Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-07-27

party faith, but desire 10
use the political power in reconstruct
ing the Southern States, and rule Con-
gress through the negro vote. Another
class were the capitalists who desired
TO control Congress that their invest
ments of capital might return them
so, 10 or 100 per cent. Reconstruction
was forced on the country through the
cooperation of these interested
classes. Sumner and Phillips got
their wish, and the negro was declared
man and brother. Grant and But
ler achieved their hopes, and grasped
the most effective weapon ever pos
sessed by politicians. The capitalists
had the privilege of debating to the
legislature of the country in fiscal pol
itics. They controlled, absolutely,
majority of the Southern States.
South Carolina, Mississippi, Louisia-
ma and Arkansas, were held in undis-
puted power through negroes, carpet
baggers and scallawags, aided by the
United States army, under command
of the President. The facts are
known to all. The President, by this
system, through the army, supported
with taxes, wrung from you and me,
has perpetrated negro, carpet-bag and
scallawag rule. Through the exercise
of the same power, If he determines to
be President third term, he will seek
the electoral vote of those States. The
modus Operandi of the campaign Is
this: correspondents are sent to make
reports Of outrages on white Republic
cans. The whole country is convulsed
and to protect white and black Repub-
licans detachments of the army are
sent here and there, and bona fde citi-
zens are prevented from voting. The
result will be announced that the Re-
publicans have carried this, that and
the other State, sufficient to give the
aspirant for third term a majority.
This is the use hitherto made of it and
this is the use that will be made of it
In the future if the President and his
party are continued in power. When
Gorham and Sargent reached CalifOr-
MIA they issued the bloody shirt adj
dress, filled with outrages of rebels on
innocent, law-abiding negroes and
white Republicans. Another fact:
One of these gentlemen went to the
editor of prominent Republican jour-
nal of this State, told him the policy
of the campaign and said his editorials
should be supported by tales fresh from
the South. In conjunction with lead
ing newspapers of the Northwest he
employed a correspondent. He left
Chicago, travelled through Illinois,
Kentucky and finally reached Men,
piss, but found no outrages. On reach
ing Memphis he asked to be recalled,
as he could uot furnish the incen ttiary
letters desired, the people of Tennes-
see and Kentucky being as peaceable
as those of Illinois. The correspond
ent was recalled and the paper has
since dropped out of the bloody shirt
ranks.
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The capitalists have given us high
tariff and an inconvertible currency.
The high tariff, according to the CEN
sus of 1870, has increased the cost of all
manufactures So per cent, so that iC
now costs ST. SO to purchase shoes that
cost 81 in 1860, and S156 to buy an ag.
ricultural implement costing 500 in
1860. At the same time the purchas-
ing power of the farmers crop has not
advanced one farthing. In other
words, the farmer pays 90 per cent.
more for clothing, implements, etc.,
and sells his wheat, corn and barley
for the low price which ranged when
the other articles were cheap.
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In conclusion, the only remedy for
this State of affairs is n return to that
old Democratic platform of tariff
merely for revenue, and hard money
or o currency convertible into gold. In
1860 seventy-one per cent. of the YES
sells in American commerce were from
the United States. A few Confederate
cruisers damaged our commerce and
there was great lamentation. In 1868,
three years after the war ended, only
A per cent. of the foreign trade of the
United States was carried by Ameri-
can ships. Now, seven years later,
there is hardly 25 per cent. of our for
eign commerce carried in American
vessels. The fiscal policy of the Gov
erpment has been more disastrous to
our shipping than hundred
Semmeses, and should it be continued
an American vessel in the foreign
trade will be curiosity. These are a
few of the reasons why the Republic
can party should be overthrown.
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The railroad question in this State
is one OF vast magnitude. A political
party is organized almost entirely on
the railroad question. 1t processes to
to be hostile to monopolies of all
kinds, especially to great railroad mo-
nopolies. When it sprang into exist
ence and announced purpose to put q
hook in the jaws of the Central Pa
cific railroad, general response went
up from the heart of the people all
over the State. A conviction was gen.
eral all over the State that oppressive
railroad corporations should be make
subject to the laws. l do not suppose
that any one is an anti-railroad man,
absolutely, for without railroads the
interior of this country never would
have been settled. The census of 1910
shows that most of the population of
the West was along navigable
stream. Even in the interior of Ohio
hardly any grain was raised, and this
great development was, in great meas
ure, due to railroads. All thinking
citizens are in favor of compelling
them to submit to just restrictions and
regulation. proclaim myself unequiv-
ocally in favor of the right of the leg
tive powers to control these corpora
tions. Under the Constitution the
Legislature has the power to regulate
this matter. They should be operated
not simply for the holders of the
franchise, but fo- the whole commu-
nifty.
In conclusion, gentlemen, the cleo
ton in September has more than or
dinary significance. Not that should
be elected, but l refer you to the SUBJ
sequent elections. My remarks must
have satisfied you not only that it is
your privilege, but your duty, to de-
throne the marty i'm power and elect