Middletown transcript., 1870-10-22

nu pc ioiloWtlg u an extraet OF the speech
of Hon: B: T. Biggs, delivered, at the
meeting in this town on the 18th inst.
r., Mr.. President and Fellow Citixcns Two
years ago, white men went TO the. polls against
white men. Not an individual voter within the
sound Of my voice but who has to go to the polls
in November next, and stand side by side with
the Affican-the negro race-and deposit his bal
lot. What party brought that condition of things
upon us? Are you prepared to admit negroes
g, ON a social equality with the whites2 A voice,
no. Are you prepared to sacrifice your own
racef L A voice, no. Are you prepared, in
view of the responsibilities resting on you as faith
eSs, to have the institutions of this country put
SiA the hands Of that party which educates ne
groes On an equality with white children? IA
voice, never If there is an individual within
the sound of my voice who expects me to favor
negro equality, suffrage vote, pray him 90
and vote for Mr.. Heald and let me alone, for
don't want to deceive any man. The Constitu-
tiOn was established in 1888; 3 years after 10
different amendments were added in 1894, an
other amendment; in 1904 another; the Repub-
lican party from 1860 have made three; the last
being no more nor less than negro suffrage and
negro equality. We now have some 1900 Ma
tional banks, driving out of existence every State
bank in the Union. In the distribution of the
currency authorized by the Banking Act New
England has $28 per capita; the Middle States
$l2; the Western States 81; the Southern States
81 cents per capita. New England to-day, gov
erns this Union. Massachusetts, Rhode Island
and.s Connecticut have about 2, O0c, 200 inhabi-
tants. The currency allotted them Is $s6 967,-
900. Ohio, "a millions Of inhabitants has $iS,-
600, 900 circulation. Look at the frauds which
have been committed in the Internal Revenue De-
partment. resolution of the House at Wash
ington, passed March 2lst, asking information of
the Treasurer ELECTED the names OF $40 defauters
nj tan nfw wh fo
933, ll3; 30 of them were prosecuted civilly but
not criminally: many of them are now living in
wealth.
Millions of money have not only been stolen be-
fore il reached the Treasury but the Secretary of
the Navy, both under johnson and Grant as
sumed in direct violation of the Constitution to
increase the pay Of Naval officers one-third more.
See Order No. rs of 1866, issued by the Secreta-
ry of the Treasury. Under that order, So, 763,-
9sl were drawn from the Treasury up to last Jan
nary. Such a violation should be rebuked at
the polls. II the President permits that, what
guarantee have we that before his term expires he
may not proclaim himself emperor or king. The
Northern Pacific Railroad Company had a grant
of Al, ,0O0, 900 acres of land and last winter a
Badical Congress increased it 5000, 900 more,
making in all So 00O, 900 of acres-an area large
enough for an empire. "t.,
This road runs from Lake Superior 10 the Pa
ciic Ocean, distance of 2000 miles, owned by
amcter. Now, what would you think Of gov
ernment building this road at a cost of $l20, 000,-
900, and then turn round and make ii a present
to a corporation Please, then, tell me the diff
ference between the Government building 1t, and
furnishing the means to do 1t with, as In this
case, and large surplus remaining. The public
Lands should be held as sacred trust by our ru-
lers for the benefit of the whole people. During
the 72 years of our national life and prior to 1861
all administrations only mnde grants of lands to
Railroad Companies or to States for Canals, all
told about rs, 900 900 acres, and these Radical
leaders in Congress have given to one company
the Union and Central Pacific l64, 000, 900 acres,
and have given to the same, in subsidies, in the
guaranteed and secured Bonds of the U. States,
$64 6lS, $780, bearing per cent. interest, for the
payment of all which your lands and houses your
labor and your toll are pledged, end to this very
hour the people have paid an Interest on those
bonds of So, 81 5, ,345. might p-'o, ed and name
otlefscorpofatioHs where large e+si+s have been
made to private corporations. The los cases of
contested election, before the present party sway,
cost the government $l50, 900; 80 cases under
Radical rule In ten yevfs cost over $3.50, 900. In
S68 Louisiana by fair election, sent Democrat
ic delegates to Congress, they having received
from 3. 600 to 10 00n majority against .lc minor
ity vote of ., 200. They were repelled from the
House of Representatives and carpet-baggers
elected Q seats being declared vacated. Look
at the Navy; we have l409 officers and $500
mer-l officer TO men. How are those men en-
ragsi? Take the Washington Navy Yard and
see the expense. The people of the United States
do not know how the Radical party is taxing
them. The soles of your shoes are taxed 35 per
cent. You never paid over $60,Oo0, 0Oe year
for government before the present party got In
power. Now il is $500, 900, coo. DO you pro-
dose to continue these men in power? You are the
sovereign people, the power rests in you to turn
out of Office, those recreant TO their trusts. At
Washington, the galleries of the Capitol are lin
ed with negroes, fed by the government of the
United States..s. ,.-.@y ~wL1ysr
The extent Of the national det of 81, 800 900, 900
can, hest he appreciated by showing that in do.-
lar green backs, the paper would reach ten times
around the earh or enough to cable the moon to
the earth and have 10000 miles left am
white man and 60 for the predominance of my
own race in our government. etesse