The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-04-27
THE fRESIDENTIN INDIANAPOLIS.
From the Wisconsin.

L II d tRESIDENT1N INDIANAPOLIS
From the Wisconsin.
President Grant arrived in Indianapolis
on Saturday morning, on his way to ST.
Louis, and being persuaded to stop over
for the day, was accorded formal recep-
ton in the evening. 1t was held in the
Academy of Music, which was decorated
with flags and flowers The room was
crowded and many who were DESTROYS of
attending could not get in. number of
distinguished men were upon the stand,
and the President was formally welcomed
by Gov. Baker in brief but eloquent
speech, though little fulsome. To this
speech the President replied:
'LADIEs AND GENTLEMEN: THANK YOU
heartily for this cordial greeting. FOR
assure you it is unexpected. When |
left Washington it was with the view of
going TO St. Louis without stopping by
the way, but on meeting your distin-
gushed Senator, Morton, at Pittsburg, lie
| requested me to remain here during this
day. That consented to do, expecting
tosee you people of Indianapolis turn out
to greet our Senator, and not expecting
a greeting to me; and l leave him to
thank yon in more appropriate terms
than I could do if were to try" Gap
plause)
| Senator Morton's speech was delivered
while he sat at the table upon the plat
form The first part ofthe speech related
to the administration of President Grant,
and contained nothing of special impor
| lance. The latter part was devoted to
| be condition and offsets Of the two OPP
lposing parties, and contained some points
If Importance as coming from one of the
Senator's high position. He said that the
questions to be settled by the campaign
Of 1872 are those that grew out of vhe
war that the Democratic party desires
| TO ignore these questions, but that it cam
not do this; it must acknowledge the re
construction acts and constitutional
amendments as final settlement of the
political issue before they can be laid
aside. Yet the Democracy dare not
accept the situation, because If they do
the southern wing of the party will re
volt; for A. H. Stephans says that the
south can not and will not accept the
Republican adjustment of these issues as
final, and as soon as the party in the
nortn signifies its willingness to do 50,
thsre will be a disruption between the
northern Rand southern portions of the
party; and this would preclude all hope
OF success. The Democratic party can
not hope to carry the next Presidential
election except by carrying the south,
and to carry the south it must adopt the
southern view of the reconstruction ques
tions. The southern view of these ques
tions il that they are not permanently
settled, and that what has been done in
the way of reconstruction must be undNne,
the constitutional amendments must be
regarded as illegal. Admit the Demo-
cratic party to power through the south
ern votes and it would refuse to paw the
pensions of our disabled soldiers, or the
widows and orphans of head soldiers.
unless the wounded soldiers and widows
and orphans of the Confederacy were
puC on the same footing. They would
not tax themselves to pay the principal
and interest Of the pnblic debt unless
they are allowed pay for their late slaves.
This charge has been repeatedly made.
bnt an authoritive denial dare not be
made.
On these issues the Senator says the
pa Tue
party will not close its career until lib
erty is assured to all, from the highest to
lowest. Congressman Coburn followed
In short speech eulogistic of the work
OF the Republican party. Judge Law
renee, of Ohio, and W. P. Fishback, of
Indiana also made speeches. The Pres
ldent lett on the night train for ST.
Louis
This demonstration is OF some impor-
tance in o political view, as showing what
is likely to be the character of the next
Presidential contest, and the improved
prospects of the Republican party. 1t
also shows that Grants personal popular
ity is still great and that it is likely to
remain so, and that his denomination is
not improbable.