Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1872-07-25
Hen. ID. W. Voorhees, and his Views
on the Situation.

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TERRA IIAurE, Ind, July 1S.-Iu
accepting the democratic nomination for
Congress at d convention in Spencer to.
day, Hon. D. W. voorhees, made long
and elsborately prepared speech. lie
said that he gave honest republicans the
same credit that they now give the dem
ocrats; that they would Sufficiently rise
above party to vote against corrupt ad-
sniuistration without regard to The COM
pany in which they performed SO noble
an act. t.
lie thought that any enc four or Eve
democratic statesmen, who might be
named. could have been elected President
over Grant, and believing this, he cxer-
cised his right as member Of the DEM
ocratic party IN pointing out what he
considered its proper course. He had no
apologies TO make for the past in op
posing in Grecley's nomination. What
he had said was directed to the B.l,i-
more convention, and not beyond the
action of that body. He regretted that
his views were not adopted az Baltimore,
and he would abandon public life, but he
felt tn at his duties as citizen compelled
him to accept the nomination. and make
one more campaign. He thought that
the democratic party was infinitely pre-
ferable, even with Greeley as its can
didate, to the republican party under
Grant and its managers.
!; No thought of rccreancy or in6dclity
to the democratic party entered his nj ind
IL would submit to it councils, hoping
that time would show itsways to BE- wiser
and more beneficial to the country than
he predicted. Others might be more
enlightened than himself on the points a,
tissue, and their plans should have fair
trial.
He then reviewed the national political
field, apd said that the republican party
but for its abuse Of power would have
had before it longer life than was ever
granted to apoiitical party in the history
Of the world. But its career had been
full of wiokedncss, gradually but surely
forfeising the confidence of the people, and
drawing the best elements out of its or
ganizssibu. He illustrated this with the
history of Indiana democracy, which had
reduced the republican majority OF 81 900
In 1864 SO that tho republicans barely
saved their State ticket in 1868, as be
ctsimed, by fraudulent returns, by afew
hundred majority.
Then came the fifteenth amendment,
never legally ratified, fraud, in his inde-
mens, on the american people, which
gave an increase of 100 900 votes to the
republicans. yet the democrats swept the
State by 5000 majority. He thought
this showed the decline of the repuvbli-
can party, and if the liberal republicans
could even moderately well fulfil their
expectation the vote Of the State would
be cast against the administration surely
in October and November by larger major
tiles than were ever known in her history
Mr.. Voorhees, thought the adminis.ra-
ton of public affairs in the South had
been the worst ever known in the history
of civilized peoples, and he could not
wonder at the demand from that section
for any body to defeat the reelection of
Grant. They believe the election of
Greeley will afford them relief and
therefore they demanded his nomination.
1t had been accorded more in Difference
to their condition and their wishes than
any other cause. If Greeley is elected
he viii stand pledged by the strongest
obligatians that ever rested upon can
didate to accord the South the blessing Of
just, kind and fratcrnal government -
Failing in this, he would be accursed
among men. ID! -.qJi7e.
Mr.. Voorhees, declared himself opposed
to protective tariff, to negro suffrage, to
the resumption Of specie payments, to
the redemption of bonds in gold, and the
exemption. from taxation Of the natlonsl
banks. 1'+