The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-18
Opening Of the Republican
Campaign in Missouri.
Speech of Senator Morton in
st. Louis.
The Political Field from Republican Stand
point-The Mission Of the Republican Party
Objections to General Amnesty Neces-
sity for Revenue Reform-Further
Reduction Of Taxation Pro-
mised-A Dismal View Of
Democratic Success.
ST. LOUIS, NO., August II, 1871.

LOolo MOs, AuSuot -, io'i'
Senator Morton spoke IN the Temple last night Il
the largest audience cOngregated in st. Louis
He opened by referring to his former visit to st
Louis In the early part OF the war, and then pro
ceeded to the subject of his address, sayng:-
lam republican, and believe that the best inter
ess of the country are dependent upon continuing
That party in power Among tho dficuities the
republicans have to encounter Is tnat, having &c
SSmphed great sangs In tue sSme e MEMBER e
not satisfied without the party enters on some grca
reform every day II we succeed IN IN th
OF all the States equal rights we shall accomplish
great work. The mission OF the republican party
Will be performed wnen the thirteenth, fourteenth!
aud fifteenth amendments have been accepteu
En- spirit e ws Is Nave oe To the rom h
can be formed New S parties are re" not made "a
events. The republican party sprung from the re1
peal Of the Missouri compromise. That breach OF
faith was the beginning OF the war. The Senator
then passed to the subject OF amnesty. lie SAID That
one disability renamed upon those engaged In the
rebellion. No man who had taken the oath to sup,
port the constitution OF the United States and them
committed perjury snail be eligible to mold 0fice,
lefr Davis had as much right to vote as any man.
ment does not exceed thirty thousand. AS mem,
Der OF the Senate never refused TO vote to reIleye
own signature. The class OF men whom Will neved
vote to relieve are those who LETT the army OF the
United States aud Congress TO engage III rebel"
| liOn-such men as DAVIS, Toombs and Breckin-
RIDGE who made great national funeral ut wnicis
| The Senator discussed the civil service reform
and said the President had appointed COMMISSIONS
| were the commission. They had met with conl
stitutonai difficulties He hoped they would pre-.
| sent something practicable to Congress. 10 had
been suggested that the government clerks hold
ONCE for life. He was not In favor OF that. II thd
Supreme Court were TO be made over again hd
would not put men there for life. Ten thousand
clerks would constitute an aris0cracy sufficient To
Years. SPEAKING Of the LABOR question Inc senatoa
sald:-The fundamental idea OF the republican party
Slavery SeaScs aoop and tina. was one e0 reason
why we were Tor tearing up slavery Dy the roots.
he drew attention TO tue prosperity o. Missonr nt
OF tile Auditor showed that Missouri since 1856 ha&
nearly doubled the value OF her taxable property,
and chat her population mad vastly swelled. Labor
should be educated and the children OF laborlnG
men should be placed ON an equal footing WITH
those OF rich men, All the enemies OF Tree schools
IN the democratic party, and when an assault on
Tree schools comes the democrats VIII lead lt1
He discussed the questions or tarln ana free trade
at considerable length, announcing himself IN favor
OF revenue reform, but desiring incidental prOecI
ton TO home manufactures. In regard 10 taxI
acn he said the republican Congress, at the session
before the last, repealed $57 900 OF INTERNAL
tax and S25 600 900 OF tariff This measure DID nod
receive single democratic vote. They always favor
repeating the tax on articles not included IN the bs
lie predicted that the neat Congress would reduce
taxation S500O0,0g0.
Speaking OF the recent riot in New York, he said
that me leading democratic paper OF t9st CITY ur
of the democratic press throughout the country.
from which he inferred that I'll, the religious liberties
He defended the ku klux bill In strong terms
saying IL one or the best measures ever passed
| In Congress. The mere passage saved hundreds OF
! lives and thousands or men from torture He hat
| little faith In the new democratic departure. lie
did not believe that the party had sincerely changed
its opinions in so snort tlme There IL not ono
in a thousand OF the Southern democrats and MOI
IN fifty or the Northern democrats that acceptS
the amendments. Thev cannot come Into pOweH
while the amendments and reconstruction acts ara
still an Issue. suppose the democrats get control OF
the government, the South will dictate It's policy
WIN they tax themselves to pay pensions 20 North}
ern soldiers without the Confederate sOluiers are
provided for upon the same footing? tell you they
| Will not. That power which iustihes universal arn1
nesty will Justify pensionng rebels. They would use
this argument in paying the national debt: They
would refuse to vote for the payment OF the national
debt except that the slaves OF the South be pad for
Revertng to the Affairs OF Missouri, he sad he QlH
net come TO take part In tue local troubles; hd
would bury them out OF sight / want all republic
to rally the great principles or the repubS
lican party. i beheve tue dominance OF that party
/ necessary to the salvation OF the country. II -
simply 4 question between democratic and q reg
publican President. There Is no middle ground.
ask you In view OF these considerations, 10 CONG
! nominee OF the next National Republican Conven.
! ton, whoever he may be. pledge myself 20 sup-
! port him. whether he be Greeley, Sumner, Tumbul
| or Grant,
Mr.. MORTON-l think the government would be
safer in the hands oil a great many OF them than in
that or democratic President. He thought Gen.
era Grants chance little the best ut present, and
| denied the assertion thay President Grant had vIo
lated the constitution In tue st. Domingo matter
He defended his action in protecting American IN
tercstS during the pending or the treaty Dcgota
| lions. He opposed state sovereignty taught l.
the democracy, ana said there was no safety for tn
! people without centralizatlOn The greatest Idea
| Inc republican party was national unity. II "
abandon that we are not nation, but simply a
| aggregation OF independent States, which at som
| Time other Will pieces.