Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-08-15

the present t Administration and the great
Republican party, such a vindication as
every honest citizen hearing it must APP
prove
General Grant like all other men, has
not been wholly free from errors, but his
record will be viewed with pride by Re
lpublicans. The Republican party have
made mistakes, but they are so inhnitess-
nal as to require a microscope to see
them.
The Senator traced the carees of Gen.
| Grant from West Point, referring to the
! fact that he had been twice brevetted in
the Mexican war from gallant conduct.
During the late war he never fingered
about Washington, but was always on the
skirmish line, and. after the surrender at
AppomatoX, hurried to Washington in
order to hasten the discharge OF our sol
| d erS, and thus lessen the Government
expenses This man is held up by his
traducers as without capacity or character
a sort OF dumb barren brainless preten-
der who wants to tyTaniZe over us. When
President was to be elected the instincts
Of the people were turned to the men who
had laid their armies to victory. Some
men thought however that Johnson had
! demoralized the party, and that with The
Z
could not win We went to Grant and
! told him he must be our candidate. He
said there were many 9th men better fit
ted for the office than lie, that he had life
office ut a poor salary, and as he was =
poor man he would like to keep it; that
" had better take some one else. But
we made him President and the people
took him. There was not much enthusi-
astic in 1868 over his election, but they
knew he always fought it out on that
line and won. They had confidence in
him, particularly a holy trust, sublime
faith that he was just the man to lead the
victory and he did not look at the differ
ence in the condition of the country now
and when he became President Where
is the whisky ring, and the men who
we're in it? They are bankrupt. Who
broke them? That little man who sits
in the Presidential chair and the Secreta-
~ of the Treasury. [Cheers. He prom
ised that the laws of the country should
be executed, and as a result seventy mil
lion Of the revenue, formerly stolen, are
saved every year. Cur bonds wele worth
eightv-two cents then. Now they sell at
par. Cheers Gen. Grant said tAat the
credit of The country should be main
tained and these men who were bowling
about paving the debt of greenbacks
which meant never Our credit increas-
ed under his rule until we have neglected
$500, 900 at ) per cent. The bond Of
the government are worth S420, GOO OOO
more in gold that there were when Grant
was elected. Our currency is wort 5 l40,-
100000 more; S331 100000 of the national
debt has been paid by faithful collection
expenses Taxation has been reduced
S130,CG00G0, and we haze saved $220,-
S000003 interest The financial triumphs
of this Administration are among the
most brilliant in the world. Immense
applause
: fter referring to the fact that it wa.
Hresident Grants order to sell the Treas
/ ury gold which unlashed Greeleys tinan
cial theories had been carried out tilt
county would have been bankrupt half !
dozen times. Gen. Grants foreign poll
cy has been such as to impress upon the
world belief in one vast power, anC
England was glad to send Il commission
here to assent to treaty by which oui
difficulties are referred to arbitration-thC
greatest triumph Of modern times. The
Don Suan question has been referred tc
the Emperor of Germany and there is nc
doubt the decision Will be for our coun
try. The firm stand taken by Gen. Grant
in behalf of our adopted citiZent has re
suited itreated treaties under which nc
foreign born citizen can be held to any
alliance TO hts native country General
: Grant in behalf of Ship emigrants la,
done more for them than all previous adj
ministrationS
The Senator then referred to the Pres
dents Indian policy which saves annu
: ally $50 ,O00,0G0 to $50,000,000, his efforts
in behalf of the colored race and his rec
) ord on the ku-klux outrage
5 have no unkinp feeling for the me
who left the Republican party They
2 have taken their their stand We have
taken ours and should we in the provi
dence of God, fail, we will fall with digni
ty and honor, and no man can approach
US tor want of fidelity to principle
: Cheers.
Nineteen twentieth of the charges mad,
t againts Gen. Grant Grant are groundless
He is a man who loYes society, and tina
is not bad man. He knows more of til,
affairs of the country than almost AM
other man, and in public life there is no
a more conscientious, faithful and uprigh
\ man. [Cheers.]
o The Senator then referred briefly to hi
own life, the first of the kind on the trip
He said that ever since he has beel
of are his voice has been heard in behal
' of the doctrine of perfect equality Of al
! are of complete liberty. He indignant,
f denied ever having uttered the Know
nothing speech attributed to him.