The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1876-10-31
THE QUESTIONS OF THE HOUR.
srEEth OF SENATOR EATON AT GREEN

LIE w EollONS Of IdE hOUR.
sPEEth OF SENATOR EATON AT GREEN
wIcH, CONN, ON POLITICAL ISSUES.
(From specia, cores pondent Of the world,
GREENWICH, Conn.,, October N-The
largest Democratic meeting that was ever
held in this town took place last night at
Rays Hall, and was addressed by Sena-
tor Eaton, who in the course of his
speech said: .f.u..u
There are, Mr.. President, but three
points before the American people; they
may be subdivided into a hundred, but
there are three salient points presented
for the consideration of every man of the
country, First good government for all,
second, retrenchment of the expenditures
of the Federal Government, and, third,
.civil-service reform. The Republicans
think that this can be done within their
party. We don't think 1t can but that it
requires a new party to effect reform.
There can be no good Federal Govern
ment in this Union unless the States
within the Union are equal in their
powers. Therefore l say we require that
each State in its separate sovereignty
should be equal under the Constitution OF
the United States. Are they equal to-
day? We can go on here in Connecticut,
hold our elections, nominate whom we
please for office .and elect them. Is it so
i'll every State in this Union? Has not
the President of the United States march
ed an army into South Carolina? Why
has he dared to do it? He is not our
master he is our servant. and poor one
at that daughter and applause.) Was
there any domestic violence against the
Government in South Carolina? i assert
here there was not. / assert that when
the papers were put in the hands of Pre-
sident Grant every Superior Court Judge
| of South Carolina stated that there was
no domestic violence in the State. i as
sert further that every Sheriff in the
State of South Carolina, over his sigma
ture, has said that he could serve legal
process with outany power in any county
in that. Grants proclamation is untrue,
| and it was issued in order to elect man
Governor that the majority of the people
of South Carolina are determined not to
have, and wont have, army or no army
The army is placed there for the purpose
of intimidation, not to protect the people
in their rights. L want to read this
letter from the Rev. Francis Davie:
Rock HILL, S. c., Sept. 8, 1876.
Master Wade:,
Seeing that you are nominated for
Governor by the white folds, and learn.
ing that you promised the black man the
lrights he now has, and knowing that you
are and always was good and kind to me
when was your slave, and knowing that
H.. =.
/ man, alman who will do what he promi
ses, + write to say to you that 1 shal
vote for you and get all the black men to
do the same. 1 have bought piece O.
land in York county, and am trying tt
make support for my family, which !
can do if we only had good and honest
laws and low taxes. My wife, Flora
who was slave also, is still living, ant
we have one child whom we wish tC
educate. Please write to me in care OF
DIR. Robinson, Rock Hill.
Your friend and former slave,
| FRANCIS DAVE.
That letter tells that the black man OF
the South has begun to learn under this
infamous carpet-bagging, stealing rule
that the best friend he has on earth is his
| old master. / come next to the retrench-
ment of the expenditure in the Federal
Government. L traced the expenses OF
the Government for seventy-two years
by the public records of the United
States. We passed through numberless
Indian wars, a war with Barbary, run
ming war with France for three years, q
war with Great Britain, a war with
Mexico. We paid the remnant debt Of
the Revolutionary War, we bought
Florida, Texas, Louisiana, New Mexico
and California. We fought Great Britain
three years. We grew from 13, ,OOO, 900 to
50, ,0O0, 900, and had the largest CONNER.
cial marine Of any nation on earth
Which do you suppose cost most, all Of
that seventy-two years or the last fifteen
years of Radical rule? Itcost 50, zoo, 900,
900 to run this government and pay al
its war debt for seventy-two years, and
it has cost us in the last fifteen years
$12, ,700, ,645, ,O09.23. Take the period Of
eleven years since the war, and which
do you suppose cost the most, seventy
two years of peace and war or clever
years of peace? 1t has cost more thar
double to support the Federal Govern
ment since the war than it did for seven
ty-twO years.