St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-06-26

class at the South, who are not land
owners. and no better educated than
the negroes. The effect of putting on
the laboring man badge of ownership
to another, is to put a badge of dishonor
on labor. 1t was so before the war, and
it is So since. \ white man in that sec
ton is contented if he has two or three
dogs and a gun. which | like to have
myself, though he may not he able to
read or write. 1t may be little blame
to him that he cannot read. But he is
clear that it is improper for him to hoe
his own corn. And in recent trip of
thousands of miles through the South.
Ill the time of active spring work in the
| fields, did not see anywhere a single
| white man doing any work with his
hands. | was amazed to find this so.
| The negroes were everywhere at work :;
often white man was watching them,
but no white man at work. There is
still prejudice against labor on their
part. which must paralyze the prosper
Ity of the South. am not out of place
III mentioning this. because il has to do
with what our country must do, to en-
able the white man of the South to out
grow this prejudice.
There is something more. 1t is dis
tinctly understood in some quarters
that as soon us the Democrats can get
power. all the private property in the
Southern States destroyed in the war.
shall he paid for. But for three vetoes
of the President. the principle of the
duty of the government to pay for the
property of loyal men destroyed by the
/ | - al
extended to the property of the late
rebels. 1t is now boldly maintained
that not only must we pay for private
! property taken for the Use of ON armies.
but for every ounce of rebel cotton and
every rail destroyed in the war. The
question for you is whether Won desire
I" e" t" work to help pay these claims.
If not. then go to work to keep up your
| Republican ma ioritics.
.That is not all Ii is coollv asserted
that the cotton tax. by which we raised
/ about S~0.000.0Ou during the war. and
which WAS the only tax laid on the
/ Southern States. WAS unconstitutional {:
and that the /. :. Treasury will he
called on to pay back that eighty mill
! ions. To vote the democratic ticket is
/ to vote to pay that back. There is at
| Washington an institution Incorporated
for the care Of the orphans of United
/ States sailors and soldiers. The other
day. when the usual appropriation of
S23.iHO for this Institution WAS up. Il
/ mcmhcr of Congress from Gcol gia. and
one who fairly represents democratic
/ sentiment. said that this distinction III
favor of the orphans of Union soldiers.
and against the orphans of Confederate
soldiers. was. in effect. bill of attain
der. and consequently contrary to the
/ Constitution.
This means that there ought not to
/ hc maintained any distinction between
| the two sides of the late war Garry
the step farther. and you must pension
tl" rebel soldier or widow as well us
the soldiers of the Union. and Won must
pay til" Confederate debt. as well a>
that of the government. There is no
place where Nou can stand. or where
these gentlemen wish YOU to stop be
| tween these two extremes and as soon
as the republican party can he broken
down an event IL long way off [ap-
| plau>e we are to he taxed to pay the
| Confederate debt. If there is IL demo-
crat present ask him to refer to the
evidence of these facts. and to ask hon
estly, if that is the kind of government
he wants. If it is. inc differs from me.
The o'her day i'll Il debate on the
finances. Il Southern democrat said: Il
am for imitation. until your id Union
money il as bad as Confederate money! =
/ That WIS To say. i'll effect. if we cant
get equality in other ways. we will get.
if We can, the equality of common
ruin.
refer To these things not to stir up
bitterness. bur To point ont what we
see 81 clearly at Washington. that while
it is the policy of the republican party
To maintain the faith of the government.
the policy of the democratic party is
precisely the reverse. Not as Il party
man. hut on my responsibility as II Srn-
ator. say that if You permit the dem
ocratic party to regain lis power. Nou
will find yourselves ground down 10y
taxes To pay to tine defeated party.
There is Il bill now on the calendar OF
the Senate. to take ten millions from
the treasury 10y putting back on the
pension rolls all who were struck off
for disloyalty. These are only Il few
| Instances. from many. showing the pur-
pose of the democracy to secure 10y i'll
direction. what they failed to secure h,.
the war.
| now wish to say to yOu. that in
spite of the talk about eXtravagancc.
the expense of carrying on the govern
mcnt has been diminishing day by day.
since Gen. Grant came in. (ApplauSe.
The expense of carrying on the govern
mrnt. with all the expenses coming af-
ter our great war, and all the corrlIp-
tions that will occur, costs You less
to-day, for your part, than it did in
1850. before the war, under the admin
istration of James Buchanan. In lS60
it cost SI.95 a head to carry on the
government. In Isl it cost only $40
this in the face of reduced taxation.
We have reduced taxation have made
the government more and more ccOno-
mical. and have diminished the eX-
penscs. With all the Sambolns and
richardson's. it never cost so little. The
revenue was never so perfectly collec-
ted-that is the truth. Applause. The
only difference is that in democratic
administrations when corruption occur
red II blanket was put over it. Under
this administration the hand of Justice
has been laid on it. Which way do you
like best
Senator Jones' Fighter.
i HOW TIE HON. j. p. JONES TESTED THE