The Hickman courier., 1874-09-18
TFrom the Louisville Courier-Journa'
Two Noble speeches.

At the grand rally OF the Chlo De
mocracy at Columbus the Hon. Geo.
H. Pendleton and Gov. Alien, were
both present and made speeches.
Gov. Allen presided over the meet
His review of the history of the Dem
ocratic party was well drawn counter
picture TO that presented 10 the address
of the Republican Congressional Com
mittee, who endeavored to show that
the Democracy, although they control
ed the destinies of the country for half
century, never achieved any good
at derived it's life" says the staunch
old Governor, from great struggle
at the beginning Of the Government TO
check the tendency of the Government
in its silent aud secret march to mon
archy. So, perhaps, he might have
/ added that it derives its vigor to-day
from the same great purpose. Il had
its origin, be tells US, in an effort to re-
peal tue alien and seditiou laws, aud
every foreigner who now treads our
soil is indebted to tha. effort, aud to
the party which spraug from it, for the
security they now enjoy, aud the free
dom of speech and OF the press that
our people now bold SO sacIe ed by the
same means The Democratic party
held control of the Government for six
ty years. 1t annexed every foot of
territory acquired beyond the original
limits of the Republic, except the IN
hospitable but costly region of Alaska
1t conducted every foreign war, aud al
ways to victory During fifty i've
years of debate we indorsed every sin
gle measure proposed by it. RFinally
it eau boast of never having Shed one
drop of blood for a political offense
These prominent features of its his
tory. Gov. Allen evidently thinks, are
a sufficient set off to any poor figure
the party may have cut in the pictures
drawn By the Republican leaders. In
the present situation the Governor sees
an invitation to the old party to come
back and assume the management OF
public affairs.
Mr.. Peudleton's speech is mainly a
reply to that of Senator Sherman, de-
livered at the same place, the week be-
fore. Some of his aggressive inquiries
are absolutely fatal to the Senator'S as
sertions. Among the achievements of
Sherman placed feaaEi ThIse we're e9at9r tbese
1t has reconstructed the rebellious
States, and restored peaceful civil So
ciety. Why, then asks MIR. Pendle.
ton, do we daily hear of horrible muir
| ders, OF lawless violence and ruthless
mobs, too strong for the management
OF the local civil authoritie.? 1t has so
administered the finances, says the SEP
ator, that trade and commerce eniov
unparalleled prosperity Then, WHY
says Mr.. Pendleton, is business stag.
nant, enterprise Inactive, men bank
rupt, and women starving? Aud so
the speaker went through the boldest
OF Mr. Sherman's claims of uuparal.
leled services on the part of the Re.
publican party.
Mr. Pendieton's exposition of his e.
nanclal views can be understood best
bp reading them. He is opposed to
contraction, aud can see in it only an
instrument to make the poor poorer
and the rich richer. He xplains what is
known as the ''Pendlelon policy" con
corning the payment of the bonds. and
declares that be seorDs reputation.
and then quotes one of Sberman's own
letters, written in 1868, in Which lie
expressed about the same views on the
subject of payment of the bonds as are
now entertained by Mr. Penldeton.
The temperance prohibition question
Is handled from position remote from
the Puritanic standpoint, and the old
fashioned Democratic doctrine of oppo
sition to internal Improvement at the
expense OF the Government is squarely
laid down.