The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-11-02
lis Great Speech at the Exposition
Building, Chicago.
plain Truths for Democrats,
or a Review Of Their
Party's Career.
Why the Government Should Only Be
Entrusted to Loyal Men.

1on interest IN the preservation Oh Soou OIuoA )
re have a common interest in the preservation
I common country. And l appeal to all,
Democrats and Republicans, to endeayor to
lake Conscientious choice to endeayor to
elect as President and Vice President of the
rnited States the men and the parties, so to
peak, which, in your Judgment, will preserve
Il that is dear to us, either as Republicans or
democrats The Democratic party comes be-
IRE YOU, and asks that you will give this Gov
.nment into it's hands and you have right TO
,yestigate as to the reputation and character
I the Democratic organization. The Demo-
attic party say 'Let bygones be bygones.
never knew a man who did decent action
lat wanted it forgotten. I never knew NAN
no did come great and shining act OF self
tcrifce and heroic devotion who did not wish
at act remembered. Not only so, but he ex-
,cted his loving children would chlsel the re-
ernbrapce of it upon the marble that marked
4 last resting place. But whenever man
es an infamous thing whenever a man
mmits some crime; whenever man does
at which mantles the cheeks OF his children
th shame, he is the man that says: " Let by
mes be bvgones." Applause The Demo-
tic party admits that 1t has a record, but 1t
70 that any man that will look into 1t, any
n that will tell it, Is not gentleman. 40
t know whether, according to the Democratic
ndar5 I am q gentleman or not; but DO
that in a certain sense am one OF the his
ians of the Democratic party. l do not
NV that it is true that a man cannot give thus
ord aud be a gentleman, but admit that
1tIeunan hates to read this record gentle
n hates TO give this record TO the world but
, il. MT because like to do it, but because
elieve the best interests OF this country de-
nd that there shall be history given OF the
mocratic party. In the first place, claim
{ the Democratic party embraces within its
av arms the worst elements IN American
iety. I claim that every enemy that this
vernment has had for twenty years has been
il a. Democrat; every man in the Dominion
Canada that hates the great republic would
. to see Tilden and Hendricks successful.
arv titled thiof in Great Britain would ike
ace Tilden and Hendricks the next PRESIDENT
i Vice President of the United States. say
re: Every State that seeded from this
ion was a Democratic Stats. Every man
t drew an ordinance OF secession was
mocrat every man that tried to tear tAe flag
; of heaven was Democrat every man that
a that old banner of glory with shot and
9lI was q Democrat every Union soldier that
a scar upon his body to-day carries with
a a souvenir of the Democratic party; every
n that shot Union soldier was Democrat;
9rv man that denied to the Union
sOners even the worm eaten crust OF
nine was a Democrat and when some fam
ed Union soldier, crszed by agony and by
in and bv want. saw in his dream the face of
mother. and she seemed to beckon him, and
tinnocently followed her beckoning, and In
following got his feet one inch beyond the
Nd-line. the rebel wretch who put bullet
rough his heart was and Is Democrat.
pplause and loud cries of "That's so. j
-, I, linn int ia
" of New York were Democrats; every one
1t fred that city. knowing that, If 1t burned
e serpents of flame would leap from the
#ildines and clutch children from their moth
8 arms; every wretch that did 1t wss and ls
Democrat IApplause.] The man that shot
0raham Lincoln was Democrat. Applause. ]
Yery man that was sorry to see the institution
slavery abolished; every man that shed
ar over the corpse of human slavery, was
id is a Democrat. [Applause and cries OF
Good enough."l The men that cursed
braharn Lincoln, cursed the grandest, the
1rest man that was ever President OF the
nited States every man that cursed him Tor
,suing the emancipation proclamation, the
randest paper since the Declaration of INDIE
jendence-eYery man that cursed him for 1t
vas Democrat. [Applause.l Every man
who hated to see bloodhounds cease to De the
of free government-eYery
one was a Democrat. In short, every enemy
that this Government has had for twenty years,
every enemy that liberty and progress ever had
in the United States for twenty years, every
natter of our far, every despiser Of our nation,
every man who has been a disgrace to the
great republic for twenty years, has Deen .
Democrat. do not say they are all that way
but nearly all who are that way are Democrats
| Loud applause
The Democratic party to-day is a political
r)-crawling at the back dool
of the White House, begging for official food
The Democratic party has not had bite to cal
for sixteen long and weary years. Laughter
and applause The Democratic party has 8
vast appetite. TLaughter.l The Democratic
party is all teeth and an empty stomach
T laughter, In other words, the Democratic
party is political tramp with yellow pass
port. This political tramp begs food, and he
carries in his pocket old dirty scraps OF paper
as a kind of certificate of character. On one Of
those papers he viii show you the ordinance o.
.7S9 on another enc of those papers he viii
have part of the FugItive-Slave law; on an
other one some OF the black laws that used tt
diaorace Illinois OH another Gov. Iilden's let
ter to Kent laughter and applausel; OF
another a certificate signed by Lyman TIumbull
that the Republican party Ia not NJ to ASSOCIATE
with laughter aud aLplausel-that certltcat
will BIS indorsed Ev Gov john M. Palmer. AM
will also have in bis pocket an old wood cut
somewhat torn, representing Abraham Llncoil
falling upon the neck of S. Corning Judd, an
thanking him for SAVING the Union as com
mander-in-chief OF the Sons OF Liberty
Laughter and [appiause.] This Polltl
cal tramp Will also have lette
dated Boston. Mass, saying: II hereby cer
tify that for fifty years I have regarded tn
bearer as a thief and robber, but now loo
upon him as 5 reformer. Signed, Charlie
Francis Adams" Laughter and applause.
Following this tramp will be a bloodhound
and when he asks for food the bloodhoun
will crouch for employment on his launches
and the drool OF anticipation will run from hi
loose and hanging lips. Study the exprcsslo
OF that dog. [Laughter.l Translate it int
Englirh and it means ''Oh! want to bite
nigger!" [Laughter.] The question il
"Shall that tramp and that dog gain posses
sion of the White House?" Loud cries G
"No!" "Nor1
The Democratic party learns nothing; tn
Democratic party forgets nothing. The Demo
cratic party does not know that the world hs
-dvanced solitary inch since 1860. Time
/. Democratic dE;mb watch. [Laughter.]
las not given a tick for sixteen years
FIIauohtAr The DamOcra&ic Darty does No