The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-10-26

pose Oh estaUiIeutnR Dotter BOVOruHout
in that state. The Democrats accepted
the proposition, and Crate Brown
great state was elected governor of that
Of the northwest. And from the time
that Gratz Brown became the governor Of
Missouri, TO every white Democrat WAS
restored the right Of ballot, the right to q
seat upon a jury, the right TO hold Office,
the crown OF citizenship was placed once
more upon the white brow Of the Mis-
souri, Democrat, and mainly by the influ-
ence Of Gratz Brown and Carl. Schurz.
[Cheers.1 And now when am asked TO
vote for Crate Brown for the second Office
in the country, I do not ask the question,
WHAT WAS HE TWENTY YEARS AGO?
He and ! did not belong 70 the same
party then, but know that he has done
much in these latter times for my brother
Democrats Of Missouri, for the white man
of Missouri, and for the cause Of free,
equal and just government. [Cheers. /
will not ask what he was twenty years
ago he may have been opposed to me
twenty years ago in politics. Why, my
twenty years ago as . period
Of time has passed away forever with its
responsibilities; in respect TO you and me,
il has flown away into the deep eternity.
The present is yours, the present is mine /;
the future Is yours, the future 10 mine; and
as practical, patriotic men, it 10 your duty
and mine to make the most Of the present
and Of the future for our country's good
and glory. [Cheers.
l ask your alton lion now for little BIT
while speak Of
THE PLATFORM
That these candidates stand upon.
First, in that platform, it 10 declared that
the rights acquired during the late con-
vulsion shall be respected and maintained,
and my countrymen, that means simply
this, that the constitutional amendments
shall be respected and obeyed a. q part Of
the constitution Of the United States
lCheers. A part Of these amendments
opposed; l opposed the Fifteenth amend
ment. Cheers.] But that Fifteenth
amendment, notwithstanding my opposi
tion in the senate and my opposition II
Indiana, thst Fifteenth amendment ha
been declared by the political department
Of the government to have been adopted
and the supreme court of the United
States, when Chief Justice fancy was 81
its head, declared
THE AMERICAN DOCTRINE
To be this; that when political question
has been decided by the political depart
ments Of the government, the courts can
not reverse that decision; and so, accord
ing TO that decision Of American law,
stand upon the declaration Of the platform
that these amendments to the constitution
must be respected and obeyed. Next, ir
the platform, il is declared that the rights
which have been denied, because of par
ticipstion in the rebellion, shall be re
stored, and that means universal amnesty
[Cheers. Let there be no prescribed
class or caste in this country, because o
the rebellion, but let the white man ono
more be restored to his rights and to hi
responsibilities a. a citizen. lCheers.
Next in that platform to which l viii
call your attention, is the grave and i'm
portant declaration, "Our policy shall b
to maintain
LOCAL sILF-GovERNMENT,
And not Capitalization, the writ Of habeaI
corpus shall be respected and maintained
and the civil power shall be supreme ovel
the military power. Cheers. To tina
declaration Horace Greeley and Graf;
Brown have pledged their faith and honor
and what Democrat 10 not satisfied with
that declaration We will stand by the 10
cal self-governments, and We will oppos,
the encroachments Of Capitalization.
ask you if you are willing to throw ava,
the opportunity once more to restore thu
state governments to their legitimate ant
constitutional rights and power of gov
ernment l ask, have the states No pow
,aI hx, Tho m
stitution of the United Safes? But tn
tendency Of Gen. Grants administrator
has been to strip states Of those constitu
tionsl rights and powers and preroRstive'
and to clothe the central power wit
those prerogatives, and every man that
in favor Of maintaining the legitimat
proper authority Of the state government
is asked to rally around the flag this da
floating in the sky upon which is write
the sentiment that have just repeate
from the platform. Cheers.
Next, my countrymen, in this platform
as have repeated, 10 declared this tbs
the civil authority shall be supreme owe
the military power. The tendency Of IL
present national administration has bee
to establish the military power a. supren
over the civil authorities. Now, ! ~
you men Of Chicago, you men that loy
the civil law, that law which comes owe
you, ss the protector Of you and your fan
lilies, and your property, ask you
stand by the ticket that says the civil q,
thority shall be supreme over the mil
tary power. Cheers.l 1t is that civil u
{ thority that takes the poor man by Il
hand, and in the courts Of the land hol
, holds him up as the equal Of the richie
that civil law takes the weak and humt
I by the hand and holds them in respect
/ their right - the equal Of the strong,
2 and proudest in the land, and the care
your property and reputation ought Z
. to be left and cannot be left in free gc
!. eminent to the military power. Cheer
{ Mr.. Hendricks continued his address
4 stating that the platform declared
habeas corpus was to be maintained; tn
| right which secured to the citizen freed
against unlawful arrest. 1t was one
the things which the American peoE
would not allow themselves to be robb
of 80 long as they were free people.
THE NEXT PROPOSITION
In the platform that he would call ate
ton TO was that there should be . n
and not q pretended reform of the civ
service Of the republic. Bully.] VIII
ever rotten spot was found it should
cut out, SO that the civil, service of (
country should once more DO according
the spirit and sentiment Of honesty q
integrity.
Mr.. Hendricks knew very we'll that
was claimed that there was fraud and CO
ruption in General Grants administrstic
He knew that it was stated in the Unit