Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-09-28

great, and glorious, and sublime peo-
pie, but 1t represents confedercy."
This was the doctrine Of Democrats
south. It was the doctrine Of the
Democratic party north. II Ia still
the doctrine OF the Democratic party
north and south. [Applause.l Tho
Democratic party In the south col.
lected themselves together for the
purpose Of breaking up this Union.
The Republican party said TO them,
"You try and break up this union
and we will break your neck" and
they did It. (Applauss.l The Re
publican party came into power on
the heels OF the Buchanan admins
tration. The treasury was as empty
Of coin as the Democratic party was
Of patriotism and honor. We had 70
borrow money Of whom we could.
We had to issue bonds and green
backs. What for? Why, to buy
shot and shell, and musket, and con.
non to shoot enough Democrats 70
save the union. tGreat applause.
There was Lewiston then forced up.
on the people of the country, not into
Democrats and Republicans. but into
patriots and traitors; and thousands
and thousands went out Of the Dem
ocratic party TO aid the government
to put down the rebellion. Zap.
plause.] But everyone who thus went
into the service OF the country were
known a. Republicans, and those
who were against the government
were known as Democrats. APP.
plause. These Democrats went In.
to the markets Of the world, and
they maligned and they slandered
these efforts to raise money TO sus.
tain the government in it's time OF
trial. They said: "Your bonds can
never be paid, and your greenbacks
are unconstitutional" and to such
an extent did they SANDER and NAL
ign, and calumniate the government,
that one time gold was $50, which
that agreenback was worth ~
cts. on the dollar. Where was the
66 cents? They were slandered and
out by the Democratic
party OF the north. LApplause.I
OF the causes which have
brought about the prostration OF
industry to-day are to he
traced to the Democratic party Of the
north Iapplausel, and every time
you workmen blister your hands TO
pay q debt, take Off the blister and
under 1t you will find a Democratic
lie. [Great applause The Repub-
Iican party has done nothing for 10
years that Is has not been proud OF.
The Democratic party has done moth
ing for 16 years that 1t is not asharn-
I'd Of. Applause.l The Republi-
AN party has not done one thing
hat was not for tho public interests
II tho Government for 10 years.
Applause. The. history OF the
Democratic party
Is AN EPITAPH.
Applausel, The Democrats today
.re searching around In the old politi-
.al cemetery Of tho by-gone ages for
. standard bearer. They have raised
10 In Massachusetts that old GEM
,tery reminiscence, Charles Francis
Adams laughter and applausel,
Who had his henchnen at Cincinnati
hoping that he would got the nomin-
.tion form the Republican party
here, and who was equally willing
20 take IL at st Louis, and who was
also willing TO be the nominee OF the
party in Massachusetts,
but finally the Democratic party,
wishing for some evidence Of respect
and knowing no live man
would lend his name to them for a
lnome4t, have CROPPED In this old
cemetery and flshed out Mr.. Adams.
Laughter and applause.l The law
against violating the sacredness OF
the tomb ought TO be enforced.
Laughter The Democratic party
was not willing that this country
should be saved unless slavery could
be saved with 1t. There never was
d Democrat north or southland by
that mean those who were opposed
10 the Union--who did not think
more OF slavery than of the govern.
ment of tho United States. ZAP.
plause. They made a brestwork OF
the Constitution for rebels TO get be-
hind and shoot down loyal men.
Cries of bravo and applause The
next thing they did was to discour-
age enlistments In the north. They
lid all in their power to prevent
men from going into the army, and
The great statesman Samuel j. Til
len gave II as his opinion that the
south coud sue, and that every SOL
iler that put his foot on tho sacred
,oil Of the south would be q trespass-
Dr., and could be sued before justice
II the peace. tHisses.l They de-
the war rs an abolition war
n their Conventions, and they de-
,ounced Abraham Lincoln AS q ty-
rant. Ofall the men on earth who
has been clothed with nearly abso-
ute power, Abraham Lincoln was
me, and / know Of NO man living or
n history who used that power
abusing 1t, except on the
Iide OF mercy. [Applause.l They
aid to the rebels, "hold on, hold
"A ri. ftOht or, until wa oct OOlitiCal