Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-10-05

Outh-.The Nearly Full Text OF His
Speech--An Exhaustive State
ment OF the Issues Of the
Campaign--I he Examina-
tiOn OF the Currency
Question, ETC., etc.
The following very full synopsis OF
the great speech OF the Hon. James
G. Blaine in Plymouth, on Sept. 9th
will be interesting reading and ref.
erence TO all who heard it:
Mr.. CHAIRMAN, LADIES AND GENTLE
MEN: I am opposed to the election
OF Samuel J. Tilden to the Presiden-
cy. Loud cheers am opposed to
Mr.. Tilden, because at great crises
In the fate OF his country he proved
unfaithful to it, and when that coun-
try lay in the dust, bleeding at every
pore. pierced with rebel wounds, Mr..
Tilden opposed it on every side. and
had no word or deed OF comfort ex-
cept for her enemies; because he
having openly committed himself to
the doctrines of resuming specie pay
ments in 1879. had broken faith with
the country. and now advocates the
doctrines Of the Southern rebels, who
will never consent to anything but
paper until their claims are satisfied (:
because he, as much as any Northern
Democrat or Southern repeats that
heresy which is known under the IT,
tie Of State Rights-a heresy which
produced one Of the most gigantic
rebellions in its destruction Of life
and property, and which to-day is the
most destructive element in our
country; because, with all the sham
and pretense of being a reformer, he
has associated with the worst ring
that ever disgraced official life-that
Of the Democratic party Of New York.
Hear" ~hearl'l And I am finally
opposed to the Democratic party be-
cause since its inception 10 has es-
poused no idea or advocated no
measure which has not been
AT WAR WITH THE HIGHEST INTERESTS OF
THE AMERICAN NATION.
entered Congress fourteen years
ago, and the first winter 1 was there
1 remember going into the Senate,
and there was under discussion a bill
to prescribe a test oath, and, as hap
pened in, smooth faced gentleman
from Indiana. known as Tom Hen
bricks, was occupying the attention
Of the Senate. He was speaking OF
the absurdity of any such bill as he
said: Let me tell you that the reb-
ell officers will never seek Office un-
der the American flag" was glad
to agree with him at that time, and
should have thought myself a dream
er had 1 thought that seventy Of those
associates of Davis and Beauregard
seventy Of those men. who they said.
would never enter Congress, come to
the bar and swear to support the
United States Government. The
fines and penalties were passed, and
those seventy scoundrels were ad-
mitted to the House on the first Mon
day of December last and took their
seats as members Of the House Of
Representatives OF America. They
took their seats, and the 110 Demo
Gratis fell into line and commenced to
obey, and it was perfectly laugh
able n 80
TO SEE THOSE DEMOCRATS CRINGINe AND
FAwNING TO THOSE SEVENTY MEN.
Why, it became so notorious that the
people used to say those ITO could
mot sneeze until the seventy told
them to take snuff. Laughter and
applause. Those seventy men took
possession there, ard those 10 sal
at their feet. They came to organize
the House and WELD its powers. In
the House OF Representatives there
are thirty-one standing committees
OF eleven members each. and to those
thirty-one committees Is invested the
whole great cycle OF legislation In
every relation you hold to the gov
ernment. There Is not an interest
agricultural, commercial, financial
maritime or military-that is not con-
trolled by these thirty one commit.
tees. The return OF the Democratic
party, which took possession OF the
House of December last. gave of
those thirty-one committees twenty
one to the South and ten to them
selves, and when they were twitted
and taunted about it by Mr.. Cox, they
said they were glad of tit suited
them. "Thank Godi" said Uriah
Heap, Il am humber" From that
hour, through the organization being
given to the South, they assr
SEIZED THE REINs OF POWER
and have held 1t, and they hold that
House Of Representatives to-day as
absolutely as ever they did under a
Pierce or Buchanan. No sooner had
they got those committees organized
than they proceeded to legislate, and
the first thing they found In their
way was great body Of rules which
had been handed down for ninety
years, an embodiment Of years Of
wisdom of not only this country, but
OF Great Britain, from whom we have
gained so much in the matter OF ex-
perience. Among these rules the
most valuable is that rule which for
bids independent Legislation on ap-
preparation bills The very moment
you commence to have independent
Legislation you are being led into
death. This view was taken in Brit
ain, too, and it has passed into q
proverb. that the lords shall not co.
cree the commons. nor the commons
the king. Well, that is abolished, and
when an application is made for the
appropriation OF funds for the post
Office, or some great benefit, the ap.