Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-04-25
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ISSUES OF THE DAY.
Keynote Speeches Of Senator Morton end Vice.
President COIfnx.

so important, as the keynote of the
Presidential campaign, that we pub
lish the full report of it, as well as Of
the pertinent remarks Of Vice-P resi :
dent Colfax following:
Senator Morton expressed his
thanks for the serenade, whether in
tended as personal or political COM
pliment. There is rapidly approach
ing, be said, great contest, not infe-
rior in Importance to any through
which we have passed. The Demo-
cratic party will make desperate
struggle for power. If it shall sue
coed it will be only by carrying: the
Southern States, and It cannot do
that except by a reign of terror, the
effect Of which will be to deprive Re
publicans Of their rights by intimidat-
ing them az the polls or by driving
them into exile. Their great means
employed is the Ku-Klux organiza-
ton. He would not say even ma
ority Of the Democrats are Ku-K lux,
but he would say that all Ku-Klux
are Democrats laughter and APP
| plause and that the organization is
inside Southern States the great mis-
sionary society TO convert Republi-
cans to democracy l. they can be
converted. The Democratic party
are committed TO slavery because
they have declared that slavery was
wrongfully and illegally abolished
The result OF their triumph would DO
tho disfranchisement 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 il now were it
not that the government is in the
hands Of the Republicans. They,
having the military power, would
drive the colored men from the polls,
or vote their Acknowledgement. If
not, they would reduce them to
slavery or to serfdom. What were
to be the issues of 1872? 1t was
said in the Senate that the recon
struction acts were of no more avail
than if passed by mob or a town
meeting that the amendments are
fraudulent. The Democrats have
never accepted those amendments,
with the exception here and there of
a newspaper like the New York
WOrid, which is wiser than most of
its friends. The Democratic party
North and South are unanimous
against suffrage and civil rights to
the colored people. The Democrats
say they are against national banks,
yet they would not restore the old
State banks. They say they are
for free trade, yet do not say the
money to support the government
shall be raised by direct taxes.
They dare not submit TO the country
the question Of direct taxation, yet
they clamor about free trade, aud re-
ieving the people from taxation.
They are not in harmony with the
tariff. The Democrats are in favor
| Of high duties where there is nothing
to protect, and free trade everywhere
else Claughter1, but dare not carry
it out in its results.
Although our distinguished Chief
Magistrate was here, he could safely
say we have not had better admin
stration in half a century, if we ever
had better one before. He refer
red to the reduction Of the national
debt, and said that the Republicans
will, at the next session, make fur
Their reductions and modify the tar
if in important particulars. he
voted against the repeal Of the income
tax because he thought the time had
not arrived for it but if the admin
istration goes on with the same sues
cess in the future as in the past, he
believed they would repeal it at the
next session [AppIausc.] We can
not do everything at once. We do
not pretend we can repeal all the
taxes, because the public credit must
be maintained and the Government
supported. Our Democratic friends
say they can abolish all taxes and
carry on the Government by sound
policy. We cannot do that. [ Laugh
teri The President has proved
faithful to every principle of the
party He is greater Radical to-
day than some of those who started
before him He was not a Johnson,
a Fillmore or Tyler. Applause. ]
He is carrying out in good faith the
principles on which he was elected =,
and as long as he does that he cannot
DO beaten down. CLong-continued
applause Look at the Indian polls
cy of President Grant. 1t is the
peace, kindness and goodwill inau-
gurated by William Penn. Not in q
hundred years has there been so
much quiet among the Indian tribes
as there is to-day. His paths are
paths of peace, and though trying to
preserve peace in q neighborly repub-
lie he has been arraigned as a crimi,
nal. He has been acquitted by pubs
lie opinion. Those who attempted
to impeach him of high crimes and
misdemeanor have impeached them
selves of supreme folly. IA voice :
That's So" and applause.1
Mr.. Morton next spoke of the Con.
necticut election, and said the people
did not intend to put the good Gov
eminent into the hands of that party
which had nearly brought ruin to the
country.
So far from the Republican party
being in state of decay, it is full OF
lusty life, and will have a victory in
1872. [Applause.] If there should
be an election in Indiana tomorrow,
that State would be carried by the
Republicans by majority OF 10000
votes, In the election of 1872 they
will not forget the services of our
soldiers and their glorious leader.
| GApplause.1 One word about the
District of Columbia. 1t was said in
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