New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-09-03
In1ersoil in Maine.

to say no one was disappointed. DE kel
the audience in roar OF laughter for nea
ly two hours. The main portions of h
speech are given below, taken from the fu
report in the Lewiston Journal:
Ladies and Gentlemen-J belong to til
Republican party. and am glad OF 1t, an
will give You few reasons why al
glad of it. The Republican party is th
conscience of the nineteenth century. VIVA
was the condition of the country when tn
Republican party came into pOwerf kno'
| there are those with envenOmed tOngu
who denounce this party; men who, If the
had their own way, would not have q
lowed us to have q country to-day. Tn
Democratic party made 1t the DUTY =: Q
every citizen to hunt fugitives seeking lib
erty. Such law would disgrace tn
statute books of hell. No man ever v0tea
for such q law who was not . rascal. l in
tend to tell the truth, if am strong enough
and tell yen have an excellent cOnstitu
ton. This crime crept up into the Supreme
Court. That court was Q farce. know
all about it, In 1861, if a negro had planted
corn and the crop was ready for harvest
the Supreme Court would have decided
with their epectacles pushed back on thei,
bald pates, that the corn belonged to the
| Democrat.
This was the spirit of the good old party
of reform. Imagine the condition We we're
in when the Republicans came into power.
| Justice and mercy were Migrants. At the
| North the Democrats we're ready to give
| any thing for an office. The Southern States
took up arms-tOok up arms for what
Why, for the right to steal from 1000. 900
| of people of different color. ] believe l am
| superior to the tlack man-and so superior
that can get my living without robbiDg
him. The Democratic party commenced
the war against the Union. The question
was, are you tor or against the Union The
Republican party offered all that it could
it almost got into the dirt-but the South
rushed to war. The great Republican
party and every Union-loving Democrat in
the North struck hands to fight for the
Union. Are you sorry the Republican party
won in 1860! Are you sorry the great LIN
coln was elected President He was almost
the only man who, having absolute power,
never abused it EXCEPT on the side of mercy.
Then there's Buchanan. an old bach
elor, and tor Gods sake, never trust an
other. wouldn't trust a man who don't
love wife better than politics Buchanan
said, 81 cant do anythng." He fell back
on State rights. Now, claim nobody ever
urged that doctrine who didn't want to
steal something from somebody. 1t was
called up when the South wanted to &C.
cede. Buckle up your coat when they talk
State rights-yOur pOcketbook is in dam
ger. They believe the United States is
simple partnership, and that when any
member of the firm wants to set up bust
ness on his own account he may 60 out
Now, what has the Democra 'ic party been
dong all these .years3 The Republican
party has it's book open. The Democratic
party says, "For Gods sake let our pedi-
gree alone" 1say let's examine the pedi
gree. The Democratic party was opposed
to the war; that ought to damn them eter-
nally. Il would be willing to let them end
little short, but politically mean eter-
means to put the war down; they swore the
debt never ought to be paid. They tried to
impair the national credit. The Democratic
party said: Don't buy q bond; the South
Will succeed" 1t the Democratic party
had had its way the soldiers in the field
would not have been paid. They ought
POLITICALLY eternslly to be damned Tor
That. How many Democrats were delighted
every time the Union army was defeated
Voice, That's sol That's fact. /
don't tell it as news, but simply to refresh
your memories.
What more? The Democratic partv triad
to get up fire in the rear in Canada. Jake
Thompson had 100000 from the Confed-
eracy to operate in Canada in continuation
with Northern Democrats. The Knights of |
the Golden Circle in Indiana and illinois
received money from Jake Thompson. He
nlred men to fire New York and Cincinnati,
marked Sunday school books" I have
right here copy of Jake Thompson's let. |
ter, IN which he speaks of the danger of his |
letters falling into loyal hands; for, saws he. |
they will implcate leading men in the
North. What kind of leading menu North |
brn Observation-Disclosures Of honesty and re- |
form, gentlemen.
was at Peoria, Illinois, when the Demo
'rats neid their convention. Brothers."
sney salg, let us put down the tyrant Lin
colin" They were for peace, thew sad. and
Ill the time they had Jake Thompson's mis-
sols IN their pockets. That was the first
neeting held in the interest of an uprisino
70 aid the South. But Vallandipham told
hem, we'll elect Mcclellan and thst'll &C.
,ompilsh at the ballot what is proposed to
10 oy force: Jake Thompson laments the
an. anIre ~ VI ms attemPt to burn New York
With Greek fire. That's what the Demo-
rats we're dong in 1864 Reoollect whan
speak OF the Democratic party mean the
men who did these things. / am sorry tn
zee men-goOd, and true, and loval-who
re With the Democrats still, and who are
rylng to make them respectable. NV voice
las no word against those men. do what.
yer they do. who faced shot and she'll for
ne Union l do not stigmatize them. do
ot aIlude to the true and loyal Democrats.
ut 10 those Democrats who are Democrats
rom mere cussedness. How came it to thai
9 man to be ashamed for having fonoht
ne democratic party with shot and shei1S
vlu the time ever come when these soara
Iorn py Governor Conner shall be dis.
race TO him! Shall the time come when
70 snsli not mention the struggles of onr
oys ana defend their scars? It never CON
Ome! But say if the Democratic party
ets the power the Union soldier will havs :
nlde his scars. If Samuel j. Tilden ia
ected fresldent he will be the tool and
's!fament OF the Southern Democracy
ia tne Southern Democracy ever aiicv Q
le Northern Democracy t. mansoei Tb ow q
ever did and they never will, Altar 4H I
al was over the Republicans told the na
70 no was tree, and he must be a c;t;.a o
1a nave the ballot The Democratic naren n
oted against all these measures. NJ RMasty
ticks spoke IN the United States Ssno D
~ SAID there was no power in the neasi tt
onange tne constitution and mato "
ave 1ree. he today believes these n sno II
ns we're 9niawfully deprived of tbo;. OF
operty, and he will vote to psv them 'n sar q
eir property. p"S 'nom 1or in
1t is some trouble to get nm a Rar,h,;. ~
ou've got to build schoolhona".p ~
ant to make Democratic tear than YOU y
you want to make Democrat anneost a. y
eludices or appeal to hard t;1 rposa 70 ~
smocrat in Illinois thinks the ch;r"h
mes OF the Republican administr..;;"us 81
no made the times hardf Who ms sSaoa.
ceeeary for the United Stat. Is0o IL