The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-09-06
GOODING CALLED OUT.
A FORCIBLE IMPROMPTU
SPEECH.
The Real Issue of the Campaign Set
Forth.
THE DEMAND FOR REFORM.


THE sILvER BILL-REPEAL OF THE RE-
SUMPTION ACT BY The DEMOCRACY.
The Hon. d. =. Gooding, no had modestly
taken a back seat to give place to the distin-
suished visitors, was next called out, and,
after referring TO the false issues the Radicals
would force upon the country, said: 1 want
TO say to you that all THIS talk ABOUT the re
belIfon and about the rebel debt and about The
slaves is sll talK to avoid the real question
before the country. There Is question OF
deep moment and solemn interest 10 the peo-
pie that this Republican party is lodging and
calling your attention from, and L, here To-
night, though l must be oriet e9aT re t ina,
eight years In the interest OF capital against
labor-in the 'erest of money and against
the people. [Applause.l And that Is the
issue that j. the real question. arTaign
that party tonight before the sons OF loll In
Indianapolis or the high crime OF OetraylDg
YOU in the laws that they have passed In
the interest OF capt. al. Prolonged applause.
The Republican party has had Inc power IN
this gOvernme Mt for the last ely ht years. Ihey
have had both houses OF Congress. They nave
had the Supre me Court. They nave had eV-
cry branch OF the general government; Ihey
have had power TO pass any law thev pleased
They have had power TO repeal, 20 offer and TO
modify any law they pleased. The preachers
mat III thev are behaving better than they used
tOllaughteTl in politics; and In lew years
think we viii get hem about right. say the
spOnsihle not only for our sins OF commission,
but also for our sins Of omission. we are re-
sponsible not only for toe actual wrongs We
power and neglect and fail to do,
and believe that IL Is good orthodox doctrine,
1hat doctTine " charge now that having had
the power 10 do whatever they pleased TO do In
the way of passing laws, they have pass7d
Now hear me. nv friends, II prove it, the Re
publican party ought TO be turned out OF pow
er. Il !don't prove IL ght 70 De IN JAN iOI
slandering that party. lApOlausel- NOW you
are my jurs Consider yourselves In the jury
box and under oath TO hear my testimony. 1
will not introduce all the testimony tonight
but will introduce enc ugh 10 al iow the case 10
90 to the Jury, and feave the rest out and trust
to you for a nigh eous verdict. Understand I,
is not a civit case. l am not trying II
on the weight aud pref onderance OF the
evidence, but am trying IL as l would Grim
inal case, whsrr / must prove the charge pc
yOpd q reasonable dOuOt on every material
point. Let me see whether / can do H. III was
my fortune to be at Washington City, In the
capital of the United STA es, on the Attn OF
March, 1869, when President Grant was first IN
augurated president or the United States.
Up to that hour
1 HAD H PES OF GRANT.
Ihad seen him during the war. had talked
with him at later hour than this on the sub
5ect of politics. Ihad priv tie conversation
with him on the subject of politics. and in that
conversation he told noe mat he never voted
for president in his life ex -ept for james
Buchanan. knew HIM TO be war Demo
GRAFT, l had, as the sister said, fellow telling
that before the IN of March, 1869, that
the bondhol ders b. presented Grant with
more than SlWi,0O IN government bonds
knew they had made him present Oh house
and lot in the city of Pniiadelph a worth $780,
900. L knew they had presented MIN win a
house and lot IN the city OF Washing on worth
S6p, Goo knew they had poured their presents
into his treasury. But still had some hopes
6esIs bm nn IN G bis ipsuau1sI address declare
that the 500 bonds that oIO rhad. stevens, the
father of the Republican party, had declared
in greenbacks; that Oliver p. Morton, of In
diana, had declared were payable in green.
backs; that the Repub lean state con-
vention in 1868, in your very city, had
declared were payable in greenbacks; that
Senator sherman, o. Ohio, had declared were
payable in greenoacks, that the Republican
State Convention - 0niO had declared were
Grant declared that those bonds should not be
paid In greenbacks, but ia coin, said in my
heart, farewell Grant. You have gone over
70 the money power SGn are no d0n tfan ahe
in fourteen days after that the Republ can
party-for they had control OF The govern
ment. they had a majority in both houses OF
days after that they had passed law through
both houses provd ng That those % bonds
should be paid in col and Grant signe1 ne
adding mil ions To your national d. bt, adding
! the difference between the value OF green
backs and gol 4 taking 1t cut o. your pocket ,sd
holders. Stick pin there, my friends, No. ]
What next, and must be brief The mex &C
they passed WIS called the funding bill. Or
passedwhat they called the iundIng act Wha
was thai funding act? You they got I'm
easy iOr fear on would elect a DSmocTatit
Congress there that would repeal that bill tina
said
THESE BONDS SHOULD BE PAID IN GOLD,
and they wanted o take ii out Of your powe
by taking up those bonds and issuing new
ones and putting on their face that they shoult
be paid In gold. They passed that act on tn
18th of July, 1870, through both Houses of Con
gress, and he president sig ed it; and the.
provided in that act, in addition TO this, tha
these bonds shall never be taxed
tax the government bonds, and for ear Vol
might want The b. ndholders TO pay taxes
they put 1t in the contract, and they calle'
the government: they provided that tn
bondholdei shall never paw any taxes; n
government tax, state tax, county tax, cit,
tax nor school tax. ard T. dsy. il Won hay
eondholders amol you, they don't pay an.
taxes; they DON pay any ak on the school
ing of their children you Is borers pay the take
for them. Poor Ddholdersl Tney g thei
bonds paid IN gold, interest AM principle, an
you pay the taxes. How? will tell you no .
There Is so much 10 be rails d to carry on tn
government, and whaI the bondholders don
pay the rest have To make ~, and you ar
But you won suppose that that as the las
act No, my friends, on the 3D. b OF January
1871. they passed another set called n &C
that provide for? 1t provid. for ISSUING
more sim lar kind If bonds, and the interes
instead of being paid semi-annually should b
paid quar- erly-stick another pin there vii
you. My dear friends, have hardly begu
yet. The next act was passed In 1873 Dc
Heve 1t was the II OF bruary, an act to dc
monetize silver, that is an act TO provide tina
silver sh9 uld not he a legal tender Tor the pay
ment Of governm Mt bonds or priva'
debts In larger amount than nv
dollars Why, my friends silver has bee
9 legal tender ever since Christ die
for sinners. Three years ego or more the Re
publican party In Congress repealed the LAY
which allowed you To pay your debts In s'lve
over five dollars In amount. What did the
do that fort In whose INTEREST," Did they d
1t In the interest OF the poor-in the interest