Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-10-08
From the Daily Of the ID.
sENATOR ALLlSON'S SPEECH.

gratified to notice many ladies pres
ent, and It was also much to the credi
Of their good taste and judgment tha
many prominent Democrats like Col
Giilaspy, Judge Hendershott, and 9th
ers were present. giving earnest and
respectful heed to the words ol
the Senator. He came to call sinner.
mot the righteous to repentance, and
It 10 therefore hoped that the seed
which he sowed In even that stony
ground, may ut some day in the future
bring forth fruit. Many prominent
Anti Monop Liberals, including james
Hawley, Dan O. Tisdale, 10 Loom.
10. and others. who are suspended be.
tween the heavens and the earth like
Mahomet's coffin. or who are hanging
on tho ragged edges OF remorse and
despair, between the Democratic below
and the Republican party above, were
present, and we fancied at the conclu.
clusion Of Allison's speech, we could
detect . yearning expression creeping
over their faces to return to the bosom
Of their first love. The latch string IL
out and sooner or later they must
chose between Republication and
Democracy straight, for they are really
the only two parties entitled to respect
or support, either present or prospect
i've.
On this point the Senator commen-
ced his remarks showing conclusively
that the Anti-Monop party was an
ephemeral organization that the op-
position to the Republican party was
fully organized as It's ancient enemy
the Democratic party, in every State
except Iowa; that even II an Anti.
Monop candidate for Congress should
be elected in Iowa he would be compell-
cd to vote for Democratic speaker in
Warrington or else Republican that
there he would be q man without
country or party-a figure nine with
the tail rubbed Of, and therefore total
iy destitute of influence, and finally
that there was no sort Of q pretcxt for
the organization of an Anti Monopoly
party in Iowa, because there is NO Mo-
noPoly party here. He showed with
irreststible argument and logic backed
up by the record, that the only power
competent to give the people relief
from cxtortionate tariffs wherever they
existis vested in Congress, and that on
the McCrary transportation Bill, and
ON all other occasions In Congress
whenever an effort has been made to
put the gigantic railroad power under
control of competent authority, the old
Bourbon Democracy which never
learns anything, and never forgets
has been found voting al
most unanimously With the monopo-
lists. and against legislative contrsl.
He hastily reviewed the situation In
the South, and while admitting that
many gross frauds had been perpetrs-
ted there, he also showed conclusively
that the Democratic rebel element was
mainly responsible for them, in first
bringing about the war, and then at it.
close by refusing to aid or recognize
the reconstructed authorities in putting
the wheels ofgovernment into motion,
but upon the contrary by rather en-
couraging the establishment Of the bad
state Of affairs which exist in many
localities, for the purpose of justifying
them to engage In another revolt His
hearty and manly endorsement Of the
course the President pursued in stamp
ing ont at Ito inception the new Dem.
ocratic rebellion in Louisiana, received
the enthusiastic applause of the audi
Tho speaker showed tho dangerous
teachfugs and tendency Of the Democ-
cratic party on the financial questions
OF the day, in masterly manner. Hs
referred 70 the patent fact that in
Ohio Indiana, Missouri and Tenn-
essse, oil States at present having
Democratic Governors, their plat
forms upon which they are now be-
fore the people, contain the baldest
kind Of rspudiation, to.wit: the the
Org that the public debt shoull be paid
IN something ou,side Of the original
contract, to-wit: in it, own deprecated
papsf. Like man, for instance, pay
Ing bin note BY giving another one,
and 90 ono 0d i.snikxm. The Sens
tors financial ideas are uncomonly
cleAr, and We doubt II thsre was . man
present last night Who felt like chang
Ing our present stable and financial
system for tho Red Dog, and Page
and Bacon Wild cat currency and its
accompanying distress, which pre-.
vailed whom the Democratic party
Was In power, atths conolusion Of Mr..
Aluson's remarks upon this subject.
The clamor Of corraption which 10
heard upon all hands, especially from
the dead beats who have been driven
out Of the Republican party for thisv-
ing and kindred rascality, was referred
to 10 . conclusIvs manner. He showed
that II was for the most par, the mad
dog cry Of tho ''outs ]" that tho Re-
publican party IL the only one which
has ever. In the history Of this coun-
try, had the courage to break it, own
idols that I'll the Investigations set
en foot in Congrsss came from u
body which wAs fully three fourths
Republicsn n both branches, and that
had the party been corrupt or dishon-
est. these frauds could have been. and
would have been suppressed after the
manner pursued By the ancient De-
mocracy. By the way, can any one
rccollect Of . sDomocratio inyestisAf-