The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-09

TWO thousand mlluOns u the national debt VIII
the Northern democracy consent to this I an
swer that they will. II they can hold power upon
no other terms they Will consent to that or to
almosG any other proposition. Besides this North
ern democracy are committed IN principle and in
declaration 20 the payment OF their slaves. From
nation In 1861 the democratic party has not failed
TO declare that slavery was unawf1lly ana uncon-
years OF declaraaon. that party Is committed to
the doctrine that slavery Is unconstitutIonally
abolished and Il It is brought into power IL cannot
avoid making payment for those slaves. The SEN
timents OF the mass OF the democratic party in the
work are all inclined towards THIS result and
racy would consent to pay the South their slaves
with more cheerlulnsss than they would consent to
second result OF the triumph OF the democratic
party, paying the South for their slaves ana adding
my friends, what VIII be the third RESULT It VIII be
THE DIS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES or THE CoLoKEo PEOPLE
and taxing from them the right of suffrage. When
these Southern static pass into the hands OF tile
democratic party. an when the national govern
ent passes INTO the Ia nds Of thar party they Will he
able 70 disenlranchise the colorcd man IN sixty
days. 1t would be attempted now Dy some OF the
Southern states II II V ere not for the restraining
presence OF a republican President the fact tat
the national government is III the hands or the re-
publican party But, II the State governments and
The national government shall pass into their
hands they. having all me arms down there, nav
ing the military experience, would drive the
their own disenlranc hlsement, and! stripping Inc
coored people OF all their rights and reducing
THE CONDITION or sERFDoM,
would pc the third result OF having the democratic
party, In power. Now, my friends. what are the
construction to be mainlanei9 1t was said IN the
senate, no longer ago thaa last Monday, that the
passed BY a mob or town meeting. shall the Goa
stilutlonal anne ndments be abolishedY 1t was said
IN tine Senate on the same day that
THESE AMENDMENTS WE'RE FRAUDULENT.
The democratic party nowhere has accepted them.
aon Of Sentiment IN IN asy saae .. ~ this naien
have they accepted Of these amendments. But on
the Sonry wh ,s shs sxeeroa mere and there Of
than the most OF rs friends, they are committed in
implacabe hostility TO each and every one of these
equal political rights ? or that have already
South are committed unequivocaly and intxoraoly
against civ rights the coored peoDe and that is
the question more perhaps than al others that will
be at issue during inc coming campaign. The next
issue wi pc shal the republicans OF the south live
property In the Southern StatesS With the
REPUBLICANS or THE SOUTH
that Is the great, al-absorblng question to-day
privilege Of living and enjoying their property.
There Will be no other great leading issues in the
are opposed to
NATIONAL BANKS,
but they dare not that they In favor OF re-
storing the Old state banks. They cIarnor Ia favor
OF free trade, yet they dare not say that they
to carry on the government by direct taxation.
Direct taxes have to be apportlOned among the
several States under the constitution ACCORDING to
the population, not according to their wealth. and
IN directing the taxes the States Of the North west,
having large populations and little wealth, would
pay large taxes, while the States OF the East having
greater wealth and less population, would pay
smaller taxes. The dcnocratic party dare not sub
NIT 10 the country the question OF
DIRECT TAXATION.
They clamor about free trade and talk about re-
burdens OF TAXATION presnnng tnat the people have
not intelligence enough to inquire how the money
shall be raised to carry on the government. In re-
gard to
THE TARIFF
the democratic party has no respectable position
most obnoxious duty on the statute book.
same position. In Pennsylvania they are in
favor OF the highest duty on iron. In Kentucky
Texas and Louisiana Of the highest duty on sugar.
In snort, the democratic party In favor Of high
where they nave anything to protect, and in favor
OF free trade In regard 10 thing else, but
aughier Now my friends few wo pHu IN regard aa
THE ADMINISTRATIONS
feel highly hOnOred In having the presence OF our
distinguished Chief Magistrate here Tonight,
tCheers) But shall not be deferred by his pre-.
sence from saying what would say Ii he were not
here. think can say tonight that we have noC
had better administration In nalf century, II we
ever had. (Cheers.) We may have had as good In
the early DAYS or the republic, when Its business
was very small, but nava.not had better-I care
at-you ind lt administered with ability, with integ-
rity ana with success. In this administrator the
FUNDING OUR NATIONAL DEBT
into bonds bearing lower rate Of interest has been
successfully begun. and we have assurance rhat 1t
months under this administration two hundred and
four millions OF the debt have been paid OH. The
annual interest on this amount would be twelve
millions Of dollars. An annual expenditure OF
twelve millions has thus been saved BY the iquida-
that debt. During these twenty-five months
Congress has repealed taxes to the
trenchment that carried into every depart
ment OF the government by the economy that Is
Of se saved Ils thar WouS nave eee
dered. BY the successful enforcement or the reye-
nue. laws larger sums Of money are collected
from smaller taxation than existed under the
previous administration. While we have been able
thus 10 reduce the lakes over eighty three millions
OF dollars tho work VIII stall 60 ON at the next
sion Of Congress- II this administration snail oOn-
tnue we shall be able 10 make further large reduc-
tons. We shall be able to modify the tarin III an
important Particular.
myself have sleaiily voted against
THE REPEAL or THE INCOME TAX,
because did not believe that the time mad arrived
when that tax could be properly repealed but II the
administration goes on with the same success In the
future az 1t has IN tie past believe that We shall
be able To repeal that tax at the comlug session of
Congress. (Applause.l The republican party works
cannot repeal all the taxes at one time. We do not
pretend that we can ever repeal all OF them. The
dit must be maintained. Large SUMS OF money are
necessarily required for that purpose, amt they must
be c0llected from the people. Our democratic
friends sometimes talk they could repeal ali the
taxes ana carry on the government by the use Of q
sound; policy. (Laughter.l You cannot 10 that,
The President OF the United States mas proved faith
full TO every principle OF the party. Checrs) think
he is greater radical today than some who started
good while before HIM, Laughter and applause)
He Is not
A JOHNSON FILLMORE OR TYLER.
He Is performing his Whole duty to the country as
he understands mat duty aud he is carrying out IN
good faith the moral pledges upon which he was
elected. lApplause And az long as a President
does thas my friends, his admnistr atom cannot be
broken down. c'Never ~ and applause.l
THE INDIAN POLICY
that has been inaugurated ana which Il capec1alIv
the work OF President Grant, Is enough 10 immortal
lie haE q dozen administrations. lie has alopted
the simple policy OF peace, kindness good will and
Integrity In dealing with the Indians when was
first inaugurated on this Continent Ivy William PENN
and II has already produced tho most sautary re-
suits iana believe am justified tonight in making
the statement that at no time in the
past within period OF hnndrci
years, have we been 10 much AT peace
with the Indian tribes upon this Continent a. wa