American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-09-25
Speech by Hon. Geo. H. Pendlston

CINCINNATI, Sept. H. Pendleton's
friends called at his residence on
their way from the Fair Grounds
Yesterday and insisted on speech
He begged off, but finally consented,
and spoke over an hour, supported
on his crutches. Among other
things, he said:
| can not agree with Gov. Hayes
that all the veXed questions of ma
tional politics are wisely and happi-
~ settled, and that the great ques-
ton of liberty and union and the re
construction of the Union have been .
made safe. / can not agree that |
retrenchment, economy and honesty |
have been introduced into the man !
a@ement of Federal expenditures.
that the debt has been decreased |
and is decreasing, and that the bur
dens of taxation have been reduced I
and weight upon the people light |
enoh, that, sound Judgment and free
dom from bad influences have been
brought to exercise an immense pow
er on the Secretary of the Treasury;
that business is active. that enter
prise is active; that vigor, energy
and industry is ouEtiiully reward
ed , employment abundant and daily
toll fairly compensated commerce
prosperous, and therefore / can not
serenely, as our worthy Governor
does, turn my face from all ques-
tions of Federal politics to look only
at State affairs. 1t ought TO be so,
if it were not for the schemes of CON
solldation. IF State affairs were
left TO State management, and Fed
eral affairs llept within the scope of
tie constitutional provisions, it
would be so. But / can't pretend to
believe what | know is false. | can't
say the Union is restored when Vlr-
ginia, Mississippi and Texas are I'M
der Military Governors, and Gaor-
gia without representation in Con
) gresS. Peace is not restored when
justice is administered by drum head
court-martial : the constitution is not
maintained when | know the Su-
preme Court is only waiting an OPP
portunity to declare the reconstruct
tion acts unconstitutional Ioppose
the adoption of the 18th amendment
because Ii is material radical
change in our system of government,
> destroys the relations of the States
,, to the Union, degrades them, takss
frsm them without their consent
that essential attribute of Il self gov
j. erning community, the right to de
> termine who shall exercise the right
of suffrage, because it was intended
to and will introduce negro suffra e
in Ohio against the will of her PEG
U PIE. Two years ago the PEOPLE o
!, Ohio, without distinction of party
= by an immense majority, refused tt
s amend the State constitution after
full argument and full consideration
q | see no reason TO believe they hav,
t, changed their opininn. ] object t,
o it's adoption because by the strong
k est implication it conlerS on Con
s grrSs and reserves to the States tn
right to exclude from the ballot pei
= SONS of our own white race. becaus
If of nativity, creed, want of education
% or poverty, and prohibits the exclu
# sion only of another race, and if tn
W Interpretation of Senators Morto
- and Howard be correct, under til
\. amendment States may eXclud
II Irishmen, Germans, Catholic, Prot
Ia estant or poor man, but not the NJ
- gro. l object to the adoption, bt
"a cause it is a part and parcel of
+ scheme to flood the country with
= forced importation of an immens
II number of Chinese coolies, and brin
- into our midst an alien race, and r,
or peat in a more difficnlt form of GO,
;. ernmcnt, questions that have so III
va fortunately divided the people. TIL
- last report of the Secretary of TIL
Treasury shows he is boarding SO
214,336 coin and $12, 144 900 in Gu
a. rency. Why? To what good pu
IT, pose are the customs of half til
OF year there? The people are payin
ne six per cent. in gold as interest, an
IL the Secretary is boarding this in
ef mense amount eath month. Wit
great parade he sells six or mir
g millions and with the proceeds L
ne buys bonds, giving % per cen
nc above par. They are now redeem
ee Bile on their face by law in eqnit,
n, They are payable in legal tender
IN Holders gave legal tenders for the
III when legal tenders were not wort
&c more than half what they now ar
'e- Contraction brings universal ia
Is of prices in goods. and labor, viii
It, debts, taxes and mOneyed ObIig
us tons remain fixed. The man wi
"a has money becomes richer. III
NJ system is radically unjust. A del
NJ contracted Oh our expanded cure
he cy should be paid in the same Gu
as rency. The dollar which is pa
III should be the same dollar which W;
NJ, loaned. The Whole policy of IL
NC Administration should be revised
las pay the debt according is contrac
up pay it in money as valuable as tn
NY which was received for it; pay it
Dy legal tenders abolish tho nation
ne bank system pay off the bonds {
10 which they are founded save year
H. |, interest; use every application
-, economy and management in a
vi. vancing this policy; then " hen Il
icI debt is paid and the taxes reduce
IN when seventy-iv MILLIONS will 81
y, fee for the. government, when
~" property is subjected to the just ri
nc of taxation, if it be desirable to &C
DC tract the currency and resume spec
e" payments. it can be effected witho
ia, disaster. and inevitable suffer-
zee can be CHARACTERIZATION Banner
'Ui. Politics in South Carolina.