Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-08-13
GOV. stones speech.

,OiAtiCS tWo years dSo WHICH, Ills
Greeley campaign, and his own CAM
paign, for Congress, had utterly
failed, who retired again last year,
has started out on another tour of
preparation for retirement. His
maiden speech in this campaign was
delivered before mixed crowd at
the Court house last Saturday. Not
having been present at the opening,
we cannot say how he started. Dur
ing the last hour end half of his
Grafton we took some notes. The
spirit and tenor of his address may
be fairly estimated from the follow
ing synopsis:
Taxes in the South are ten times
higher than in Iowa. No man there
can work farm and make it pay its
taxes. People cannot make their liv-
ing in Alabama and Florida, and are
going by thousands to find new homes
In the wilds of Texas.
Carpet-baggers have control of the
state governments and are robbing the
peopll and destroying their substance,
and rpetrating great many other
wron ,. "Would you in Iowa permit
an alien population to come into your
country and do these things? No.!
you hdIre too many rusty musketS hang
ing over yoa~ DOORS"
The constitution of Loui siana was
violated in turning out the legal
! board of canvassers and placing in the
Governors chair, by fraud, o man
who had not been elected by the peo-
pie. Poll books were forged in order
to accomplish this work and give the
state.to Grant. Poor, helpless Lousi-
ana istrampled in the dust by these
usurpers. Grant usurped authority
in interfering with affairs in Arkan-
sas to keep Baxter in Office and keep
Brooks out.
"These are the darkest days of our
cCuntry's history"
"I am here to tell the truth, and If
/ tread upon any old Democrats toes,
I hopeIhe will holler. Ihave no faith
In either Of the old political parties,
and neither have YOU"
The Kansas troubles were review
ed In consequence of the failure at
the Escompton constitution, Kansas
was saved from slavery. He ex-
planned that the States rights plank
in the Anti-monopoly platform
was copied from the Republican
Chicago platform, made by the con-
yention which nominated Lincoln,
| the last great martyr to the cause OF
American liberty" This expression
in favor of the rights Of the States
is one of the proudest and best ever
made by the Republican party.
"In our State convention were a
great many old line Democrats and
old line Republicans" We decided
that the South had been reconstruct
ed, that the old issues were settled,
and resolved to quit fighting the bat
ties of the past. ~ wanted in the
platform some of my old Republican
principles" stand by this states
rights doctrine as declared by the
Republicans at Chicago. 81 have
not gone back on nay old Republican
principles" The Davenport Gdzette
was quoted to show that the Repuh-
lican party had gone back on their
| doctrine. 1 will go with Democrats
or anybody else who will go with me
| i'm defense of the doctrines laid down
| In the anti-monopoly state platform.
Our Government is becoming a
despotism. Grant had announced
that he "had no policy of his own,"
ETC., "but he vetoed your currency
bill, "a bill which think was de-
manded by the interests of the peo-
pie and the country" Grant ana
his friends are laying the wires for
a third term. 1t is time to cry halt,
for men of all parties to unite to turn
these men out.
Expenses Of the Government are
being increased. Told the story oi
the boy who tried to figure out the
conundrum How many days VIII
it take a frog to get out of a well II he
jumps up three feet each day ana
falls back four feet. The boy finally
concluded that he was figuring the
frog into hell. Grant is figuring the
Government in the same way.
Pretended to explain the Credit
Mobilier swindle, and said the mon
ey all went into the pockets OF Repub-
lican Congressman. "Sampson Is a
good man advise him to keep out
of that crowd"
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