Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1868-08-21
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.as so''o" " our Ponuos, oPpooen's on
,'e sno question, you wiii observe mat
: pave only referred, ineiosn'siiy' 70 'ns
seeosu o' our own parry Inst ms sss-
Jee, upon which ! hsse no tsss 70 eater
20 dsy' pus "hieh hs'a'si'y sagges"
TAT more pieasant 'shk ,hsn tne one 4
nave been psriotming. Let me say how.
ever, IN the Interests oi Hsnsnsss ana
'a'f ueshng' "st 20 DO, noia the ne
Puohosn party wholly bisme'ess 10 ate
souon upon the same question. hepno-
leans joined hands with Dsnoersss IA
the passage OF the Agricultural College
act OF ieoz' the provisions OF which sn-
'no,is'ng the issue Of land scrip are ex-
ceeuineiy m'tohievous and cannot hs de-
noed' nnd: however, thst OF the
'wen,y nve men 10 the House OF hsPrs.
sen.auves VINO tecoruoe .ne'f so'ss seA,ns
cans 49, - y.,, 80 - p.mps,s,s psv -. Ill.,. ~
volved Ia the friehtful land mouopoliss
created Of late years by our most exscra-
BILE system OF lpdian treaties, which
have had occasion TO dsnounes In very
expressive words In the House Of Repre-
sentatives. But the worst OF these treat.
les, which have generally been ecpcootsd
In secret by q few select thieves, have
been most emphatioally oondemed, TO.
ge,her with the sys,em itself, BY the low.
or branch Of eur Republican Congress;
and In the Senate, l believe tho only op-
position thoy have encountered has come
from the Republican eide Of the cham
Der, while the leading champion Of ths
late Usage treaty. by far the most stroe-
ious or them all, was Senator Doclittie.
OF Wisconsin, who IL now recognised a.
one Of the ahlest leaders of the Democrat.
10 party. Republicans are willlpg 20 lace
their own record. In searching out ths, Of
their foes; but II they we're not, II would
furnish no valid excuse for the dscsitful
and sslf-rightsous rresenslons Of the Deu.
ootstio leaders which | have sudeavorsd
10 an pose.
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And now, In conclusion, while ] ssk
you 10 recall the language OF this fsmous
resolution, aud the empty aud iupudent
strut with which II was Illuminated In the
late National Convention, les me rsespii'
u'ase The chief po'a's Of interest 70 this
most dlshonoring snd scsndaious Demo
cratic record on the land question ssk
you TO remember that the Democratic
party tneugurated the policy OF land grants
ln aid OF eanals aud railroads, ungusrdsd
by any conditions looking 70 The multi
plioasion OF homes'esds or the settlemsnt
aud productive wealth OF the soil, thus
creating monstrous and rapacious monop.
oiies OF the public lands, eons'gnlng great
stretches OF territory To- solitude, and pow
erfsny h,ndesing 'ss Industrial progress
ana aese'epmsm Of 'he oeunuy. ne
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