The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-26
MURAT HALSTEAD'S PLEA.
AN ADDRESS no REPUBIIC1NS IN
COOpER TNSTIIUTE
The Cincinnati Editors Views Of the ohio,
Indiana, and Mcst virginia. Elections
The Bugbcar of southern War Claims.

PRESSED his thanks ana said that lie thought the
klndest thing he could do was not to occupy
eny time himself After a short address he in
trOduced the man at the head Of the bar Of
this country, the Hon. Alphonso Taft" who
made speech occupying IN hour and half.
III said talt the Democratic Ilatform declared
the Republican party "honeycombed with cor
ruption," butdd not a.lude to the corruption in
It's own party lie compared tho Democratic
records Of the past with the Republican records,
beginning with Jackson's administration, as t.
what was dono with the national money.
More than $40 VS. the loss on every thous nd
dollars during Jacksuu's term. according To this
ING the next Heu1ncratic Almini.iratInn. aud
/ finally nearly 81 under Buchauan. The loss
during Liucolns Administration was only 81 on
the thOusa ID. wniie CIR nt's frat term covered "A
loss ~ only ~ cents, and the second term Of
ouls % cents his the speaker believed was all
tuat need I've sad ~ answer to tins cnarpc Of
corr lpttOn. Mr. rift also salt that the "snld
South - meant the government OF tue majority
/ by the minority.
SPEECH OF THE non. MURAT HALS1EAD.
After few preliminary remarks, MIR. llalstcad
SAID:
Indiana was not won by the Republicans in
the election on the lOth of this month, Dera Use
the bal full delu.ilns that grow Ike ra2 wee =
from issues OF legal ndcr paper had not reen
dispelled Nv courageous ana comrctent instrlc-
ton OF the people In tie G nyassiug of other
ye.rs and bocause Importance was gwen rather
to sentimental excitement thln to affairs OF
business growing out 81 the war
ohio was won uS tie Republic ms on the same
day. because the state Waa faithfully cauVIssed
aud the people happiy educated on the money
questions LOST wear. ana hct ausc the true mean
lng OF tue Consolidated Southern Confectionery
IN presenting its oils for war claims to the
nat nal Treasury was given through The cam
palm the uncommon conspicuity It's startling
importance demIudcd.
West Nmsiui was carried by the Democratic
Iarty upon The theory that the Southern war
81 inns would be teuderly nurtured by that
plrty. au4 made to bring forth golden or rather
greenback frut N gracious anundance-and 50
tue South - ueiOrc tue county as unite see
ton In behalf " AN unprincipled party ana IN
me southern SenInli an :. ate- tue OLD Cpufed-
er,ie array. reufytn I'd In dcrfinge. clubs Is Ell
gagged in a deadly "still hunt " Tor the possess
sion Of power thai means business IN an euii-
ucnt degree.
" nen Germany crushed the military empire
or France he demanded an indemnitv1or her
trouble The cunqucror gathered tue spoil viii
tue glory. Tue American public trdmpied
d Nu tle Southern COufrder4cy. aud the Com
fcdtfates. revived md restored to citizenship,
feel That Justice requires IN their behalf "a reNer-
al Of al the precedents of warfare and
coon +ehily r.q ilrius, as . peace Offering from
those VINO oN,rcame them, compensation for
losses sunered-tne tntitciion ui On tho con-
dncror Of q tine for the images that impovcr-
ished the vanquished. THIS may he described
AZ % lNe'tl AID i adds a fresh point To Vel
lngton's famous remark that next 10 defeat.
the gre test mi-fortun" ~ victory.
me tonicderttes are quite right about 10,
how. YER II they are sound III their theory of
the form II OR GnNcrum cnt and II tac Demo-
cratic party has any princi le. we under. tand II
to he IN the southern CunfedefacY was right
and the nation Government wrong m the be-
ginning. the course ana the END OF the war II
tue national soldier WAS "A " trcsuasser" wher-
ever ne touched the sacred soil Of a sovereign
southern ~ le that. In the exercise Of her nigh
est capacity. had Withdrawn from the Union
ana understand there Is distinguished Demo
craft Authority for this proposltion IN the state
OF New Nork-we cannot, u course get out Of
toe responsibility Of uaying for all the mischief
cone without sueaking out OF It, and we must
The cloud Of the Southern claims Is not spec-
tral. u Is not rhost that will vanish when you
speak "a out II Is the oversh ad owiug reality
OF the politici cimpai9n aOout To close. IL We
put the consolidated Southern Conf sderacy IN
possession OF the national Government, we must
expect the southern CLAIMS to be allowed, and
thai they Will ue pressed TO payment as debt Il
honor.
his is not a phsntom danger II is plain
business TACT. 1t II the fruit of the logic, II IL
mas not the nAVor II tue literature. of tue Dem
Now that orFanizltion has no liked principle.
II we except the general one tina the late war
was tue result oi .he rebellion Of the North
against the Divine authority ~ the Southland
IN the absence OF this special illumination OF
which the n4tIunal Government IS responsible.
Wny thea the appearance OF tue solid South IN
the -. Louis { nve iuDuf WhF the totd tudtf-
ference 10 that Convention Of the mass OF : Yuth-
era delegates to the terms OF tue vi .tform md
tue names Of the canGidate~, save only ~ they
might promise sue ress, aud power sisuifylng ia
It's LAST analysis money!
Ine Nitginian theory uf the Constitution once
interiered with appropriations by Congress Tor
Local enterprises, nut change has passed over
the spirit Of the southern dream and We 40 not
near or the constitutional LAWYERS Of Virginia
Jbjecting to the appropriation OF the uncounted
millions wanted for the James River Canal, tho
climax OF winch Is tunnel through tue Ale
gheny mountains seven miles IN length, where
there would ue the total lack of water that in
the old story spoiled the mil -eat. We do not
hear thtt the Southwestern experts In the an
Client mysteries Of tue COustitution mud any dif-
nculty In taxing the people Of the unprotected
overlooked lands VI tue Wabash and " mite
rivers of indiana, and the SciOtO ana Miami
rivers OF Onio. To build ssisstppi levees or
that tney require any stronger Argument for con
structng southern Pacific Railroad tnun tnat
a vast ss!.i w4s wasted ON Tue Northern Paclnc
line.
Tue solid South seeks money through tob-
ana claims that We must pronounce prepOster-
GUS not Only WIN ger energy but with per-
iect sincerity IN the opinion that the money be-
longs m all fairness ana righteousness to the
southern people.
The south mas suffered deeply-was desolated
and Impoverished by the war. The distress of
her people has been great. ana IA defeat and
poverty they were entitled 70 our best syn pathy
and kindness and help. II Is sofrOwful that
there has been a lack OF healing statesmanship.
We are all heavy losers through that nlis tor
tune There was though.when the military part
Of the war VS. over, a statesman IN the White
House. md he was assas-i mated. Then a South
ern man became President and our first trouble
with hun was 70 reduce the plethora OF his pas
sion for hanging the traitors he knew-peTnaps
200 well, II not wisely.
We flowed the precedent OF eleyating o our
highest civil Office the most successful VI our
Generals, and lac at least has ever since been
resretiul IN Il lie accepted the situation. Now
am not ui those VINO have been constrained
by sense of partisan duiy To necessarily APP
ulaud the Administration. | wanted change
long ago, but have been in thorough sympathy
and agreement wlth the President In one par
ucular lie has been in favor OF the United
states OF America ana when charged with un-
Kindness OF spitit toward the Southern Ieople,
we may well remember that II certainly did not
appear in the terms he gave Lee at Apo
mattox, OF IN his report, at the close Of the war,
on the operations Of the armies under his COM
mand. in which he paid a glowing compliment
u southern soldiers; aud II Is PEI tinsnt TO in
duire what announcement the President and
the generous sentiments OF the North had. IN
the treatment that the southern people gave
their Gentral Longstreet when he was appointed
to an once OF honor and urOntI
do not propose to SINK the songs Of praise Of
the Administration, or to cease from criticism,
but II Is only I tr - say that II the South has
been infested by and suffered from the carpet
nngger md the seal lwag, the fault Is not wholly
or chiefly that Of the Administration, or OF the
saved the | niun, And Whine claim to be as
independent IA journalist can be who IL In
favor Of one side wnen there are but two sides,
1 am not In any case In favor Of putting the
Southern COniederacy ON top Of the United
States.
! am completely willing that the people Of the
south should manage their own at airs, in their
own way, "sut Get only TO the Constitution Of
the Initsd states - nut | wish II Understood,
when say people of the south" that | me n
ala the people, and recognize no natural right Of
any race 10 rule. / would that the people OF tie
south han given more attention 70 their own
AFFAIRS. But when the ola Confederate politi-