The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-10-05
BLAINE AT TlPPECANOE.

The following extracts are from
synopsis of the speech of Hon JAS.
G.. Blaine at Tippecanoe battle
ground, Indiana, on the Goth. He
began by all analysis of Tilden's po-
sition as he stands before the country as
a candidate, and Of the policy to which
his following inevitably commits him.
There was no divergence to side issues
but with that splendid genius which is
his own he massed the facts with crush
ing effect Most telling, perhaps, was his
caustic reference to Tilden as conspicu-
ously hard money man until that time
when the Southern claim agent began TO
insist upon the issue of more paper mon
ey, that with the greenback- bag open at
both ends, they could put their war
claims in at one end, and
GRIND THEM OUT IN PAPER MONEY
at the other. He reminded the Green
hackers that the holders of the rebel
claims knew full well thatif the paper dollar
is made of full value-the silver dollar
and the gold dollar-they cannot receive
payment of their claims; that therefore it
is they who do not want the currency bet
tered, and that the Greenbackers of the
North are but voting with the South,
which doesn't mean the currency shall be
bettered until their claims are paid, and
the paper that should be issued for these
same claims is issued. He also remind
ed them they would some time have to
be paid. This point, which was present
ed with Mr.. Blaine's wonted striking
clearness, was
| A PHASE OF THE CURRENCY QUESTION
that had not been considered by the
Greenbackers hereabouts, and evidently it
struck home Not less forcible was his
summary of the facts as to the rebel war
claims made upon the assumption that
the loyal people were all wrong in putting
down the rebellion, and that all they
can get out of the United States is law
full plumber He cited the recent decis-
ion of Justice Clifford, of the United
States Circuit Court, sitting at Portland
Me-, as Circuit Judge, rendering a judg-
ment against Col Neal Dow for sugar
seized by BOWS regiment during the war,
as an illustration of how Democratic
States rights bench might be expected to
compel Union soldiers to pay out of their
swn pockets the damages that could be
collected as war claims. No Quartermas-
| ters certificate was issued to the owner
of the sugar because he
COULD NOT PROVE HIS LOYALTY, =
but he found Louisiana court in which
he secured judgment against Col Dow,
and that judgment Justice Clifford, on
the absurd State doctrine nonsense, would
not allow to be questioned On this doc
trine Gen. Grant, as soon as his term as
President ended, might have judgment
rendered againt him for rent Of the field
where he received Lees surrender.
Mr. Blaine also directed attention to
the extraordinary haste with which the
Confederate House, by the 70 Confeder-
ate BrigadierS, abolished the rule requir-
ing proof of the loyalty of war claims,
and before their claims could be enter
tanned by the Claims Commission. In its
place they had made the oath of the
claimant, and of one other claimant, and
of one other person, who might be his
partner in the claim, sufficient proof of
loyalty. The rebel claims for damages
done by reckless horsemen like KiIpat-
rick ranged in the aggregate from $780,
100000 to $7OO,OOO,OOO, and so clamor-
Gus were the Rebel claimants that on the
eve of Presidential election, and we'll
knowing how it would effect the party in
the north, the Confederates had been
forced to
and no less than lO5 such were introduc-
ed at the last session.