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

| homes of Union soldiers while they were in
the field fighting for the preservation of the
country. This was their object, and they
Immediately put themselves in communica-
| ton with Jacob Thompson. On the 9th of
| August 1854 they held ameeting in Peoria,
and there were Democrats there from every
part of the State. In that meeting letter
was read, received from the Hon. Fernando
| Wood, of New York, of whom | think you
have heard, in which he said that, although
| not present in body, he was there in spirit.
| George Pendleton, George +. Pugh, and
other prominent gentlemen, sent their apol-
ogies and regrets. / was at that meeting
| and read some of the apologies. They de-
| nounced the war as an abolition war; they
denounced Americans as tyrants They said
Rouse brothers and hu,l the tyrant Lincoln
| from his throne. The men who made
speeches at that meeting are now running
| for the most important political offices in
| Illinois to-day on the ticket of "Honesty
and Reform" Jacob Thompson wrote
home, and we found his letter in the rebel
archives, and he describes the meeting and
says that he furnished The money to pay the
expenses of that Democratic meeting. The
| expenses Of that meeting were paid by rebel
gold by Jacob Thompson, and he has got
| filed a voucher or receipt from these Demo
Gratis, who are now N favor of Tilden
and Hendricks. They held their mex.
meeting in Springfield, the next in
| Indianapolis, all the expenses of which
were paid by this rebel agent They went
further, aud shipped to these towns arms
| for these rebels in boxes marked Sunday
| school books. | said the expenses of these
| Democratic meetings were paid for by rebel
money, and their object was to burn the
homes of soldiers while they were battling
! for the equality of human lives. This rebel
agent hired another rebel agent by the name
| of Churchill He tried to burn Cincinnati,
| and is now good Democrat. At Indianap-
| oils man by the name of Dodge was made
leader of their party, and he became so
sound that they were obliged to put him in
! Fort Lafayette.
The Democrats then met in Chicago, and
among other things, declared the war to be
failure. There never was, friends, a more
| infamous lie told on the face of this earth.
| 1t was only few days afterward that the
guns Of Farragut and the achievements of
| the men in the field said they lied. Soldiers
who fell in support Of this country, rise
from your graves and lift your skeleton
! hands on high and swear that when the
Democratic party uttered these words they
lied.
We then grew magnanmous and let Dodge
| out Of Fort Lafayette. Where do you sup
pose Dodge is now? He is in Wisconsin,
What do you suppose he is doing? Making
speeches. Who for ard what for? Tilden,
Hendricks, honesty and reform. This same
Jacob Thompson whom the Democratic
party shielded-this sane man hired men to
burn down the city of New York. Right in
this great and splendid city of New York,
that sits so like queen on the Atlantic,
men rose up in mobs to burn down asylums,
simply because their walls sheltered the off
spring of another race Every one who
raised his hand against these Institutions
should have had his brains crushed to atoms.
1t was disgrace to humanity itself Every
man that was in that mob is tonight for
Tilden, honesty and reform
Recollect, my friends, that it was the Dem
ocratic party that did these devilish things
when the great heart of the North was filled
with agony and grief. Recollect that they
did these things when the future of your
country and mine was trembling in the bal
ance of war; recollect that they did these
things when the question was liberty, or
slavery, and perish recolcct that they did
these things when your brothers, husbands,
aud dear ones were bleeding or dying on
the batte-iields of the South, lying there
alone at night, the blood slowly oozing
through the wounds of death; when your
brothers, husbands and sons were lying in
the hospitals dreaming of home-pictures
they loved. Recollect that the Democracy
did these things when those dear to you
were in the prison-pens, with no covering by
night except the sky, with no food but what
the worms refused, with no friends except
insanity and death
Now, my friends, / have said few things
to you about the Republican party, and
few things about the Democratic party
With few more words | will quit this
branch of the subject. Allow me to say that
the platform OF the Republican party is as
broad as this continent. In other words, it
is as broad as humanity itself 1t asks all
to come and help and join who are in favor
of human advancement 1t is broad enough
for Catholic; for Old-School Presby terians,
for Methodists and for inlidels, provided
they are in favor Of the eternal equality of
human rights; and the Republican party in
its magnsnimity goes even further; it is
willing that the Democrat should vote its
ticket Beyond that, magnanimity cannot
go.
The Republicans believein giving TO every
man the result of the labor of his hands,
will allow every man 10 do his own thinking
and express his thoughts, whatever they may
be. In the Republican way there is room
for everyone.
Now, then, my friends, the first question
which is upon us is about paying that debt
which we contracted for powder with which
to shoot these Democrats, and the next is
about protecting the citizens of this country,
both white and black. We owe a large debt,
two thirds of it, as | tell you, caused by the
action and measures of the Democratic
party. Recolect that always There are
some people who have an idea that We can
defer the fultillment Of promise so long
that it will amount to fulhllment. There
are some people who have an idea that the
Government can make money by stamping
its sovereignty upon piece OF paper. The
Government of the United States is perpet-
ual pauper. 1t passes the hat all the time,
aud ii has musSet behind the hat But at
the same time it produces nothing itself.
The Government don't plow the land, the
Government don't make the bricks, the GOV
eminent dou't chop down the trees and saw
them into lumber The Government is
perpetual pauper, and the Government can
not support the people, but the people have
to support the Government. The idea that