Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-10-26
GOV. sEYMOUR's CHICAGO SPEECH.

Hon. Horatio Seymour addressed a large
meeting of the Democracy in Chicago Saturday
night. He set out by asserting that the recon-
struction policy of Congress is a failure as the
Soutn, according 10 Republican journals and
speakers is full of disorder and violence. He
said Western interests demand that the pros
rerity OF the South should be restored at the
earliest moment. We want them TO help us
pay our taxes The interest OF our whole
country demand that the culture OF cotton
should pe revived. Our foreign and internal
commerce Is languIshIng for the want OF this.
The negro OF the South cannot be advanced in
civilization and made good and orderly citi-
zen unless he Is pTofitably employed, and hIs
planter cannot pay his wages unless he takes
money fOT his crops. What was the first steps
taken py those III power when the South, pros
irated, poor and dIsOT ganized al the END of the
war. uied to carry on the work of raising cotton
with the AID OF he enfranchisad African.
The negro had, ih many respects, deeper
interest In the success OF the trial than the
white man. bis very existence rs race, the
WDoie Judgment Of the world as to his c4paclty
10 GO the duty OF an American citizen nan Is
upon hIs success. Did these rulers stretch ont
man and negro alike, I'VE will not let you get
the full value of your products in the markets
OF tie world. We VIII put heavy tax The
cotton whicE you send out OF the country and
you hail sell II to Eastern manufacturers for
less than its value in European markets.
NOW thIS act was not only cruel but revenge
iul. II crushed the first effort OF revIving IN
uus1y-it pushed back an i'm oyerished AMI
dlsCTganlzed people in their efforts 10 build Ip
Il social system. II was one Of the first creas
causes Of the disorders winch exist at the
Sou,h.
How did this measure tell upon the farmers
OF the West! The planter could not buy your
corn or pork, and was compelled, by starya-
walton. 10 raise these things Tor himself, and
you lost the markets you should have gained,
aHo the export duty on cotton prov ed TO be an
export duty on corn.
Gov. Seymour proceeded to criticIse at length
the financial policy OF the Republican party,
and said If II is u good thing to have more
than seventy dollars of currency to each per-
son IN I,hCde Island, why is it not good thing
10 have an equal volume in your own State
Is IL right that Massachusetts should have
fity-two dollars 10 each citizen, while Illinois
has but Sax and Michigan and Wisconsin but
three collars
The con ciuslon of GOV. SeymOur's speech
was - follows
The truth IS our monIed affairs are in utter
confusion. The Government cannot give TO
the orld, II cannot give 10 the people a state
ment which shows where we stand An officer
OF a corporation who should stand before lis
stockholders as this party stands to-day before
tie people OF the country, giving out such con-
fused and conflicting statements, would d. dis
graced III the eyes OF business men. For this
reason our credit is lower than that of Turkey
i am advised that n leading journal of this city
proposed 10 make our currency as good as gold
hy contracting It's volume. This may be dona
hut not until ii has crushed every debtor and
business man in the land, and " hen run is
brought. 1t will be fourd you cannot make n
bank note, bearing interest, worth more than a
bond which secures II, which pays more than
ten per cent interest You can't lift up oui
currency to its nominal value until our bonds
are made worth their face, paid In the cur.
you have a wise and honest administration of
Government.