New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-10-29
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ROBERT 8. INGERSOLL.
His Remarkable Address 70 the Cltizen'
Of Bellevilis, Illinois He Poars He
Shot II he Old Democratic Hulk-Tht
Republican Party the Party Of Free
SchoeIs and LabeF-IntereseiDg In.
cidsnts Cennecsed with the Best speech
Of the Campaign.
Ladies and 0entlemen-For good many
hundred years the good men, the true men
in this world. have believed that mankind
had senss enough 70 govern themselves
Thew have believed If man could be educat
ed. IL he had the right to make use of al
tho means within his reach and improve
himself, that finally he could govern and
control himself We are endesv0ring t.
test that experiment in the United States
of America, and the question now 10, and il
IL TO be decided, might almost Say, in thia
campaign, whether We really and truly DO
lieve in that doctrine. Do we believe that
every man In the United States of America
has just - many rights and Just - much
Statess Do We believe that it ID the duty
of this government TO protect every citizen
beneath ito asg in every right he hast If We
do believe that, We will support the party
that I'D ocates that doctrine. II We do be-
heve that, we will say that the Republican
party has not finished its mission until every
man in every Southern State can speak bis
opinion freely and without the slightest
fear Of being interfered with by any man.
H.. e., knu nj I'd ann hin ~ liko a froo
government. They made Q free govern
ment here for white men, but not for black
men. They made mistake. You can not
make free government for one man with
out making it free for ell, for the reason
that when We had Q government where the
white was understood to be free, snd the
black man was understood to be slave,
the white man was also deprived OF his
liberty. There never was time in the
history of this country when there was any
freedom of speech in any Southern State of
this Uoion. Never. There never was
time from the foundation of this govern
ment up to the close of the great rebellion
that any American citizen had the right to
speak bis mind in any Southern State.
WhyS 1t was because the institution of
slavery not only made slaves of black
men, but it made slaves Of white men.
And l want to lay down the principle here
prlve any other race of their liberty with
ont deprlving themselves also of their lib
erty. Now the thing We are to settle In
this campaign is: Am I, are you citizens of
Illinois, or are you also citizens of the great
republic3 First {, 10 the State in which you
live bound TO protect you in every right |
say yes The second question is: If your |
State fails to protect you in every one of |
your rights, 10 it the duty of the national |
yAU Rn M IN tn hot ~ Dc
whether your State lie willing to /
do 1t or nOtf Now, my friends, admit that |
i owe q certain allegiance to Illinois. owe /
that allegiance to Illinois a. long as Illinois
ia true to the nation, but the moment Iii.
nOis becomes false to the nation, then owe
no allegiance to Illinois, but owe it to the
United States of America. Illinois is bound
to protect me in every solitary right and
privilege of mine; she has to protect me in
every right that she gives to any other ciu-
Zen OF Illinois. l want to be upon perfect
equality, 90 far 90 the law is concerned,
with every Democrat in the State of Hi.
nois. l want to be on an equality, 90 far
- the law is concerned, with every negro
n Illinois. l ask no right for nv.
'elf that am not willing to give to every
,ther hrman being beneath the sun. say
.hif: That any man that lie not willing to |
|ive every BODY else every right he claims
or himself is lees than . man. IA voice
That's sO."] Any man that is not willing
o take his chance in this world with an
pen field and q fair fight, having the same |
opportunities, with the same chance under
he law that every other man has, is q |
atural born fool and Q scOundrel FAD.
lause l want it distinctly undersi ood
hat nature has made inequalities enough ,
Without the Law making any more. There
re people in this world who are not very
mart, or the Democratic party would not
ave msjority in any county. There are
eople IN this world who are not very
tr0ng, and say the man that has brains
las NO right to take advantage OF the man .
VhO has not The man who has strength has
10 right to take advantage of the man who
las less. 1t he has got brains, let him help
be man that has lees; if he has got strength,
ct him help the man that has less. In other
vorde, lot every man show his superiority
y being Rrsnder. by being nobler, by being
more magnanimous than other men. Ia
'oice, "Tha's oorreot"l NV. my friends,
cay the question in the United States of
AMERICA to be settled to-day is: Have man.
ind the capacity to govern themselves
hat is the question. and apy man that is
ot willing to give every right he claims to
very other human being, has not the ca
acity for self-government. No robber, no
1ief, no sristocrat, no unfair man under 9
10 STARS mas GOT eumclont brain and heart 4
govern himself or any body else. Now.
zen, say we are trying that experiment
this country, and the great question to /!
} settled to day by the American people
!: Have We nation that has the will, and {
ut has the power, to protect every
tisen beneath its fagi Now, let :
. see. The government claims the g
ght. to make me fight whenever it
n war. The government claims ]
% right whenever it Is in war with any G
her nation, 1t claims the right to take me t
! force and to put me in the army and i
axe mo light Now, if the government U
" tho nght 70 use mo for its protection g
de government he's the right to nee my '
9. e necessary for IT. defense. want to i
Gv.4 ~ government y not also bound q
IN me IN time Of pesce, If l am o
- 6s6ond the goyernment IN time OF
,{sfJk - ; question wbetADe q no this | '
y = not = aat{on. The Dem0cfatio party, 9
4 norty. oold In lS60-they sold u 1861, a
- aid n 1854, they said in te6es they t
Il = is72. ana thsy really believe Il nov, d
= they haze dass4 not - ~ IT, thae tn 6