The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-09-05
"BOYS IN BLUE."
Sixty Thousand Republicans in Mass
GOnVpnfiOn

sixty IhOusand Republicans In MASS
Convention.
mass Convention of soldiers and sailors
and other loyal citizens of Indiana was held in
Indianapolis on Wednesday. The meeting was
beyond doubt, the most magnificent political
de emonstratton OF this cam mpatgn, and, perhaps,
of any campaign I in in the West The people had had
mont, to inspire them, and they turned out
by tens of thousands: The uniformed clubs
6undTed extra H'i cars had been % run to the the
scarcely another man could have been carried.
Hundreds rode on top of the cars, while hum
roads to await the next chance to come. If one
occurred Even the evening trains brought
nun nundTeds @ VINO were unable TO come sooner but
cession. II Is certainly safe to estimate the
strangers In the city at 35 OO0 while the citizens
swelled the crowd to fully 10000.
The organization present were the Grant
Guards, cavalry and infantry, Grant Tanners
bearing banners and emblems. The speaking
was from three stands In the State House Yard,
and by such eminent orators and counsellors
Of the people as Governor Oglesby, General
Hurlburt, General Gibson, General Which,
General 6a,d' p; M Lee Gen General T; j; Wood, Hon; Ion
General Lew Wallace. General George H.
Thomas, Governor Fletcher, and many others
responded by eloquent letters
General Charles Graft, of Vigo county, pre-.
for each Congressional District, General John
Coburn presided at the second stand. AT the
the principal speech-the most lengthy and all
in all, perhaps the most powerful speech made
during the day. Colonel Galloway and General
Gibson dealt good deal in auecdote, calculated
| to keep mass of men in good humor and de-.
tain them to listen to the more serious parts Of
their arguments. General Gibson had an audi.
ence, for the most part of old soldiers, and made
q speech that stirred Them like bugle call. 1
to old campaigns, by him, or General Wilich'
or General Hurlburt.
Governor Oglesby discussed at considerable
length the questions relating to the national
finances. We quote single paragraph
this national debt shall be paid in good faith
according to the letter and spirit OF the law
wealthy people, and as this Union is now saved
for all time to COME as we firmly believe, 1t is
the part OF WISDOM TO spread out its payment y,I @
will bear spreading out-Qaughter)-say alsng
for quarter of century, or fifty years,
SO we we viii not bear all the burden at
once We have already paid S25O.O0oOOO,
that knows it, and why? Because the scoundrel
| has not paid dime for 1t. Qaughter.) That Is
have paid all the expenses a the Government,
| and they have been burdensbme enough. We
dollar OF m the sr daily o
end. We have paid, besides what we have
owed. the :soldiers $65O,OO0OO0 in back pay,
pensions and $50 OOO.0O0 in bounties and we are
going to pay s25.OOOOOO more this year. We
and in addition to that we have reduced the
taxation Sl65.OO0 coo a year, and we have lifted
to to tt that. This National Republican Con-
| gress of ours has done this In spite Of the
party n spite na Of II the ire
heartless hostility of Andrew Johnson to the
country and to his party. Now these bonds are
want to meet some Of the charges the Demo-
Gratis are making. with some earnestness,
pemoeratc party proposes. by % an act y Of Con
gress, to levy q tax OF two per cent. on each
500 Of money. these men hold against this
Government. say we promised to give them
six per cent. They took the bond. and the
Democratic party now proposes to reduce % that 9 9
they will take two per cent off 1t is a very
easy way to make money, but It strikes me 1t
to surrender his six per cent. bond, and take a
four per cent. (and am certain they Will do
authority, 1t is all right. say am sure the
bondholders will agree to come and exchange
year Year bond, and take four per cent instead Of SIX
per cent. believe they will do that as soon as
we get these troubles over: That nat Is % the honest
the holder OF the bond. The Democratic party
two per cent. Didn't we promise to pay six per
] cent, and how can we preserve our honor
we barter our honor. merely for the sake of q
speculation? AS q fair and honest party, desiring
cannot afford to do That The Democratic policy
will take two per cent. away from the bond.
holder, after the national Government pledged
its honor we would pay six. The Republican
party must preserve the character OF this
country, or we will have none. The men who
saved this country the men to save its
character. ! never held bond, but would II
was able to- But why impose on the b1ndholderS
Why deal out heartless imputations against
him? Who made the bondholdeI? Why
the people of the United States. We passed
the law, issued and sold the bonds, and we
asked the nations of Europe aud our owr
people to buy; and now shall we turn round
and abuse them? 1t is absolutely mean, anC
no party that has any principle OF justice about
IL Will do such thing. The Democratic party
expect TO gain power by appealing to the cupl
get into power by appealing to prejudice. but
believe they will fail. We must perpetuate ou
| Government on the PRINCIPLES of integrity. W.
must be faithful to our obligations.
In speech in Ohio the other day ex. Gov