The enquirer southerner., 1874-11-13
THUEMANj
Speech of Senator Thurman on the
Results.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4. I
The Democrats Of. this city sere
naded Senator Thurman, of Ohio,
tonight at his residence here. A a
large crowd was present. In re- ;
sponse Senator Thurman returned
his thanks for the opportunity af-
forded him to participate in their
rejoicing and said:
When I think of it, is it not a
dreadful thing, and calculated to
bring terror 10 every loyal bosom,
to see you,A with drum and fife, with
trumpet and cymbal, and with
mighty shouts that rend the air,
celebrating the conquest of Massa-
chucetts by the terrible Ku Klux
Laughter.
- Vas IT, not. enough that these
awful and goddess fellows had init
mated the peaceable, amiable, and
honest carpet>baggers and scalla~
wags, and their followers down
South, and obtained the mastery
over that fair portion of the repub
! lic?@ Was it at all necessary that
they should invade the North and
! by intimidating Republicans carry
| Ohio, Indiana, West Virginia, and
Delaware and New Jersey, and to
cap the climax, overrun New York
and put Massachusetts in their
4 Ebreeches peeketse Laughter and
applause.]
f the devil-inspired party, as that
venerable, christian statesman, Ger
ritt Smith, calls the Democracy,
have 50 frightened the peace-loving
Radicals from Passamaq uoddy bay
to 1.-THE, Rio Grande, that many of
F them in sheer terror havey voted the
. Democratic ticket, and yetsmore of
them abstained from voting at all,
renewed laughter, and as if there
! smoothing tina. these devil~insplrcd
{ fnieu vii Enot dare to perpetrate,
) they have, without the least fear or
trembling, laid their profane hands
upon the head Of the brave the pa.
triotic Butler and shr:cked the dis
!. loyal cry, Benjamin depart. Laugh
: ter and applause.
Now, my friends, pray you,
: don't think me frivolous because !
8 talk in this way. Year after year
5 I four>sictories- in the South have been
falsely attributed to intimidation
and members after member of Con-
% gress duly elected has lost his sea-
10 upon this false charge. At every
election for years Southern outrage'
. have been the battle cry of Radlca
n politicians in the : North, and th'
! justification FIR laws that disgrace
civilization, and usurpations tina
to lay the axe at the root of Republl
"a can institutions. But what Cal
Id thes manufactures of false pretense
say now when our triumphs at tn
:e North are even more signal thai
u those at the South? The tim
'e had passed when violations of tn
y Constitution, contempt for justice
disregard of sound policy and neg
ut lect of the interest of the peopl
to could all be overlooked under tn
a influence of passion and prejudice
~ and hence the result you see. II
raised the black flag of persecution
and under that hateful banne
os sought to maintain. his plaee in th
1 Congress. The people raised tt
OK white flag, not Of defeat but of peace
ell and said tothe would be persecuto,
"stay thou at home" If you as
o+ me, fellow. citizens, what are th
80 causes of our victories, [ answe
- discomfort with radical rule. !
r. ~ you ask me for the reason of tn
discomfort, [ answer that our rad
cal rn!rrs have IN the last nn
lie years pc rs 20" iy 5 at n,ugl
Ter every inStinc,, t,,t!r"g, habit all
teaching Of the American people.
;e;rr
all In reply to- \ cry OF " how a6oi
the independents press 2 he said i
,. independent press had acconplisht
~ work during fias past year whic
~ 1.e would rehohnd to its honor as Ion
~ ~ as the press lasts. In reply TO tt
,7P' question = how about the thin
HIS term ?" Mr.. Thurman said: g NJ
friend, the White House has n
fe, given that idea up.yet. He is try
so ing to fight it -odt on that line if
it takes o. year and half
-, -t How Dry It Was,
An honest Cd farmer from tt
eSs 90 country gave his recollections
ne the hot spell as follows:
=. L,.' 1t was so dry we couldn't spa
Nv ~ water to put in our whiskey. II
grass was 80 dry that every tin
ler the wind Blew it few around Ill
yer 50 much ashes. There wasn't
'ul. tear shed at a funeral for a mont
vas The sun dried up all the cattle, al
Is burnt on the hair till they locke
r. like Mexican dogs, and the she,
ali looked like poodle puppies, the
ON shrank up SO. We had to soak q
'he our hogs to make EN- hold swill; al