Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1871-04-20

| Dill dDOilsliiuS -tcTTiLOflal government
There was not a word of truth in this
For the first time thc people here wer,
empowered u elset the Legislature anc
make their own 3aws. and elect theil
delegate To Congress. The Democrat,
party, during its long years of rule
/ never conceived the idea of seli-govern.
ment for the people OF this district. Ii
must be remembered that this is th(
gift of the Republican party. The LAS
lingering argument of the Democrats i;
an appeal to the white people to raise {
prejudice against color. That has beer
their meat and drink for the last thirty
years, but he was glad to learn that the
ratiOns were nearly exhausted
Laughter and applause
REMARKS OF VICE PRESIDENT CoLFAx
At the conclusion of Mr.. Morton's
speech, Vice President COlfaX wa:
formally introduced and said: | came
to listen to the speech of the dstin-
guished Senator who has so ably de-
Tended Republican principles and vim
dicated our Chief Magistrate from un-
just attack-a Chief Magistrate whom ]
may say, from my own intimate ac-
quaintance with him, whose very hes t
throbs for the honor and best Interests
of the nation, and who, believe, will
be honored with public approval in
1872. as he was in 1868. [Applau.e.l
THE GREAT QUESTION.
What is the great question that looms
up and beyond all others before us to-
day, which causes the Republican Con-
- Il. I
gladly be at their homes: 1t is the pro-
lection of the life, liberty, political
rights and safety of our citizens against
the wickedest cOnspiracies that ever dis
graced a nation professedly at peace. 1t
is to cover with the national shield the
weak and poor, humble and defenseless.
Applause rejoice that on Thursday
last we saw a whole Republican phalanX
in the House voting together for an eff
ticient law so sorely needed. 1 hope
next week we shall see the same con-
spictous unity manifested in the Senate.
If We do, know, rs you do, that the
President will Use the power put in his
hands by the law-making authority. not
to wrong or injure any one, but to pro-
tect to the full extent all who are now
so cruelty outraged. Applause But
when this yindication of the wronged
and defenseless is attempted, how is it
met? Our opponents use as their favor
ite weapon the terms 'carpet-baggers'
and ''scallawags," and covering them
with denunciation they thus seek to pal
late the enOrmities they dare not di-
rectly defend. Re. ami .---
WHO Is CARPET-RIGGPPI 1887.
He is citizen of the United States,
born on our soil or naturalized in our
courts, who has the right to settle wher-
ever he pleases under our flae-in- Narth
Carolina rs We'll rs III lndiana-with the
right to proclaim his sentiments wher-
ever he lives and whatever his creed,
condition, color or profession may be,
on the house-tops or by his ballot, with
none to molest or make him afraid. 1t
was for this our soldiers bore the starry
flag all over the South, to make the soil
of the entire Republic free for all its
citizens.
WHO Is SCALLAwAG:
He is native of the South, who, when
the storm of civil war burst on his re-
ggiOn, dared, despite the danger of death,
cOntiscation or exile, to
declare that he stood by the Union, true
among false, loyal amid treason, faithful
among faithless. n ss .-
PROTECTION FOR THE DEFENsELESs.
1t is to cover them all with the shield
of national protection against masked
and midnight conspiracy and murder
that Republican Congress interposes be-
tween them and their enemies. 1t is to
protect those who are poor and humble,
who, unlike the rich and powerful, have
no other protection but the law, that
Congress remains here for their vindica-
ton. 1t is to end these shameless out
RACES that have already dishonored the
nation and that have gone entirely un-
punished so long. On our banner we
have the noble motto, Equal and exact
justice for all men," Thirty years ago
it was honorable Democracy of that
day, but for what are we denounced by
the Democracy of these times: 1t is
Just because we have taken that prin-
ciple which they once proclaimed, but
proclaim no longer, and have enshrined
it forever and irrevocably in our ma
tional Constitution, and because we in
tend that it shall be respected and
obeyed throughout our domains. Faith
ful to it, faithful especially to those who
have. already perished, faithful to the
great principles of liberty, justice and
in this age, you cannot fail
to conquer and win in 1872 a victory
for the right as brilliant as any III our
past eventful history.
Speeches were also made by Repre-
Williams and Packard, of In
diana, Senator Clayton, of Arkansas,
and Colonel John W. Forney.