The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-10-28

Grants Administration Is there en'
who will say that Grant and his follow
ers are not chiefly responsible for thu
present condition of the South? Tht
votes of the negroes-thats what Gram
relied on. I said before, and say i
again, that it is our first duty to bring
the hearts of our noble Southern people
again to the common flag; to draw them
near US again, to make them again PROUD
of being Americans. But what has beer
done? ask you, is this the way 10 make
them love again the common flag, te
bring their hearts to US again2 DO 70,
gain the lone of a man By PICKING HIS
POCKET2 Do we gain his love by rob
bing him of his best rights? No, this ii
not the way to cross over the bloody
chasm. No, this is sacrificing a whole
continent or large part of continent,
for the egotism of party. This is set
ting on foot an era of despotism, A
DESPOTISM WHICH is A DESPOT.
ISM OF ROBBERS. l always have
been Republican l hope good Rerub
lican, but have been Republican to
give the South a good government.
have not been Republican, l am not
Republican, will not be a Republican
to deliver the Southern people over to
THE WORST SET Of SCOUN.
DRELS THAT EVER OBTAINED
POLITICAL POWER.
MILITARY RULE.
Let us look at the political develop
nents of this country. We have become
careless about the institutions of our coun.
try. You who have studied history know
that IN times of extraordinary urgency
in times Of war, etc., we allow the Gov
eminent extraordinary prerogatlves,
which we would not allow the Govern
ment in ordinary times. You remember
the Romans acted on this principle
When the enemy was before the gates OF
Rome they invested Consul as dicta-
tor with supreme power. We did the
same in the last war. The Government
had extraordinary powers. Well, it saw
ed the republic. That was the chief end,
and we all admit that it was accomplish.
ed. But during these times of war bad
habit is apt to spring up-the Govern
ment is apt to assume greater powers than
it was invested With, and the people are
apt to accustem themselves to the usur-
patton. When the war is over the gov.
eminent ought to surrender these extra,
ordinary prerogatlves, which, though
they may save the republic in times OF
war, may destroy its liberty i'll times OF
peace. Blu. what have we seen in thi:
country? Military rule has been pro
longed, and the country seems to be un'
der the iron grasp of an all-powerful and
arbitrary ruler; the Constitution violated
and to restore the Constitution 1t may
take the blood of thousands Of people
[Applause.]
GREELEY AND HARD TIMES.
n Many reports are in circulation
that should Greeley be elected, inevitable
ruin will follow; that the financial affairs
of the country will be overthrown. DC
YOU believe that2 The South is depend
ent upon the North, and the North upon
the South. | ask in all sincerity, can the
South prosper with these carpet-baggers
preventing these Southerners trading
with the North?
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IN 1872-HAs
1T IMPROVED sINCE2
We are not fighting merely to make
ne man President of the United States
IN place of another; but we are lighting
!or the overthrow OF a systemic system
Of Unconstitutional arrogance OF poloer, q
systen. Of contempt Of taa0, system O
Gore,nntent by force. A SYSTEM OF
PLUNDERING IN THE SOUTH
AND OF CORRUPTION IN THE
NORTH; a system which threatens to
subvert the highest good we possess-tht
freedom of election all over the United
States. rApplause1 We are fighting
against this in order to substitute for It,
another-a free, honest, true republican
government.
We have tremendous odds against us;
such odds, | believe, us the army OF pro-
cress never had before. Doyou read the
advices which now reach us from the
States which have their elections IN DC.
tober? DO You read those tales OF fraud
the like of which was never known In
this Countrywide importation OF colored
voters by the hundreds and thousands
Do YOU read of the frauds to elect the
Republican candidates, or candidates 81
the Grant party at any cost? DO you
know of the power of money that II
against us, and the power OF office, which
at the present moment is no longer al
the service of the party? AS told my
German fellow-ctizens, the government
of the United States does no longer be
long to the American people, but seems
to belong in fee simply to Ulysses 5
Grant, and the Central Republican Com
mittee.
From Speech at Syracuse, Oct. 1872
WHAT MR.. sCHuRZ THOUGHT OF TIE RE
PUBLICAN PARTY.
And thus it is that the great name, the
great authority of the Republican party
in its national capacity, is being used this
very moment to uphold the most afro
cous system of government which thu
country ever saw. A party which can
not live and prosper unless 1t be support
ed bv a revival OF the old war feeling
AMI by tearing open again the WOUNDS
from which the people of the UNITED
States have bled so long; SUCH PARTY
WHEN IT HAS COME TO THAT, DOES MOI
DESERVE TO LIVE.
From Speech at st. Louis, July 1877.
CAN THE DEMOCRATIC FATTY 81
TRUSTED?
Honest Republicans, are you still
troubled by doubt? Do you still ask
"Wnl it be safe TO trust themT a
journal of this city addressed the que
ton to me. how the colored people o
the South would be protected by lesis
Iation in consequence OF this movement
if the majority in Congress shoul(
change? | will answer. We had tn
same movement in this state; tn
majority in the Legislature did change
and how were the colored people o
Missouri then protected 10y legislation
No legislation was needed to protect them
They were amply protected by the splrl
of the people as it issued from that move
ment. | remember the predictions tina
were made then to brighten Us, that tn
ared handed rebel would rise up agar