Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-10-15
LOGAN'S PLAIN TALK.
He Scalps Old Bourbonism.
Republican Record Reviewed
About the New Party Humbug
Something that Nobody Gan Deny.
a dispatch from indianapolis, dated

September 20, says:
Senator John A. Logan, of Illinois
addressed large audience at Masonic
Hall this evening, being introduced BY
General Benjamin Spooner, United
States District Marshal. The Senator
said, in substance, that in a country
like ours, where the people govern, il
is duty of all citizens, at each recur
ring election, to canvass every pend
ing question and its causes. The besI
government is that which bears the
most lightly and equally upon all and
protects all. Ours is such an one. II
is founded upon just and free princi
pies; was born in revolution against
oppression, and will last while these
principles are maintained. To main
tain it, those who administer it must
sincerely believe in these principles
A free people are always divided into
two great parties, and these based or
contrary theories. The Republican
party is organized on the principles
of universal liberty and equality be
fore the law, and the protection oil
all. Applause. If liberty is good
for one man, it is a good thing for al
Gods creation. The Republican par
ty is the vindicator of equal political
rights to all persons. Its members
are not so selfish as to deny to others
rights they claim for themselves.
Every objection to this is based on
prejudice.
To-day the American flag covers
only free men, and this is the benefi
cent work of the Republican party.
Its theory leads to good government
and the happiness of mankind. The
theory Of the Democratic party is
that men are in part free, and it leads
right to the degradation of men. It's
power was exerted for long period
for the maintenance and extension OF
slavery, and since slavery was swept
away the Democratic party, preserv-
ing its old spirit, and going as far as
the constitution will allow, would de-
ny to millions of citizens the right to
equal protection, the right to educa-
ton, worship, travel, burial, even to
be protected from murder. Its theory
and spirit are the same still, and can
only be carried out by physical force,
and lead to revolutions. Republican
ism is Liberal and needs not violence.
The fact that the Democratic theory
has not been successful does not
change the fact that this is its nature.
The result has always been the same,
and its last result is violence, murder
and the overthrowing of
State governments. They claim the
right to limit the laws of others but if
men may deny to five citizens the
right to vote, why not to fifty, and
then why not to all others than them.
selves? The Democrats object to
the civil rights bill that it allows all
an equal right to burial, to go to
theaters, to schools, to church, and to
hotels.
That bill does not say that they
must all 60 to the same schools, but
gives each one our equal rights to
education, and who is SO base as to
wish to keep others in ignorance
Our government will be destroyed,
if it is ever destroyed, by ignorance.
If the people are educated, the gov.
eminent will stand mistaken through
every trial Men who would violate
the rights of man can only be restrain
ed by the strong arm of laws. That
bill was necessary because the colore6
people were treated with every indig
nifty by the Southern Democrats,
kicked from the cars and murdered
like dogs when freedom had been con-
ferred upon them and denied the
privileges which had been allowed
them when they were slaves. | hope
the bill will be passed. If we do not
intend to defend the rights of the col
ored man, we should not have given
him any rights. We must do it.
In Texas, out OF 500 murders, not
one has been a Democrat, and no
man is punished. There they have
been accustomed, according to the
Democratic theory of physical power
for governing, to regard the slaves
life as subject to the will of the mas
ter, and they will regard the colored
man in the same way. When sixteen
were wantonly murdered in Tennes-
see the other day, and the President
proceeded against the murderers, the
Governor of Tennessee published q
protest. In louisiana they have de-
tended instructions.
Mr.. Logan recited the fact in re
gard to the Kellogg election and the
action of the Senate, when he though
that there was no election because o
fraud, but it having beer settled BY
the State court and Congress and th'
President that this was the existing
government of Louisiana, he consider
ed an attack upon it as insurrection
They have heard from the President
and the only fault to be found wit
his action there is that Penn was no
arrested and tried for TREASON. Sha
not our sympathy be excited by tn
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dered like dogs? Are these Demo
cratic murderers aud insurgents tit t
govern our country? No! whe
their theory is wrong and their actio
is rebellious and murderous. Th
Southern States are said to be in
bad condition. Who is responsible
They say the cause of all this is tn
carpet. baggers No; it was th
democratic rebellion. Who are I'd
csrpet.b aggers? They are ex-soldie
boys in blue, who went south TO figh
and, liking the country, RENAME
there. They are Yankees who wer
there 10 aid in civilzing and restorin
the south. Southerners call thel
thieves, Lincoln's hirelings, and CT
throats. They have fondness ic
such names, and mean SIS little whe
applied to these men as they d.
when applied to our soldier boys.