The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-02-25

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since made a speech in New Orleans
to Democratic meeting CON-
posed Of ex Confederates. The
burden Of It was devoted to telling
them they should conciliate the col
ored vote, and how to do it. They
should tell the colored men that the
+ Democracy had always been their
best friends. and were In favor OF just
and equal laws, and would protect
/ them IN the enjoyment of civil and
political rights; that the Republicans
were their enemies, and would betray
/ them; and that the men who had gone
TO the South from the North were
aliens and foreigners to their interest,
upon whom they should turn their
backs in behalf of their former own
ers. He also reminded them how
nobly and periodically the cOloTed
men Of the South stood By them dur
ing the rebellion; aud this fact seems
to have excited the gratitude OF Mr..
Hendricks. quote his own langu-
age;
against the colored people feeling Of
prejudice When your young men
were far of in the field, and even your
aged men-many of them were absent
during the four years Of the war-yOu
left these col0red men at your homes,
where they stood sentinels at the
doors.sWhere your wives and your
children were safe under their pro-
lection. They labored aud cultivated
| your lands, and raised those products
which supported the armies in the
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foreigner speak not of the for
eigner as a man Of another country
but men foreign to your interests,
men of other sections OF the country
is it possible that they shall come
in and make these eolored men hate
you and destroy you? Your inter-
ests are the interests OF the colored
men"
He forgot to tell them that last
spring he advised the breaking up of
the Legislature Of Indiana to prevent
the ratification of the Fifteenth
Amendment; and that his whole po-
litical life has been devoted to war
fare in behalf of slavery, and TO ex-
cite against the colOred people the
bitterest prejudice and hatred of the
white race.
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equllity did not mean social equality,
and would not lead to it, aud that the
c0lored man had no desire or purpose
of that kind; and this, after he had
proclaimed from every rostrum IN
J Indiana. that political equality would
inevitably lead to social equality, and
that this was the great thing the Re
publican party had 10 view. Where
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White husbands or none" and
Fathers, save US from negro equali-
ty," and This is white mans gov
eminent" Where are the White
Boys in Blue? These war cries oil
the Democratic party are suddenly
hushed forever by the Fifteenth
: Amendment. and in place are now
issued, on peffumed paper, polite H.
vitations to eat and sleep at the houses
|, of Democratic editors! What won
drous change has been wrought by the
Fifteenth Amendment The colorcd
man has his revenge. 1t has been
long coming, but has come at last
What luxury it must be to him to
despise the faWning demagogue who
now crawls at his feet and begs to
kiss his haad for his vote
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longer the daily bread" of the Dem
, ocratIc party, and is himself invited
to sit down at the feast, they have
cast about for a substitute, and have
fixed upon the bondholder, the man
who loaned his money to the govern
ment to carry on the war. This man
is now prosecuted, in their speeches
and platforms, as the embodiment of
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toner, the p!uuderer of his govern
ment In the hours of its extremity.
and as now fattening on the sweat and
blood of the people. But they were
not always his enemies, for during the
rebellion, when the government APP
pealed to the people for money to pay
the army and cary on the war, these
Democratic politicians advised them
not to lend their money. and warned
them that they would lose it. telling
them that the bonds would be worth
less, and that the greenbacks would
perish in their hands. Then they
exaggerated the risk, assured
them that the rebellion could
! not be put down, and In the expires
sive language of one, that they might
as we'll throw their money into the
river as to loan it to the Govern
ment." Their raven cries were not
needed then, and because they were
not, the men who had faith In the
Government and were willing to risk
. their money on its existence, are now
illuminated as the enemies of their
J country. But if they hate the men
who loaned their money TO carry on
the war. they hate the soldiers who
fought the battles still worse, and
J would characterize them IL fouler
phrase if they dared. But the sol
diers are a very numerous body, who
can not be insulted with impunity
] and it is therefore considered safer TO
, attempt to excite their prejudices
against the men who furnished the
means to prosecute the war; but this
is alike an insult to their intelligence
and integrity; for what soldier does
not know that armies can not be
raised and maintained without vast
expense.
THE DEMOCRACY OF INDIANA.
What is there in the history Of the
Democratic party in Indiana that
presents an inducement to put the
administration of the State Govern
, ment into its hands? Certainly not
because of its war record, for that
they are asking US to forget, and ask
ing us to forget. and begging US to
let by cones be by-gones. Its history
during the war is painful, and is too
fresh In your memories to require the
story to be told tonight. | would
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