Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-09-27

is going to be paid. There is. in
the hrst place, to secure that debt,
a. mortgage on continent of land.
There is mortgage on the Republican
party. Also every blade of grass growing in
the United States is a guarantee that the
debt shall be paid. Every ear of corn is a
guarantee that the debt shall be paid Every
pine tree growing in the somber forest is Il
guarantee that the debt shall be paid Every
thought is guarantee that the debt shall be
paid. All the coal put away in the ground
oy The old miscr the sun is guarantee that
the debt shall be paid. And all the gold
and silver in the Sierra Nevadas waiting for
the miners pick is guarantee that the debt
shall be paid; and every good man, and
every good woman, every babe in the cradle,
and all the boys and girls bending over their
books at school, and every chap who is go
ing to vote the Republican ticket, is guar.
antee that the debt shall be paid.
Now, then, the question is who is most
apt to fulfill this National debt, the party
who made it aud swore it was Constitutional
and legal, or the party that swore it was not
Constitutional? Every time Democrat or
rebel sees a greenback il says to him: :"
am one of the host that vanquished YOU"
and every time a Republican sees green
back it says to him. "You and put tue re-
bellion down"
The next question is about the protection
vi 'ui oWh NitiEtHs. lut HdllOn lHuI can
not protect its citizens, at home and abroad.
ought to be swept from the map of the
world. The Democratic party tells us that
The United States of America can protect all
of its citizens when they are away from
home; but those who are citizens of Louis-
ana or Mississippi, or any State under our
flag, the Government is poweress to pro
tect them. l deny it. l say the Government
of the United States not only has the power
and unless it does it, it is infinitely dishon-
orable--to protect every citizen, at home US
well as abroad, but the Government has the
right to take its soldiers across any State
line or into any city, county, or ward, for
the purpose of protecting every man, wheth.
err white or black. Prolonged applause
The doctrine Of the Democratic party is the
old doctrine of secession in disguise-that
the State of South Carolina or Mississippi
must protect its own citizens, but that the
Government has nothing TO do with it UNI
less the Governor or the Legislature OF the
State calls upon the General Govern
ment. This is infamous. The United
States claims the right to draft every citizen
into the army. 1t claims the right to stand
every able-bodied man in front of cannon
in time of war; and now to say that when
peace has spread her beautiful wings over
our land, when some citizen is struck down,
that the United States cannot protect him
when the United States will make him pro-
tect it., is Infamous. Applause and cries of
Good, good."l The flag that will not pro
tect its protectors is a dirty rag. 1t contami-
mates the air In which it waves, and If that
is the true theory of our Government de-
spise 1t. it Is the duty OF this Government
to see to it that each and every American
citizen has all his rights in every State Of
the Union, peaceably If We can, iorcibly If
we must. The Republican party made the
black men Of this country citizens. 1t put
the ballot in their hands, and it Is the duty
Of the Republican party to see to 1t that
they have peaceable opportunity to east
their ballots. There are plenty of men in
the South who fought against the Govern
ment and who were satisfied with the arbit.
rament of the war, and who laid down
their arms and are Union men to-day. |
want the Government to protect them, too.
AS a general rule, however, the population
of the South is turbulent, and the best men
cannot control 1T, and men are shot down
for opinions sake. IL ought TO be stopped
1t is a disgrace tn American civilization.
They tell us that the coored men are treated
very well. Oh, yes, very well! | read every
little while Of two peacable white men go
ing along not thinking OF anything, as harm
less and inoflensive MS lambs, and they are
approached by ten or twelve negroes, and
the ten or twelve negroes are shot, but the
two peaceable white men don't get scratch.
The negroes are the ones who bite the DUST
ii is infamous. The Democratic party don't
care. Samuel j. Tilden don't care He
knows that many Southern States are 10 be
carried by assassination and murder. He
knows that if he is elected President OF the
United States 1t will be by assassination and
murder. And he is willing that they should
go on. 1t is Infamous beyond the express
sion of language. What party will be most
apt to preserve the liberty Of the negro, the
party that gave ii or the party that denied
itY Who will be most likely to preserve the
liberties of the loyal white men OF the
South, the men that fought for them or the
men that fought against them
The Democratic party have as their can
ddate for the Presidency Mr.. Samuel j.
Tilden 1t is enough for me to say OF him
that he is a Democrat. He belongs To the
Democratic party Of the city and State of
New York. The Democratic party Of the
city of New York, as | understand 1t, and
we have heard Of it out West, never had but
two objects, grand and petit larceny. We
have always heard out West that Tammany
Hall bears the same relation to the Peniten-
tiary that a Sunday school does TO the
church. | understand that the Democratic
party OF the city OF New York got con
lrol of the city when 1t didn't owe
a dollar, and that it has managed to steal
until II now owes about one hundred
and sixty millions. understand that every
contract ever made by the Democratic party
of the city of New York was larceny In
disguise. | understand that every election
they ever had was fraud. | understand
that they stole everything they could lay
their hands upon, and oh, what hands!
They grasped and elutehed until they stole
all that it was possible for the people to pay
interest upon, and then, clapping their enor-
nous hands to their bursting pockets, they
began yelling for honesty and reform.
daughter and applause. | understand
that Mr.. Tilden was pupil in that school,
and that he is now a teacher In that school.
| understand that when the war commenced
he said he would never aid in the prosecu-
ton of that outrage. ! understand that he
said in 1860 and 1861 that the Southern
States could snap the tie Of confederation as