Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1872-10-03


or $40, 000. 600 have been saddled on
this country-an unjust az d unrighteous
debt. We are called upon to pay the in
terest now every six months, and after
thirty years must pay the principal; AMI
all this because the men who we're at the
same time legislators and corporators cor
ruptly used their legislative power to fas,
ten this corrupt debt upon the people of
the United States. Now, then, / stand
here fellow citizens, to insist that the
legislation Of your country, national and
State, needs puri6cation, and that the
leading men in our government who are
speakers, and the members of the commit
tee on the Pacific railways and other rail
ways, should be cslled to justice We
need reconciliation. We need purifca-
ton, and this not less than the other.
letters of Cakes Ames, the undenied and
undeniable letters Of a member of a Con-
gress and corporation. and large stock
holder in the Union Pacific railroad Com
pany, whereof be was lately president,
these letters ineontestibly prove corrup-
ton, and corruption in high places
Such Legislation as have briefly exposed
to you could not have been accomplished.
could not have been 'effecte d with out the
connivance and support of men in high
authority, and these facts assure you that
publication is urgently needed.
Fellow citizens. let me say one word Of
reconciliation For years l have pleaded
for years l have inplored that strife and
contention should cease for Years l
have said, "Let us have universal amnes-
ty and impartial suffrage" Applause. ]
We have achieved impartial Suffrage. No
man contests it. No man disputes it.
Now give US universal amnesty, We
ought 20 have it. Applause. It is time
that alienation should cease 1t is time
that hatred engendcred by the late contest
should cease. 1t is time that the Amer
lean people, the whole Of them. should be
asked again to assume the right of power
over cur common Nationality. No out
casts, no aliens, none prescribed) and then
united once more. take the vows Of allegi-
ance and support the honor, and unity,
and the prosperity of this great republic
Applause. plead for reconciliation
perfect and complete. l stand for
amnesty so thorough that no man shall
be left outside of its circle. l desire to
ee every American recalled to loyalty
by being asked to stand equally with us
on common platform of American na-
tiouality. Applause.
Fellow citizens, we were promised this
four years ago in the Republican Nation
al Platform. We must take it, We have
asked for thong enough. now lie: the
people say Eve will have IT, Applause.
In several states-in Virginia. in Mis-
souri,, in West Virginia-th people have
have been asked, 7ill you have every
man ehfranchised, no man prescribed p
and they have answered, '.Y es yes No
prescription. universal amnesty" The
whole people viii SO answer if the ques-
ton can fairly be presented. | have put
the question, represent the affirmative
of that question, AID csll on the people
so to vote that no man shall doubt that
the American people demand universal
amnesty, and the restoration Of every
withheld righ. 10 every American born
or naturalized, on our soil.
People of Indiana, know your gener-
Gus hearts are with me- | believe tina,
your votes will testify that your hearts are
sound and true. believe that you can
not be bought 4; l know that you cannot
be bullied: and feel that when your yer.
dict shall be pronounced it will thrill The
hearts of the friends of reconciliation from
one end of the country to the other.
know you and trust you. Your hearts
beat responsive to mine Make it sure
that there shall be no ambiguity il your
verdict, and nothing to mar its complete
ness Prelonped cheerinu