The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-09-06
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vigorousIy attacking me and giving IL out TO
| the world that have been mtsstating and
garbling facts In my discussions Of the inan-
cisl issues. and my own county paper (the
Crawfordsvills Journal) has repealed these
charges. | am he 10 repeat my statements,
and stand ready with the documents 10 make
them good (cheers). said among other things
that during The gar, when our money circuIa-
ton was | re. II was necessarily comm d 10
the Northern states, those in rebellion being
e on nom the use of our cIrcu-
Iating medium After the war was ended the
rebel states were thrown open 10 commerclal
relations with US, and our money mad 10 90
the business of sen or welve millions of peo-
pie in addition TO the twenty or thirty mil
lions IL had been used DS during the war
4 his, OF course had the effect of contraction,
although IL not in fart Ontractton. But
actual contraction soon began. will show
you, my friends that my figures were right,
and that the Journal was wrong. (dere The
general repe ted that part of his speech re-
documents tabular statements in support OF
his position, and. calling on any Republican
in the crowd TO deny the authority and cor
rectuess OF the sam y Tbls little matter
affecting the truthfuness OF my statements
being now put TO rest, let me resume. A word
ABOUT THE RESUMPTION BILL.
1t was Wesley. the great Methodist father,
believe, who characterized slavery as the sum
OF all villsinies. have charact arized the re-
SUMPTION act and he whole rotten fl financial
policy of the Republican party as the sum OF
ell financial v'llsiniss. lGreat applause. Ii
is fraud and a swtndle per Oetrated in the
bOrir g, producing masses. l say to you, my
own home friends, and see II a ter While II
does not come true, If Hayes is elected every
cut-thr0at mortgages on his land will, II this
infamous resumption act is not repealed, be
unable to meet your debt, and you will be
voice, That's 81, General. l need not g
into a history of This infamous act.
You are all acquainted with It.
win our finances. Are you satisfied with he
way your money ha- been squandered? Do
you feel satisfied with the present adm inistra-
Il of financial affairs? chorus OF voices:
"No, no.'O The Repub leans say there has
been no ntrac ion. My friends, II you don't
down into your pockets and see how it is.
Laughter and aDtlau e. This thing of
forced resump ion has been tried before.
England tried Al o ce, and Though she WIS
better able to and il than we are, it ca.ne
near being her hnanctai ruin. That WAS In
1878, believe, and tell you that In 1879 IL will
use of resumption just now? We all take
green backs-ali are glad to set them. They
are good. Is the natl ms honor al stake or in
jeopardy 20 long az its notes
are good? Resumption means a contraction
Of the currency. II this contraction goes on
your produce wi be worth nothing. The
other day in Delphi 1 saw a good hOrse,
ordinarily worth slfO, sell Tor SIS at auction.
20 II will soon be ali over the country. 1say
repeal TINS infamous act, and so says The
Democratic parry. [',heers If you have to
resume IL will taRe One-feurth OF ali the gold
10 The commer ial wor d; yon want to re.
you desire repeal, vO with Us and 60 with us
TO victory. lApplause.1
THE REPUBLICANS ARE NOT SATISFIED
They dontlike silver, and so they have de-
monet zed The good Old silver dollar OF our
father. This mas been done TO please the
boDdhOlders of the East, who didn't want TO
taKe silver coin in payment for their securi-
ties. Silver was good enough for the pure
men Of the old days Of our country,
md
or or anyboay: Applause. But the
Republican SPEAKERS are going over the c0un-
This rem nds me of ortn, the dead man,
whose song now is:
"Sient be my peaceful slumber,
Thinking not OF what has been,
Lying in the cold. C Id cOff1o
Benny Harrison put me in;
Dreami X OF Veet VeneZ1ely,
And m seven thousand cash,
Rolling In my bu Mt out lime-klln,
Ealing cold Resu 1lican hashW
Immense a plause, and such a tumult Of
aughter hat part OF the lines We're lost
comes Gen. j. fitzpatrick ,[cheers, 1.-THE grea let
ter writer. He proposes q fl panclal Campaign
of peculiar kind. Bloody shirt and money
The war spirit must be reused o and sectional
hate inIens fed What for? Why shou we
have war ieellng now2 The war is over We
whipped the rebels. They have sure ndered.
sirike iallen foe? l think not. The Repub
licans say you soldiers who were out with me
in the war owe everything 10 them. Is This
rue? You owe bOthing TO them. Have they
qualizeL your bounttes? When L was in
Congress / tried TO have bill pas ed In your
favor. but Grant vetoed IL. And the pre- ent
Democratic House, hlch is called the Confed-
eIafe House, b, the Republicans, passed q OIL
equaliZu g your oounIiee, which was beaten
BY kepubi lean Senators Tney call you and me
rebel, my fellow soldiers, becanse we are
Democrats. VINO lows the rebsls? Who is
James Longstreet? a voice, "Ewas at Chicka-
mauga and Knoxville, aud we whipped him
II ere.'0 Yes, now you old, Jack, and
wish you had gwen him more. Well,
GRANT GIVES HIM FAT OFFICE
at New Orleans He Grant is cheek
by Jowl with the Guerill4 Mosb-
J0s joseph Brow sSe rebel war goaeTnor OF
Gs .rga. Tnis Mos Wa not even an hon.
orahle reoel, he was a bushwhacke and
mnrderer, and Joe Brown was one of the vilest
of reoeis. The truth is, my fellow soldiers, ac-
cJidI TO these Republ cans a rebel Is fine
fellow II he's a Republican, and a union SOL
dier is rascal and thief ana "A rebel II he
votes wi h the Democra s. But they say they
always puni-h tneir thieves. Yes, they pun
ish Belknap and Bah cocs and all those.
didnt tuey? Belknap saw inat this Confedes
ate Cong es~ was sb ut TO catch him and he
rushed TO Grant with his RESIGNATION, crying
out, IL wish was dead, nere's nv resignau IN (:
acc pit IL gu OK, gu ck!" Great LaughieIl. And
he did -pt n WI eTvent regret. ILheersl.
Belknap and his wife werel like adam and Eve
Ia the garden. Tue woman tempted ana the
man did ca ,and If IL hadn't bsen for the con-
iederate Congress guess Bslknap We uld have
eaten up the WuOle O'cndIu. Laughter dDo
spplause.l No, they don't punish their
thieves; they slander and villfy od var
SCARED veter ms OF three war;, like General
shields. That old is the hero the
charge at Cerro Gordo; he fonght StonewaIl
Jackson; he was p creed by a aexican brass
bullet and he has rebel lead In him now: but
b cause he Ii with he Democrats he Is a rebel
q nd acOpperhead and a thief and they accuse
MIN OF dishonoraole things done In louisiana
when he was not there. They receive Belk-
maps resignation with pious regret. and out
rage he char 4cler OF old General SHE ds.
That's he way they love the soldier and pun
ish the thieves. lGrest applause.l But L
must close. hope have said nothing per-
sonaiy offensive 10 any one. am sure 90 not
Gov Lanes : o-y. IL ais the SITUATION and
attil lude Of the Republican party towards tn
people: An old mans boys had a pup
fhoxr kw,tr G.Hf hsor Nor rxrTo nj