Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-09-27

$ much so. He forgot to tell that 50
he united patronage of the south L
ould buy our northern men. All OF u
hem are in the market. 1t was IA u
,oritc remark of President Polk, II
When he tried to see il he couldn't c
,eats us i'm his efforts in the Wilmot o
,royiso, he would say, "Thc south is 2
or me in principle, and the north a
viii be in patronage" daughter. I
They tell YOU that we can't pay the
rebel debt; that il is prohibited. But ]
there are claims arising from the south
md that is what the rebel debt would
be. If there are any soldiers here to- {
night you know very well when you
went to rebel house, if there was an
aged man, or decrepit man, that
they were always loyal, very loyal
[applause1 but everybody that could
90 to the war was in the rebel army.
/ Applause Now these pretended
ioyalists of that time are bringing in
their claims for damages done, and it
don't make q particle of difference
whether it was done by our army or
the rebel army. They will swear it
is ours. [Applause.l Our witnesses
arc gone. Their witnesses are there.
They can collectthem at any moment.
Some of our officers are dead: others
are scattered in every direction
They come up and want their pay.
Now, how are they going to get their
pay? Why, it is the easiest thing in
the world. Constitute a board of
claims. a commissioner of claims. De-
eide what shall be evidence before
that board, and then it will go before
the board and they will take good
care that southern men, or northern
men that they can use, will be found
upon that board. [Applause.] And
your Tildens and that class of men.
/ can give you case in point
When Texas was admitted into the
Union it had a large debt. There
were a great many bonds afloat, as it
was charged upon those who wanted
to admit Texas that the government
would have to pay the debt. "Oh,
no. ut was said, "nevcr; won't do it F;
couldn't think of it." Time passed
along, and these Texas bonds and
claims got into Wall street, New York
and, to the surprise of everybody, a
bill went through congress to pay all
of them.
Now, if you want to see what these
rebels are driving at, look to their
platform in one respect. The repub-
iicans use this expression: "The
equality of all men before the law"
That is comprehensive. That means
, the whole thing. "The equality OF
all men before the law" Now see
how the democratic convention has
fixed that same expression to humbug
the northern people: "The equality
Of all men before Just laws'--of theil
: own creation. Laughter. Now
y suppose those laws are not Just in
I their opinion, what is their platform
q good for? And supposing the Unit
/, ed States congress makes the laws in
? stead of the Southern States entirely
4 what does that platform amount to
Now here is another favOrite argu
/. ment,-I think Judge Trumbull uset
j it-that no party can reform itself
n Well, supposing that is true; l woult
Q like to see the democratic party g.
e around reforming itself. daughter
y They are out of power, and, if the re
n publican party cannot reform itself
Il how can this old democratic part.
reform itself? 1t has not the elc
o. ments of reform within it. / admi
e the fact that if you want new meas
# urcs, new issues, why of course yo'
q must take new men and take ney
o. party. But, gentlemen, the time ha
4 not come for this There is but on
d way to put down the republican pal
a ty, and that is TO withdraw the dem
IF ocracy from the field forever. Lou
j. applause. AS long as the republ
N can party has to fight that old part.
% Just so long the republican party wi
N live. Renewed cheering But Il
If the democratic party disband itsel
,e and let its good men go with the goo
st men of the republican party and i
Id bad men with the bad men of the II
publican party--and we have la
In such issues. We had such an issue ,
70 our election last spring, when I'll
9. good men of both parties had to con
n bine to put down the thieves and rat
10 Applause. But you could nevC
II have got the republican party to joi
70 with any combination whatever if IL
democrats had put a ticket in the ticl'
n That is what scares the republicans
he that old democracy. Laughter an
is cheers.
r. Now the question arises, how is
M that this party that has been beatt
an so often has the presumption 10 con
al forward at this time and to discal
or ton that they are going to carry tn
1T election? Why. they have formed
.se new alliance. They have united wi
the most corrupt combination of mt
a that ever existed in this country
'th mean the railroad rings [cheers /,
nd and they expect that there is pow
nd enough i'm these monopOlies to carr
lat them through this election. 1t is Il
lid moneyed power that they are see
m ing. They think the people can
'er purchased, and they propose to raj
Ii the purchase-money out of these RAJ
to road rings. of which we hear so mu'
ry i'm this country.
I'm But it was when Mr.. Wentwor
III got after Mr.. Tilden on his railro;
ok monopoly business, that he was in i
~ element. He knew his man pc
IN, fectly well, and had been victimiz'
on by him, hence his terrible excoriati'
"a as follows, to-wit:
,al Now, some years ago was start'
nd a railroad towards Galena, call,
Ito the Galcna & Chicago Union RAJ
n road. 1t was the first road CIV
70 started. 1t was the peoples roa
? a 1t was made by the people al
,se for their benefit. Every man alol
w. the line took share; if he hs
mt not the money, he worked it out hir
We self. The road was a great success
cd We got it as far as Freeport in OF
Nv direction to connect with the Illino
r. Central; and we had got it well
mi Cedar Rapids in another directio
at That road paid dividend semi-a
If nually all along. 1t was considert
AS as good as Government bonds no
to are. Trust funds, the funds
Ia widows and orphans were invests
,at in its stock. The men who manage
ro' it were an economical set of me
ur Their salaries were very low. II
~ President got about $1,000 for h
yn services, and the lawyer, who did Il
Wis whole business of the road, now yol
M Corporation Counsel, Elliot Anthem
ey he had $500 year, and eyerythil
ms basis. l was member of the Aud
+" ing Committee. Every bill that w
nd contracted ON that road passed thr
be my hands, and / had no pay for II
services. If there was cause f
an complaint along the line of the roa
the people knew exactly whom
:, speak to, and, when there was an a
IT. nual election, every man who had OF
TO, share had free ticket for his wi
ne and family, and came here and vote
NJ The vote got to be merely matter
uf form, and no attention was paid to Il
rs collection Of proxies. And one tim
a whilst we supposed the thing was {
ed right, no complaint was made fro
rs, any quarter. But on came Samuel
Tilden with u lot of men from Ne
ny York City and stepped into the offit
iat and about Ii minutes thereafter t
ne road was wiped out, and was ev
he afterwards known as the Northwe'
G.. ern. Cheers and laughter T
ng documents were drawn in the han