The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-02-23

the State? Do the Democracy un-
dertake TO shew, IN any one thing.
where, If they we're In power, and
with the best Intentions, they could
make any reform or Improvement
And 1 now appeal to candid men Of
all parties. whether during the last
ten years the character Of Indiana,
financially, eaaeatiCnally, CONNER
cially, and in a military point Of view,
has not been greatly exalted, aud that
she now stand proudly with the fore
most State of the UBion.''s
The speech On the subject OF Nation
al Finances was thoroughly exhaus-
tive and able, and no telegTaphic abb
straet could do it justice. His review
Of the speeches OF voorhees, and Hen
bricks, before the 9Th of January
Democratic Convention, was seathiug
and complete, exposing their errors
and misrepresentation Of the Nation
al Debt. He stated that the DeEzo-
cratic PARTY. on the Financial question,
had been slaughtered In the house cf
their friends. lie said that the Su-
Creme Court, which they so much re-
we're, has cut up their Financial th5-
ories by the roots, stripped them of
all their poor preieneas, and leffsthem
without q peg on which to hang an
argument" The effect of this decis-
ion Is, that if Congress must au-
thoTize the Issue of aew Legal
Tender notes they could lot be
made applicable to the payment of
any debt created before their issue.
Thus, legal tender notes, issued In
1870, could not be made applicable to
debts created in 1869, aud 50 could
not be used inpayment of the Nation
al debt, as recommended by the Dem
ocratic politiatians ofsIndiana. So
that the payment of the National
debt, by the issue of new currency.
which is never to be redeemed, must
be abandoned. While [ do not ap-
prove of this decision, still it has the
effect to greatly simplify the financial
situation. aud TO remove the vast
piles OF rubbish, with which the
Democratic party were endeavoring to
obstruct the vision o. the people"
A full review is given of the Dem
ocratic State platform on finances and
kindred subjects; also another con-
trast of Grants administration aud
his predecessors; and the subject Of
reconstruction, indicating the action
of Congress and the Republican par
ty in regard to the Southern States.
In discussing the action of the
Democratic party, past aud present,
in relation 60 the colOred voters, he
made liberal extracts from, and refer
ence to, Elk Senator Hendricks late
speech at Nav Orleans, in which the
advice is given to the southern rebels
to take the negroes into fraternal po-
litical fellowship, and contrasted it
with the former position of the De-
mocracy. He made the following allu-
sion, which will be fully understood
at Evansville: THE war cry Of the
Democratic party is suddenly hushed
forever by the Fifteenth Amendment,
and In place are RoW issued On per-
fumed paper polite invitations to eat
and sleep at the houses of Democratic
editors What Z Wondrous change
has been wrought By the Fifteenth
Amendment! The colored man has
his revenge. 1t has been long com
ing, but has come at last. What a
luxury it must be to him to row des.
pise the fawning demagogues, who
now crawls at his feet and begs to
kiss his hands for his votel y
The following eloquent conclusion
of the able and exhaustive speech 1
cannot omit to furnish our readers:
The Republican party is yet in its
/ youth, fresh and vigorous, and while
/ its achievements have been great. its
work is not finished. Its principles
are those of Liberty, Progress, De-
velopment, and Power, and if per-
seYeriDgly administered will give to
our people happiness and prosperity,
| and conduct our country to pitch of
grandeur aud glorY Of which the
/ seers of the Revolution had no vision.
Already the victories inscribed on
the Republican banner are wholly
without parallel Ia the chronicles of
party.
The rebellion suppressed, the Union
preserved, universal liberty, equal civil
rights, the citizenship of all, recon
struetion Of the rebel states, the des-
truction Of caste, and croWning all,
impartial suffrage. The past, at least,
is secure, and it should be our duty
and pleasure to see that the future of
the Republican party shall be as bright,
as honorable and glorious.
With a good ticket, a sound plat
form, harmony IN our ranks. and with
a faithful exposition Of our princi-
pies, we must and will succeed. But
we must have harmony; the interests
of the individual must be subordinate
to the success of the great principles
VIC advocate. IF there be wrongs aud
heart burnings, if there be differences
of opinion as to men and measures,
the patriotic Republican viii lag them
as an offering upon the altar Of the
party and subofdinats his private
griefs to the triumpbs Of the cause
We have to fight q compact and well
disciplined enemy, whose army regu-
lations have been improved By the ex-
perience of many years. and who deal
with their recusant members as re-
morselessly as did the rebel General
Bragg with his de5er;ers. Let US,
therefore, cultivate the spirit of cor
cord one with another, and remember
that the union. prosperity and power
Of our great country are bound up
with the continued success, purity and
fidelity of the Republican party.
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