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


Gle Adams, daughter aud applause
who had his hcnchmen at Cincinnati
hoping that be would get the nomina-
tivn Of tho Republican patty there. and
who raj equally willing to take Il nj
| st. Louis, and who was also willing to
no the nominee Of the Republican bar.
" In Massachusetts, but finally The
Democratic party, wishing for some
evidence Of rcspectability. and Knowing
that no live man would lend his name
to thcm for q moment. have CROPPED In
THE old Gem, terry for rospcctabilty and
have fshed out Mr.. Adams. Laughter
and applause.l Tho law against viola
ting the sarredness Of the tomb ought
~ be enforced. daughter } The DEM
ccratic party was not willing that this
country should be saved unless slavery
could DO saved with Il. There was new
er a Dessocrat North or South and
by that I mean those who were opposed
to The Union-who did not think more
Of the existence Of slavery than of the
governments OF the United States. Gap
plausc.) They made q b~rcas,work Of
the constitution for rebels tn yet behind
and shoot down loyal mon. (Cries of
bravo and applause.)
On the 10th Of August. 1874, they
held u meeting at Peoria, and there were
Democrats from every part OF the State.
In that meeting a letter was road. re-
ceived from tho lion. FernarA 4, Wood. nj
New York, of whom I think YOU have
heard, In which no said that, although
Not Rsescnt Ia body, he wa there in
spisi'. George ~pondletoay VIM. Pugn.
aud other prominent kentlcmea sent
their apologies and regrets. They de-
L,ouncc the war as IN abolition war /;
they denounced Americans. Ms b, rants.
They said. Rouse and hurl tho tyrant
Lincoln from his throne" Tho men
who made speeches ut the meeting ARE
now running for the most important
political offices IN Illinois to-day on she
ticket Of ''lloncsty and ItcionN." Jas
cob Thompson wrote home, and VT
found his letter In The no bri archives,
and he describes the meeting and says
that he furnished the money to pay the
expenses Of that Democratic meeting.
The expenses Of that mcehng were paid
with rebel gold by Jacob TkoRpson,
and he hal got filed a voucher or re-
ceipt from these Democrats who are
now IN favor Of TN,fen md Itenthicks.
They held thcse neN meeting ut Spring
field, the next IN. Indianapolis, al the
expenses Of which were paid by this re-
bel agent. They Went further. and
shipped to Aiese towns arms for thes.
rebels. iB bones marked SUNDAY School
books. Nksscs.p l sahl the expenses
Of these Democratic meetings were paid
los by sebet money, and their object was
W burn the homes Of soldiers while they
were battling Tor the equality Of human
lives. This rebel agent hired another
rebel agent by the name Of Churchill.
He tried u'burp Ciachnuui. and Is now
n good Democrat. CLnughtcr.1 Al In
dianapolis II man by the 4, Of Dodge
was made Of their party. and he became
so sound that they were obliged to put
him in Fort Lafayette. daughter.
The Democrats then ny: in Chicago.
and among other things declared the
~sr " he n failure. There never was,
frien5s. n Rasre infamous H. told
on tie face.of this earth. [Applausc. !
II was onlS few days afterwar6 that
the guns of Farragut and the achieve
ments of the men in the field said they
lied Tremendous Applausc.l Sol
diers who fell in support of,his country
raise ironr your graves and lit up your
skeleton hands on high and swear that
when the Democratic party uttered
these words they lied. (~AppIause.)
We then grew magnanimous and let
Dodge out Of Fort Lafayette. Where
do you suppose Dodge Is nowa' lie is
In Wisconsin. What do you suppose he
is doing? Making speeches. Who Tor
and what for? Tildea, Hendricks, hon
csty and reform.
TIE REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.
Now. my friends. ] have said q few
things to you about the Republican par
ty. and a lew things about the Demo
cratic party. With a few more words |
viii quit this branch of the subject. AL
how me u say that the platform of the
Republican party isaSbroad Il sthis con-
tinent. In other words, it il rs broad
rs humanity itself. (~Applause.>' 1t
asks all to come and help nst to- .irin
who are in favor of human advaHte-
ment. II is broad enough for Catholics,
for Old-School Presbyterians, Tor Meth
odists, and Tor iniidcls, provided they
are in favor of the eternal equality Of
human rights-(applause)-and the
Republican party in its magnanimity
| goes even further 1t Is willing that the
Democrat should vote its ticket. Be-
yond that mag. animity cannot 60.
daughter and ~applausc.]' .
THE PUBLIC DEBT.
The Government of the United States
is u perpetual pauper. 1t passes the hat
all the time, and has a mnsket behind
the hat. CApplausc.) But ut the same
time it produces nothing itself--recolect
that-it produces nothing Of itself. The
Government don't plow the land, the
Government don't make the bri.ks, the
Government dent chop down the trees
and saw them into lumber. The Gov
ernment 1t a perpetual pauper, and tho
Government cannot support the people,
but the people have to support the Gov
crnment. The idea that the Govern
ment can issue money for the people tn
live upon is the same rs the idea that
my hired nan can issue certificates oi
my indebtedness ~ him for me to live
on. daughter and ~applause.) The
United States got broke. II had no
money. have been, l think, fixed that
way a hundred times. Then 1t did as |
did. IT, had to 60 and borrow money,
and every g~reenbaek was a forced loan
The only difference between III,
Of the United States and mine is that
mine is not a legal tender. II had the
power ] would have made themso. We
borrowed the money and have got to
pay II, and the people have got to- pay
Il. And the debt represents the loss in.
hicted upon the country by the war.
That is abby the war. All the pow