Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1876-10-26

Look to the fact that only few
days ago, Indiana and Ohio cast
nearly half million votes for the
democracy, electiug in Indiana
the entire State ticket. West
Virginia, that adhered to the
Union caus has voted with the
democracy by large majority.
Is it reasonable, is it possible, that
this uprising of the people Of the
North aod West in favor of econ>
omy and reform and in co cperat.
ing with the democracy now, is to
be construed into enmity and hos,
tility to the government? Are
they rebels I? At home, we fiud
that at the head of the electoral
tIckes IN Tennessee stands the
name of a gallant Federal soldier,
from a Northern State. In al
most every county you find men
candidates on the Democratic
ticket who were unconditlonalIy
Union men throughout the war.
Are they rebels? Who believes
that I would cooperate witr a
party seeking to destroy this gov.
ernment? Why, the Democratic
party, asit exists row, is no more
the same party that existed in
1859 and 1860, than is the Re
publican party. A vast number
Of the voters of to-day were chill
dren of five years of age in 1860.
1t is idle to make such charges.
The issues dividing the party then,
are absolutely settled and of no
practical Importance now, and no
party exists with any purpose or
wish to destroy the existing gov
ernment.
But why should the charge be
made p? II is to array the preju'
dIces of the past; the hate and
enmity that ought to be forgotten;
for the purpose Of diverting public
attention from the corruption of
the partv in power. and its utter
failure to give peace and prosper
ity to the country, and to secure a
longer lease of pcrer and Vhe
spoils of Office to its favored
friends.
The testimony of leading Re
publicans show the corruption that
exists in every department. of the
public service. The reckless and
unprecedented extravagance and
waste of the public funds-ccllect
ed from an overburdened people,
staggering under a load of public
and private debt, unprecedented
i modtrn times. The unjust ex'
action, under Internal Revenue
laws, with all their oppressive
prosecutions and penalties, with a
long train of paid spies and in
formers. opposed to the genius
and spirit Of our government
The legislation of Congress in the
interest Of the mCDeyed power, al
the expense of the toiling millions
making the rich richer, and the
poor poorer. Adding to the bur-
den of the public debt, by con
verting debt payable in paper
money-Iike the debt of the peo'
ple-into debt payable in gold
st,oying the means of the gov
ernment, and the people, to meet
the payment of their debts. By
sayingthat silver should no longer
be legal tender, except for live
dollars. By attempting to take
from the people a currency with
which all are satisfied, and com,
pelling a return to gold bts's
only, under the operation of which
our people have been brought to
the verge of universal bankruptcy
A large number Of rich men, with
immense fortunes. and q larger
number of poor men, in destltu'
tion and absolute wnnt, than al
any period in our history. More
of our laboring people, without
employment, and without the
means of living, than was ever
known before. Doubt and de-
spondency as to the future. ' as'
corporations brought into exist
euce, by Republican legislation, to
whom vast extent Of the public
domain has been given away. Co.
lossal fortunes givan to the favored
! few, who can afford to spend mil
lions to corrupt ann control the
legislation of the country. See
Credit Mobilier job and swlndle
without a precedent in history.
The military powers Of the govs
ernmeut used in the South to keep
in power men who we're not elected
! BY the people, High Offices of