The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-09-28

0FU ann HEIUTms gV&TE0k 0BRtnu&o4 Hm Al kAHt
time we were a ration. Of hypocritcs. We pre-
Ne pretended TO have a free Constitution. IL was
courts M: w Srs's q iis. e above Sss' al i9 our pre II Sa,
slavery, iiko Chim6oraio. above the clouds.
[ [ssS s%ai sSSassiis Il lsc Gh sh ssp Il elected pn TSrs sS%s
Lincoln. the greatest man that was ever Prosi.
dent Of the United states. IAppla9ss: A soon
stay in the Union" The South said ''You have
no right 10 elect a man opposed To- the extension
Of human slavery ;" and James Buchanan paid
' Tnion, .n ana a there was f,s"' another Q sq p little o. m saS
who said ~ say so, too" and his name was
snmuslJ Til5en, ldreat npplagse.l lie read
bemocra ic platforms, ana decided that the Gov.
ScicTnG Itself. Keeoiiec, that James buchanan
Laughter and appiaasc.j 'Recoliect that, and
say TO yourselves, "why should we ever trust
a man and elect him President OF The United
states who prefers the embraces Of the Demo.
cratic party TO the salvation Of the country"
Applause and laughter. Now, in view Of this
fact. I want every man to swear. that he never
will vote for m old bachelor for President again.
iApplausc.l The Democrats claimed that this
was not a nation, II was simply a confederacy,
and that the old banner Of the stars represented
men by these presents that this don't represent u
great and glorious people, but II simply repre-.
sents a coniederacy." That was the doctrine Of
Tub EEWVtNNiI' fahtt Fotlhs
II was the doctrine Of the Democratic party
North. 1t is still the doctrine OF the Democratic
party North and SOUTH. thppisusc. ] The Dem.
ocratc party in the South collector themselves
together for the purpose Of breaking up this
linton. The Republican party said TO them,
''You try and break up this Union, and VIC will
The Republican party came into power upon the
heels OF the buchanan administration Tho
Treasury was as empty OF coin as the Demo.
cratic party was Of patriotism and honor. We
had to borrow money of whom VIC could. We
had 10 Issue bonds and greenbacks. What forY
why. to buy shot and shell and muskets aud
the Union. (Grcat applause.l There was a
division then forced upon the people Of the
country, not into Democrats and Republicans,
but into patriots and traitors; and thousands
went out OF the Democratic party 70 aid the
Government TO put down the rebellion. lap.
plausc.l But every one who thus went into the
cans and those who were against the uoecrn.
ifient were known as Democrats. Applause.
These Democrats went into the markets
and they slandcrcd these efforts to raise money
To sustain the Government in its time Of trial.
They said. Your bonds can never be paid, and
your grecnbacks are unconstitutional" ami to
such an extent did they so.slander and malign
and calumniata the Government that at one time
gold was 800. which meant that Q grccnback was
worth % cents on the dollar. Where were the
other jG cents? They were slaudercd and caiuu-
MATED out by the Democratic party Of the North.
Applause thirds of the causes which
nave Drought NUOul Tue lTOttTitlOn OI american
industry Today are to be traced To the Demo.
cratic party OF the North Iapplauscl, and every
time you workingmen blister your hands to pay
a debt. take on the blister, and under it you viii
Republican party has done nothing for sixteen
years that It is not proud of. The Democratic
Is not ashamed Of, tAfrlause.l The ~itepubli.
can party has not done one thing that was not
for the public interests of the Government for
sixteen yearsI tAprlanse'l The history Of
plause,l The Democratic party to-day is
searching around in the old political cemetery OF
the bygone ages for n standard. bearer: They
have raised up in Massachusetts, that old GENE.
tory "reminiscences, Charles Francis Adams
Laughter and applause1, who had his henchmcn
at Cincinnati hoping that he would get the nom.
nation IRON the Republican party there, and
who was equally willing to take it at st. Louis,
and who was also willing to lie the nominee Of the
Republican party in Massachusetts,, but tnally
the Democratic party, wishing for come evidence
Of respectability and knowing that no live man
would lend his name to them Tor q moment, have
CROPPED in this old cemetery for responsibility and
have tlshed out Mr.. Adams. Laughter and APP
plause.l The law against violating the sacred
ness of the tomb ought to he enforced. Laugh.
ter The Democratic party was not willing that
this country should be saved unless slavery could
be saved with it. There was never a Democrat
North or Southland by. that i mean those
who. were opposed To- the Union-.who did not
the Government Of the United States. Zap
plause.l They made a breastwork of the Ton.
stitution for rebels to get behind and shoot down
The next thing they did was 10 discourage en-
listments in the North. They did all in their
power TO prevent men from going into the army,
gave It as his opinion that the South could sue,
and that every soldier that put his foot on the
sacred soil of the South would be a trespasser
ami could be sued before q Justice OF the Peace.
[Hisses.l Ihcy denounced the war as an aboli.
ton war in their conventions. aud denounced
Abraham Lincoln as a tyrant. Oral the men on
lutte power. Abraham Lincoln was one, and |
know OF no man living or in history who used
that power without abusing it, except on the
s stSs 8, % @'fTSS' on f hPp}d hara ng hM' On s1 unit, il W, wS
get political possession of the North, and then
You can go in peace" (Applause.l
HOW DEMOCRATS ASSISTED THE REBELS.
There was a man by the name OF Jacob rhompl
son, q very nice man laughter and applause
and a good Democrat. Applause and laughter. ]
GUS Democrat, and ] mean by that that during
the war a Democrat who had q musket was n
rebel, and a rebel that did not have a musket
was a Democrat; Applause: l call Nj, Thomp.
musket. lie was sent by the rebel Government
as their agent to Canada. When he went there
he took with him between seven and eight thous.
and dollars in money for the purpose of assisting
the Northern Democracy. lie got himself &c.
quainted with the Democratic party in Ohis, In.
diana and Illinois. Tho vigorous Democrats or
real Democrats Of those States had organized
themselves under the heads of ''Sons OF Liber.
ty,"''knights OF the Golden Circle "..Order OF
the Star " and various other names. They held
meetings In Chicago, indianapolis. and 81.
Louis, their object being to raise fires in those
places; in other words, TO burn down the homes
OF Union soldiers while they were in the
try. This was their object, and they immcii.
ately put themselves in communication with
Jacob Thompson. On the 10th Of August, 1854,
they held a meeting in Peoria, and there were
Democrats there from every part of the State. In
that meeting. o letter was read received from
Hon. Fernando Wood, Of New York, of whom |
think you have heard, in which he said that al
though not present in body he was there in spirit
George Pendleton, william Pugh, and other
prominent gentlemen sent their apologies and
regrets. was at that meeting and read some OF
the apologies. They denounced the war rs an
abolition war; they denounced Americans as ty.
rants. They said. Rouse, brothers land hurl the
tyrant Lincoln from his throne. The men who
made speeches at that meeting are now rushing
for the most important political Offices in Illinois
to-day on the ticket Of "llonesty and Reform. +"
letter in thc rebel archives, and he describes the
meeting and says that he furnished the money "
pay the expenses Of that Democratic meeting
The expenses q that meeting we're rig by rebel !
voucher, or receipt, from those Democrats, who
are now in favor Of Tilden and Hendricks. They
held their next meeting in Springfield the next In
Indianapolis all the expenses OF which were paid
by this rebel agent. They went further, and
these rebels in boxes marked Sunday
es''oo o'"ho b'5oN' s"'N Wv -
penses of these Democratic meetings were paid
Tor by rebel money, and their object was TO burn
the homes OF soldiers while they were battling for
the equality of human lives. This rebel agent
hired another rebel agent by the name of ChIr.
chill. lie tried to burn Cincinnati, and is now a
good Democrat. t~Laughter. AT indianapolis a
man by the name Of Dodge was made one OF tt,eir
party, and he became 80 sound that they were
obliged TO put him in Fort Lafay cite. Laughter. ]
The Democrats then met In Chicago. and among
other things declared the war TO DO a failure,
There never was. friends "a more infamous lie told
on the face of this earth. fApplause.] II was
only a few days aftcrward that tile guns Of Farra
gut and the achievements of the men In the field
said they lied. Tremendous applause Soldiers
who fell in support of this country, raise from
yoar graves and lift your skeleton hands
on high and swear that when the Democratic
party uttered these words they lied. (Applausel
We then grew magnanlmous and let Dodge oui
OF Fort Lafayette, Where DO you suppose
Dodge 10 nowi lie Is In wisconsin. What dc
you suppose he is doing? Making speeches.
Who for and what iorf Tilden, Hendricks. hon.
csty and reform. Laughter This same
Jacob Thompson, whom the Democratic party
shielded-this same man hired men TO burn dowr
the city of New York. Right IN this great AND
splendid city Of New York, that sits 30 like q
Queen on the Atlantic, men rose up in mobs e
burn asylums, simply because their walls shell
tered the offspring OF another race. Every cn'