The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-09-08

cans was held in this city last
evening, when speeches were
made by Governor Conner
and Colonel Robert @. Ingersoll,
Of Illinois. There was great Gu
riosity to hear the latter gentle
man, and his appearance was
greeted with loud applause. It is
safe 10 say no one was disappoint-
ed. He kept the audience IN q
perpetual roar of laughter for
nearly two hours. The main por-
tons of his speech are given be-
low, taken from full report in
the Lewiston Journal:
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY AND TIE
SLAVES.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: be-
long to the Republican party, and
1 am glad of it. The Republican
party is the conscience of the
nineteenth century. What was
the condition of the country when
the Republican party came into
power? I know there are those
with envenomed tongues who de-
nounce this party-men who if
they had their own way, would
not have allowed US to have a
country to-day. The Democratic
party made it the duty of citizens
to hunt fug1tives seeking liberty.
Such a law would disgrace the
statute books of hell. Laughter.
No man ever voted for such law
who was not q rascal / intend
to tell the truth, if I am strong
enough. Laughter. This crime
crept up to the Supreme Court.
That court was farce. / know
all about it. In 1861, if a negro
had planted corn and the crop was
ready for harvest, and Democrat
had come along to steal it, the Su-
preme Court would have decided
with their spectacles pushed back
on their bald pates that the corn
belonged to the Democrat. Loud
applause. This was the spirit OF
the good old party Of reform.
Loud applause. Imagine the con
dition we were in when the Re-
publicans came into power. JUS
tice and Mercy were Migrants. Al
the North the Democrats were
ready to give anything for an Of
flee. The Southern States took
up arms-took up arms for what
Why, for the right to steal from
1000, 900 of people of different
color. I believe am superior tC
the black man-and so superior
that 1 can get my living without
robbing him. Laughter. The
Democratic party commenced the
war against the Union. The
question was, Are you for oil
against the Union? The Republi
can party offered all that it could
it almost got into the dirt-but
the South rushed to war. Tht
great Republican and every Union.
| loving Democrat in the North
struck hands to fight for the Un
ion. Are you sorry the Republi
can party won in 1860? Are yol
sorry the great Lincoln was elected
President? He was almost the
only man who, having absolute
power, never abused it except or
the side OF mercy.
BEWARE OF BACHELORS.
Then there's Buchanan, an oil
bachelor, and for Gods sake neve
trust another. wouldn't trust s
man VINO don't love q wife
better than politics. Grea
laughter Buchanan said: s.
can't do anything" He fell bacl
on State rights. Now, 1 CLAIM
nobody ever urged that doctrin
that didn't want to steal somethin;
from somebody. Laughter. I
was called up when the South want
ed to secede. Buckle up you
coat when they talk State rights
your pocketbook is in danger
They believe the United States
simple partnership, and tina
when any member of the firm want
to set up business on his own az
count he may go out. Now, wins
has the Democratic party been dc
ing all these years2 The Republical
party has its book open. TIL
Democratic party says: "For God
sake let our pedigree alone.
Laughter. I say let's examine tn
pedigree. The Democratic part
was opposed to the war; tbs
J ought to damn them externally
l would be willing to let thel
i end q little short, but politically
t mean eternally. Laughter.
s The Democratic party opposed tt
4 means to put the war down; the
swore the debt never ought to b
!. paidl They tried to impair tn
! national credit. The Democrti
/ party said: t.Dou't buy a bond-th
/ South will succeed" If Il
], Democratic party had had its wa
n the soldiers in the field would n,
!, have been paid. They ought (p
: litically) eternally to be damne
|. for that. Laughter.l How man
: Democrats were delighted ever
o time the Union army was defea
a edl Voice. esThat's So" That
g fact. / don't tell it as new
e laughter), but simply to refrei
!. your memories.
= What more? The Democratic pa
e ty tried to get up fire in the re;
n in Canada. Jake Thompson hs
n 100000 from the Confederacy
e operate in Canada in conjunctic
Is with Northern Democrats. II
+ Knights of the Golden Circle
Indiana and Illinois received mo
= ey from Jake Thomson. He hi
!. ed men to fire New York and CT
le cinnati. He furnished those mt
e with firearms, or pistols rattle
g in boxes marked SUNDAY scho
re books" I have right here q COZ
III of Jake Thomson's letter, in whil
9, he speaks of the danger of
&c letters falling into loyal hand
Il for, says he, they will implica
Al leading men in the North. VIII
rs kind of leading men? Northe
eft Democrats-friends of homes