The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-10-06
Congressional Speaking
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zen. l)lbrell opened IN his usual
way, thanking them for his former
election and went over what he
had done, and tried to do. Then
he showed that the expenses OF
the government under Grant cost
more han it did when so much
less, and not encountered by an
immense debt and depuate rebel
lious opposition.
He next tried to damage the
Republican administration by
showing that under johnson the
National debt was paid off much
faster than under Grant. Yet in
another part Of his speech he said
that formerly four hundred differ
ent articles were taxed but now
nothing but Whiskey, Tobacco
and Banks were taxed and did
not seem to suspect that as a
number of articles taxed were re-
duced that the debt must neces-
sarily be paid more slowly. .
He spent considerable time on
Whiskey and Tobacco trying to
make The impression that the tax
on-theBl4was running our farmers.
He grew pathetic over Belknap,
Babcock.. Clap and Robson. He
finally reached the State Sover-
eighty subject, and denounced
Atty. Gen. Tapts order to protect
the ballotRbpxas an infamous out.
rage on the rights ofthe Southern
States. He discovered a great
wrong in the silver bill and clos
ed.
Drake came forward, and at
once entered upon the discussion
by showing that we had heard the
same State Sovereignty cry in
1860 of the invasion of our rights
and had been told that one South
ern man could whale five yankees
but he. found by four years fight
ing experience that one yankee
to each of US was enough. lie
was brought up in the strictest
States right Calhounism and it
took fouryears of war to knock it
out of him. But he had parted
with it and was a sound Republi-
can. The Republican party had
introduced new era in politics.
the doctrine Of holding its own Of
ficials to a rigid account, and of
Furnishing them for their hishon-
esty. He challengedthe General
to shew that his sham Democratic
party had even punished any of
its officials.
Tie Democrats had done won
ders in charging dishonesty and
stealing, but proving it was a diff.
-ferent matter and then, they had
made a. complete failure. The
government had lost no money by
Babcock, Belknap or Robson,
though Belknap took brides and
Babcock opened and published
Piereponts letter.
He showed that there was such
a want Of brains in the present
Democracy that they even stole
the cry Of Reform from certain
puritan Republicans such as
Whitelow Reed, and others. The
cry of reform by the Democrats
out of Office was like that of Tom
Bradley's Jack braying for his fod-
der.
He showed that Tafts order was
right and just and was absolutely
necessary inmany parts of the
South. That it was based on law
as old as the days of Washington,
and such orders had been endors-
ed by Caleb Gushing under
Pierce, and by VIM, NJ. Evarts
under Andrew johnson. He was
glad that we had'a President and
Attorney General that had the
determibauonto protect the voter
at the bol!qt box whether white
or black. lie showed that the
Democratic party was controlled
by Confederate officers, that when
- o. -.
the, party oMas seen it had the
power to elect its candidate a Con-
federaaa pplsate, OF Union Con
s%eFyatfve nfdn, got denomination.
These Conservatives were only
used in doubtful cases and forlorn
hopes. ''''
He showed that no man paid
tax to the Uhited States unless he
used tobacco or whiskey, the con-
sumer pays the tax. These arti-
Giles are not necessaries but luxu-
RES that must be paid for. They