The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-10-12
MT. VERNON, OHIO.
ADDRRss OF sRoRErARY DBrANo.


MT. VERNON, October 11.-Secretary
Delano addressed large and enthusiastic
meeting at the Court House In this city
last evening. Mr.. Delano reviewed al
length the past history Of the Republican
and Democratic party, making compsri.
sons between the two with remarkable
clearness and force: He dealt severely
with the Klu.Klux white leaguers and
other things Of tho South, whom he de
nounced In the bitterest terms. He 10
counted injuries now being inflicted upon
negroes in the late rebel States, and clearly
ioreshadowed the course which tho ad
ministration would adopt toward those
people. The Secretary argued that the
emancipated blacks were In meas.
ure, the nations, wardp, and until
the persecution, raplne and murder
on account OF race, color or previous con.
dition should cease, the duties devolyed
on the Republican party by the Almighty
would not be fulfilled. He stated that
the obligations OF the Republican party
were to elevate and improve this class Of
people and protect them in their rights
before the law, and II the great party Of
ideas should desert its principles upon
any collateral issues and neglect 10 per.
form It's obligations toward those whom
1t had lately invested with citizenship
and the elective franchise, that II deserved
to be beattn and most assuredly would
be punished. ihe Secretary gave the
ProhibitionistS some sound and friendly
advice, and warned the Republicans from
beng drawn of upon side issues 10 The
abandonment Of higher and more impor.
tant questions. He thought that personal
liberty; the right 10 hold real estate and
dispose Of personal property; the right Of
Tree locomotion; and, in q word, the guar.
antees Of lie, liberty and the pursuit of
happiness, were worthy Of some consid.
GRAFTON, and that the man who ignored
all these for one ideal hobby, lei II be
temperance, religion, trades unions, or
any OF the still more modern isms, was
pursuing course calculated, il not de-
signed, 10 restore the Democratic party 10
power, and thus 10 deleat rather than 10
attain the objects desired.
Referring to the troubles in the South,
the Secretary remarked that the people |
Of the South had recently written and
spoken much regarding the President,
probably hoping by llattery and iawning
10 cover up their real purposes OF rapine,
murder and anarchy, and that while pre-
tessiDg great loyalty 10 the Government
and the utmost solicitude concerning the
President, the rasCals had been shipping
and distributing arms among their oath.
bound asssssins to bring about the very
revolution which was so recently iuaug. |
urated in Louisiana; but the President
understood them, and when parley was
sought or explanations were attempted,
the President required first of all that the
insurrections be put down, and Instantly
the rebels surrendered.
The Secretary argued that the Presi- |
dent was true to the great principles Of
the Republican party, and that he would
use all the force at his command, when
legally required, to execute the laws
and sentorce gOod order and good
government The Secretary then pro.
ceeded TO discuss at length the financial
questions. He charged the Democratic
party with the responsibility Of the War,
and with prolonging It's duration, whereby
Its total actual cost reached nearly
"a, ,OOO,OOO,O00. He adverted to the. fact
that OF this immense sum one half had
already been paid, and that our debt was
now only about 2,1O0000,0OO. He de.
monstrated the craftsmanship of the Re-
publican party in dealing with this
question and explaining how taxation
had been reduced since the close of the
war, and especially during President
Grants administration. The Secretary
then adverted TO the reputation senti.
ments Of the Democratic party and de.
nounced them severely, he asserted
that those who had purchased
bonds during the war were patriots
worthy of all praise; that 10 dis
honor our notes discounted under such
circumstances, and lor such considera-
tion, namely, the lie Of the nation, would
be an act 80 dishonorable as never to be
forgiven by the civilized powers of the
world; and that he could not imagine how
any but rebels, or rebel sympathizers,
could support 1t.
Adverting to the charge ofexravagarce,
he showed, from the official records Of the
$500, 100000 now annually expended for
various purposes, $l57000000, or over
was required to pay the interest
on the public debt, pensions 10 our sol.
diers, and other expenses growing out Of
the Democratic slave.holders rebellion.
He then demonstrated that the expenses
of tho Government, deducting those
created by erebeliOn, were not so great
per capita for our present population
as the expenses Of the Government were
during Buchanan's administration, and
but tritle larger than they had been
during the administration Of Mr.. Van
Buren,.
He said, In conclusion, that the mission
Of the Republican party would not be
ended till the civil rights OF the emanci.
psted race were fully secured, and law
and order placed on solid foundation in
the entire South, nor till the sacred obli-
cations Of duty in regard to the public
debt were everywhere acknowledged,
and therefore Republicans should stand
by their colors and not be misled nor de-
ceived by collateral issues, cunningly de-
vised, to divide and defeat the great party
which saved the Union.