The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-07-29


be one of those transactions for
which the Governor would be
liable for impeachment, and for
which he should be ~impeached did he
accept. 1t makes no difference what
may be the character of the ostensible
charity for which the salary is to be
given, 1t does not change the principle
that the mar proposes to give me-
half of the salary for the sake of get
ting the appointment-in other words
buying it-bribipg the Governor to
giVeft to him. Now take one of the
county officers. Whatever the law
gives to him In the way Of fees and
salary that Is his-itis his ~pronertv IS
the house and lot for which he has
got a deed. Whatever the law gives
is his, and when be TO give
one-half or one-third to the Court
House fund. for the urpos of get
ting the people to elect him. he Is
simply proposing to buy the Office
offering a very small and contempti-
BILE bride, which, besides, is Elusive,
and nothing ron 1t will ever be real
lied to the taxpayers of Marion
County, to get him elected to that
ohce-a principle which ought
not to be encouraged for a sim
gle moment. l will illustrate it
Suppose that these gentlemen propose
to give all over $1,000, and the Re-
publican candidates come forward aud
say " we will give all over $4,000"
and other men propose q thousand
dollars more for these Offices than
these gentlemen will give: if the prin-
ciple IS correct they ought to be elect
ed. But here comes in an apostle of
reform and underbids them ALLEGES
$1,000 better. ELaughter.] He says,
II you Will elect me, | will give all
over $z,OOO to the fund for building
the court house." You see what the
effect OF this principle is. Then if
the principle is correct, the County
Commissioners ought to issue adver-
tisements, saying they will urge the
people to elect those who will agree
to receive the smallest salaries and
will give the most to the county. This
is not the true principle of reform.
1t is spurious, corrupt, demoralizing.
The right way to reform is to reform
the law, Applause, and cut their sala-
ries down to sums which will be re-
garded as sufficient to pay them for
their services. | do not think that
any man who would o to the
taxpayers of Marion County to buy
an Office of them, or who would pro-
pose to the Governor of Indiana to
buy an appointment of him by Civ
ing part of his salary. l do not
think any such men should be enti-
tied to the suHrages of the people.
Now, my friends, allow me to re-
view briefly the condition of affairs in
Indiana. The Democratic party is
unchanged. They have the same anti
war leaders they had during the war
they have the same principles; they
have not accepted the results of the
war, and | may challenge you now to
refer to a single Democratic platform
where they have accepted the results
of the war. l say to you the party is
not changed, either in its principles
or its officers; and if this party was
not entitled to confidence and sup
port during the war, it is not entitled
to support and confidence now. Look
at their platforms and their newspa-
pers. And right here in this town
have they anywhere accepted the re-
suits of this war-have they anywhere
conceded that our system of recon
struction shall be allowed to stand if
they come into power? Have they
abandoned their State sovereignty
principles, that result inevitably In
secession aud rebellion?
I was looking over a Cincinnati
paper yesterday, and saw a notice Of a
meeting of the young Democracy of
4 ~ Hfhn- 49, ,TzOA - 49,
cratic club called the Young Mems
Democratic Club, and adopted a plat
form, the very first resolution of the
platform was that the States should
be independent. These are the young
Democracy of 1893. [ say to you
there is no change in this party; and
when you talk about the mission of
the Republican party having been
performed, l call your attention to
this fact: This old organization is
led by the same men, controlled by
the same influences; is 10Y support
ing the same principles they did dur
ing and before the war, and If they
were in power they would seek to
undo all we have done. l do not
know how far back they would go;
they could not re. establish slavery;
they could not bring the dead rebels
to life there are some things they
they could not do; but we know
they would do all they could
do; and do everything in their
power to r~e-establish the former con-
dition of things. Now have they
any policies to propose. and how? L
have heard their speeches In this
town, l have read the newspapers,
and l ask what new policies they pro-
pose. Where you have got unbound
ed prosperity, such as you Y en-
ioyed before, l ask you how they pro-
pose to improve it? Do they tell you
how they can increase it? Do they
tell you what change would be for the
better? Because if they have moth
ing to offer to better your condition
and mine, they are not entitled to our
confidence and support. What good
thing has this party accomplishing IN
the last twenty years, take the state
or the nation? l would be glad TO
call their very ablest advocate to the
stand tonight, and put hin on oath
more solemn than that at Masonic
Hall the other day-and ask him 10
tell what good thing his party has ac-
complished in the State or nation IN
the last twenty years.
They talk a great deal about the
national debt. They seem to talk as
if this debt had been contracted Tor
the benefit Of the Republican party,
whereas this debt was contracted to
preserve the country, to preserve the
government. It was contracted as a
necessity of the rebellion, and the
men who made the rebellion are re-
spoLsible for this debt. Now, 1 state
an old thing that you all understand,
but still / want every man to bear IN
mind when Damncratin orators ak