Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-10-05
NEW SERIES.-VOL. II, No. II.

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He referred to the statements Of
Southern Congressman when asked
why they persisted In presenting
these claims when they knew they
were a stumbling block to their
friends in the North, that their politi-
cal existence depended on their urg-
ing the payment of these claims. He
spoke also OF Q recent decision against
Col. Neal Dow, in the United States
Circuit Court In which Justice Clif-
ford gave judgment against him for
some sugar taken by his soldiers from |
a plantation in Louisiana in 1862, for
hospital purposes. he believed that
this case had been held back by JUS
tice Clifford for eight years, and was
only pronounced now because he be- |
lieved that Mr.. Tilden Was going to
be elected to the Presidency. He de-
clared that in accepting the nomina-
ton by the South, Mr.. Tilden has nee
essarily yielded to their demands for |
q greenback currency, and 1t was the |
determination of the Southern |
Democracy that there should be no
equalization Of the greenback with |
the gold and silver dollar so long as
the question Of the payment Of South
ern claims was unsettled; and this
determination. he said, was menace
upon the Treasury OF the United
States OF fearful proportions and nm
imaginable dimensions. He then pro-
ceeded as foliows: H -
saau ! SPECIE PAYMENTS.
Now . word as to the question. of !
specie payments. Well. all there is
to It in my mind Is that the United |
States should do just exactly whatyou |
and I are compelled TO do--pay her
debt. And II I could borrow money |
at four and half per cent interest
should be fool to have my due bills |
hawked about the streets at twelve |
or fifteen per cent. discount and that
is precisely the condition OF the |
American people to-day. When they |
can borrow gold at four and half |
per cent for twenty, thirty or forty |
years, the Democrats want them to |
keep their due bills out at II. IA, or
Is per cent. discount on them. Now |
the Republicans say that upon the
whole the greenback Is the best cur
rency that we ever had, but 1t would |
be q great deal better II each dollar |
was worth one hundred cents. You
know how we have been reviled and |
abused and insulted as the bondhold-
ers' ,party-the party that paid the
| gold to the bondholders. Well. now
the only reason the Republican party |
ever had in the world to pay the in
terest on our bonds in gold-there
never was but one reason why the
Republican party was. bound 70 pay
the interest In gold-and that was
that the United States had 80
promised. I know that would not
weigh much with the Democratic par
ty qaughterl but 1t did with the Re-
publican party. Now, We have SOL
emnly promised that the humblest
laborer In the land who works for 81
or tl.50 Q day shall have gold for his
labor just - well as the uhsaviest
bondholder. We answer the cry OF
being the bondholders party Othst we
propose to put everybody on slevel,
and If one part Of the debt is ex-
shsngesble for gold, the other shall
be. Idon't supposs we VIII want the
gold when the greenback is exchange
able for It. remember going to
California some time ago. I Asd not
seen gold for sorae time. [Laughter u
drew 500. They asked me how I
would take IL, and I said, ~in gold,@
and they gave me thirty 80 gold
pieces. Ibegan to Jingle them in one
pocket and then In another, and
pretty soon I got them in my vest
pocket, and then I changed them
back to my pants pocket Laugh
teri It was the most Internal pui-
ssnce ever had [laughter,l and I
, went back to the bank. and said
For Heavens sake can't you give
me some good biilsa" Laughter.1
The result will be when these green
backs are at par with gold. the min
ute you can get the gold, you won't
want it. The fact Is many Of those /
am now addressing. a large proper
ton Of the present generation Of yo-
ters- never saw gold and silver as . |
medium Of exchange. They are IKE
the boy who had new silver quarter,
and. when asked what 1t was, said
@Oh. I don't know. It's a first rate |
thing though, you can get the money
for it. Laughtsr.l "a. 81 el Il
Ma Tupu'sus1pxLrY. !
NOW, esy tuat NJ Auoen Wes VIZ
faithful to this county In very
great crisis. Well, I won't give you
all the details of his inndelity. 1t
would take me too long. tLaughterl
But there was one act OF inddelity
that I never shall forget and that
never should be forgotten. There is
one sin that should be remembered
against Mr.. Tilden to the last day Of
his life; 1t is the objectionable sin In
this world and the world to come, po-
litically. You remember as well as ].
do the enthusiastic and large crowds.
such as are here now this afternoon
which assembled fifteen years ago.
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