The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-04-08
GRANT ARRAIGNED,
SpRECH or SENA TOR BAYARD AT
NEW HA VEN.
Isnecial Dispatch to the wOrId.l

mersons being present. Among then
Collins VI. Ingersoll, brother of the Gov
crnor, General VIM. Trowbridge, Adju
cant General Chanley, Mayor Lewis, Lev
". Bradley, and many other distinguish
cd men. The meeting was called to or
der by Mr.. Caleb B. Bowers, and Judge
Frederick Belts was appointed Chairman
The Speaker, on being introduced, wa'
received with great enthusiasm which
was not only sustained but increased
throughout.
Mr.. Bayard. after thanking the audi
nDce for the kind manner in which they
had greeted him, said that it was becom-
fnp an established fact that the disregard
for local selfgovernment was the cause
,of all the nations present unhappiness'
The evils that we're seen in the Govern
rnent have been caused by the retention
i'm office of dishonest men, men whom no
csue would trust in private affairs. TIE
coming election in Connecticut had a
bearing upon national affairs such as no
ether ever had, This is so because it is
sn have voice in deciding whether the
relations of The State Government to the
National Government were of any more
emporlance than the relations Of u county
So =, state Government. The issue on
whicb they we're to decide involved the
v,lin or salvation of sister common
weal,hs. He was there AZ a simple wit
ness to testify what had been done by
Congress in the last two years, all OF
which he saw and part OF which ne
was." and he congratulated every man IN
America that the FOrty-third Congress
was thing of the past, never to be re-
wivnd. There were two elements at work
IN the country which, if allowed to exist,
would destroy the nation. The first OF
gbese elements was force; the second
grsud. One difficulty in the present
Government was that at the head OF 1t
WAS soldier who didn't know the first or
any other of the principles of republican
government. Arguments he had none,
and his acts we're like his mind; his no.
lions were bold, fearless, uncOncllitatorv
and he had never sought to enlarge them
Nv advice and counsel His policy was
that of soldier. Louis XIV once said
that "artillery was the last argument OF
kings" which meant that force was the
last argument after reason and justice
had been exhausted, yet what was the
sast argument with kings had been the
first and only force employed by the Pres
;dent of the United States. They had
seen intelligence degraded, and igno-
rance and brutality enCourag d. The
sneaker defed any man to point out
single case in General Grants admins
aration where an official, no matter how
much evidence of his malfeasance had
been brought forward, had been removed
because of such evidence. The session
of the Forty-third Congress was turn
sng point and the course of legislation in
the future would be either towards ma
sional destruction or national salvation.
lie believed, though, that the turning
Was in the right direction, and that here
after the people would have that sort of
counsel in Congress which would insure
eafety to the country. The House would
have Democratic majority while the Sen
ate would have majority OF Republl-
cans. Still there would be a strong check
10 dishonest legislation, and it was quite
certain that legislation for party purposes
would cease for the next two years. The
sneaker then reviewed the difficulties in
Louisiana in 1872 the cause of which he
sraced directly 10 the action of the Rresl-
dent. All the outrages OF that period
occurred in a State whose lawful rights
were the same as those of Connecticut
Mr.. Bayard then traced the events of the
later troubles in Louisiana, all OF which
he attributed TO the same cause. 1t was
no matter which candidate was returned
at the last election in that State. the Cen
eral Government had no right to decide
.gho had been elected. If it could be
done in Louisiana, it could be done with
as much justification in Connecticut, and
if the citizens of the latter State would
support such measures they would have
no right to complain when such things
should happen to- them General Grant
did not treat the citizens of New Orleans
in kind and conciliatory manner, but
sent distinguished soldier there to OPP
press them. The people should not be
blinded by mans military glory, "ior"
asked the speaker, 'must our Govern
ment be changed because we admire q
man for his military achievements| His
hearers ought to heed these things as
they would if they suffered the same
wrongs themselves. (Appause,) New
Orleans was poor, and her people were
unhappy, and would they in Connecticut
20 TO the polls and vote for men who JUS
tilted the acts of those who caused these
misfortunes. Mr.. Bayard then outlined
the attempts of Republicans to push
through the Force bill. 1t was the pro-
duct of party caucus. 1t did not come
from one man, but was approved by
those representing nearly all the Repub,,
licans in the country The bill passed
the House, but when it came to the SEN
ate there were men there who were able
to oppose it, which, the speaker said he
fervently thanked God for. lie wished
that the Republicans of the State could
realize the labors of the last week of the
Senate's session. A trick was devised
whereby each member should have five
minutes in which to discus a question
that involved his future freedom as a cit
iSen. But the opponents of the Force
bill fought bravely, and at last it became
a question of physical strength between
the two sides. Men debated for hours
daily, and the defeat of the bill was ac-
complished by pure physical force. When
our legislation comes to be hinged on the
comparative physical condition of Con-
sressional debaters, the country has ar