Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-09-15

The following is part Of the episram-
matte speech made by Hon. Ja~. p. Root, Of
/ Chicago, before the Third Ward Club vi
/ that ciiy.
Feiiow-cit.zens ask myself tw5 qges-
tious
l. Why DO I n, support the Democratic
party
:. Why DO support the Republican
party?
cannot support the Democratic party
/ because OF is pas, history, and because
it gives no promise OF better future
It, record : stepped in intamy, and Is
smIrchet with fraud, corruption, treason,
and murder
1t ha- stolen the labor and liberty of
1000 .0G0 OF people, forged chains which
bound them To Tue earth. and which to day
would gall them. had not the command OF
the Republican party been Obeyed.
The Democratic party inausurlte1 tie
repeal OF the Missouri C1murlmiSc. where
by the last barrier between freedom aud
slavery WAS broken down IN all territory
within the exclusive Jurisdiction OF Con-
gre>s
1t attempted 70 carry the black pail ct
terrible crime into tue free territory, and
for that purpose instituted bio0t>ned, D.
berry, i,stfuciio1 II property. ant mur-
Ger.
It stole ior.,, ar-euai>, >aiIs. money and
munitions oi war.
/. stole the blood OF 5@,9Oo len
/. stole $4,000 coo, 600, tuas being the
amount the people must make a. ny tiNt-
tiun a. the cost Of a cruel WAr.
IL drove loyal men from thcIr hlIe- ald
conf-cat,d their pr perty, au. i' ndid ed
in cold hi0ui those VA " rallied aruuut
the d dAg
lis grim yi-a.e Is red ctei 10 the horrors
OF Andcr-onviue. LIBBY. and Fort Pi.ioN.
II murdered teieuseiess negroes IN Ntw
York. wine its champion G1ycrnur al
dressed the iroazi-G mob as nlsndS and
brothers
I,re~i-t,d the draft ard eosoar,s j de-
scrtion.
/ 1t gave AID and eom.or, 60 rebels in arms
against the government, aat denounced
/ Union soldiers ~ hire.ins- and murd rer-.
/ Ii gave veht to treason III tlJu>a.ds vi
/ speeches and publications
/ Ii refused 10 vote money - carry On tha
war, aud 20 feed and clothe UlIJn soldiers
/ It laughed with denol5sc siee az r,b-i
success, aru howl3d VITA pain at re5i de
! feat
/ Ii opposed the emancipation Of the say =
/ preterrlng that they should DO retained a.
an ally OF the rebels, aud it became eurased
! because colored men fought bravely On the
side of the Union. IL stole more public
money in New York alone than all the los,,s
! of the Federal Government since the All
( vent Of the Republican party into power.
1t pronounced the war a failure, and de-
| clared iu favor Of peace upon the most DIS
I graceful and humiliating terms.
/ I, aka IN 1891 n
! platform that the war was Il failure, Cen
eral whose military career terrified the plat
/ form.
! 1t set up as its champion in ls6s the
/ Governor who failed to suppress the Demo
| cratic mob in New York in 1865.
1t advocated reputation of the national
debt. and by every influence possible
smlrched the national credit.
1t organized Ku-Klux gargs to terrily.
oppress. and kill loyal men in the Soath.
while its Northern wing at first dcni, Il, and
then justified the outrage.
IL has by its reckless and outrageous acts
compelled the irterpOsitiOn OF les sIsiatl0n %
protect people in their rights.
Ii has attempted to oyertdrn State Gov
ernments and make them subservIent to the
demands of the worst elements lii society.
lt has corrupted the ball0t-box and pre-
vented free exercise of the elective fran
ehise.
Il has abolished the comm1n-school sys-
TEN in Alabama, Texas and other southern
States.
Ii has introduced into Congress bills for
the appropriation of millions Of money to
pay Southern claims.
1t has removed crippled Union soldiers
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