Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-09-21

Bourbon comes up to see the
Fun--A Splendid TOrchlight
| Procession.
On Monday night Gen. j. M. futile,
OF Iowa, opened his canvass in Indi-
ana at the Centennial Opera House.
and the reception which greeted him
was certainly fitting and most en-
thusiastic one for such an occasion.
Soon after Z o'clock the Plymouth
Band accompanied by about one
hundred torches, marched to the
Pittsburg depot to welcome the ex-
pected delegation from Bourbon.
Soon it came rolling in gaily, the
bright torchlights waving from every
car. The Plymouth Band discoursed
music while the batalions formed into
line, and these preceded each by
their respective bands, came march
ing up LaPorte street. The sight was
beautiful and imposing one. The
Bourbon Hayes and Wheeler Club at
tractei attention and favorable re-
mark by their snowy uniforms and
gentlemanly and quiet behavior. The
procession passed on to Michigan
street and thence north and across
into Centre street, then coming south
it crossed over again into Michigan
street and then halted i'm front OF the
Opera House. The Hall was already
well filled with ladies and when the
torchlighters came In and took seats,
followed by many Of the citizens OF
Plymouth, there was not much room
to spare; in fact, it was jammed full
and many stood at the doorway unable
to get seats.
While the audience was getting
seated the speakers and old friends
OF the Republican cause came upon
the stage. After music by the Plym-
outh Band the Hon. H. Ct. Thayer
stepped to the front and in few hap
Ply and congratulatory remarks intro
duced the @Hero of Fort Donelson,'
Gen. j. NJ. futile, Of Iowa The General
is large speciman of western growth
and is evidently fitted for Fighter"
On being introduced and so enthusi-
astically received the General said:
Until lately have not been pub
lie speaker, / have been a business
man. Perhaps have not taken part
in politics since the war as much as i
should. Before the war was Dem
ocrat and went into the army war
Democrat" But since the war have
gone along quietly in my business,
generally voting with the Repubi-
cans. Ny only fear since the war has
been o United South. and having no
faith In the Democracy OF the past, 1
was hoping to organize in my state a
new third party, composed Of Union
Democrats. had great faith, con-
tinued the speaker, in the Liberal
party Of 1872, but the Democrats did
not solidly vote for Greeley. That
element which had sympathised with
the South still stood aloof mourning
the @lost cause" so Grant got the
election. And when the time came
to organize this new campaign, these
same rebel sympathisers came to the
front-these same men who welcomed
the bad news from the war and mour-
ed the good news. 1t was the same
old "a Fttlt#
DOCTRINE OF STATE RIGHTS
which has cursed this country to
which they still adhe red. The best
plank in the Republican platform is,
1 think, that resolution which declares
that we are nation" And when
saw this spirit and this element
gaining control of the Democratic
party there was but one place for me
to go, as a Union man, and that was
to the Republican party, [applausel
for the Republicans and few Demo
Gratis put down the rebellion. / was
at the st. Louis Convention, contin :
ued Gen. futile, and there were pres
ent all the old antiquated mossbacks
who have laid so long that the moss
has grown over them. There were
present Democrats who hadn't had
new idea since the crucifixion.
Laughter.
The question then arises, in whose
hands shall the government be placed?
/ am fully satisfied, declared the
speaker, that il they, the Confeder-
ates, get the power in their hands
they will again attempt to destroy the
Union. Why is it, then, that they-say
down there that you (the North will
be the rebels next timer" In Des-
Moines / said the rebels of Missouri
had already issued Certificates" to
repay the cost OF slaves lost, or for
~other services rendered" during the
| wars These Certificates don't say
| what LuevEObntE Scfftooo mcah, Dus
there is little doubt among loyal
men. There was issued in Missouri
q, 100000 worth Of these @Certifi-
Gates" and out west they are known
as @Tilden stock" Laughter When
I they were first issued they were worth
s. on the 800. but now they are not
worth 81 on the 800, and il they have
to hold them until Tilden is elected
they will not be worth one cent on
) the million dollars [Cheersl The
General said that when he first made
these statements the Republican pa
. pers OF Iowa discounted his assertion
in regard to the exist nee OF these
|, Certificates, but when he produced
authentic specimens Of them the same
, papers admitted that he had only told
! the truth. 1t is the same rebel spirit
I commanding the party TO-DAY. Lis.