New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-10-29

Democratic leaders tell me, that . party
can not reform ITSELF ny goodness think
Of the condition Of tho Democratic party.
Every State that went out of the Union Was
. Democratic State. No party cen reform
itself. Every man that drew IN ordinance
of secession was . Democrat; every man
that voted for IN ordinance Of secession
Fort Sumter was . Democrat. The mon
that tore our flag. with grape, shot and
shell, tho men that endeavored with
bloody hands to tear ~ from the Heaven
which itenriches-every one was . Demo
crat. A party can not reform itself. Every
man that shot Union soldier WAS Demo
crat. Every man that bears upon his Dody
. scar received in defehse Of the sacred
rights of man carries upon his person
souvenir of the Democratic party. Every
man that starved your soldiers Was Dem
ocrat Wirz was Democrat; Jefferson
Davis was . Democrat The man that
shot Abraham Lincoln WAS . Democrat.
Every man that was glad of it was Dem
ocrat. Every man that swOre We never
colld put down the rebellion was Demo-
crat. mo party can reform ITSELF" Every
man that sw0re We never could pay our
bonds, every man that swore We never
would redeem our greenbacks, was . Dem
0crat.
Every man that cursed the emancipation
proclamation-the grsndest paper issued
since the declaration of independence-was
Q Democrat. mo party can reform itself"
Every man that called Abraham Lincoln .
tyrant was Democrat. Every man that
cursed that great mantle greatest and
grandest man that ever was President of
the United Ststes-wss Democrat. mo
wept when the North was victorious upon
the battle field, every man whose cheek
burst into roses of joy when the Union
forces were defeated and the old starry
banner trailed in disaster, was Democrat.
Every man that shed tears OF hatred when
the last sword of the COnfederacy was
handed over to Grant was . Democrat.
Every man that commenced putting masks
upon his face, that commenced to ride in
the darkness of the night to the hut of the
poor freedman, and who shot him down, not
outstanding the prayers of his wife and
the tears of his innocent children, simply
because he was black, and simply because
he was free, every assassin that has done it
is Democrat. mo party can reform it
SELF"
Every murderer ct Hsmburg.the White
Liners that rose in instruction at New Or
leans-the men that had taken the Union
man from his homo and his family, and
tied him to q tree, and dashed his naked
back simply because he loved the flag that
his father fought beneath, simply because
he loved the flag that hung in sorrow over
his head ut Valley Forge, simply because
he worshiped the banner that was caught
up by the breeze of victory ct yorktown
the men who did this were Democratic.
Every man in this country that thinks .
free government is . failure. every man
that thinks We ought to have . monarchy.
every man that thinks the people don't
know enough to govern themselves, every
man that hates progress, every man
that despises education, every man
that hates justice, every man that
wants tho right to trample upon
another man, 10 Democrat. don't say
they are all that way; but say that all
that are that way are Democratic. mo
party can reform itself" Now, if, after
here that can 60 and vote the Democratic
ticket-sny man, l say, that can have. lis
tened to what said, and then 20 and vote
the Democratic ticket-"may the Lord have
mercy on his soul!' Now, let ma tell you
something about the Republicans. The Re.
publican party il the party of reason. You
never heard OF such . thing - . Repub-
lican mob in your life. No, sir. Why, We
are willing that every man should say his
talk all that he wants to talk, and if We
want to hear him, we will, and if We don't
want to hear him we will 60 away. We are
willing that every man in the South should
come to the North and make all the
speeches he pleases, and he will not be shot,
he will not be mobbed.
The Republican party does not believe in
the reasoning powers OF the shotgun. The
Republican party does not believe in the
persuasive logic of the bowie knife. The
Republican party believes in education, be-
iieves in reason; but more than that We be-
live in free education. We believe in max
ing the rich man ''shell out" taxes enough to
educate the children Of the poor man. Yes,
sir-more than that. We don't belive that
any sectarian influences should touch the
free schools in the United States. We be-
lieve that every free school should be
sacred to education; should be sacred to
knowledge, and we say to all scots and
churches, high, low, rich. poor. numer-
Gus and small, Hands of, hands
Of religion You wish at home; teach
them what kind of doctrines you
please in the church; but the school is
sacred to teach something that we really
know. And if We can not demonstrate it,
We will do the best We cam The Repub-
lican party believes in education; and if you
want to make Republicans, educate your
children. If you want to make Republicans,
build schools. Yes; but if you want to
make Democrats, tear them down. We be-
ieve in the sacred equality of human
rights-thst one citizen should have just
the same protection from the government
as another. The Republican party believes
in giving the same protection to the
adopted citizen that we do to the man
born in this country. We know no differ
ence. Why7 Because they are all human,
and this government is founded upon the
race; not the sacredness Of color. The great
republic asks, Are you q human beingp
Yes "Then you shall be protected be-
meath the flag of the great republic"
will just wind up what l have got to say
with this. If know myself at all, love
this country. love it because it protects
every man, woman and child, or ought to.
and by the-but there is no good swearing
about the thing, but we mean to keep it
that way. want it so that the child of the
poorest will have just the same chance un-
der this blessed government IS the child of
the richest. love this government be-
cause 1t gave me chance. love this gov
ernment because l was born free and equal
with every other child born upon American
soil. l love this country because the poor
man that works for . dollar, q dollar
and half, or two dollars q day, and
goes to his little home. with perhaps six
times as many children as
he can take one of his
little boys on his knee and say to him. my
boy, you have the same chance to be edu-
Gated at the free school with the son Of the
My boy, all the avenues are Is
wealth and honor are, as much open to
that that boy, sitting upon the knee of
poverty. can rise to the highest station IN