Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-04-21
The Issues Of the Day.
WAanINaroN Anril 8.

citizens Of bis State now residing in Wash.
ington.
President Grant, and Vice President
Colfax, together with the Republican
members of Congress from Indiana, occu-
pied seats on the balcony, and large
crowd assembled in front of the hotel.
After music by the Marine Band, General
Shanks, in few laudatory remarks of
Senator Morton, introduced that gentle
man, who was received with long and con-
tinued cheerings.
SENATOR MoRToN's SPEECH.
Senator Morton expressed his thanks
for the serenade, whether 1t was intended
as personal or political compliment.
There Is rapidly approaching, he said,
great contest not inferior in Importance
to any through which we have heretofore
passed. The Democratic party will make
a desperate struggle for power. If it shall
succeed, 1t will be only by carrying the
Southern States, and 1t cannot do this ex-
cept by reign of terror, the effect of
which will be to deprive Republicans of
their rights by intimidating them at the
polls, or driving them into exile. Their
great means employed was Ku-Klux or
ganization. He would not say that even
a majority of the Democrats are Ku-Klux,
but he would say that all the Ku Klux
are Democrats laughter and applauseI,
and that the organization is inside the
Southern States. 1t is the great mission.
ary society to convert Republicans to De-
mocracy, if they can be converted. The
Democratic party are committed to slavery,
because they have declared that slavery
was wrongly and Illegally abolished. The
result OF their triumph would be disfran-
chisement of the colored people, taking
from them the right of suffrage. They
would be able to disfranchise the
colored men in sixty days. They would
do it now, were it not that the govern
ment is in the hands of the Republicans.
They having the military power would
drive colored men from the polls or vote
their disfranchisement. If not, they
would exile them to slavery, to serfdom.
What were to be the issues in 1879? 1t
was said in the Senate that the reconstruc.
ton acts are of no more effect than if
passed by mob or a town-meeting, that
the amendments are fraudulent. The
Democrats have never accepted these
amendments, with the exception of here
and there a newspaper like the New
York World, which is wiser than most of
its friends. The Democratic party, North
and South, are unanimous against suffrage
and civil rights to colored people. The
Democrats say they are against National
Banks, yet they would not restore the old
State banks; they are for free trade yet
do not say money to support the govern
ment shall be raised by direct taxes. They
dare not submit to the country the ques-
ton of direct taxation, yet they clamor
about free trade and relieving people from
taxation. They are not in harmony with
the tariff. The Democrats are in favor of
high duties where there is anything to
protect, and free trade everywhere else
Laughter, but dare not carry it out in its
rl1la t1frI 1,14s~ ,s,l,o 4 &c
Magistrate was here, [applausel, he could
safely say we had not had better admin
istration in half century, if we had had a
better one before. Applause. He re.
terred to the reduction of the debt, and
said the Republicans next session will
make further reductions, and modify the
tariff in important particulars. He voted
against repeal of the income tax, because
he thought the time had not arrived; but
If the administration goes on with the
81 ne success in the future as in thepast, he
b b4leved they would repeal it the next
session. Applause. We cannot do
we can repeal all taxes, because the public
credit must be maintained and the govern
ment supported. Our Democratic friends
say they can abolish all taxes and carry on
the government by sound policy. We
cannot do that. Laughter. The Presi-
dent has proved faithful to every principle
ofthe party. [Applause.l Heis a greater
radical, to-day, than some of those who
started before him. Laughter and ap-
plause He was not johnson, Fill.
more, or a Tyler. [Applause.l He is
on which he was elected, and so long as
he does that he cannot be beaten
down. Long continued applause.1 Look
at the Indian policy of President Grant
1t is the peace, kindness, and goodwill in;
augurated by William Penn. Not in a
hundred years has there been so much
quiet among the Indian tribes as there is
to-day. His paths are paths of peace, and
through trying to preserve the peace in q
neighborly republic, he has been arraign
ed as criminal, and he has been acquit
ted by public opinion. Applause
Those who attempted to impeach hin
of high crimes and misdemeanors have
lmpeached themselves, of supreme folly
A voice: That's So" Applause.1
Mr. Morton spoke of the Connection
election, and said the people did not in
tend oput the government into the hands
of that party which nearly brought ruiz
TO the country. A voice: That's So"
80 far from the Republican party bein.
IN state of decay, it is full of lusty life
and will have victory in 1872. ZAP
IL D6 an elecLlOl
IN Indiana tomorrow, the State would b,
carried by the Republicans by maiorit,
OF 10000 votes. In the election of 1877;
they will not forget the service of our sol
dIersand their glorious leader. Applause
One word about the District of CoIum
bla. 1t was said in the Senate that thu
Republicans had shown their distrust fo
colored suffrage by passing bill abolish
ing territorial government. There wa
not word of truth in this. For the frs
time, the people here were empowered tC
elect their Legislature, and make thei
own laws, and elect their Delegate t,
Congress. The Democratic party, during
the long years of its rule, never conceived
the idea of self government for the peo
pie of this District. 1t must be remem
bered that this is the gift of the Republi
can party. The last lingering argumen
OF the Democrats is an appeal to tn,
white people to raise prejudice agains
color. That has been their meat anC
drink for the last thirty years, but he wa
glad to learn that their rations wer,
nearly exhausted. Laughter and ap
plause.1
VIcE-rREsIDENT coLFAX's SPEECH.
AT the conclusion of Morton's speech
Nice-President Colfax was formally in
troduced, and said he came to listen 70 tn,
speech of the distinguished Senator whc
had so ably defended Republican princi
pies, and so energetically vindicated ou
Chief Magistrate from unjust attack.
Chief Magistrate, of whom may say, from
my intimate acquaintance with him, hi
very heart throbs for the honor and bes
interests of the nation, and who, believe
will be honored with public approval il
1872 as he was in 1868. Applause
What is the great question that looms VI
and beyond all others before us to day
which causes Republican Congress t
inger here in this city when they woulC
gladly be at their homesP 1t is protection
of our citizens against the wickedest &C ccn
spiraCies that ever disgraced nation pro
fessedlY at peace. 1t is to cover with tn
national shield the 1Zeal1 and NOR hnrnh hl