Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-09-27

r | lOfoaL appla0so Il6 Republican party cam
into existence in 1860, when il elected Abrs
ham Lincoln, the greatest man that WAS eve
President of the United States. GApplause
As soon az he was elected the South eait
I'VE will not stay in the Union" The Sout
said: ''Y on have no right to elect a MAN OF
posed to the extension of hur. an slavery" al
James Buchanan said that they had right t
go out OF the Union, and there was anothe
little man who said 60 [ say so too" and hi
name was Samuel J. Tildsn. [Great applause.
He read the Constitution of the United State
and several Democratic platforms, and decide,
that the government had no right to do any
thing except to defend itself Rscollect tina
James Buchanan was an old bachelor not only
but Democrat. Laughter and applause.
Recollect that and say to yourselves, ''Whv
should we ever trust man and elect him Pres
ident OF the United States who prefers the EN-
braces OF the Democratic party to the saliva
ton of the country!" Applause and laugh
teri Now, in view of this fact, want every
man to swear that he never will vote for al
OLD oachelor for President again. Applause.
The Democrats claimed that this was not a
nation. it was simply confederacy, and that
the Old banner of the stars represented con-
| tract commencing with know all men by
these presents that this don't represent a
great and glorious and sublime people, but it
SIMPLY represents confederacy." That was
the doctrine OF the Democratic party South.
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North and South. Applause. The Demo-
cratic party in the South collected themselves
together for the purpose Of breaking up this
Union. The Republican party said to them
you try and break up this Union and we
will break your necks," and they did it. Zap
plause.l The Republican party came into
power upon the heels of the Buchanan admin
istration, The Treasury was as empty of coin
as the Democratic party was of patriotism and
honor. We had to borrow money of whom we
could. We had to issue bonds and green
backs. What for? Why, to buy shot and
shell and musket and cannon to shoot enough
Democrats to save the Union. [Great ap-
plause.l There was division then forced
upon the people of the country, not into
Democrats and Republicans, but into
patriots and traitors; and thousands
and thousands went out of the Demo.
cratic party to aid the Government to put
Gown the rebellion. [AppIause.l But every
one who thus went into the service of the
country were known as Republicans, and those
who were against the Government were known
as Democrats. [Applause.] These Demo-
Gratis went into the markets of the world. and
they mallgned and they slandered these efforts
to raise money to sustain the Government in
its time of trial. They said. "Ycur bonds
can never be paid, and your greenbacks are
unconstitutional and to such an extent did
they SO SANDER and malign and calumniate the
Government that at one time gold was 900,
which meant that greenback was worth
thirty four cents on the dollar Where were
the other sixty.six cents? They we're SANDER
eo and calumniated out by the Democratic
Party of the North. [Applause.] Two-thirds
of the causes which have brought about the
prostration OF American industry to-day are
to be traced to the Democratic Party of the
North, [spplause, and every time you working
men blister your hands to pay debt. take off
the blister, aud under it you will find Demo-
cratic lie. [Great applause.] The Republican
Party has done nothing for sixteen years that
Party has done nothing for sixteen years that
1t is not ashamed of. [Applause.] The Re-
publican Party has not done one thing that
was net for the public interests of the Govern
ment for sixteen years. Applause The
history of the Democratic Party is An epitaph.
Applause The Democratic Party was
not willing that this country should be saved
unless slavery could be saved with it, There
was never Democrat North OR Southland by
that l mean those who were opposed to the
Union-who did not think more of the exist
ence of slavery than of the government of the
United States. [Applause.1 They made
breastwork of the Constitution for rebels to
get behind and shoot down loyal men. [Cries
of bravo, and applause.] The next thing they
did was to discourage enlistments in the
North. They did ali in their power to prevent
men from going into the army, and that great
statesman Samuel J. Tilden 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 trespasser and
could be sued before Justice Of the Peace
Kisses They denounced the war as an
abolition war in their conventions and they
denounced Abraham Lincoln as tyrant. OF
all the men on earth who have been clothed
with nearly absolute power Abraham Lincoln
WAS one, and l know OF no man living or in
history who used that power without abusing
it, except on the side of mercy Applause
They said to the rebels, 8 Hold on, hold hard
fight on until we 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
Thompson. very nice man laughter and ap
plausel and good Democrat. Applause and
laughter.] This man had the misfortune to
be very vigorous Democrat, and I mean by
that during the war Democrat who had a
musket was rebel, and rebel that did not
have musket was a Democrat. Applause, I
call Nr. Thompson vigorous Democrat be-
cause he did not have musket. He was sent
by the rebel Government as their agent to
Canada. When he went there he took with
him seve Or eight thousand dollars in money
for the purpose of assisting the Northern
Democracy. He got himself acquainted with
inois. The vigorous Democrats Or real Demo-
Gratis Of those cities had organized themselves
under the heads of ''Sons of Liberty"
knights of the Golden Circle" ''Order of
the Star" and various other names. They
held meetings in Chicago. Indianapolis and St,
Louis, their object being to raise. fires in
those places; in other words, to burn down
the homes Of Union soldiers while they were IL
the field fighting for the preservation of the
country. This was their object, and they i'm
nediately put themselves in communication
with Jacob Thompson. On the 10Th of Aug
ust, 1864, they held meeting in Peoria, and
there were Democrats there from every part of
the State. In that meeting letter was read
received from the Hon. Fernando Wood, of
New York, of whom think you have heard, in
which he said that although not present in
body he was there in spirit. George PendIe-
ton and William Pugh, and other prominent
gentlemen sent their apologies and regrets. I
was at that meeting and read some of the
apologies. They denounced the war as az
abolition war; they denounced Americans as
| tyrants. They said rouse brothers and hurI
the tyrant Lincoln from his throne. The men
who made speeches at that meeting are now
running for the most important political offices
in Illinois to day on the ticket ofsHonesty and
Reform" Jacob Thompson wrote home. and
we found his letter in the rebel archives, and
he describes the meeting and says he furnished
Ii L. IL 1~Exl ,o%n