Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-09-22

Color Ad0.
On Saturday evening, the llth inst,
General Logan made speech in Dem
yer. Colorado. He made many ex-
cellcnt points. and we deem it prof
table and cdifying to our readers to
lay before them an extract from his
remarks. We hope it may be Our
good fortune to hear Gen. Logan ad.
dress Il Wapcllo county audience this
Fall. He said:
II some Democratic orator is pres
ent, can give him little history to
make up his next speech on. If /
should say George Washington was Il
corrupt man, suppose l would in
suit the audience here tonight, who
have great reverence for the father Of
his country. will say this--as many
of YOU know well--no man was ever
naligncd or abused worse, in this re-
public, by newspapers and by politi-
clans. So it was with Jefferson and
Jackson. The Republican party has
now been in power long enough to
be very roundly abused. l admit
there are corrupt men in the party
until God Almighty in his infinite
power and wisdom shall create new
corruption in parties. There is but
one perfect administration Of gov
ernmcnt-that by which the worlds
rcyolvc. and by which men are
Judged.
Since these Republicans are so bad
examine the record of the other side,
and we need go back but few years.
Some of your Democratic orators say
the finances are corrupt. Go back to
the administration of Mr.. Buchanan.
recognized as a Democratic admins
tration, when he took the reins of
government. the country was in fair
condition,-how did he leave it?
Corruption is no name for il! Laugh
ter don't say Mr.. Buchanan did
it: but when he left. there was not
one dollar in the treasury of the
United States, and YOU borrowed
money in New York to run your gov
ernnent with, and paid 12ls per cent
in gold interest Oh it. He left your
government not as he found it. in
peace and quiet from the northern
lakes to the southern gulf, but i'm war,
tnmult. and confusion. When YOU
talk about corruption and wrong
doing, let us have history as his
tory is. Your Democracy de-
plctcd your treasury, put your gov
ernment in bankruptcy, armed and
equipped themselves for the destruc-
ton of this mighty fabric Of ours.
the proudest government that God
az
were torn from the masts of your YES
sells. when Your forts were taken and
sacked. when your mint in New Or
leans was robbed. and your bullion
stolen. who did II but Democrats ?
And yet you talk about the corrup-
ton Of the Republican party! Why
are 100000 manned soldiers pension
crs to-day! Because the Democrats
made war upon your Government.
We owe two thousand millions of
dollars. because of the war to put
down the rebellion-to preserve the
Constitution and flag. and give you
back II united government, and for
this. Democratic conduct is response
bile. in u war against the government
for the. preservation of slavery, and
of the S3.0O0.0O0OO0 of debt incurred
by n Democratic war against the
Government. 81 l.O00.0O0.O00 have been
paid under Republican Admins
tra,iom. Applause.[
When Mr. buchanan retired. we
paid l.i,. per cent. interest on the
public debt: now, when the Republi-
can party rule, with debt of $1,000
WO.00O. we pay ) per cent. Which is
the best administration | know the
truth hurts sometimes, but we must
tel, it,
Senaios Logan. speaking of the rec
ord of the Republican party, said il
was brief but glorious one-it has
stricken the shaekles, fiseted by the
Democracy. from the limbs aud arms
of a people. and lifted the bnndpae4
from the midnight of human slavery
into the broad. bright sunshine of a
universal freedom.
Tie speaker referred to the amend.
mcm,s to the Constitution made upon
the principle of liberty and humani-
", upon which the Republican party
was founded. aud asked: "Who is
the best luan to run the mill, the man
that made the mill on the man who
tried to DESTROY it," Ii you want
Your government to remain as it is.
Il free Government, where all mems
rights are to he respected, keep the
men in power who put the govern
mcnt in that condition.
IN reply ta the assertion that the
Republican, party is intOlcra,i. Mr..
Logan spoke OF the fact that seventy
four men who wore rebel uniforms
have been elected to Congress. Up
on the question OF finances. the incon.
si>tcnt views of the Democracy were
spoken of, and the Senator spoke OF
the national banking system. show ing
its advantages in the revenue paid tu
the Government aud the character Of
the currency as compared with thai
of the old State hanks. The idea o,
the Republican party is that the bill
holder shall bc sec,Irr--the man that
lahors and gets his money in his pock.
ct il the bank breaks. the govern.
ment is behind it. and win redeem
| the bill.
Reviewing the history of the Louis
lana trouble. the speaker said thai
when ten thousand men take ii upon
themselves to ovcrtnn Il State Gov.
crnmcnt, they ought IL be tried ia,
treason, and their leaders punished
He alluded to the many reports ol
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