The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1876-10-31

the great. glittering fight progress
have passed a single milestone in twen
ty years. The Democratic party i say
is incapable OF anything but prejudic
and hatred. Every man that is Dem
ocrat is Democrat because he hate
something. Every man that is Repub
lican is Republican because he love
something. Tn,
Democratic party is. i say,
INCAPABLE OF ADVANCEMENT.
The only stock they have in trade
to-day ;s the old infamous doctrine o
Democratic State rights. There nevel
was more infamous doctrine advocat
ed on this earth than the Democratic
idea of State rights. What is il? II
has its foundation in the idea that thiI
is simply confederacy-that this greai
government is simply bargain; that
this great, splendid people are simply
traders. and thpt the people in one OF
the States are sovereign TO tho extent
that they have the right to trampls on
the rights oftheir fellow citizens; and
that the General Government cannot
interfere. The great Democratic heart
is fred to-day; the great Democratic
bosom is blosted with indignation be-
cause OF an order made by Genera
Grant sending troops into the Southern
States to defend the rights OF American
citizens.
WHO objects a soldier going therei
Nobody except O man who wants 10
carry an election by fraud, by violence
by intimidation, by assassination, and
by murder. The Democratic party is
willing to-day that Tilden and Hen.
bricks should be elected by violence.
They are willing to-day to go into part
nership with assassination and murder.
They are willing to-day that the rights
of every man ia the Southern States
who is n friend Of this Union, who
fought for the flag, that the rights OF
every one of these men shall be tramp
led into the dust, provided Tilden and
Hendricks can be elected President
and Vice President Of this country.
They tell us that State line is sacred,
that you never can cross il ualess you
want to catch n fugitive slave. Then
you have a right to cross il. IL you
wish to defend the rights of men, then
il is n sacred line, and you cannot
cross il. Such is tie infamous doc
time OF the Democratic party. Who.
/ say. will be injured by sending sol
diers into the Southern States? No
one in the world except the man that
wants to prevent the honest citizen
from casting n legal vote for the gov
ernment Of his choice. For my part /
think more Of the colored man OF the
South than l do Of the white disunion
man Of the South. Applause. For
nv part think more Of a black friend
than / do OF white enemy. For my
part think more OF man black out
side and white in than I DO OF a man
white outside aud black in. Cheers. ]
For my part think more Of black JUS
tice, of black charity, OF black patriot
i~n, than do of white cruelty, than i
DO OF white treachery aud treason.
{ Cheers. As matter Of fact, all there
is done in the South to-day is done by
the colored man for use. The colored
man does everything that is done 10
the South except deyilment. The col
ored man raises everything that is
8 utsSu Ia tire COutts,
ExcRPT HE'LL.
Laughter. Aud I say here tonight.
that I think hundred times more of
the good, honest black, industrious
man Of the South, than do OF all the
white men together that don't love the
Cheers. And / think
more of black man in the So7th than
do of any white man in the North
that sympathized with the white wretch
that wishes TO trample on the rights Of
the black men. Applause. 1 believe
that the government has not only the
p over. but that il is the right OF this
government 10 march all the soldiers
necessary into any sovereign State Of
this Union to defend the rights Of ev-
cry American citizen in that State
TCheers.
But the Democratic doctrine is that
this government can protect its citizens
only when they are away from home.
This may account for so many Demo
Gratis going to Canada during the war
Laughter. believe that the govern.
ment must not only protect you abroad
but must protect you at home; and
that is the great question before the
American people to-day. had thought
that human impudence had reached it's
limit ages and ages ago. had believ-
ell that some time in the history Of the
world impudence had reached its length
aud so / believed until read the con-
glatulatory address Of Abraham b.
Hewitt, Chairman Of the Central Com
mittee Of New York, wherein he con-
graduates the negroes Of the South on
what he calls "the Democratic victory
in Indiana" n human impudence can
20 beyond this, all l have TO say is il
never has. Laughter. What does ha
say 10 the colored people? He says to
them. ia substance, the reason the
white people trample upon you is
BECAUSE THE WHITE PEOPLE ARE wRAK.
Give the white people more strength,
put the white people in authority, and
although they murder you now, when
they are weak. when they are strong
they will let you alone. Applause
The only trouble with our white breth.
ren is that they are in the minority.
They kill you now, and the only way 10
save your life is 10 put the enemy in a
majority. That is the doctrine oil
Abraham s. Hewitt, and he cougratu'
lates the colored people OF the South
upon "tbe Democratic victory in the
State OF Indiana" There is going 10
be n great crop OF hawks next year; LEI
rs congratulate the doves. Laughter.
The burglars have whipped the police
LET ms congratulate the banks. That IL
il. The wolves have killed OF most oi
the shepherds; let MS congratulate the
sheep. Laughter. This is the same
Abraham s. Hewitt who has endeavor.
ed to set the rotten teeth of Democrat
ic slander into the life aud quiverinl
flesh OF that splendid man, James q
Blaine. Cheers This same Hewitt
that congratulates the negroes OF tb'
South upon the prospect Of their assas
sins getting into political power-th'
next thing we hear from him is q Sian
der against the name and reputation o
a man whom he is not ~ 10 speak evel
in terms Of praise. Cheers.
In my Judgment the black peopl
have suffered enough. A voice, THAT
So" They have been slaves for 20
years. They have been owned for 20
wears; and, more than all, they hsv
been compelled TO keep the compan
Of the man that owned them. Laugh
ter. Think Of thatl Think OF bein
compelled TO keep the society Of ma
Who is stealing from y0u. Think q
heing compelled - live with a ma
that sold your wife. Think Of bein
compelled 10 live with man that stol
your child from the cradle before you
very eyes. Think of being compelle