Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-08-11
Speech Of Lieutenant Governor
Cumback, at Indian ap0liS.

Cumback at the Republicas Mass Meeting
in indianapolis, July 9th. Mr.. Cum
backs speech was only preliminary to tb,
speech of Senator Morton, but IL contain,
such socnd republicanism that We connol
forbear put fishing part-Cov. Cumbach
said
| viii take this occasion 10 say that
am a nfni, earnest and sincere believer I Z
ashe Republican party.
1 1 fosEa il true TO The country in tisae o.
war and no less steadfast in the defense
OF right In time of peace. Every man
woman and child -selongiug to our part,
has ever been true 10 the country. Ii ha.
never furnished sing-e recruit 10 The re
bel army in nc South, or to the no less
traiiorous Sens of Liberty In the North.
II had rhe crS,rage 10 attack and destroy
the institution of slavery, an institution
that had corrupted and controlled every
branch Of The Government under Dem.
ocrafic rule; and when il could rule nu
longer il lifted its wicked hand TO strike
at the life of the nation.
This glorious party that you and /
clam as ours. when the enemies of the
country were In front and foes i'm the rear.
and all was Darkness and gloom ON every
hand, never despaire,l of the Republic.
but prayed and fought and hoped ON mid
defeat and disaster until il had freed cv-
cry slave and conquered every rebel.
| am, therefore, proud that am here tc-
night 10 say 10 you hat in MY opinion M
nation caa furnish political party which
has SD proud n history as ours. and in all
coming time the organization Of the Re-
publican party will be hailed, not only by
the people oftle nation, but al the ma
lions Of the earth, as the brightest feature
in The worlds history
| The foul blot of slavery destroyed the
moral power OF this nation among the ma
lions u the earth.
A party that has courngey enough TO
| drive from the earth such monster. a
party that will take the chains from the
enslaved, and then declare them To be cit
liens oil this free Government, and then Ia
make that citizenship secure To them fnr
| all time, place in their hands The ballot,
that party must have in itself high sense
OF justice and mora honesty. and can mol
and will MT pursue a poliCv not in ac-
cord with the best interests of the people.
AT all events am content with II as n
reformaicry agency in politics 1t Is the
best we can Lave, and If wrongs creep in
10 the perry let US cast them out, and
right them inside of the organization
We can never right them by joining hands
with The enemy OF all refOrms.---
We have Lad control of this Govern
ment little more than nine years, AMI
The most of that Time ii has been con-
illct with the enemies of free goveramsn
During all the first four years we lad n
most gigantic war with the rebels, and
during The second four years we had
conflict with a corrupt and treaclerous
Executive, who undertook to rule the
country and assume prerogatives unknown
To and unwarranied by the Constitution
lie tried 10 tlrwart the will of the people
by yetotng the laws passed by their repre-
sentatives. He turned honest men out Of
Office and put thieves in their places, and
would ha,e carried the country 10 de-
struction had not - Republican Congress
passed such laws as 10 hinder and cripple
his base ambition.
There was no peace under his admins
trafion. He was underwriting 10 fan 10
flame the dying embers of an unsuccess-
full rebellion His treachery melted riots
and blOodshead At tlie South. rendering
person and properly alike insecure, and
the financial policy of his administration
constantly changing, made a frequent
and rapid auctuation of values in the
Moth, paralyzing trade and industry, and
prust rating business OF all kinds. The
revenues were collected and were wasted
anu stolen, ant. The public mind was filed
with unrest and fore5odirg.
Under these circumstances The liepub-
lican party nominated Gen. Grant for he
Presidency, and the people endorsed the /
nomination at the election.
He demanded peace and it came His |
very martial presence was enough TO |
compel it. More than a million of brave |
men whom he had commanded, and most |
of whom voted tor him for President, |
stood ready ut momcIts warning 10
aid him TO punish the peace breakers, and |
they are ready 10 day 10 do the same |
thing. Now we have peace, erfcct
peace. and what is Tire result
In the South both person and property |
are becoming more secure. Under the |
impetus Of free labor they have better and
more abundant crops, and the country
that war has made desoIation and |
wilderness is now giving evidence of
thrift and prosperity that has no parallel
in any former period of her history
Before 1860, for years the Democrats
had The control, yet under their dispense
ton on affairs sectional hate constantly |
increased, so that long before the nation |
was turned over to US we had really he
come TWO peoples, hating each other and |
Fl lled with bitterness. With The over |
throw Of Democracy, and the destruction
'f slavery, all these feelings of sectional |
hate and Jealousy are rapidly passing |
away
The policy OF the Democracy was to
naiionalize slavery or dismember the |
Union. As both these purposes were at |
war with the best interests Of humanity. |
they were not permitted to DO either; and |
the best judgment of the country is
against them, and they are and 1 hope |
ever will he in hopeless minority for
the great wrongs they have inflicted on |
the country For their adherence to |
slavery they ought TO be kept out of
power for half a century at least.
can sec nothing in the past history of
the present p Jsition of Tie Democracy tn
commend them to the favorable consider
alton of the country. They find fault |
with our financiering, but still | think we
are doing very well. We are paying the |
national debt at the average rate of one |
quarter of million per day, and con-
staLtly reducing the taxes.
The Republican party intended to see |
that the last dollar is paid, al ii they re- |
tain the power 1t will be paid ut no dis
tant day.
The State of Indiana, when we took
charge of il, had of course. under Demo- |
cratic management, a debt of several mil |
lions. We have paid that debt We
have q currency that is sound and sails
factory-.ood alike al over the country. |
You do nos have To be shaved by tie |
brokers as We did in the old Democratic
times. In fact, the whole race OF money
shavers have all disappeared with the de-
parture OF the swipdling Democratic bank /
ing system. You do not fail To remember
what splendid financiers these Democrats
have been in our State. You remember |
the free bank system. when they flooded |
the country with their bills, gathering
their gold dollars for their dollar bills of
the people, and when the people called on |
them to redeem they paid them back |
frum % cents 10 80 cents for each In many |