Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-09-21
ton of the country?" Applause and

the pupIc interests OF the govern
ment for sixteen years. Applause.
The history of the Democratic party is
its epitaph-[ Applause The Democrat
ic party to-day is searching in the old
political cemetery of the bygone ages
for standard bearer. They have
raised up in Massachusetts that old
cemetery reminiscence,C Charles Fran
els Adams, laughter and applause, ]
who had his henchmen at Cincinnati
hoping that he would get the nomin-
atiou from the Republican party
there, and who was equally willing to
take il at st. Louis, and who was also
willing to be the nominee of the Re-
publican party in Massachusetts, but
finally the Democratic party, wishing
for some evidence of responsibility,
and knowing that no live man would
lend his name to them for a moment,
have groped in this old cemetery for
respectability and have fished out
Mr.. Adams. Laughter and applause.
The law against violating the sacred
ness OF the tomb ought to be enforc-
ed. Laughter.] The Democratic
party was not willing that the coun-
try should be saved unless slavery
could be saved with it, There was
never Democrat North or South
and by that mean those who were
opposed to the Union-who did not
think more Of the existence of sla-
very than Of the government of the
United States. [Applause.] They
made a breastwork Of the Constitu-
ton for rebels to get behind and
shoot down loyal men. [Cries of bra
vo' and applause.l
On the 10th of August, 1874, they
held meeting in Peoria, and there
were Democrats there from every
part OF the State. In that meeting a
letter was read, received from the
Hon. Fernando Wood, OF New York,
of whom 1 think you have heard, in
which he said that, although not
present in body. he was there in spir-
it. George Pendleton, William Pugh,
and other prominent gentlemen sent
their apologies and regrets. They
denounced the war as an abolition
war; they denounced Americans as
tyrants. They said, ~Rouse brothers
and hurl the tyrant Lincoln from his
throne" The men who made
speeches at that meeting are now
running for the most important po-
litical Offices in Illinois to-day on the
ticket Of Honesty and Reform" Ja-
cob Thompson wrote home, and we
found his letter in the rebel archives,
and he describes the meeting, and
says that he furnished the money
to pay the expenses OF the Democrat
ic meeting. The expenses Of that
meeting were paid by the rebel gold
of Jacob Thompson, and he has got
filed a voucher or receipt from these
Democrats, who are now in favor Of
Tilden and Hendricks. They held
their next meeting in Springfield, the
next in Indianapolis, all the expen-
ses of which were paid by this rebel
agent. They went further, and
shipped to these towns arms for these
rebels, in boxes marked Sunday school
books. [Hisses.l said the expen-
ses OF these Democratic NEE tings
were paid for by re bel money, and
their object was to burn the homes
OF the soldiers while they were bat
Ting for the equality Of human lives.
This rebel agent hired another rebel
agent by the name OF Churchill. He
good Democrat. Laughter. At
Indianapolis "A man by the name of
Dodge was made their party, and he
became so sound that they were OBJ
liged to put him In Fort Lafayette.
Laughter so The Democrats then
met in Chicago and among other
things declared the war to be fail
ure. There never was, friends,
more Infamous lie told on the face of
earth. lApplause.l 1t was only a
few days afterward that the guns of
Farragut and the achievements of the
men in the field said they lied. Tire
mendous appiause.l oa Soldiers who
fell in the support OF this country
raise from your graves and lift your
skeleton hands on high and swear
that when then the Democratic party
uttered these words they lied. APP
plause. 1e-
We then grew magnanimous and
let Dodge out of Fort Lafayette.
Where do you suppose Dodge is now?
He is in Wisconsin. What do you
suppose he is doing? Making
speeches. Who for and what for?
Tilden, Hendricks, honesty and re-
form.
THE REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.
Now. ly friends, have said few
things to you about the Republican
party, and few things about the
Democratic party. With a few more
words will quit this branch of the
subject. Allow me to say that the
platform OF the Republican party is
as broad as this continent. In other
words, it is as broad as humanity it.
SELF [Applause.l It asks all to come
and help and to join who are in favor
of human advancement 1t is broad
enough for Catholics, for Old-school
Presbyterians, for Methodists, and
for intidels, provided they are in IA
vor of the eternal equality OF human
Neutrality-suspicious. the Republi-
can party in it magn animity goes
even further: it is willing that the
Democrat should vote its ticket. Be-
yond that magnanimity can not 60
IApplause and la ughter. -
THE PUBLIC DEBT.
The Govern ment Of the United
States is perpetual pauper. 1t pas
ses the hat all the time, and it has a
a musket behind the hat. fApplause. |