Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1875-07-06


day nominated rs worthy the support OIL
the voters OF Oxford County.
The President then announced that
Hon. YIN. P. Frye, Representative IRON
the third Congressional District would
address the convention.
MIR. FRYg's SPEECH.
M.. President and Gentlemen Of he
Convention Your Committee has invlt'
ed me 10 address yoa to-day, and rs you
are my constituency aud am your ser
want. [ did not feel ut liberty TO decline.
There are certain important matters
which should be discussed before you.
and OF which you will tel! your neighoor'
when you return TO your homes, that Tue
public may be lully informed concerning
them.
What is the issue between the TWO
great parties in this State, Is set TORN ~
their platforms respectively adopted al
Portland aud Augusta? The Democrats
ASK Tor hard money; We take no issue
with them there: they ask Tor al honest
administration we take no issue there:
they call Tor ecoBomy; we take no issue
there. On prohibition we take no issue,
Tor though Mr.. Rawson used all his IN
fluence and elOquence, the party did not
dare TO insert license plank INTO lheN
platform. What then is the issue lhey
charge the Republican party win lnler,
terence in matters OF State rights ana
with State Legislatures. Ii we reply
with reasons Tor such interference, they
cry: Shaking the bloody shirt :" l
have no desire 10 shake any bloody
shirt but the truth must be told. and
ask You to listen 10 u piece OF history
which will relate 10 you: Our country
has always protected her citizens ABROAD
bnt she did not protect them at home
We had a bloody war OF TOUR wears. anu
as the fruits OF that war, the 18th, lItn,
aud 10th amendments were added TO
the Constitution, and civil rights bill
has been passed. These laws. II enforced
will protec, our citizens everywhere. But
here The Democrats join issue with us
States in the South violate them ana The
courts sustain the people in that course.
1t j. doubtful 1.-THE l4th amegdment TO The
constitution is worth the paper II is writ
ten upon. Because We desire to enforce
these amendments aud the civil nights bi!I
the Democrats are continually howling
about the Iron hand oil Grant The
tyranny and Capitalization OF our general
government, and he oppression aud
dcspo,ism At the South. Many Repuoll-
cans have been msed by this cry but
let US examine the case and see who IS 10
blame.
was appointed by Congress to lnyes-
tiga,e the Southern QIestioa; TO see II
there had been dcspotlsm IN that sec, ION,
OF il there had been unnecessary iederal
interference. travelled through The Ice
bound valley OF the Connecticut IN New
Hampshire, down through the Mississippi
valley to Louisiana. Oranges grew there
could no, help noticing the difference
between the two sections. In New Eng
land there MAS peace aud prosperity =
beautiful village, were on every sue ;
there were churches and schJO. houses.
knew that Sabbath morning the church
bell would toll and that mothers, needing
the call. would take their lId!e ones 10
the House OF God, while the i4ther wax
ed mantully by hon side. l knew tLat
every day the schOO bell would 'Ing ana
the children would be gathered into
school houses TO gain kno"!edse, ana
learn how To become good citzcns- AL
II was beautiful. But how different VAS u
down below There we.e no Ne" EuS
laad villages with their sch)o! houses
and churches, and nicely Kept lawns ana
dover gardens. Al the WAY down the
Mississippi we could sec the houses, poor,
implanted. unlovely Dwelling, such As
an Oxford County farmer would scarcely
occupy for barn their villages consisted
Of store each side Oi Tie slahtG, ocaIlhg
llaring sigus: Liquors oI AL Mad Tor
sale" and lew miserable houses. Ihere
would be here ald there pie OF MOOD
which some poor negro had hauled Tor
the railroad. All along the fences mere
would he from twelve 10 twenty sadt!ed
horses hitched Everybody rides on horse
back in that country, and IN The oar
rooms their owners would be engaged III
"cussing' The Yankees between every
drink. and those were pretty frequent
On arriving at New Orleans sal Sabbath
morning in my room AT The 81. CharleS
hotel and watched tic hurry and business
which were beneath. E.Om II! window
I could see six billiard rooms IN iuli
blast; could see the men throwing down
their money as they bet upon the game,
and also eight bar-roums which were
constantly filled by drinking crowd. This
gave me something OF an idea q! Ihr peo'
pie with whom | had 10 deal. Sunday
night every theatre in he city was opened
and play bills were sent TO my room each
Sabbath morning while w's IN The cliy,
advertising the sensational plays which
were prepared for entertainment on mat
day. Why is il that this country when
God has 50 emnently blessed With every
natural advantage is to-day 50 miserable
and wretched? Il is because slavery
with its leprous hand has touched the
people and afflicted them viii moral dis
eases The tour years war kilcd slavery
dead. but Il will take many years more to
efface lis marks Tue people 90 not
aCauiesce in the 18Th. li'b, and l5Ih
amendments 10 the constitution. Ihey
are still harboring bilt=r hatred toward
the people Of the North. One gentle.
man from Tennessee said 10 my par lner,
when asked TO state how the people South
REGARDED the peace policy so Called
.sThere is not woman in the South Who
does not daily teach her children 10 hate
the North, my wife not excluded. ." Their
feelings have manifested themselves in
outbreaks, instructions and most bar
barous murders. This is history written
history-and cannot be denied. In 1866,
At New Orleans, an asSemblage OF Re-
publicans was quietly holding a political
meeting, when 500 armed Democratic
KuKlux assembled in front OF the build.
ing and fired platoon after platoon into
the bodies OF these detenseless men, and