The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-10-04
SAVANNAH, MISSOURI, FRIDAY OCTOBER a. 1872

Cincinnati pistfoffn ana candidates. but the,
took them as Democrats, not a. Republicans
not e nsmbers Of thstd nEty, but they tool
thenas Democrats A Georgia paper which
cratic ticket: For President, Horace Greeley
That Is the party With which we have to deal
All the machinery and all the force-with sou1e
exceptions-thst Win bN brought to bear .fol
the election Of Mr.. GFeeley will be Of that
party. Nov, an adninistra ion is necessarily
OF the spirit of the party which brings il into
power. Gentlemen may cay that they are not
Demoerats--never we're Democrats ,They
may say ~ You do npt ssl Horace Greeley q
Democrat. He is = Republican Of ths Repnh.
/ beans: Are We doing wrong in supporting
him p" They may say: We mean only fe
form But rs wss sel4 in England long $50,
?" the heads ofpafties, like tho heads Of ser-
pents. are moved and goyernnd BY tho tail.
heen fAshioned IL Ciscinnad, but Il yor would
know how the whole party must move, look 1t
tho tail that was fashioned IN Baltimore TIE
spider hse walked into the parlor lof fiae Hy.
but II that little Liberal Republican ny should
venture to buzx his small doslres, there would
be sharp. decided answer: "Shoo hy, don t
bother me-" That Alliance Win be an lifated
one for the Nv. 'iiiA 4uf}NHeltss.ff al 4ff.,
Now. which Of; thsse two parties. in your
judgment. rs the more likely to keep it, xordi
You see, my fellow 7eitiDeps. ] am going to
vote wisely in 1872 without remembering how
aud why I cast my Scts IN 1858, b 1854, and
in 1850. When speak Of tie Democratic
party, ysa viii understand 4 am not apeaking
Of lsdipdsalsI Every Dsmscrati has Repub-
Ican friends whom he honors and respects
and every Republican has Democratic friends
in whom he trusts. When say the French
people are . volxtilsl people, I do not say
IGuizot is hsffs4r1n. Whm speak of the
Denocrsfic party speak Of historical facts,
not inpeachinE the, motives or actions Of indi-
viduals. The Democratic party for the last
generation had been the iih ''hi" si' Ir'f
J1i Haii . MERE tnA%H o. s1AvxnY. .tstti
To serve slavery the Democratic party robbed
the mails, trampled on the right Of free
speech, and upon tha night Of petition; and
when the; Democratic, pirty ID the South be-
gan TO hift at secession and muttef rebellion,
thes great body of the DSnoefatic patty
sspoused the doctrine of State sovereignty.
Whatever was done in tho South BY the real
leaders Of the party had the fun and hearty
support OF the party throughout the country.
And SO II was whcn IAucoin vas elected
and ths rebellion wss begun. We find
thu last Democratic. President wringing
his hands in I. impotent despair, while
the tears ran from his eyes, and whim-
pering, The Unlon had no right to dis
solve, but, o dear!iit had no right to help
ITSELF" The last aDemocratic Secretary OF
last Democratic Secretary Of tho Navy left
our coast without protection, and the last
Democratic Secretary Of the Treasury Knocked
the bottom ont before he Aed. During the
four teyfible, 1crnsl years Of the wsr---which
waa only natural consequences and natural
growth Of the teachings Of the Democratic
party.durin2 the four years Of the
war, by every means known 70 men:
that party resisted the prosecution Of
the war. I am mixing in the ashesl; do
not forget it. 1t resisted every measure
that was brought forward to Ave the Govern
ment, liberty and civilization upon this con-
tinept. 1t had no part in the glory Of eman-
cipation. Then came tbs struggle q recon-
struotiou. struggle-vhyi Bscsuss Of the
that was proposed in the interest Of rscon-
structiop, that was essential to carry out the
principles OF liberty and justice, WAS sturdily
resisted by that party; and while that Quee-
ton was peading, the party hurried 70 its
convention and declared that everything that
had been done was unconstitutionai. and
rought to overturn al the wai had sc0osn-
plished. lam still raking in the aahas q the
past. lt - - .-uHI tc;i.J-,Llti,J 81 I
But the people of the United States, the
loyal majority, organized as the Republican
party, have not only succeededfh putting INTO
the reconstruction acts the principles which
conquered in the war. but have 50 adaainis-
tered the Government that the name Of the
United States was never so respected and
honored, the world over, - It is now: This
being so. the Democratic party secs II is 30,
and harries to its copvsntlon ~ Baltimore
With the most suspicious haste. felds its aruis,
smooths its brow, mufies its, tongue, and
whispers rs blandly as It can. {" Well, we see
that you've got the better Of us; We csnnot
exactly help ourselves hurrsh for the dAfkey;
now give us the Government r. It beoomes
every man in the United 6tatesto .uIiari
.. ~ 800 d RAKE IN TEE ASHES 'as
to see if he can find any.spark Of live coal
that may be blown up again INTO . now con.
Aagration. l. ask you il you can trust the
party. AL these things are the history of
twelve years. All these things bayeo been 40
complished within the lifetime Of eyary boy
that hears me. The leaders Of the party to-
day are the same lnsa who did all these
things. Il hsve, shown you what the
party has donsi do you. beliaye III y
wholly repentant Are these men TO
whom the guardianship Of equal rights. and
the government Of the new Union can be
intristed is this lnm who yesterday held
that the black man was Of IN Inferior race,
aud his place that Of . slave, the one to IN.
trust with the care Of the black mans hoerty
national faith should be violated, the man to
make to-day the guardian o. the Aation's
henor2l II the man who declared yesterday
that ali the war had done was unconstitu-
tional, the man to intrust today With the en-
forcernent Of the Oonstitution7 Would you
have trusted Tory Of the Revolution with
the government which folloWedi
But when ask you these. questions some
of you nay reply by saying, " Yes, but we
think Horace Groeiey- viii mako an excellent
Presiient." Well, pow, II, when the first Ad-
ADMINISTRATION Of the Union had been put into
operation, Cen Washington had been waited
upon by the Tories of the Revolntsen, still
fully organi1ed and just ON the eve, OF the
first election, they had said TO Weshington !:
We have decided We we're In the wrong.
We have decided we sre Just - good - the
wings. and we with you to be our
eandidste"-I have read history In vain
J n Cen. Washington would not have
ssid 10 these men 4 |" Gentlemen, il. these
are your opinions, why arc you thus armed
II you are fspentant, why are yon sttil organ
ized r. II you agree that the Whigs re right;
why do you not jopb bsan tine sh Mnlss ns
rcsponse But il / an wrong 3 r. instead, be
had sccepted the nomination Of these mon.
George q Washington though bs was, the sons
Eof iiberty would have defeated him, as the
descandsnts Of the sons Of liberty win defeat
Horace Greeley In November. .if.l4 hrs 4, n.
You viii ask, me- Anothsr question: Are
parties eternal7 Am We to always 90 On
6ghtiug How are we to make any pohtica
progress II We refuse to take the hand Of
those we have; sometimes opposed Saint
Paul fepented, and why pot the Democrstt
narty3 If the whole Jewish people had sud
depiy declared that they also had 'rsceivsd |
| great light, and had ell avUWsd their coaser
sion. and set up to BE- tbs original primitis,
| Christiarls. think, fsd We lived IN that day
we would have waited Tor some Egm Of ,eon
version before giving themnv Il Ian s.li4ll5
,a! @ ,1sT -, THE ri HAND or sE1lowaatRt ..aibo afa
WIN sny man tel me wh.t sfe the signs o
\ opportunity that vas offered waa in Washing
| ton. at the last session Of Congress. The Sup
pionentary Civil Rights bill Aas introduced