The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-08-16
MORTON AT LAFAYETTE.
The Indiana Senator Shows Up Greeley
IS Democratic ToOl-Sumuer and
SehuRZ Disseeted.

at Lafayette, Indiana, on Thurs
day, Senator Morton delivered 6
two hours speech, the first hall
OF which was devoted to an ex
animation and refutation of the
recent speech of Mr.. Hendricks
Turning then to the Liberals, Mr.
Morton read from Mr.. Greeley's
acceptance speech the decla, alton
he was no less a Republican, and
they no less Democrats than ever,
and then read Greeley's past opin-
ion of the vice, ignorance, and
corruption of Democrats, and to
what he meant by saying they
were no less Democrats. The
rebel Semmes had just written a
letter to a friend that he had not
gone to Greeley, but that Greeley
had come to the Captain of the
Alabama, which was true. South
ern Democrats are the same, and
now only resort to strategy to
divide the Republican party. If
it takes Democrats only few days
to abandon the principles of their
whole history and profess to be-
lieve Republican platform, how
long will it take them if they get
into power, to abandon these new
pretensions of principle? The
plank in the Cincinnati platform,
upon which this contest is really
fought in the South, is, that of
non-in reference by the general
government in the affairs of the
State, which is understood to
mean that the administration shall
stand neutral between the South
ern Democrats and the colored
people, and not execute the Ku
KluX law, or enforce the amend
ments or notwithstanding them
out. Horace Greeley was not
content with urging the Ku Klux
law in his newspaper, when it was
pending, but came to Washington
and used his personal influence
with members of Congress. He
has now given pledge, which is
understood by this great body of
his supporters to mean that the
law shall not be enforced. If the
Democrats come into power, under
whatever name, the party in the
South will not voluntarily tax
themselves to pension our soldiers,
unless theirs are placed on the
same footing, and they understand
that Horace Greeley will be for
that. They will not tax them
selves to pay the interest on the
war debt unless they are paid for
their slaves. The inventories and
evidence of slave property have
been preserved, to be ready for the
occasion. Why did the South
press his nomination? He argued
in 1860 and 1861, for secession,
calling it an inalienable right. In
1864, just in the last great strug-
gle, he proposed paying them
$500, 100000 for their slaves. He
went to Richmond to bail jeff
Davis when his aid was not neces-
sary. Speaking of Mr.. Summers |
course, Mr.. Morton said that the
Republican party does not belong
to anybody. It is greater than its |
leaders, and could replace any or
all of them at will. 1t has often
done so. Mr.. Seward, who was
called its founder, tried to trans
fer it to Mr.. johnson, but only de-
strHyed himself. Mr.. Chase sacri-
feed q great name and influence
trying to unite q portion Of it with |
the Democrats, in plan to elect |
himself President. Mr.. Sumner
has fallen out with the President,
and, thinking he is the father of
the Republican party, he would,
to crafty his feelings, kill it. He
is great while with the party,
but against it he is shaven and
shorn. Mr.. Schurz made a speech,
on Monday, in ST. Louis, which
contain some statements which /
deeply regretted to read. 1t is
possible that the two men may
have told him that he could have
patronage if he would vote for the
San Domingo Annexation bill they
were never authorized to make such
an offer. l feel authorized to pro-
nounce it utterly false. 1t is Who'll
ly unlike him. ] have had a good
opportunity to know Gen. Grant
for ten years. 1t is contrary to
his character TO conciliate any
man by an offer of any kind, even
The fact is, that he is
considered at fault by many who
are his friends because he will not
conciliate. Mr.. Schurz reads a |
vague extract from a letter which |
remains anonymous. The Presi- |
dent has denied the whole state
ment. This is a specimen of the |
style of personal attacks in which |
this campaign is carried on. Mr.. |
Morton continued to speak for two
hours and five minutes.