Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-10-31
MR. WAsHBURN.

General Washburn was then intro
duced by Maj Rountree, and follow
cd in an hour and half speech. He
opened upon the financial admins
tratiOn of this State, and showed that
under republican rule it was the best
governed, most economically man
aged of any State in the Union
Why, its annual expenses are no
more than it costs to carpet some of
the halls in the court house of the
democratic city of New York. Was
not JudgeDoolittIe's reference to
State affairs an acknowledgment OF
the wise and honest administration
by the republicans Defied him Cd }
to show where a single dollar had
been squandered or mis,applied -
There was no change needed. The
"man without a party" labored hard
to hold the attention of the audience
to the position of the democratic
party a half century ago. He was
not surprised that be avoided refer.
ring to its record during the past ten
years. Upon the tariff question this
vacilating leader accused him CIV
of supporting high protective tariffs.
And reviewing Che record of both in
Congress he showed where Mr.. Doc
little as Senator in Congress held up
for high tariff and always voted for
it. That in the House the reduction
Of the tax on all articles of every
day consumption and use received
his (Washburn's) vote. That the
tax on coal and salt was abolished
in the House by the aid Of his
vote. Senator Doolittle uniform
ly voted against these measures
for the interest OF the poor people
Gen Washburn answered as effect
lively the Doolittle charges against
certain measures of Congress tend
ing towards the Capitalization of
power at Washington, ma ional r.
Il charters, Agricultural bill and the
Telegraph Postal bill, and the crea
ton of an Educational Bureau. a
Bankrupt Law, and National Banks
With single exception, the tele
graph till, Mr.. Doolittle supported all
these measures in the Senate himself
The postal telegraph bill. which he
(Washburn) introduced in Congress
and advocated its passage was de-
feated. He believed the day would
come when the system would be in
operation as part of the postal sys-
tenn. The experience Of other ma
tions justified the assertion that the
introduction of a cheap system of
telegraph in this country would
prove blessing to the people He
had labored hard for the passage of
this bill and would not relax his eff
forts until it was accomplished -
Mr.. Doolittle denied the right of fed.
eral interference with the Ku. Klux
assassins for the protection of life and
property Of republicans and blacks in
the South. But he failed to tell Us
that the State and local authorities
where the Ku- Klux have operated
in the South were either unable or
unwilling TO put down these banded
organizations against the govern
ment. Under constitutional laws
the United States had the right to
protect its citizens every where-not
only abroad, but at home. The pre-
cedent was long ago established-in
1894 during the Ku-Klux whisky re.
bellion in Pennsylvania. The State
authorities were unable to put down
the instruction. The strong arm of
the government was necessary to
stop the flow of blood, and General
Washington marched into the State
with an army of IL. 900 and put down
the Ku Klux by military force. The
democratic party opposed Federal
interference then, and still opposes