Ellsworth American., 1876-11-09

! hour Applause. Nay. go further: state
that double the number were killed there.
/ state another fact, and speak only from Off
cial data, a,when say that since Lee surrendered
! TO Grant Applause and the war of the Rebell-
| ion thereby ended in April, 1866. that there
have been more men murdered in these eleven
years in the South. for political OF inion-which
means simply for being Repubcans-than fell
on the Union side in the three bloodiest battles
Of the war. Applause.
Now. | know. gentlemen, that il is the mode
that IL i, quite the fashion for the Democratic
party 10 sneer and ieer aud scoff at statements
OF this kind aud Won cannot make one terrible
a it is in in it, simple truth, still more terrible
IN it, fearful signitrauce-you cannot make
one without being sneeTed AT for shaking the
'boody shirt" But tell the Democratic par
" that such outrage, as thi>, that such TRACE
dies this that such tramping on human
rights as this eau never be tolerated as long A.
GQ1 Almighty is just. Prolonged applause
Nor can any nation that tolerates them pros
per in his world nor can any white man or
any white race make Il more terrible mistake
than 10 believe or imagine that these wrongs
bc.oIg To IAce for whom he need have no con-
cern that - .opg az they not touch the blood
or the rights Of the Anslo-S iXon we ourselves
may prove indifferent thereto.
THE RIGHTS OF ALL To RE RESPECTED.
All. gentlemen, that is terrible mistake.
II is a terrible mistake in thi. country for any
man, however high in position. or however
secure he may imagine himself in hIs rights.
TO helieye or imagine that the rights Of the
humblesi man can be trampled upon without
endsngering his own. Applause. And
report here. as | have often before. that the
three great amendments to the Constitution
which have been ingrafled upon your organic
law through the agency OF the Republican party.
and which are now recognized TO the be as much
a part OF your Constitution ~ that TO which
George Washington subscribed his name in
u.s. those three great amendments must
share one of two iate. they must either be
enforced or repealed. Applause. The one
thing this country cannot stand il that these
great amendments. now part OF the organic
law OF the land, now recognized safeguards Of
all classes Of citizens. should be- trampled uu-
der foot and ir, ated with contempt. lapplau>eI.
because You cannot permit the dry rot 10 al
fect any part of YOUR Constitution without fat
al decay ruVclopug the whole: Snd therefore
let me sRy TO you. and c>peci4ly let me sav
to any Voter. OF foreign birth. that YOUR right.
aud .ibcrtics-the rights OF the white men. the
righf> Of the nniive-blrn citlken-. the rights
of naturallZ' Il citiZcn--are Just a. much bound
NJ in these apeml lmeuis the rights Of
African-born citizens. Applause You owe
it 10 your country that YOU shall preserve
thcm-you owe it 10 Your country. IN, fursn-
born frlcnd>-Nea, YOU owe II, my nriiyc-burn
iricud-you owe II 10 the Fourteenth Amend
mvnt Of the Constitution of the United States
-,ou owe it Ia that great organic addition TO
that iA~-ihHt II shall remain in fuli force 10
d-teraiin" and dic att what con>tituc- YOU a
cit zen Of the niied states. Applause. AMI
| never Anew a man IN this couniry-HcNrr
knew one who really felt what Il wa- that con
>tiiutrd him and made HIM \ cltiLcn uf the
| nltrd Stale> until the word wa spoken ia
thr Foui icrnih Amendment iu the CONSTITUTE IN
of the United states. Applause.
NaN. more. though ,illl further presuming
HAT your citizenship might he secured ~ YOU
In New lark. that gave you. before the Four
tcrnth Amendment was passed. no warrant.
no authori, FOR claiming eitizcuships in any
State OF the Union. None Whatever. That
ws- tried aud retired, and failed; and : ai"s
Ike south carolina. after her disregard OF the
rish'> of cl il u>l.p anl contempt for tho
privilege Of equal and cAtct suffrage. mast
bc made to f-cl-aud Other states Of this [ Mon
must b. male 10 acknowledge. and not be- LEFT
To- themselves 10 dcicrmlne-ihAt a Clilzen OF
one state has AN equal right to b. citizen Of
another state IN any part 81 this tuiou. APP
plause. that a citizen of Newly ork -hal not
b. told that hi, right OF citizenship in that State
shall not constitute him a citizen OF any other
Stale. or tina, he shall not bc partaker Of any
rishi outside the limits Of h- own division uf
the Union. Applau,c., The Republican
party has constituted thi> privilege IN The or
gauic law n th- country in words that can
never b. misunderstood aud In words which
every American -iiiIen shonid learn by heart
1T me repeat them: "Au persons -sN> the
Fourteenth Amendment. born or na,uraliz u
in this couutr, are subject to the Juri-iction
thereof. are citizens of the Uuiied >tstc-." Ap-
plau.c.' And sill fulu-r. "cIiiEcn- OF the
state, wherever they reside Applause =
ami beins citizen of these Unitcd States hc
may select Tor himself auy indl, iduai State in
winch 70 exercise hi. rislis OF citizenship. /
can ,Iay on the >ou OF Scw-lork from this
night forward. and neither the Empiuc state
nor the whole Of the United state. can pre-
vent me being q citizen. Applause ANY
one has under that clause OF the Constitution.
the rizhl 10 20 10 Maine or Ma-,ichurtt- or
Anv other state and become citizen thereof
despite any preiu llcr or law ufthat stale to
artIcie Wa. put in-o the Constitution, every
Democrat both in the >cuat. and in m.
House voted against H. and on.uicuou.
among them Wa, Thom4, A. Hendrick. af
Indians the candidate for Nice-Prc.!i mt,
More than that: whe. that amendment went
To the ~fAt.> ~srk king the record Of three
fourth. of the Union eyery Democrat in every
state, throughout the length aud breadth oi
the Union voted AGAINST it-eyery one of them.
rui,.e.- Aud every Rspublicsn in both
6ranch,, Of Caugle,,. and every Repub!Ic.p
in rye-y STATE legislature throughout the
length aud breadth Of the Union voted for il.
rAppIau,e1 Therefore II l. that | claim that.
IN respect II all the .lghts Of American citizen
ship. native and foreign, bl4cA and white,
without regard 10 c,>te or religion or sect or
ra..,. the Republican party /, To- be tau,trI.
and that the Democratic party +. 10 b, di.lrti.t-
,l aud DO not let u forget. i, | have -aid be-
f.re. that We can never NEGLECT the right. Of
the humble aDd have the rights OF the strong