Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-11-02

LANCAS
attention to that telegram for the
purpose of illustrating what / desire
to say with reference to this veto
~, which is claimed as a verdict in
favor of peace and reconciliation.
And | desire to say Tonight that
there isn't Rebel soldier in the
South who don't rejoice ct this Dem
ocratic victory in Indiana Ham
burg Butler would clasp hands with
the Democrats of Indiana to-night,
and shout himself hoarse with the
cry of peace and reconciliation. Ev-
cry White-Liner, every Ku-klux
leader in the South rejoices tonight
that Indiana has seemed to answer
to the Confederate roll-call. Is this
triumph in the interest of peace
and reconciliation Is it true, as
they charge, that the Republican
party is party of hate? Cries of
"No."1 l say it is libel upon his
tory. 1t is false. You may search
the history of the world, you may
read the story of the rebellion as il
has been written in every country
on the face of the globe, and you
will not find anywhere such evidence
of magnsnimity, of lberality and
mercy as the Republican party has
shown to this Rebellion OF the South.
[Cheers.1 We punished nobody for
treason. We have rehabilitated them
with the rights of citizenship, clothed
as you who fought for the Union,
and gavo them our fraternal and
helpful hand clothed as you and l.,
in tho full garb of citizenship! A
party of hate We have shown such
iberality as in mans dealings with
man IS uncxampled in the history of
the world. | challenge Mr.. Hen
bricks, who talks about party of
hate, to put mis- finger upon the page
Of human history where such for
bearance, and mercy have been
shown to men as we have shown to
these Southern rebels. [Cries of
"never, never."l Outside of the page
Of Gods holy Writ, where Gods
mercy to fallen man is recorded he
wilt find nothing like it. Cheers. A
party Of hate Its errand has been
one of benfcent kindness to the
South. TCheers. What arc we in
s;sting on, what is it we ask | say,
if there is anywhere in this country
party who desires peace, that
desires reconciliation at ev-
cry point, it has been the Republi-
can party. "A voice, "That's so" u
What more do we desire for the
South, than that we shall have peace
Yet those gentlemen who are pro-
claiming that telegram of peace,
when have they found time during
this campaign to denounce those
bloody butcheries, that intimidation,
that constant violation of private and
political rights which has characteriz-
ed the South for the last few years ?
/ tell you, my friends, eo-uight, the
condition of these Southern States
brought about by Democrats, there
is one that shames our country. For
it is true that upon the soil of Ameri-
ca, within the lines of States belong
ing TO our nation, men are deprived
of personal or political rights out
RACES go unpublished, such as could
not be perpetrated upon our humblest
citizen in the remotest corner of the
world without punishment And yet
our Democratic friends would hold
back the arm Of authority when oGr
| government reaches out to right
these wrongs. And to-day, under
Democratic rule, if Mr.. Hendricks
and Mr.. Tilden, and that school OF
Democratic politicians, administer
the affairs of our Government, they
would treat every State line as wall
over which the powers Of the Gener'
al Government might not 60 TO re-
dress the foulest wrongs that might
be perpetrated upon the citizens Of
that State. Peace We all want
peace; but it may be purchased at
too dear price. Peace, when it is
yoked with justice, is to be sought
and desired above all things else
but peace yoked with crime-quiet
ness the fruit of violence and intimi-
dation-is to be spurned by every
true man. [Cheers.
These Democratic gentlemen with
quiet, sober faces, tell US that in al
of the States of tho South where the
Democrats have reasserted their con
troll, everything is quiet and lovely
there are no disturbances. How /;
i. that things are so quiet in these
States whore the persuasive logic o
the shot gun and sharp argument O
the knife have swept the Republican
party, and trampled recognized ma
jorities into the ground? Simply be-
cause the weaker party by violence
has been put down. 1t is just tha
kind of quietness which you may
witness when some ruffian, who hal
assaulted peaceful man, has struct
him down when be cries for help
when the noise of strife has ended
and the dead victim lies at his feet
then everything is quiet and peacea
BILE. That is the kind of quietness
that is the kind of peace, that North
ern Democrats would give to tn
South. Great applause.
What the Solid South Means.