The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-11-13

SEHAroE EAre='s OPINION. N.-senator
Eaton, OF Connecticut, Welt .kn o wn to
many OF our citizens. delivered the
following short and sharp speech be-
fore the Manhattan Club recently:
return you my most sincere thanks
for inviting me to be present with you
on this joyful occasion. II ia not the
time to make speech. and I do not
propose to make one. You have met
bers to rejoice that Massachusetts, and
Connecticut, and New York aud Penn
sylvania. aud New Jersey and Della
ware, and old Virginia-God bless her
and North Carolina stand shoulder
to shoulder. All along on this seu-
board, from New Ham mpshire to South
Carolina, the Liberal Democratic party
now govern. We rejoice. We must
rejoice; VIC here in New York; we of
the Empire State cast thirty-thrue
votes. and where New York casts it's
thirtythree Liberal Democratic votes
il elects tho next President of the
United States. 1 feel rejoiced, Mr..
fresldent. because once more i'll this
land men are free. Money is d good
thing, hard money is very good
thing, and free trade and revenue
tariff are very good things, but free
men are better than all these. l think
it is this man, who is now diguitiel
with the lame OF Centennial DIX, who
told US on another accession, when re.
ferring to TINT old flag. that If any
man attempt to pull it down shoot him
on the spot, because 1t is the embIurn
OF American sovereignty, and here not
ten years ago my friend, who has Just
been honored with the election CT Go.
vernon in this State, was arrested aud
locked up III his own honse, aud by
this same military official. who, when
asked where his authority was for
any such proceeding, said, in un in
solent and despotic manuer, "Here
it is-here,' clapping his hand
upon his sword. I think it is
time when such a man can carry
on such transactions, that ho had
better be shot down on the spot.
70 honor God that now there will no!
be any more of it here. It is amusing
to go back a short time and sec how
they did shake that bloody shirt as us.
New Jersey has gotten over it-Con.
necticut never did see it-and alto
gether that old rug has been somewhat
OF failure this time. But now victory
ls ours, not alone in the Democratic
party, but the Liberal Republican els.
ment of the country have joined with
ns in the elections of Connecticut and
New York. The government is ours.
l say the government. because, after
the fourth day of March next, that
part of the Legislative power that has
control of the purse is in the hands of
the Democratic party. All that is
necessary to do is to be as wise as SER
pents, but not as harmless as doves.
All the members of the House of Rep
resentatives. aud theyihuve year to do
It. shon!a begin to-day-mature their
bills, and, when they go in at that first
Monday in March. 1875, pass them on
to the Senate, whore there will be a
majority of six in the Administration
favor, and have the responsibility rest
there. Will everything that is done
by the Liberal Democratic party be
wise and prudent ? If they are wise
We have before us thirty years Of
power. am we'll aware of the great
responsibility that will fall upon the
Democratic party, but desire 10 say
one thing here before I leave. If
live I will demonstrate i. Under tbs
Democratic party in this country
every dollar OF the debt can
be paid and taxes reduced each year.
There have been expended for the last
ten years more than $50. 600, 600 over
the excess of the interest Of the ma
tional debt. and more than had been
expended before the country was in
the hands Of the present wasteful, cor
rupt horde. Place the couutry in the
hands OF men who will cut down all
expenses in the army and the navy.
and of the $4,000 blood suckers who
have fattened upon the body polite.
| desire to bo personally responsiblc
for that opinion, because I have ex
amined the question and have no
doubt about it, propose the Govern
ment shall pay it's debts in legul cur
rency, aud in full; that there Shall
be one constitutional law for the
Government aud the same for the
people. Hard money as the basis,
and every step an advance towards
specie payments. lApplause. No
man Of. sense would say that we
should 60 to specie payments to-mor.
row or next week, but every piece of
legislation should look towards specie
payments. Every act of Congress
ahould noint otroiobt - oooo1, o.,...:. .