The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-08-12
THE CAMPAIGN.
Senator Morton At Indianapolis
Last Night.


INDIANAPOLIS, August 1l.-Senato
! Morton was tonight escorted by th
Hayes Guards in uniform from his hote
to the Academy OF Music, which was fill
ed 10 oyerilowing to hear him open tn
canvass in this State. The Hon. Alber
G. Porter presided and introduced th
Senator, who spoke as follows:
[senator MOrton's speech would occup.
several columns OF this mornings paper
and we are therefore compelled to con
dense it as follows.-EDs. INTEI.l
Speaking OF Gov. Tilden, the Senate
used the following language: "He 10 Al
inyeterate bachelor and life long Dem
ocrat. He has been for twenty years ,
leader in his party, and closely identified
with oil OF its most infamous measures
He was trained in the school Of New
York city politics-is a graduate Of Tam
many Hall-a disciple Of the resolutions
Of '9S and '99-was an ardent sympathizel
with the rebellion, and completely iden
titled with that character known during
the war rs The Copperhead.
The approaching contest in Indiana
will be watched with the deepest Interest
by the whole country. Indiana is one o.
the three States voting in October, and
1.-The result will exercise d powerful inau-
ence upon the election in November. In
this point OF view the Importance OF oul
SUCCESS can hardly be over.estimated, and
no exertion ought to be spared 10 secure
legitimate triumph. The State ticket
presented by tho Republican party is q
good one, and deserves the confidence and
support Of all. Governor Harrison, our
candidate for Governor, needs no intro
duction or commendation hereabouts
His high character as a man, his distin.
guished services as soldier in the field.
his recognized ability Us q lawyer, and,
his great eloquence as a public speaker,
qualify him in the highest degree to lend
the Republican party to victory in this
great struggle. A Democratic victory in
October means a triumph Of the Confed.
crate Democracy throughout the nation
in November-the subjection Of the loyal
element Of the North to the rebel element
OF the South, and the installation at the
National Capital Of the very spirit and
incarnation OF the rebellion. % '-.0'
WHY THE DEMOCRATIC pARTY CANNOT BE
TRUSTED. a., - 20.
The Democratic party cannot be safely
trusted with the control Of our govern.
ment for many reasons, a few Of which l
will brieily'state:
l. Because the vital element6f Che par
ty, the men who control its action and
destiny, were traitors, and did everything
in their power to destroy their country.
No man who ever deliberately betrayed
his country should be entrusted with its
government. To forgive rebels is one
thing; TO put them in power is another
thing. To place this government into the
hands OF the men who sought its destruc-
ton by armed rebellion would be insani-
ty.' These men accept the government
only rs military necessity. They do
not love 1t, are not proud Of it, care no.
thing about its credit, and It's very exist
tcnce is rebuke to them. But this does
not diminish their desire 10 get control
Of the government, to recuperate and re-
pair their shattered fortunes. The con-
dition Of the Democracy Of the North ia
somewhat different, though scarcely bet
ter. Sympathizing fully. with the
South, and entirely subservient, it asks
nothing but office, and leaves measures
and policies TO theSouth. Upon economic
questions that pertain alike to all parts
OF the country, while opposing whatever
is and all that has been done, it has not
even suggestion TO make, and 10 utter
ly bankrupt in ideas. With individual
members OF talent and intelligence, as an
organization it has the confusion Of ideas
and the feebleness Of grasp which belong
to the senility Of age that has outlived
everything but its passions and the
memory OF evil deeds. 1t cannot escape
from the past, and all It's traditions are
evil. 1t tcannot point to one Of its lead
ing measures in thirty years that has not
been condemned by the voice Of mankind.
The other day in the Senate asked the
question. What good thing the Democrat
ic party had done, or proposed to do, in
the last twenty-five years? and said i
would WELD the floor TO any Democratic
Senator who would answer. The Senator
from Delaware, Mr.. Salisbury, accepted
the challenge, and named the appoint
men of investigating committees by the
present Democratic House Of Representa-
tiyes. The answer was an awful con-
iession, which was painfully felt by every
Democrat present. The distinguished
Senator felt the necessity OF saying some-
thing, and could think OF nothing but the
appointment OF smelling committees to
enable tho rebels 70 find out whether we
could not have put down the rebellion
more cheaply than we did. The fugitive
slave law in 1850; the repeal Of the Mis-
souri, Compromise in 1854; the border
ruHian odtragesin 1866; the Leeompton
Constitution and the Dred Scott decision
/ in 1857; its denial OF power to suppress
the rebellion in 1901; It's responsibility
for the rebellion bysympathy and encour-
agement; Its resistance TO every war meas
ure; It's effort in 1884 to bring about the
abandonment OF the war;.its protection to
treason and conspiracy in the Northern
States; its opposition'to the Constitutional
amendments; It's encouragement to, the
people OF the South to resist reconstruc.
tion, and It's defense Of the Ku.Rux,
White Leagues, and every form OF organ
lied violence in the South, present an un-
broken settles of, infamous .measntes
which will grow darker and darker by the
lapse ofime. - ~
INVESTIGATIONS.
The House OF Representatives during
| the late session instituted twenty.six in
vestigations into the accounts and con-
duct Of government officers. A majority
Of the committees charged with these in
ycstigations were olicered and managed
by Confederate soldiers, and thesole pur-
pose Of all seems to have been the manu-.
iacture OF reports to damage the Repub-
lican party In the approaching election.
For'this purpose the rules Of evidence
were ignoreds hearsay statemepts and un-
supported rGhors received III testimony,
the telegraph violated, private books and
papers seized, the rights Of citizens tram
pied pnder foot and lpnatic asylums and
penitentiaries 'rahsacked for witnesses.
1nformers were encoGtaged and employs
cd, and the most increlib Bile. stories receiv.
ed with avidity;. although contradicted
and scattered to the winds the next day,
Any Titus Oates. who would byIa Mum
chausen statement implicate the Presi-
dent in whisky frauds, or other crimes
o0ntnaf tho srovaHnmanf Xval XValnnmaH