The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-02-18

b,ndsge the master had an interest in
thcm. He might whip them, and kali
starve them but he would not kill
them, because he could sell them. His
seIf-interest came to the protection of
the cnlored man. But. slnce slavery
has been abolished that guarantee is
gone and if the Unlted Safes with
draws the shield which is throw around
him, it were better he had never been
enfranchized
There are other issues entering into
the next Presidential campaign. Thsre
10 the great subject Of Southern CLAIMS
the claims Of persons who pretend
to have been loyal to the United States
during the war. for damages to rheis
crops by the march of Northern troops,
aud damages done t. their bull lings
by being used Tor hospitals. A. will
swear to the Loyalty of g., and B. will
return the compliment by swearing to
AS loyalty. Men who have lost al
arm 10 the rebel army, will lift up their
mutilated stumps and swear that thsY
were loyal. II you could believe their
aMdavits, their hearts were bleeding
with affection for the nation. while they
were marching to the capital to blot it
out of existence. Almost every Demo-
cras in the North votes for these claims !;
almost every Republican In the n nth
votes against them. All the men in
the South, whether Democrats or Re :.
publicaus, vote for them. You fl the
two houses of Congress with Democrats,
and put Democrat ia the White House,
| and You will have claims to pay. the
amount Of which no man can estimate.
The question OF whether the rebellion
was right, or the government right in
putting il down is involved In every
claim. Unless you farmers want to
swell the national debt you want to vote
against these claims, and against the
Democratic party next fall.
There is another subject, and that is
pensions to Southern soldiers. A great
many of the Southern people claim thai
pensions ought to be paid to soldiers of
the Southern army, if they are TO be
taxed with the pensions Of tie Northern
soldiers. The Republican party is in
position to deal with this subject as no
other party can. In regard TO the claims
and the conduct of the Sou ;hern people,
the Democrats wonld entertain more
sympathy for them than Republicans,
because they are Of the same faith, for if
the Democratic party gets into power
ut oil it must be by the Southern vote.
and they will view the faults of the
Southern people with more leniency
than the Republicans might. We un-
derstand this principle in private lie /;
any father looks upon crime committed
by his own son in different light than
if 1t was another mans son.
refer to these issues involved in the
next campaign only for the purpose
of calling TO your attention the impor-
lance of that campaign, and now all
ofyou Republicans, having accomplished
the object you had in view, n geeting a
good Senator, ought to heal up all
breaks in your ranks, and put your
selves in good fighting trim for the Cam
paign of 1876.
I was requested some weeks ago to
speak in this room upon the subjec
of the Louisiana difficulties. Governor
Washburn was invited to speak with nae,
but as no was not cOntesting for Lhs SsnG
torshsp, he declined. Laughter I
will very briefly give you my under
standing Of the status Of thing in Lou
;siana.
In 1879 Gov. Warmoth was Governor
of the state. lie was properly elected
as such. The dispute springs from the
election of 1872. In tha* election CIV
Warmoth had the entire machinery of
the election under his con rol. North
ern men can hardly understand bow they
do things in the Southern States. In
my opinion the present constitution of
Louisina is not Republican. The Gov
ernor can appoint q registrar for the
state. Thatregistrar appoints his depu-
ties in the several parishes as they are
called there, and they are removable by