The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-04-15

speech was frequently greeted with applause
and sallies of laughter. Senator Thurman
was next introduced, and SAID: 1coDgIalu-
late YOU most heartily on the great Veto
ries YOU have met tonight to celebrate, tnat
were begun two years ago, ana are sweep
ing on in power to achieve greater victories
in the future. In these results there Is some
thing OF more than ordinary slgnlncance 10
one who took part in the last congress.
There is in this news something cheering
in the highest degree for every citizen, IL DIS
head is rightly balanced. Nothing In the
history of the country ever more marked a
preference of party for country than the
course of the radical leaders in the last con-
gress. 1t was display of wonderful aplltv,
but in the wrong direction-in the interest,"
of the party above the interests or the peo-
pie. Congress came together under pecuisr
circumstances. The verdict OF the people
had been against the republicans in 1873 by
small maiorities, and against them In 1874
by maiorities unprecedented in the history
OF the country Tney said that something
must be done to save the party, and rom
the first day of the session TO the ADJOURN
ment the effort was TO pind the parry
together. 1t was wrong against right
party against country. The flrst euort was
what was called the financial bill, ostenslbly
a bill to restore specie paymtnt, but without
a single feature tending 10 that result; IL
was not simply ridiculous, 1t was absurd. LII
said a. the time, a sticking plaster to hold
the two wings of the party together. The
contractionists and inflatiOnists lay down
together and said the question was settled.
II was not settled to satisfy anybody, but
put aside, that the republican party might
not split on that rock. The next thing was
to excite the war spirit; Glow the bugie
again and excite the North against the
South 1t was OF no use that the people oil
the South had obeyed all the laws, constitu-
tional and unconstitutional; that all they
asked was peace. in which to
REPAIR THEIR SHATTERED FORTUNES.
The halls of the legislation resound with
the bittsrest denunciation. Instead of pro-
noting peace, it was the steady, persistent,
unremitting effort to excite the Northern
people against the people of the South, in
order to enable the party to hold on to the
power fast ebbing away, in view oil that IN
particular what for two long months 1 was
daily condemned to hear, the persistent eff
fort to excite sections OF the country TO hos
tility, am glad to congratulate myself and
YOU and the country that the effort has sig
nally and ANONYMOUSLY failed. The gospel
of hate has lost its force within the people,
and the elections North and South show
that the people are not to be led
by hate into a crusade against the
people of the South. What then are
radical leaders TO do? What will be
their platform? They can not agree upon
the question of finance, or the currency.
They can not make platform OF hate of the
people ofthe South. The people have con-
demned that. / shall look with great deal
of curiosity for the glittering generslities OF
their platform, and under which they will
march into battle. The democracy have
made a gallant fight, but let no one suppose
victory is already won. The republicans
will not yield readily nor without adesper-
ate struggle. The great battle is to be fought
this year in Ohio. / know that the repub-
lican organization OF this state was begun
in Washington two months ago. Nothing
that labor, money or talent can
do will be spared by them 20
carry the state next fall. This is the key
stone state now, and republican defeat in
Ohio is to cut the back OF the party right
| in two. You did well on Monday, but the
great battle is to be in October. 1 Dslievt
we shall win it gloriously; but it can not bt
| now by sitting in our tents. Ii requires work
and with victory in October, the great way
is opened for the glorious result beyond.
promise you, as God gives me health, viii
| do my part tbetween now and the SECOND
Tuesday in October. LCheers.l Judge Thur
man closed his speech with some local allu
sion of complimentary nature, and especi
ally congratulating his neighbors in Coium
bus that they had succeeded in so far heal
| ing party discussions as to win victory 70
the whole city ticket on Monday last. Shor
speeches by Messrs. Heitmann, Converse
Baber and others, occupied the remainde
| of the evening until late hour.