Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-10-25

put under bonds, and every aspiring
democrats politician Is put under
bonds to the south because it is the
seat Of political power; because the
brains, the hands, the body, the head,
all but the willing feet OF the DEM
ocracy, are in the south. Applause1
In the north we have simply the sup
plicating knees and the willing feet.
Applause and laughter.] There is
more reason that party of such q
history, a party 80 put under bonds
to the seat Of democratic power in
the south, would favor the payment
of these claims than that the republic
can party would favor them. Be-
cause, just as the democratic party
representative from the south, holds
his Office upon tho tenure that he shall
favor these claims, every republican
representative in tho north holds his
Office by tho tenure that he shall op-
pose them all. Applause Why is
1t, my friends, that Mr.. Hendricks
he has been speaking in this campaign
he said at first that he regarded 1t as
exceedingly improper for candidate
for the Vicc-Presidency to make any
speeches, and may congratulate my
self that scared him so badly that
he stepped over his propriety and
went around stumping Indiana, and
he has finally made a good many
speeches--dear friends, if you have
time and patience, go read them all
and see if he has ever said in any one
of them that he was in favor of
pERPETUATINGr THE PRESENT REPuHII-
CAN TEST FOR SOUTHERN CLAIMS,
the test of answering loyalty during
the war. Has he ever said one word
about it? He has not, and if the re-
marks that l make tonight should
possibly catch his eye, say to him
that he wont venture to say it during
this campaign. No; he wouldn't be
popular down south if he should say
that. Laughter.l If he should tell
these democratic rebels there to vote
| for him, and by whom he hopes to
win, and say, 81 am in favor Of rig
idly adhering to the test of loyalty
during the war; l hold the doctrine
that man who was disloyal, who
showed his hand in the war, or his
voice in the councils of secession and
resisted our country, that that man
suffered the just penalty of his trea-
son when his property was confisca-
ted, and am not in favor Of paying
him"-why, he don't dare to say that,
Applause.
But some democrats say there is
AcoNsTITuTIoNAL IMrEDlMENT
in the way. call your attention, be-
fore allude to that, to this fact: It
does make good deal Of difference
how jury is made up that is to try
these claims. If You will let me get
a southern jury, or if you will make
it up Of such Indiana democrats as l
could pick out, l would take that
mans claim of $4,000 for property
destroyed at Vicksburg. I will take
it for one-half of l per cent and I'll
make money on it at that. Laugh
teri But just make that jury of
twelve boys that fought with Grant
about the bloody parapets of Vicks-
burg, and l wouldn't take his claim
if he should give me SO per cent.
Why. would not have any chance at
Iall. So it does make all the difference
| in the world how the jury is made up
that is to try this case. But, as have
said, some democrats say there is q
constitutional impediment in the way.
Now, my attention was called to that
because in reading the Chicago Time,
this morning (taking up copy),-
[great laughter, that paper seems
to be popular here-[renewed laugh.
terl,-I noticed what purports to be
the voice of veterans. fvoices-"Oh
+ Oh" and laughter.l 1t is signed by
some gentlemen who say they were
In the war. I do not know whether
,, they were, except as this indicates
Laughter. What want to call your
!: attention now to 10 q single expires
sion of three gallant gentlemen will
reference to this subject, I will reai
but a line. In speaking Of what hai
already been accomplished, they say
.. "The payment Of Confederate wal
: claims has been prohibited by consti
! tutional enactment" They say that
II IsAr IT - NOT TRUE.
Il With all respect to these gentlemen
! tit is not true. And yet that sam,
doctrine, that Same statement, ha
: been repeated in almost every demo
tcratic speech made in Indiana durin,
this campaign. II was told that Mi
!. Hendricks, in a speech at Kcndall
J, Vile, alluding to the charge that TIL
southern war claims were pressed up
!. on Congress, and would be paid b.
! the democracy, turned to tho fourtl
: section of the Fourteenth Amend
ment, read it hastily, and, slappinI
!. the book down hastily upon the table
= said, "Therc, who will say now tina
:, this thing is possible ?" I do no
: know whether that representation Q
= lwhat Mr.. Hendricks said and did j
= true or not. Ijudge it is, for it cam
= from reputable source. But un
!. dertake to affirm here tonight, an
y = possibly speak here in the hearin
- Of Mr.. Hendricks by the help Of thes
3 gentlemen who sit before me-
= Laughter And I say to him ths
= /, he would not have the face to go int
J. any court Of law and take that amend
. ment and argue that there was any
Y thing in it that stood in the way
= = the payment of the class Of claims {
|. which have spoken. Applause.l
4, say that no man who has any regar
:, - for his reputation as lawyer, or eve
!! his reputation for common-sense an
- y honesty, would take that sort Of pt
- sition after reading that amcndmen
If speak to some who do not wal
to take that amendment as I sha
read it, and don't want to take nj
20 legal opinion about it, ask you
to act the part of an intelligent electo
le and go and look at 1t for yourself, ar
ig get the opinion of some man in who
to you have confidence. There is not
re ing that stands in the way of the pa,
lp ment of tho southern claims in tn
ve amendment. Have we not been pa,
nc ing since tho war large amount f
this class Of southern claims to 10y
en- men? The test of loyalty stands
Nv tho law,-ih the rule which repu
to lican Congress has prescribed, b
It's don't stand in the Constitution
re Amendment. 1t is n rule of lcgisl
re ton which may be repealed by Il
lat Congress Of the United States. It
lat not of tho fundamental character th
Of requires it to go to the States for II
rn ificati0n, and it can he changed.
nd have brought here simply that ,
nll might make IN end, IL it has alrea,
tn. not been ended to every man
whom spcak-I have brought he
ell the revised statutes, which contain I
he Constitution and the Amendment
his and / want to read to you from u
on law book the fourth section from Il
he amendment. II Nr. Hsldrisks