Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-09-08

| Witty and Pithy Speech.
We extract the following from the report
OF the speech of Col. Robert j. Ingersol. OF
Illinois, at Lewiston, Me-, last week:
The Democratic party says: g For
Gods sake let our pedigree alone" Laugh
ter. | say let's examine the pedigree. The
Democratic party was opposed to the wsr :;
that ought to damn Them eternally. The
Democratic party opposed the means to put
the war down they swore the debt never
ought to be paid. They tried to impair the
national credit The Democratic party
said. Don't buy bond the South will
succeed" Ii the Democratic party had had
its way, the soldiers in the field would not
have been paid. How many Democrats
were delighted every time the Union army
was defeated
What more ? The Democratic party tried
TO get up fire in the rear in Canada. Jake
Thompson had 500. 900, from the Con-
iederacy to operate in Canada in coniunc-
tion with Northern Democrats The
Knights Of the Golden Circle in Indiana
and Illinois received money from Jake
Thompson. He hired men to fire New York
and Cincinnati. lie furnished pistols to
those men in boxes marked "Sunday-sehool
books" | have here copy Of Jake Thomp-
sons letter, in which he speaks of the dang
er OF his letters falling into loyal hands
Tor, says he, they will implicate leading
men in the North. What kind of leading
men Northern Observation-Disclosures OF
honesty and reform. gentlemen. Tremen-
d0us cheers.
was at Peoria, Ill , when the Democrats
held their convention. brothers" they
said. "let Us put down that tyrant Lincoln. "
They were for peace. they said. and all the
time they had Jake ThompsOn's pistols in
their pockets. Laughter That was the
first meeting heid in the interest of an up
rising to aid the South. But Nalandig
ham told them, we'll elect Mcclellan and
that'll accomplish at the ballot what it Is
proposed 10 do by force. Jake Thompson
laments the failure of his attempt TO burn
New-fOrk with Greek fire. That's what
the Democrats were doing in 1864. Rec
Ollect when | speak Of the Democratic party
| mean the men who did these things. | am
sorry to see men, good and true and loyal,
who are with the Democrats still, and who
are trying to make them respectable. Ny
voice has no word against those men. do
whatever they 90, who faced shot and shell
for the Union. | do not stigmatize them.
do not allude to true and loyal Democrats,
but to those Democrats VINO are Democrats
from mere cussedness. Laughter. How
came 1t to this ? l. a man to be ashamed
for having fought the Democratic party
with shot and shell ? Will the time ever
come when these sears worn by Gov. Con-
IOr shall be a disgrace to him Shall the
time come when We shall not mention the
struggles of our boys and defend their scars
Ii never can come But say if the Dem
ocratic party gets the power, the Union SOL
der will have to hide his sears. If Samuel j.
Tilden Is elected President, he will be the tool
and instrument OF the Southern Democracy.
Did the Southern Democracy ever allow the
Northern Democracy 10 manage? They
never did, and they never will. After the
war was over the Repu blicans told the
negro he was free, and that he must be a
citizen and have the ballot. The Democrat
ic party voted against al these measures
Mr.. Hendricks spoke in the United States
Senate and said there was no power in the
people TO change the Constitution Gnd make
the slave free. lie to-day believes these
persons were unlawfdllY deprived OF their
property. and he will vote to pay tn era for
their property.
|. Is some trouble to get up a Republican
y
If YOU want to make Democrats, tear them
down. Ifyou want to make a DemocTa I,
appeal to prejudices. or appeal TO hard
times \ Democrat in Illinois thinks the
chinch bug comes of the Republican Ad-
miuistration. Who made the times hard?
Who made it necessary for the United
States TO borrow money? The Democratic
party North and South. And now they
say We ought to have whipped them fer
less Hard times You will see what hard
times mean il you get the Democratic party
into power. We've got down to hard pan.
And We are already IN the light Of the
dawn OF 4 revived business. Why? Because
the Republican party l. bent on seeing
gold dollar and in resum.rE specie pay
ment at the appointed time. The Replo!i-
can party, | say, will pay the debt and
protect all men The Democratic party can
iind no flaw In the record of Mr. hayes.
lie will carry out the doctrines of the Re
publican party II Tilden Is elected he will
he controlled by the Democratic party.
Which party will you trust? | tel YOU,
gentlemen. you mLst stand BY the RepubII-
can party What was Nj. TIden doing
when Mr.. Hayes was fighting for his coun-
try Mr.. IIlcen was resolving the war a.
failure.
What Is Mr.. Tilden to-day? An attorney
at-law. an old bachelor. There i no more
hesh On him than on an old umbrella. lie l.
one oi those oily attorneys You see depicted
on tee stage lie l. O demurrer. Great
laughter lie never cOurted a woman be-
cause women can't vote. Lately he has
adopted a Tag-baby that really belongs 10
Hendricks. Prolonged laughter. lie Is
now spending his time in explaining how
he adopted II. Laughter.
rLAIx TRUTHS FER TIE DErooRATs
| know the Safe in which an audience
ike this can collect can never elect a DeIn-
ocrat for Governor. | know you will re-
elect GOV. Connor by rOuslng majority.
Applause There l. not State prison IN
this country but votes for Tilden and Hen
dricks In the State prison IN Maine last
wear there was but one convict who ever
voted anything but the Democratic ticket,
and Iii bet Il thousand collars he was
wrongiully sent up. Loud laughter and
applause. The weeds will grow even IN the
street. but the corn needs care. The weeds
sre hard to kill And it's hard to kill the
l Democrats. They can only be exiermlna ated
| bv education and thought When q man
begins to grow continental in thought and
! have sympathy. then he says he will give
every other man the same chance in the
world that he asks for himself. Nature has
made inequalities enough. Some people
are born with fey brains-sOme OF them You
can find in the Democratic party by close
inspection Why should men add artificial
inec ualitles? All men are of the same race
All men v ho are for other men must stand
together Governments should be Tor al
| and should protect white and black alike.
Now don't forget TO tell the Democrat
the whole truth-tell them in a Christian
spirit, Just as | do. When they tell you
let by cones be by-gOnes, don't do 1t. Thel
have copied our platform, but don [ trust
it hasn't the right signature. Ii make
all the difference whether bankrupt or {
banker signs note. The Republican par
" will pay the debt and protect all men
/ want every man here to recollect Tlldel
is halt man, halt q pair OF scissors
Where would we have been II we'd all bee
old bachelors? Laughter and applause
| am glad that We have party on who's
brow Is the eternal sunrise; that We have
party of freedom, pledged to the progres
and elevation of the human race. an
pledged to stand BY the divine rights {
man.
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