The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-08-03
JACKSON G. H, OHIO, THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 1876.

circulation which can be given it, as NJ
speech that will be made during the cam
paign will be more demoralizing to tn,
Democratic party, or more powerfully
beneficial to the cause of the Union. W.
give it in full:
Mr.. CHAIRMAN AND GENTLEMEN OF TIL
HAYES AND WHEELER CLUB: When / con
cluded to change my party, thought
that / might be allowed to do il quietly
1t was private act, and required no pub
lie announcement, and there was no one
to whom l was obliged to account for
such an action. But as my course has
been so assailed, and have been called
so severely to account, / may as well EN-.
brace this opportunity to tell both my
Democratic and my Republican friends
why have left the old Democracy, and
why | am here tonight. The act Of my
change was private one, but my reasons
for so doing were public ones, and they
may be told, and shall be. ICheers:l i
am no speaker, and make no pretensions
OF being. But / can talk to you as neigh
bors. have been considered doubtful
by many Democrats for nearly two years.
Laughter. Indeed, never have been
a Democrat, if the issues on which they
are fighting this year are the principles
OF the party. Great applause. But
nearly two years ago the course Of duty
was developed much more plainly than
il ever had been before. What had
seen before that that was wrong, / had
continued to hope would be found to be
mistakes that would be mended
REBEL DEMOCRATS.
Nearly two years ago was in St.Louis.
Now there is nothing peculiar in simply
hou oN n.,N
there also in 1861. TCheers. That was
just after the first battle of Bull Run,
and st. Louis was thoroughly. wildly. in
sanely rebel. 1t was worth a mans life
then almost to be seen in the Union uni
form. A Union officer about the hotels,
where congregated the noisiest secession
elements, was hooted at and derided,
and told with sneers, "Yes, you'll 90
South. and you will come back as the
Union soldiers have just come back from
Bull Run, with your tails tucked" But,
as remember it, none Of the troops from
Iowa ever came back in that shape
Laughter and applause. That was the
feeling in st. Louis in 1861, and this feel
ing | found there again, in the same
spirit and in the same places, re-expressed
by the same men, when / was there in
1874. 1t was then | heard the news that
the Democrats had elected a majority of
the National House. and these same fell
lows who swarmed about the hotels,
talking treason and deriding Union sol
diers in 1861, were exultant and delirious
with Joy this last time. / remarked to a
gentleman who had been a comrade with
me in the war, This looks like the same
set of fellows who were spouting treason
here at the beginning of the late war
What is it that is exciting them so, and
what ails them2 We asked a squad of
them what it was that made them feel
so good p / heard one of them say, 1--WE
have got them this time" We asked
who they meant by them 2 They re-
piled, "We'll elect the next President,
and then we've got them. Then well
get pay for all our property destroyed in
the war and then well get pay for our
lost slaves. We have the House over
now, and in 1876, the Cen
tennial year, we can get the Senate and
Democratic President. Then we can ap-
and choose our own Southern Claims
Committee or Southern Claims Court,
and make good our losses by the war"
They meant that they would get pay for
all the property destroyed by the Union
army, and pay for all their emancipated
slaves.
THE Ex-REBEL PRoGRANNE.
Said one, "Give US possession of the
and the North will be the
rebels next time" This was the talk, |
and the talk in earnest, as was the talk
Of the same men in 1861. They mean it,
They talked it over coolly and seriously. !
Said they had already an united South, |
which would be nearly enough. and that
their Democratic allies in the North dare
not deny them the little more, the few |
more votes, that they would need. This |
is their idea to-day-to gain by legisla-
tion, by means of diplomacy and trick !
cry, what they failed to gain by means of
force. / believe it; know it. All their !
expressions suggest it, and all their &C
tions prove it. What else do they mean? /
Why is it that the State of Missouri has
issued to every former owner of slaves in
that State q certificate for 81 900 for
every slave, payable when the general
will pay it7 This very thing,
the total amount of the value of their
slaves, is now estimated as
a part of the State debt of Missouri
used to think that this was a Republican
falsehood, the certificate matter. But it
il an actual fact, and these certificates,
and all certificates or showing of losses
throughout the State are being
saved up as carefully as money against
the day when the Democracy, and the
rebel element ruling it in the National
shall have attained to power
Ii Missouri will do this thing, and hold
out this promise to pay for all emanci-
pated slaves, why will not all the South
ern, all worse rebel States, do it, and will
not they do it2
THE CONFEDERATE HOUSE.
When these things came TO my knowl-
edge, / could not do less than halt for
further developments. watching suspi-
ciously every movement made thereafter
which | could see had tendency toward
drawing the Democracy North and South
nearer together, a union which, | could
see, would put the old rebel element at
the head of and virtually in control Of
the party. Applause. Events have
eliminated rapidly since then, and had
not long to wait to see the whole pro-
gramme. The Democratic House soon
gave me light enough. Cheers.
For some time / have been ready to
answer the question: Have you left the
Democratic party p l have. [Great
applause And | am often asked now
is it so2 Will you vote for Hayes and
Wheeler 1t is so; and will work for
them as well as vote for them. Renew
ed applause My Democratic friends
ask me for my reasons. There are plenty
of them, and all of them cannot be told
necessary to tell all. First let me say
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