The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-11-01

not one word to say againstit.' / don't
say it is perfect, but on the whole say
it is infinitely the best thing for us, and
if it needs perfecting We win perfect it.
You didn't point out where 1t needed
perfecting. So far as you say, il ia per-
feet you find no fault withIit. / end
fault with it myself, and therein per.
haps differ from others, | ~ we should
hurry on to specie resumption. crowd
on toward it steadily, working in such
way as to bring it without disaster.
There is no need OF that, nor win there
be. Tho first act that the Republican n
party passed when, Grant became Presi-
dent, the first act signed, was one
pledging the nation to pay the bonds
in gold or its equivalent, and ,as speedi-
iy as possible to bring iegl- tenders to
their par value. lApplanse.t -,.
.s r. TAXATION. ,F..s.AI,,..
The speaker then dealt with the tax
ing of bonds, and said that The Demo
cratic resty ncyer attempteA 10 tax
bonds, although there were p1shiy Of
them in the country. Thers WAS only
one way to issue bonds-shaf was to
issue them as ,untaxable and then turn
round and tax them. That ,was what
the Democrats proposed TO do, but they
gave it up. -, - 80
81 foREIGN RELATIONS. ~ f.t ..sa
The Governor then dealt with the in.
ternal revenue matter and the tariff
question, after which he came 10 our
foreign relations. He said .g,i So. .
1" We are at peace with all tho world.
Are We not rightly so? 0ushtlwe to be
at WARP Have we submitted to any in.
dignity? know after Gen. Grant came
in there were some very high toned
men in the South and North Who said
that Grant did not maintain the dignity
OF the country, and allowed il 10 be im.
posed npon. We hare g.eats and just
claim agsinst Great Britain, ,andif Grant
were maintaining the dignity of the
couLtry he would collect the Alabama
CLAIMS Now there is nobody who can
afford to be so peaceable 90 man who
can fight. Now, gentlemsa, beg your
attention for short time. They charge
Gen. Grant with submitting to indigni.
ties at the hands Of Great Britain, and
not maintaining the dignity and honor
of the country. said thAtno man can
so we'll afford to be peaceable and good
tempered rs the man who all tbe world
knows can fight, and. therworld knows
Grant csn fight. Cheers.l The Senate
rejected the johnson treaty; We waited
in good time, and the Commissioners Of
Great Britain came all the way across
the water TO the city Of Washington TO
call on us there. They made the treaty by
which we both submitted the questions
concerning the Alabama, and referred
our great claims for damages to friendly
arbitration, calling Ia boastk from, friend
ly nations and nov we hear that over
fifteen millions are 10 be awarded TO us
for payment of those damages, and We
and Great Britain have set an example
to tho world. Was Cen. Grant right in
thisf The Democratic Spssty csnnot
make an issue with us on that. Great
Britain, proud as she is, began with an
expression Of regret for her course.
don't know that there may be the like
Of it in history. don't recollect IL If
be'tlisre. Is there anything wrong in
this? If the honor and dignity Of the
country has not been upheld, let us
know it. There is no word about it in
your platform. We might have had a
quarrel with Spain-we might have
picked quarrel. We consider her in.
ferior to US; we might have seized
Cuba; we might have expended mil.
lions and have lost great many ships,
nj h,tr k,sf
whenever the subjects of Spain com
mitted any wrong, before we sent TO
them, they sent back the next day,
We don't desire TO have any dispute
with YOU Our flag is respected the
world over. Now, have substantially
gone over every point. / have referred
to the banks, the currency, tho manner
of the payment Of the debt, the taxa
tion, the internal revenue, the tariff
systems. and to our foreign policy, and
on no one of these points will they make
an issue with U.s."
... CIVIL SERVICE REFoRx,, ETC. ll a..
The speaker then made mastery
review Of the government OF the ooun-
try, referred to the Pacific railroad en-,
terprise, instanced the .liberality and
good faith of the Republican party to-
ward foreign.born citizens. refuted the
contemplate charges of extravaganza
brought against the Administration,
dealt ably with the somewhat vexed
question of the French arms sale, q, d
logically defended the economy of the
in the collection Of reye-
nue.. Speaking of civil service reform,
Gov. Hawley remarked: a .,..1
"The country has not yet agreed upon
any system in that matter 1t is not
true Congress put the responsibility
upon Gen. Grant, who promptly met it.
He has again and again in his messages
and again and again in his
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