The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-09-02
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nents to Republicans. answer these
by pointing to that plank Of the Gin.
clnnatl platform wherein oil who coll
cur In the principles therein set forth
are cordially Invited to participate In
their establishment aud vlndlcatlon,
| never yet heard Of man who In
vlted his nelghbors To help him raise
q house and proceeded to kick them
out Of 1t so soon rs the roof was fairly
over his head. For my own part /
recognize every honest man who mp.
proves and adheres to the Cincinnati
platform US my political brother, and
as such fully entitled to my confidence
and friendly regard. Cheers.
One other point demands q word
Those adverse to me ask what pledges
have given to those lately hostile to
the Union to secuie their favor and
support. answer: No man or woman
In all the south ever asked of me,
whether directly or through another,
my other pledge than Is given In all
my acts and words from the hour of
Lees surrender down to this moment.
No Southern man has ever limited to
mo an expectation, hope. or wish that
tho rebel debt, whether Confederate or
State, should be assumed or paid by
tho Union, mud no Southern man who
could be elected 10 q Legislature or
made Colonel of militia regiment
ever suggested the pensionlng Of rebel
soldiers or any Of them, even Us n re.
mote possibility. All who nominated
me nrU perfectly aware that | had up
held and Justified Federal legislation
to suppress the Ku.kluH conspiracy and
outrages, thsugh | had long ago In
sisted rs strenuOusly as | now do that
complete amnesty and n genuine oh.
livIon OF the bloody y, hateful past would
do more for the suppression and utter
extinction Of such outrages than all
the force bills and suspension ofhabeas
corpus ever devised by man. Wrong
and crime must DO suppressed and
punished, hut far wiser and nobler IL
tho legislation, the policy, by which
they arO prevented. Loud cheering.
From those who support me In the
South | have heard but one demand
Justice; one desire Reconciliation,
They wish to 10 heartily reunited aud
at peace with tho North, OH any terms
which do not involve u surrender Of
their manhood. They ask that they
shall DO regarded and treated by the
Federal authorities Us citizens, not Gull
prits, 50 long Us they obey and uphold
every law consistent with equity and
right. They desire rule which. alike
for white and black, shall encourage
industry and thrift, aud discourage
rapacity and villainy. They cherish II
IIOyful hope, In which I fully concur,
that between the 9th OF November and
the 4th OF March next quite q number
OF the Governors and other dlgnltnrles
who, In tho abused names OF Republl.
canism and loyalty, have for years
been piling debts and taxes upon their
war-wasted state, will follow the whole
some example Of Bullock OF Georgia
who seeks tho shades Of private life
The darker and denscr those shades
tho better for themselves and for man.
kind. Aud the hope that my election
mag hasten this much desired heglra
OF the thlevlng carpet-baggers, has re-
concIled TO the necessity OF supporting
mo many who would otherwise have
hesitatel and probably refused. Loud
cheering,l
Fellow Citizens: Tho deposel aud
partially exIled ,rammany Ring has
stolen about thirty millions Of dollars
from the city ofNew York. That was
a most gigantic robbery, and hurled lis
ContrlvOrs and abettOrs from power and
splendor to impotency and lnfamy
but the thievlng carpet-baggers have
stolen at least thrice this amount
stolen II from the already lmpovSr'
lshed and needy, and they still ilhunl
their prosperous villRlny in the high
places OF the land, and IRE addressed
rs Honorable and ExcellenCy. Think
hear voice from the henest people
Of oil the States declaring that this
lnI1ulty shall be galnflll and insolCnt
no longer, ut farthest, than to the 4tll
Of March next, by that time these
criminals will have heard national
verdict pronounced that will cause
them to fold their tents like Arabs and
silently steal away; ard TINT trust
viii 10 the end OF their stealing at the
cost of the good name OF our country
and the well.being OF her people.