Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-08-24
MORTON'S CRUsHER.
His Great Expose of the demo-
cratic Party.
And Crushing Arrangement of its
Chief Candidates.
The Grand Republican Gathering at
indianapolis August 10.
a Brilliant II andiing of the Men and Measures
OF the Times.
Tilden Traversed-His Convention Cut
Up and His Letter Left in Rags-A
Golden Setting of Republican
Glories.
INDIANAPOLIS. Aug

| INDIANAPOLIS, aug IL
| The meeting at the Academy OF
Music tonight was large and enthus-
iastic. The spacious auditorium was
by no means large enough to accom-
modatc the vast throng of people
who turned out to hear Senator Nor
ton. Tho appearance of Senator
Morton On the stage Was greeted with
prolonged applause. He was look
! ing remarkably hearty and vigorous.
Gen. Harrison was also received with
hearty round of chocrs as be made
his appearance. Hon. Albert G. Por-
ter was selected to preside at the
meeting with long list of Vice Pres
idents, embracing many of tho moro
prominent Republicans of the coun-
ty.
Mr.. Porter in Introducing Senator
Morton to the audience, said
FELLOW CITIZENS: The greeting which
the Senator has received from you shows that
any introduction would be Inappropriate
What throng of recolections his presence
brings up-memories of the field, camp and
hospital. Tha voices of the soldiers living
and the patriotic dead through you seem to sa :
lutte him. / am sure | interpret the feelings
of this vast assemblage when | say, "Wel-
come Senator 10 your home!''
Senator Morton then procneded at
once with his address. The meeting
was the largest and the most enthus
iastic that has been held here for
years.
MIR. MoRTON's SPEECH.
FELLOW CITIZENS: Again the Rs,
publican and Democratic parties con-
front each other in struggle for the
control of the Government. The Re-
publican party points with pride and
satisfaction tn it's record of honorable
deeds, to Union preserved, slavery
abolished, to the establishment of
equality before the law, to govern
mont well administered, and to its
principles roplete with justice aud
humanity, and tho advancing civil'z.
alton of the age. The Democratic
party asking its past to be forgotten,
With no argument in it's favor to be
drawn from history, comes in the
mask of reform, protesting superior
purity, and relying only upon its
general assault upon the integrity
and patriotism of the Republicans.
In such campaign, with SANDER
as the chief weapon, the Republicans
must be excused if they speak plainly
of the political character, history and
purposes of their antagonists.
If the Old World should believe
what Ia said by the leaders of the
Democratic party, by sham reform
ers and the night ravens of politics
they would conclude that the people
of the United States are the most
corrupt and degraded of all nations
on earth claiming to be civilized.
They would believe republican gov
eminent total failure and our insti-
tutions 10 have resulted IN total rot
tenness and prostitution. The per-
sons to whom | have alluded have
done everything to destroy the
American name at homo and abroad,
and to prove that the people arc in
capable of self-government lfonly a
1.-THE of what they proclaim were be-
lieved, our Government would have
no credit in the financial circles of
Europe, immigration would cease,
and the relatives of those who have
come to us from abroad would use
all the means 10 their power to Sc
cure the return of their erring kin
dred, and republcanism throughout
the world would surrender it's last
hope in view of its disastrous failure
upon this continent. Happily the
good sense and intelligence of the in.
habitants of the Old World have COM
pretended the true character of our
infamous libellers and the good name
of America stands higher than ever
before. The foul birds that would
defile their nests are spurned with
loathing and contempt, and tho eyes
of the liberty-loviDg and hopeful
people of other lands are turning to
Us more earnestly than ever. The
most venomons enemies, and those
who deserve to be dashed through
the land with whip of scorpions,
are the miserable creatures who con-
tinuaily labor to cover our Govern~
ment with shame and disgrace in the
eyes Of mankind.
TILDEN's TALK.
Mr.. Tilden the Governor Of New
York was serenaded the other even
ing in honor of his nomination for
President by the Democratic Con-
vention, and in reply said:
What do we find next in the public admin
;stration? Everywhere abuses, speculations
frauds and corruptions until we are almost be-
coming ashamed of the institutions of oul
country, and instead of holding them up as ex
amples for the oppressed of other countries, We
are confessing them as a scandal in the eyes o.
mankind. We find the office>holding elias:
have become so numerous powerful and un
scrupulous that they assume to control the
elections, and if the people are Indifferent oil
at all equally divided, arc liable to exert {
corrupt influence sufficient to perpetuate theil
own power.
At last we are reaching the worst condition
of the countries Of the Old World. The Gov.
eminent no longer exists for the people; the
people exist for the government. Our Centen-
NAL product is the evils, license and wrongs tC
escape which our ancestors abandoned theil
homes in the Old World and planted them il
the wilderness.
The fact that candidate for Pres
ident should have made such speech
is the strongest evidence that can b'
produced of our political degrade
ton. When he says that all business
is ruined, that the wolf is st the dool
of every house in the land, gaunt snc
hungry, aud that our centennial pro
duct is the evil, license and wrongs Il