Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1872-09-12
Speech of Captain DAN
ford at Steubenyilie.

The Republicans of Steubenville had
a rousing meeting Saturday night, at
which Capt. Danford the Republican
candidate for Congress, delivered
speech which we find reported in the
! Nescs.:
CAPTAIN DANFoRD's ADDRESS.
FELLOW CITIZENS Il shall not at
tempt to make myself heard by all
present and shall ask your attention Tor
only an hour.
i shall not speak of the position OF
parties at the commencement OF the
war, nor of the position that parties oe-
eupied during the struggle, from leol 70
1865. but claim your attention for
short time in speaking of the position
| of the parties since the close of the war.
THE RECONSTRUCTION MEASURES.
Since 1855, the Republican party in
power in the General Government has
presented from time TO time measures
of reconstruction. The DEMOCRATIC
party at once took a position that would
give to the white people OF the Sourh
! the exclusive control of those States.
In June 1865 they met in convention
at Columbus, and declared in favor OF
policy which would hand over the
States lately in rebellion to the control
of the rebels. The Republican party,
acknowledging the services of the coli
ored men, recognized in their emancl-
patton and the proclamation OF Presi-
dent Lincoln, that they had rights
which should be respected. This party
deemed it injustice of the ranKest KIND
| that four millions of freedmen should
be turned over to the tender mercleS q
| their former masters, and in Congress
and out of it they instituted such meas
ures as would give to these persons the
| rights of men.
Long and bitter was the struggle as
to the policy to be pursued, ending IN
the Civil Rights Bill and in the l4th
Amendment. In the old 10th District
we well remember the struggle, when
we were championed by our representa-
tive, Mr.. Bingham. Finally it was TX
ed in the organic law, that the colored
man had the right to bring suit to de-
fend his person and property. need
not speak further of the 14th and 10th
Amendments, than that they were the
work of the Republican party. And
to-day in all this broad land there is no
one to gainsay it so far as any. political
platform is concerned. We have the
Democratic party in their platform
adopted at Cincinnati and reafirmed
at Baltimore, acquiescing in the recog-
milton of these measures. 1t Is signal
triumph of the policy of the Republi-
can party. So this work stands to-day
as a monument to their wisdom.
But not reconstruction alone had to
be accomplished. The very labor of
these States had to be reorganized.
This was done by the Freedman's Bu-
reau. They said the colored men
would not work unless made to do it as
task. But to-day the cotton fields of
the South are whitening with the labor
of the freedmen working on shares,
and the crop this year will be the
largest ever produced there. The pol
icy of the Republican party is vindi-
Gated to-day in the labor OF these States,
and there Is in all the South peace and
prosperity, save where in some solitary
place the Ku-KIux commit an outrage
upon some unoffending citizen.
PAYING THE DEBT.
But, Fellow citizens, reconstruction
was not the only difficulty which had
to be met by the Republican party. In
August, 1866, the National debt amount
ed to over $2,700, 900, 600. What was TO
be done with this debt when the armies
came home and the rebels were sub
dued? The Democratic party took the
position that the debt could never be |
paid, and we started on the principle
that the debt should be paid according |
to the letter of the bond. Who does |
not remember that in Congress and out |
Of II. in 1865. the Democrats said, why |
nat tax the bonds? Describing the |
hloated bond-holders, they said they |
paid no taxes, rode in fine carriages,
&c. Whohas not heard Democrats plead |
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