The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-10-15


| / know the Secretary OF State to be could have
| given it his sanction. did not have to read il
| tiOn would be most disastrous to all the great
| leading industries OF the United States, and eS
| pecaGy so to the agricultural, manufacturing
| numbering, and shipping interests of Michigan
| Minnesota, and Wisconsin. There is little OF
| no sentiment in business, but interest is most
| universally the governing motive. 1t is doubt
I less true that the abrOgatlOn Of the old reci
! proeity treaty was fastened by the conscious
| ness that our nighbofs were not over friendly
| during our great struggle, but that would have
| been overlooked had not the country been Sat1Sf
| ed that our gains from the treaty were more
| than oyerbalanced by our losses. Whatever then
| feeling was for us when we were in trouble,
| cannot and will not doubt that they are very
| friendly now SO much so that they are willing
to submit 10 great sacrifices on account Of it al
this time, for have not they virtually said so
| Did net Sir Edward Thornton and the Hon
George Brown, the negotiatols, say as much as
| that in the memorandum which they submit
| ted to the Secretary OF State
/ The old treaty which we abrogateG was harm
| less in comparison to this, which opens wide
the door to Canada. to her every production
! and with her specie basis for labor, and reIiev-
ed from all tariff duties and excessive taxation
| under which we struggle she is to be put in
possession OF our vast markets, made swift
competitor in our various industries, and for
| what {? That we may have few more Goldfish
/ and access to her market, wholly insignificant
| as it is in magnitude, and which will take from
| the great interest of the country that of agri-
/ culture literally nothing, and the right TO use
| their canals, if we will pay them what they
| choose to ask. In no sense can this be regard
ed as a reciprocity treaty. You may have not
! consider this treaty, where it has been denoun-
ced as giving undue advantage to us, but you no
doubt have observed at the same time that they
generally conclude with a resolution in favor
of its confirmation. This kind of by play can
not deoive us. Let us be consistent, and not on
ly denounce the treaty, but ask our Senators to
labor for its rejection l in favor of real rec
prccity treaty, when such treaty be had, but
now it is impossible. When we can sail upon an
Eaal lxyIth ia J1r az
and tariff concerned, am in favor of recIro
city treaty, lut not now. This is a matter OF too
grave Importance to be readily dismissed, but time
will not permit me now to point out what will be its
disastrous operation in detrails but may do at
othe- time and place, should speak again this
fall.
have said all now desire to say in regard to pro-
ninent public questions But before close it may
be excepted that should say something especially
applicable to the party to which have had the hon
or SO long to belong. 10 defend the party party
is unnecessary. Its good deeds are many and great
and not to be balanced by few trliiiug errors
il such there be. Some bad men may have crept into
the party to do it mischief, and If SO, am not here
to defend them. Because there are such men III the
party, is reason why you and should dehert 1t,
1t has need Of your services to cast out what few
devils there are and send them to their own place
You may not ALWAYS be satisfied with the command
er of your good old ship of state You may think
that you could sail her better but that is no reason
why you should join the pirates who attempted to
scuttle her.
Tie administration of President Grant has been in
the mai.i Just and WISE There some things
should have been glad to have had otherwise.
The mission of the Republican party will not be
ended until the rights of all fully assured thro-
out the country, and murderers and law-breakers
are made , know that there is power in this gov
ernlnent tt.t reach them. The assaSslnS in the
recent tageGIt5 should be hunted down until not
LEFT 20 enmber the EARTH and if the States fail
to do IT, the United States must. The happiness and
future welfare of the entire South requires that these
outrages should That the fnancia and poilt1-
cal condition of many of the Southern States is de-
plorable do not doubt Those wretched carpet-baS
Many OF those States have been cursed by hungry
swarm of acventurers less numerous, perhaps, than
the lice and ocusts of Egyp, but far more devour-
ing and destructive But for this destruction that
wasteth at MONDAY, the Southern people are them
selves responsible. Had they at the close of the war
come cheerfulIy to the front as they should have
done and given assurance to their colored popua-
ton that rights should be respected and pro-
teced instead of attempting to pass laws practically
re-ensiaving them, and organizing Ku-k Klans
to murder and terrify them, then, they would have
gained their confidence and support. The thorns
that they have reaped Of the tree they planted
AS consequence of the unwise and cruel policy then
adopted public robbers have held high carnival, and
anarchy, bankruptcy, and rum nave pnghted many
q fair Southern State. In saying what have must
say that many excellent men from the North after
the close OF the settled in the South they had
the right to 90, and have occupied high public
positions and have done much to restore the pros
pery of that country Often they have been os ticIz
and cruelty prosecuted, and they have the right
| to call the government to protect and defend
| them Never since the ended have 1 omitted
| every fit opportunity TO promote good fellowship,
and bring back better and more kindly relations be
| tween the North and the South. Conscious of the
strength and power of the North felt that we could
| be torbearing magnanimoUs and more than just
and in that spirit have been willing to lay gar
land upon the grave of the brave but misguided men
with whom recently in such deadly conflict
and in the hope that it would awaken correspond
ing emotion in the hearts of our late enemies, ut
| fellow citizens.
There is hope for the South until she shall learn
to do Justice and firmly resolve that the rights of ali
shall be maintained. hen that is the case they will
| NOT
people of the North look upon the condition of
affairs in Louisiana with great impartiality. By a
| system OF terrorism not to be tolerated for mo-
rnent majority Of the ballots cast We're counted for
| McEnery Co. By counting men as voting for hel-
| loeC and Co.. who swore they would have voted for
| him had they not been driven from the polls then
K Kelogg had ma Ority. There Is no legal govern
ment in Louisiana, and it is the duty CT Congress to
order election, and that there is fair play,
! and if that cannot be had to establish Territorial
Government Ican no other solution of the diff
| fculty. That Warmoth Co., who became great
fayorites with Democrats robbed the people of that
unhappy State without pity or remorse, the millions
of State debt piled up with nothing to show for it,
painfully testes, and that the Kellogg government
| has been like Caesars wife am not here to main
| Allow me before closing to enumerate some of the
acts Of the Republican party when all good citizens
| must approve.
party for carrying it successfully through the war
and preserving the Union will not be denied, and all
this while the Democratic party were clamoring for
| peace at auy price. That you must admit was big
| thing
| we have settled the Alabama claims with Great
Britain and compelled her to US Sl5 100000 gold
for the owners of the destroyed ships. We have set
fled our northwest boundary with Great Britain and
| got all we claimed. We have advanced the public
credit fully SO per cent since General Grant became
| President and rapidly changing our public
| debt from 6 per cent to per cent bond, and
within the last nineteen days about 200 100000 of
| per cent bonds have been sold at par in gold.
| To the Republican PARTY is the poor man indebted
for his homestead To the Republican party is the
Norwegian indebted for obtaining letters from his
friends in Norway sending letter thither for ten
cents instead of tortysx cents, under Democratic
Administrations the Belgian for eight cents instead OF
forty-two the Austrian for seven cents instead OF
from fifteen of thirty cents: the Switzer for eight
cents instead Of forytwo: Great Britain and Ire
land for six cents instead of twentyfour and natives
of other coun tries in about the same proportion TO
the Republican party is the native of Europe indebt
ed that he naturaized citizen OF the United States
can visit his native country and have his American
citizenship respected But will not go ON further
| to euumerats Now what have you got to offset all
those grand actions, and justify in deserting the
Let us hear what you have got to offer as an offset
to ali tbse tn ngs which you approve. Well you say
that President Grant appointed Tom Murphy to ofcc
ADMITTED: bat don't admit that it was any great
crime to do 20 and it cannot be said that he did not
make good officer, and collected the revenues fairly