Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1868-09-11

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make 4 Governor Of this State, 50 help
me God, would abandon the right ever
to vote again II / voted for hin. Zap
plause. care not what Democratic
candidates private or personal history
may be, the political history Of this man
in this State is known, and has been
spread out pretty thin before the people
the United States. Iaughter.1 have
not love enough for such men to vote for
them for any Office, or to advise any body
else to do it. [Lauehter.1 Vote for
none but loyal men; vote for no man who.
does not love his country the men who
have proven that they have been true and
faithful. Stand by the men who have
been true to you, and faithful 70 our
cause. tef rAollUI at
|, Why, they opposed Frank Blairp ss & q
Msjor General Of t9e army. They abso-
luiely called him drunkard, sud piled
upon him all evils ef low, mean epithets,
which were too - But when Frank
became Major General, and ran for Con-
gress. he went and tried to; get his seat,
and annoyed Mr. Lincoln. Mr.. Lincoln
felt kindly toward him, and wanted to do
oil he could to pacify the Blair family.
The next thing we heard was that he was
drawing his pay as Major General, and as
member Of Congress. That was little
too heavy for us, but | believe the Demo
Gratis could not oppose il. l remember
nothing but that they opposed, that was
worth anything; but they won't oppose
anything as bad as that Of Frank Blair.
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CHARGES OF THE DEMOCRACY. ~
Now the Democrats say we have done
something wrong; that we have got to
answer for something we have done wrong.
They have made great fuss about the
national debt. They have raised q hue
and cry in our State about it. When
they first began this fuss, Ithonght there
must be something in the question, They
said they were taxed to death. You
would see the Democrats around in Illi-
nois 10 the greatest distress Of any people
you ever saw, Laughter, utterly burdened
down, crest fallen, hard looking, rough,
shabby individuals. [Renewed laughter
| never laid my eyes upon one that l
didn't feel sorry, unless was mad They
said they were ground down to the dust.
taxed to death. Why, Oglesby, you are
taxing the life out of US. began to in
vestigate the matter, aud finally will you
be good enough to show receipt for any
taxes you have paid this National Govern
ment, and they didu't have any. Laugh
ter.
The Governor then proceeded, at some
length, TO show the sources from which
the taxes are derived, aud that those who
most complain of it have none to pay
that many articles that were formerly
taxed are now exempt, such as agricultural
implements, mechanics tools, &c.
This is every titbe Of the taxation laid
upon this American people to- day for the
purpose Of paying the national debt. or
direct taxation there is rot dollar Of
taxation on your farm, on your cattle, on
your hogs, on your sheep, on your imple-
ments Of husbandry. There is not dol
lar or cent of tax imposed upon them
By your Republican Congress. Tell me,
il you can, why it is that the Democrats Of
Indiana are ground down to the dust with
taxation. We issued these bonds and
what then2 But | must explain this
thing to the Democrats. In the first
place they don't know what bond is.
This same Government of ours, that has
right to tax everything, has nothing ex-
cept what il derives from taxation. Its
wealth consists in the wealth Of its citi-
zens; it has no money Of its own, and it
ought not to have any more than is Lec-
essary to pay current expenses, to pay the
interest on the debt, and gradually reduce
it little by little. The Government did
not have any money piled up for us. 1t
is dangerous thing, and the policy Of
Republican party is not to pile up money.
To tax just enough to run the Govern
ment; to pay the interest on the National
debt, and keep our bonds as near par as
possible, That is the whole object aud
purpose. But the war was on US, and we
had no money; old Buchanan and his
horde Of officers stole the last picayune,
we had left US. Sixty-six millions of
dollars in debt, here we are in q pretty
fix. Seven or eight States had gone out
of the Union, and even Buchanan had
gone home, blubbering and crying. aud
didn't know what to do. lie asked Seward
what to do, and he could not tell. Every
Democrat was howling from one end Of
the country TO the other, and the whole
crew hadnt sense enough to tell what TO
do. They had tho Government, the army
and the navy Of the country, and they
didn't know what to do. That was away
back, before the States left the Union.
They lost their governing power and
why2 The Democratic party Of the North
had not the power to control the party
exclusively, because the Southern Demo-
Gratis had given IL It's breath OF life, and
the moment its leaders went into the rebel
army, OF course the balance of them did
not know what to do. They had no ex-
perionco; they had no statesmanship. the
best Of them; aud | will honor all such
noble Democrats as longas live. They
loyal Democrats that loved their country
moro than their party, left that party aud
went with US, side by side, shoulder by
shoulder, 10 the army and crushed that
rebellion down. [Checrs- This same
Government that levied taxes on the peo-
pie to carry tho war on had the right "a
borrow money. Haven't you the right
haven't the darkies the right, aud haven
even the Democrats cot that rlght1 Laugh
tor. well the Government has tho right
TO borrow IL II wants 70, but does Il 70
round to Democrats to ask them TO lend
It six bits9 IL would not ask them ioi
more II II knew them as well as ! do