The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-10-03
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Now you seeothese same gentlemen
who engineered through Congress
this projectoof making the road cosl
double what it should cost, and max,
ing half tie cost a private divide
afnong themselves these gentledeR
now appear befofe Congress for still
/ further advantage The Congress
| had thus far reserved to, the country
such sums, as this. railroad, earned by
carrying the mail, and the provisions,
etc., of the army of the United States.
But the Company said no; they said,
we want you to reserve half the mon
ey you earn, and paytozer half sof the
money to u.s. 5CoasequentlyyiH March
1871, by an amendment fastened on
an army appropriation bill, the Secre-
tary. of the Treasury was Instructed
to pay. over TO these companies half
the money they earned by carrying
the mails and armies, and only reser-
Wing half ofthose earnings toward the
payment of the interest semi monthly
accruing on the bonds due to the Uni
ted States, So that on this day the
people of this country are paying
some millions per annum cut of their
hard earnings for iateEest .enadhese
bonds loaned. to. the Pacific Road
paying,this money assinterest to m eet
the vast sums divided among these
gentlemen-7ramopg themselves as divG
idends .fofa the Credit Mo bilier of
American adj .ssaili7 siiit nj .-I'aI %
Now, gentlemen L de not say w hat
indi yidnals have received this money !;
but l do say that sbyg-eeI4sape slegislae
ton in the way of individual gaiiis,i
Ithirtyior forty million 7dolIafs has.
been saddled on this 7cotintr yam un-
just and tinrfghteousn debt. afAp-t
plapse. j. We are called. upon to pay
the, interest now every SIX months,
and. after thirty years, must opay the
principal : and all 9thisa}ecauseB 1.-THE
men who were at tfthessame timeilegis-
iaters and eorporat0bs corfdptlyl ueed
theirslegislative power to- faster This
corrupt debt upon the people of the
United States. Applause ] -5asii92 ls;f
!. Now then. sand here fellow cit-'
izens, to insist that, the Legislature OF
your country both National oGand
State. needs parifcationpand tiiatahc
leading mem incur Government ,ethe
men whoraee Speakers and members
ofG'ommittee on Pacific Railway and
other rail ways, that these men should
be called to justice. .fApp1ause. T. We
need reconciliation, we need pufifica-
tion, and this not less than the other.
The letters of Oakes ,Aanes, the lmdes
MED and ,uRdeniable letters Of q mem
ber of Congress and q corporator alid
a large stock holder in the UniennPa
cific, Railroad, whereof he WAS lately
President these 5iettees inconte stably
provefcorruptioBy andH=corfuptiona iIi
high places. IN Such legislation as i
have briefly exposed to you confd Not
have been accomplished, could not
have been effected without the conni-
vance and support of men high in au-
thority7; and these facts assure YOU
that publication is urgently needed.
Fellow citizens, let me say one word
for reconciliation For years I have
pleaded, for yeirs /, have -implored
that strife and contention should cease.
For, years 1 have said, sslet nsahayeJ
universal amnesty and impartial 3suf-
frage; Great applausegll q lWeHhave
achieved impartialsufrage.H No man
contests it. . No omansIiisputesi it ?. Now |
give usfuniyersal amuestysdiWeio ought
to4 have it'd Great applaase.1 9h1P .is
timeothaI alteration should cease III |
is tineSthat the American peoipie22tbe !
whole of sheniMsli otfld be asked again |
to resume the right of ofpoweryeyerIoufI |
Nationality. No ,outeasfs. |
no aliens, no rproscribed; !; but alis uni
ted once more, in, the vows of alleeii |
ance and the honor and tho unity and |
the prosperity ofthisr great Republic.
Great applause ]rifaa7.3 nolJ .i'5h7zsos
! Irplead for reconciliation, perfect
and complete / stand for amnesty |
30 thorough that no man shall be left
outside of Fits circle desire to see
every American recalled to LOYALTY byI
being asked to stand equally with us
ON common platform of Americana
Nationality. Applause. zyors IsA4
!, Fellow Citizens, we were promised
Lhis. four years ago, in the Republican
Platform: It has not been
to Jls.i a We,Amust take il.
We have asked sfor it, long enough. /
Now ettthe people say .weawiR have
til Il lAPplause.] qoln several States
in Virginia, in Missouri, i'm West Vir-
ginia-the people have been asked {:
viii you have every man, enfranchi-
sed no man prescribed r.. and, they |
nave always answered rsssY es. yesi4sNo
universal 3 amnestyig
The people will SO answer if the aques4
ion can be fairly presented.9iI have
put the question. represent the af-
irmative of that question, and L call
IN the people SO to vote that no man
'hall doubt that the American people
demand universal amnesty, and the |
of every withheld right to
Every American born or naiuralized /
IN our soil. (Applanse, sssl r,7oa xU
People of Indiana, / kno W your gem
,rous' hearts are with me. "a 4, / I bell Sve
lonr votes will, testify that your hearts
ire sound and true J. believe thar Il
,ou cannot be bdpgh .ssa1 know ssoai
,annot be bnllied.l And IL feel that !.
when your verdict shall be pronoune-
ID it will thrift the hearts. oil, the,
riends of reconciliation from one end
If the country to the other. ZAP
,lause.9 hJTT-.1z09 N2Sfft1 ddo SAH eo>--
I know yon ana trust you you You our
iearts beat responsive TO mine. Make
G sure that there Shall, be no ambfguna
ty in your, verdict, and nothing TO
mar the completeness of your triumph
Long and deafening applanse.Yfsr 10 rsrl
.hrEsr-l. IL -z.az aaas. LIE zaIaAs katinJ sd5 a
Grant on the Stump--sHe Dis-
.,....s..iW Wcusseso the Issues. .ai7rd3 .stld
During 81 Grants recent aiswing
round the circle" in New Jersev he