The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-08-13
SPEECH OF RICHARD O'GORMAN
The Effects az nad.ea, Policy.
L ne Triumph OF u ocracy tne szIva-
lion OK the Country.

On the 28,h ult. there was a grand
mass meeting Of the Metropolitan Club, at
which the Hon. Richard O'G orman w1s
present, and spoke as follows:
When brave men go out to battle it is the
practice TO present them with a banner,
y hich shall be the symbol Of the nation they
represent, Of the cause they defend. And
round that banner, through all the stormy
accioeuts Of war, cling mans hopes and
wOmau's love because by that banner fight
true hearts, by that banner Is shed the blood
of those who have left their dear ones at
home. Citizens, the banner that is unruiIed
before that Is uurolled before you tonight ia
not the banner Of war, nor the banner Of
/ devastation or destruction. On thai banner
there Is no alienation OF man from man. 1t
| Is the banner symbolizing Cancellation, peace,
law, order, and union throughout the land.
(GTeat Tpplause.) Citizens, we have had
enough # war, enough Of GeVa.titiOn
enough Of ruin, almost enough Of what is
called philanthropy, little too much OF Jae
negro il the United States. | claim 70 be z
phIlanthroplst, and | know that / love the
negro, and would wish 10 benefit mis- condi-
tiUn. Dut there are some white men left in
| the United States, aud they have rights
which the Congress of the Unit d States
| ought 10 Se bound 10 recognize, What has
philanthropy, as It Is called, not douel Ii
claimed that the negro should be emanci-
pated-he 10 emancjPated. Il claimed that
The negro shOG.d Vote-he is 10 vote Nhen
Is this philanthropy to etop2 Or il It TO
advance until that period prophesied by
| Wendell Phillips and Summer Ives, y hen
HeSrU shall cit as : Senator among the
Senators Of the United States (Cries Of
NO, no; ueyer!') The party which is nov
dominant ia the United States, and mss
! been dominant i1T the past seven years, is a
! party Of unrest, q party 4 progress, as it is
/ called party Ct revolution aud wherever
| Wendell Phillips today plants his standard
/ there tomorrow IS the front Ta0k Of the Re
! publican party Beware Of il! What he
I SAYS Is tbs cry aud aim Of that party; and
/ 1t remains with yea, citizens, It remains
/ With all the citizens Of the United States, to
say whether they will support that party
/ until it advances step by step to the cauital
! climax, that negro shall be Senator Of
the United States. (Gries Of mo. no; veil
! settle them in the iall!'')- Is it not sin
guhr thing that while the Congress Of the
! United States has beer coping with all those
! measures of so-called Reconstruction :" that
! they adjourned without providing for build
! ing post Office IN the City Of New York
! While they were thinking Of the negro, the
| interests Of this great city were neglected
may be told by some ''loyal csrpet-bag-
I ser"-( daughter and applause that it is
/ the duty of Congress 10 punish the South.
/ Yes" l say, punish the South" And |
| tell you, Citizens, how 10 punish them. !
! would sentence them to twenty years of hard
/ labor. would sentence them to work at
| their lands, at ploughing their Eeids. az
/ building their burnt and destroyed cities, at
/ rchXlug their raIlwags; ana generally 20
undo far as possible the rum that had
/ been made. l would sentence them 70 labor,
! so that they might restore trade and com
mefce in the South, and help as the mon ol
/ the North, East and = est, by IkTIhx sOhe
/ share Of the burdens that are grinding ne
| into the dust (Great and enthusiastic ap-
| plauSe.) Yes, let the South labor; let us
not pat impedlneuts in their way; let the
/ South be pat into state of productiven1~;
/ let capital hOw into it-but how can that he
unless the Southern States are restored 10
/ their place under the G0nsttution2 2 GAP
/ plause.) Unless arises before them the secu-
rity of the law Unless you give them thn;
security for the future neither they nor any
/ other class OF men will interest themselves
in labor Now, this ia no place to argue
many questions thRt arise upon this topic.
nor am disposed TO occupy your time with
any such matters. But this l say: so be
lieve that all through the United States ths
thoughtful, quiet, Conservative men of the
country sre deslTous of q change (GTeat
! applause. voice, 'Yes, sir,') Citizens,
I look around youi Do you not see it is no:
| well with these United States Do you not
see here in the great cities of the East the
questions sgi!ating society? The questions
which have been convulsag the decrspii
States of Europe are becoming earnest aud
pressing here. These great social questions
relating to the distribution of wealth, the
quarrel between capital and labor. are as
suming important aspects here in our midst
DON'T you see that paupersm the curse oi
the old decrepit States OF Europe, is begin
ming TO make itself manifosthere in this new
and youthful country, which for five hun