Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1876-11-01
WOODSTOCK. VT., WEDNESDAY,, NOV. |, 1875.


less it be supported by revival of
the old war feeling, and by tearing
open again the wounds from which
the people Of the United States have
bled so long SUCH A PARTY, WHEN IT
HAS COME TO THAT, DOES NOT DESERVE
TO 1--we.
[From Speech at st. Louis, July. 1872 ]
CAN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY BE TRUSTED
Honest Republican, are you still
troubled by doubt? Do you still
ask, evil it be safe to trust them 2"
A journal of this city addressed the
question to me, how the colored peo
pie of the South would be protected
by legislation in consequence OF this
movement, if the majority in Congress
should change? | will answer We
had the same movement in this State;
the majority in the Legislature did
change and how were the colored
people of Missouri then protected by
legislation No legislation was need
ed to protect them. They were amply
protected by the spirit oil the people
as il issued from that movement. |
remember the predictions that were
made then to frighten us, that the
''red- handed rebel" would rise up
again i'll bloody terocity, and
make It impossible for Union men and
colored people to live IN some parts of
this State. Well, the people of Mis-
souri, were not frightened they did
trust they "clasped hands over the
bloody chasm" in 1870. Their trust
was not in vain. The rebels were en-
rranchchiscd. They became not only
voters, but good citizens again the
rights even Of the lowliest among us
were more secure and sacred than
ever. and we have lived as friends and
brothers since. Here it is history
Let the American people profit by the
lessor. LOOK at the South to day
Is not the Liberal movement leading
old enemies together in friendship and
inspiring all hearts with new hope 3
Is it not already doing more to pre-
vent disorder and violence than penal
laws aud violence could do , If you
want the peace of Missouri everywhere
let her example Of hearty reconc'la-
tion be everywhere followed.
TIE PATRIOTISM OF THE DEMOCRCY
No party can do what the Demo
cratic party has done without drop,
ping its historical identity. | honor
the patriotic spirit of the men who
achieved so tremendous revolution,
and in the great work before us | hail
with Joy and coriiality their alliance.
The party that has done this cannot
return to its old grooves. 1t is i'm
possible. The first attempt would
shiver it to atoms
[From Speech in Chicago Sept, 1851
CARL sCHURz ON MIR. TILDEN
Governor Tilden has won his repu
tatiou as a retormer mainly Ey the
prosecution of the Canal Ring in the
State of New York. 1 will not fol-
low others in questioning his motives,
but readily admit that prosecution 10
have been an enterprise requiring con
siderable courage, circumspection and
perseverance, tor which he should
, have full credit. Should he be elected
, President he will doubtless eject from
their places, and, if possible, other
wise punish all the dishonest officers
, how in the service.
now MIR. sCnURz "DIsPosED OF MR.
= HAYES"
1t. Gov. Muller, of Ohio, relate.
that at the Fifth avenue Conference
last May, when he had read the pas
sage of his address which follows, Mr.
, Schurz turned to us and remarked
plainly, as if it were self evident mat
ter: THAT DISPOSES OF MIR
HAYES S!' The passage is as fol
lows:
{ "We shall support no candidate who
, however favorably judged by his neares
friends, is not publicly known to possess
those qualities Of mind and charactel
= which the stern task Of genuine reform
requires, for the American people canno
afford to risk the future of the republic il
experiments on merely supposed virtue
or rumored ability to be trusted on thu
strength of private recommendation"