hillsides of Gettys-
burg have been green and golden all summer
long with waving grain, and the full cared
corn is stacked where guns were piled and
the wounded lay. The winds have swept in
to the sea the sand we heaped as we pressed
our way towards Wagner, and the wild
grasses clasp their loving fingers over the
graves where our dead are sleeping by the
Chickahominy. Nature echoes our great
Cap aims prayer LET us have peacer Each
loyal heart tonight makes answer "Let us
have peace Not the feeting peace based
upon cowaTdly surrender Of principle which
contains within itself the seeds Of its own
dea.h-but peace based upon justice and the
right and which shall therefore be enduring
and benefcent Continued applausel
The election of General Grant means the
preservation of the national honor and the
honest payment Of the national debt
| lCheers.
The Democracy ctnsure us for the issue of
greenbacks and in the same breath propose
to cure the evil by an unlimited issue of
more.
L shall not discuss the financial problem,
for your minds are at least made up that with
nations as with men, honesty is forever the
best policy" Cheers.
just SO soon as we can we propose 10 pay
our present greenbacks off with gold and thus
we shall in fact secure one currency for the
laborer and the bondholder. Cheers.l Hav-
ing thus demonstrated our good taith and
our ability to pay, we can go into the mar
kets OF the world and borrowing money at
lower rates of interest reduce the burden of
our debt. lCheers.
Ihus we shall prevent the disaster sure to
spring from either too sudden initiation or
between production, supply, cost and money,
which have been gradually adjusted will con-
tEnue TO adjust themselves to our constantly
improving credit and we may reasonably hope
to avoid financial panic and the suffering and
loss which always fails most heavily upon the
poor. Cheers.
Oar population grows with wondrous ra-
pidity. The forests are eled and new fields
opened. Our productive capacity increases
even more rapidly than our population. II
we are wise and prudent firm both in the
profession and literal practice OF honesty we
shall soon float our debt as your harbor floats
the mi9htlest ship. Cheers.
The prosperity which fellows industry and
honesty among men shall attend our nation.
(Cheers,)
1h:oned among her cornfelds, and vine
yards, with the smoke OF thousands OF fac
tories and forgeS rising to heaven as her in
cense Offering, with the minglmg hum of
many spindles and the glad harvest home of
many States making her hymn of praise, with
gallant ships bearing over every sea from ev-
cry land tribute to her feet our loved
America shall be Queen among the nations
(Long cheers).
The election of Gen. Grant means also that
the old time ideas OF economy and integrity
shall be again made practical N the every
day administration OF our government.
(Cheers.)
You know what prompt executive force
and what rigid economy OF expenditure m rk-
ed his administration OF the war department
in the autdmn and early winter of 1867.
lCheeTs.
You know also his wonderful faculty of Sc
lectlng the right man for the right place. He
reads men as most read books. While Others
are talking he is silently measuring their
ideas, their words, their acts, and then having
measured his man thoroughly, when he needs
Il 70 I IL, L.
he always puts into the hole peg that its."
lCheers.
And so dear friends / might continue with
much and sure prophecy OF coming good
But you have had long march to-day and
have won a hard fight. Labor in a good
cause and the reward of an approving con-
science shall make your rest sweet tonight.
Cheers
Again [ thank you for the good work you
have done and bid you next November only
to surpass yourselves. After Early had been
driven down the Valley, after Sherman had
swept from Atlanta TO the sea, and turning
northward had passed like an aveRging flame
over the Carolinas, after Fort Fisher had
been stormed and Wilmington had fallen, af-
ter the assault on Petersburg and Richmond
had been planned and the lett of our army had
been gotten ready for the final movement
against Lees lines of retreat, Grant gave the
charge of that last attack into the hands of
gallant Tbil Sheridan. [Cheers.l Grants
aith in Sheridan YVES equal to this last emer-
gency. His orders were but briel-"Push
things" Great cheers.l And so forward
the brave boys went and things were pushed
until under the apple tree treason gave up its
sword. (Cheres.)
We are nearing the Five Forks Of this long
struggle. (Cheers.) Armed rebellion has
been eoerced. Slavery has fallen. An equal
ity of civil rights to all men before the law
has been decreed. Executive usurpatons
have been put down, and now we are in the
fight. Cheers.l Standing among her pines
your gallant State sends out the old command
once more, push things" Loud cheers.l
Comrades, New York hears your call,
and when in November your gallant Cham
berlain goes forward again to accept the Sec
ond surrender in behalf OF Grant, the men of
the Empire State will be up with you in the
front line. Long continued applause.I
VaI-ieticS.
A letter from ST. Petersburg saws that