Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-10-25
ORIGINS SPECIE.

ton Of what he has said in other
communities thus far addressed.
The speech was delivered in Rich
land Center, an account whereof we
copy from the Republican OF that
place, which we adopt, in lieu Of
other comments upon the delivery of
the same speech in Mineral Point:
"The house was crowded, aud al
least one-third of the audience were
Republicans. The speaker was
listened to with good attention and
Ills Democratic hearers no doubt
thought his arguments conclusive.
He paid much attention to Belknap
ana DaDcock aud held the Repuol-
can party Responsible for the corrup-
ton OF the former. Every reader
Knows MAT as soon rs Belknap',
crime become known he was us
owned ana driven into disgrace.
Ills crime was reprehtnolhle and hls
punishment was perhaps not a. severe
as it should have been. 1t Was how
ever, inuocence compared with TIN
crimes committed 10y john Is. Fioyd,
Buchanan secretary OF War, All"
jacob Thompson, Buchanan's Secrc-
tary OF the Interior. Il oyd stole
guns, ammunition, aisenais, and mu-
llitluus OF war to the amouni 81
ml.nons Of dollars and gave them to
the South to use III war agalns the
Government he was under oath t
serve. Thompson allowed S6,3oI,-
3y5 to be distracted from the 'Jov
ernIneut funds and turned over,
through Floyd, Tor the same pur
pose. Is "a six million dollar stea,
uuder Democratic administration.
less infamous than a twenty -thouoanu
&C liar swlndle under u kepublican
President!
so far as Babcock is concerned,
ne, as everybody knows, had II fan
and impartial trial ,and was acquitted
Ii il said that maj oiity of the jury
which acquitted him were Democrats.
Does Mr.. Orton suppose that had
there been any show Of uonvictinA
aim that q Democratic jury would
nave found him innocent.
He next paid attention to T.. W.
Reyes. He charged that keyes was
,np.lc ted in the whisksy frauds
Now what are the facts. Mr.. keyes
was the subject oi inv stigatlol'
before II Congressional Committee,o
which Judge Cate, Democr tue Mem
Ter of Congress from this State W. S
chiei Investigator. MIR. Cate said al
the conclusion of the Investigation
that the testimony was not as i'm
portant as he expected. Mr.. keyc,
was norated, and on his return
to Madison, reception was CAV u
uim,in which Democrats and Repub-
Leans took part, That sample Dem
ocrat, Chief Justice Ryan, being
present, said the evidence against
heyea was not sufficient to hang IA
dog ami Judge Bailey, another
Democrat, said every honest demo-
crat viii rejoice at tbs vindicatlon.
lie next took up the charge OF eX
avl gauce, and by comparing the
cost OF our government the last
years of james BuChanan's admin
i~tration-lcoO-i per- cdptta, with
the cost of io,i-j, and because the
rate was Isl in 1860 | and 3.3, IN
1919 he assumed that there was
extravaganza, and upon that aosump-
ton he built another assumption
that there was corruption, ami upon
hat assumption he butt another,
that he and Iliden ought to be
elected. Sober, thinking men are
ant To think that it would haze been
good economy Tor Us all II James
buchanan and his party had only
Increased the expenses u our gov
erument in uippinS IN the bud the
deyiiioh plans oil the United South,
thereby SAVING the icatul losses we
we're atlerward compelled to incar,
unt which to-day 30 tOMake up the
SD be uaradts 50 Internationally.
ENcluuiug the expenses property
char,cabiy 20 tho war, our uatioia.
expenses to-Cay ore less pea capita
than they were any year under