The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-22
REFORM IN WESTMINSTER.
4 LdRC n MEETING or EARNEST MEY
At MOUNT KISCO.
The Hon Henry ~. stanton on tho BLOODY
shirt Kuse The Republicans Avoiding the
ncnI Issues Of the Cnmpnian solid Facts.

The Hon Henry ~ stanton on the Bloody
shirt Kuse The Repubiicrn s Avoiding the
Real Issues Of the Campaign solid Facts.
The supporters of Tiljen and Hendricks,
and Others earnest for reform. held an enthus-
astic meeting at Mount Kisoo on Friday evening.
The FIRST speech WA by the Hon. Henry u. Stan
ton. He discussed all the loading issues OF tho
campaign, and especially the bloody shirt.
large number Of Republicans were present. MIR.
Stanton spoke on the bloody shirt issue substan-
italy as follows;
GENTLEMEN; The issue whereon the RepublI-
cans are irving to make thecalnp isn turn ou1ht
not to have been raised avail. For year pro-
vious to August last nobody doubted that the
SUI jects that would almost exclusively email
lenGe attention in the contest. and become the
absorbing themes Of Its debates, were an ad-
justment OF the currency aud u reform In tho
civil service. The platforms adopted at Cincin-
natl and 81. Louis. and the letters OF acceptance
OF the two Presidential q indidates. rarely touch
other questions, while they dwell at length upon
these But, suddenly and Simultaneously. In
every part OF the field, tn, Republicans aban-
dOnOd these TOPICS, oh inged the issue to com
irover.ies involved ln tho rebellion, raised tho
bloody Shirt, cried havoc, and let slip
occurred in the country to IF,stiy tsis ma ma
RoRism. IN. Republic .ns simply thought u
was their best card to play In dosper tie game.
This act alone should bring upon their heads
the retfibutive Justice of u signal overthrow
at the polls. loud applause1 Well, let us take
THIS eorgon 10y the horns and examine him. Ex-
cuie me Tor wing that " am oap ble OF form
Inc an intelligent opinion upon any matter OF
public policy whatever u IA the negro question.
While at college IN 1889 delivered brief ad-
dress against slavery. IL was doubtless juvo-
nile production. Soon afterwaid took an alb
sOrbing interest In this matter, aud tn snce on.
ward | continued to light 1t out on that line,
often In the face Of PROSECUTION and violence.
until the adOption Of the fifteenth Amendment.
man OF ordinary mind ought to learn n good
deal about a question BY forty wears study.
Fellow ciiizens. think have earned the right
TO form and express an emphatic orinion upon
what Is called the bloody shirt issue OF thls can
yNss. lApolause.1 haze had speci facilities
carpet-bag Administrators In three southern
Sta os. l refer to Louisiana, Alabama. aud
south Carolina. They are sample states and
Will stand as models uf the whole. After the
war VS. over the task Of reconstruction was
difficult of performance. Tue Constitution had
made nv provision tor IL. Our history afforded
no precedents to moet tho se. Postority will
approve OF the manner In wnich the most Of this
delicate work was done Ii may look with
lenient eve ON some me isures that have since
turned out to have been unwise. Negro sudrag 20
was not an error. The cDlor Of the skin affords
no test Tor determining the rights Of uan. Zap
plause.l
cARPET-BA0 ADvEsTuRxRs.
Fellow citizens. tho chief calamity the pro-
uu In he -outu since the W n, is due 10 the fact
that the negroes nave been Ilrgely under the
control OF about as unnrlncipled n set OF scOun-
dfcls IA God ever permitted TO dcnls the earth.
! mean the carpet 6ag advent from tho
North. loud applause.l Under their lead they
carpet oaggers have been kent In power to
fomeni strife, by the mated hama OF the ma
tlonal Government. This cOmpul ,ory guardian
SHY Of the cdrpet-baggers Is gradually wearing
away. Tue cOlured popul alton have been so
often deceived anu wron.ed by the unfululled
Promises OF these Northern Adventures and
their Southern white allies. that they are begin
ming ~ learn tnat all they want Of them Is To
use their ballots to lift them into illcl where
they II Cypress and desp II all ciasse In the
unfortunate states nov cursed by theif domina-
ton. Hence IL -. that we begin to see that IN
- f.g
curing In Georei ant \ 40 ma, where the Ed
eral bnyonot - not thrust Into the contest. large
numbers OF the negroes vOluntaril. vote the
democratic Tickets, which, OF course sweep IN
by overN helmint mai1rities. The bay onet Is
evoked not to promote order In tho South.
Those -tates are far more quiet and abiding
when II Is absent. A prominent carpet .ba- ger
needed Ii. bVyenet for down there ~, s'J ~
prick the negroes up to vote the Republican
ticket. Lett to themselves. SAID he, one
tou IN OF them would be persu lded 20 20 with
the Democrats. ana that would overthrow and
break down our patty In all the southern states.
re spn why all black mon should be- Repuoii-
9 n thAn there Is that ali whito mon should ne
not dcucnd upou the color Of the cu,icle any
more than upon the nue. 81 the hair Left to
thoir own judg inents the Afrlcln race v1ui1 be
as aot to divide on political Subjects the
Caucasians. And here comes IN tho arrOg ince.
the intolerance. the tyranny. may saw. II tue
voter belongs TO them. resist tins ciaim.
am opposed 10 property In man. did not labor
tain FOR tnen the risht OF suffrage. simply that
they might become the bringing serfs OF pUlt
icol party. want them TO vote just rs they
ploasr, unseduced by deceptive Promises. I'M
swerved by Federal bGyonets. Let tnis
be done, and tney would naturl Nv al.
woe on pelltlcl me lres, - do our
own race. portion OF them would 60
with the Democrdc, aud thereby secure their
own best Interests and promote ne prosperity
Of the Southern States. Accursod hs the 80.
prrate demagogues who would prevent the es-
tablishment of a policy thar would peaoeably
a Alt ia + 1. a
THiS0s TO BK WIPED OUT.
Gentlemen. believe that the carpetbig
cime viii soon pas, into history, and need not
speak Of II with severity, except rs a warning to
factions VINO shall hereafter ne tempted In hks
manner to violate the principles Of lust envern-
bag supremacy WA the most rank and
Of OUR c" war and long nfter rs rule nss ,s
appeared It's memory viii haunt the uutiOn like
horrid d cam. In its hey-day Of power It ex-
hibit-d tue worst quaiities of arDi nv gOy>rn-
ment without the redeomi 2 fe ture OF ford
lux pot to the conquered class vino. IN
good faltn submitted to us sway. IL insulted
those wnom u roubed, fer It not only deprived
them by fraud and violence Of a fair share IN
the management OF their own al IRIS. tut IA -
wcl-nigh ruined the recOnS ructed States by
loading them with debts and grinding them
win taxes. IL has trampled down the whites
without eeyating tho blacks. IL nas impOver-
i-bcd tne former hv oneruus exactiDns from
their wings, and Ia Ia Ilht tne latter That the
chef end II IN sn--especially OF "a culored man
- TO be dishonest politician, and squirm into
an Office and that statesnanship consists ia
uiiihg ballot oOx with one hsnd and plum
dering treasury with the other. lUhcors.l
To continue this condition OF Things fcr another
Presidential term would hopees.ly bankrupt
the states where II prev lied, aud wOdld do
morallxe the colOred population by causing
them To rely Tor liNtng upon pOlluc 4 patronage
rather than honest industry. ana upon chic merry
rather thdn education for their advancement IN
society. In my judgment. thor fore, the best
Interests of both races In the South, and OF the
southern states as muuiclQa bodies, impe-
rou-ly demand that carpet bag doiuinition
should be overthrow, and that the Federal
Admins ration wnereon IL relies Tor sustenlnce
should pass into Democratic hands. LElthusl-
astic Rppiause.l
Fell W citlzens, the policy OF the Reform party
Is to let tbs whole sdbisct alone, except to see
that all Classes IN the NOutn obey tue laws, aud
all enjoy their protection, This i the tue poll
CIV. Tue hipht Hon. W. r. Forster, member of
the House al Commons. and for long time in
MIR. Gladstone's Chbip0t.Vlsited this country and
Travelled extensively IN the South two years
ago. lie is British Abolitioni I, VINO had horne
"A part in his youth III the struggle for West India
emancipation. lie had stood by the c 4use
OF the North In Parliament during our war.
After ne had made his Southern tour, the linton
League Club OF New YORK gave him grand re-
cepti0n. Mr. ChOaie made highly ouplinen-
taIy speech, and Mr.. Forster made an elaborate
reply. 10 their HinaZ -iuent, In the course 81
his speech he told the swallow tailed crowd TO
Their faces that as tue result OF his Southern