Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-08-23
SENATOR MORTON.
Extracts From Ills Recent Great
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speech ut indianapolis.
Again the Republican and Democratic
parties confront cacb other in a struggle for
the control of the Government The Re-
publican party points wi h pride and salts
faction TO It's record 81 honorable deeds; to
a Union pres rycd slavery abolished, to the
establishment Of equality before the law, TO
a Government well admins cred, and to ITS
principles rcplctc with Justice, humanity,
and the advancing civilization of the age
Tie Democratic party, asking its past TO be
forgotten, with no argument In its favor TO
he drawn from history, comes in the mask
OF reform, protesting superior purity and
relying only upon its general assault upon
the integrity and patriotism OF Republicans.
In such campaign, with Islander rs the
chief weapon, Republicans must be excused
If they speak plainly of the political char
aeter, history and purp sc of their antagon-
ISIS.
If the old World should believe what is
said by the leaders Of tie Democratic party,
by sham rcformcrs, and the night ravens of
politics, hey would conclude that the
people of the United states are the
most corrupt aud degraded of all ma
tons ON earth claiming to hc civil
wed They would believe Republican gov
eminent hopeless failure and our insttu-
tiuns to have resulted In total rotteuncss
aud prostitution, The persons to whom !
power to destroy the American name at
home and abroad, and to prove ttst the PEG.
Pile are incapable of self-goSetnmcut II
only 1.-THE Of what they proclaim was he
lievcd, our Government would have no
credit In the financial circles of Europe, i'm
migration would cease, and the relatives of
those who have come to us from abroad
would use all the means in their power to
procure the return of their crrng Kindred,
AND repuhlcanism throughout the world
would sur endcr It's last hope in view of its
disastrous failure upon this continent
Happily the good sense aud intelligence of
the mhuhitnn of the Old World have com
pretended toe true character of our inta
nous librler>, aud the good name of Amcri-
ca stands higher than ever before The foul
birds that would dchlc their nests are
spurucd with loathug and contempt and
the eyes of the liberty loving and hopeful
people of other lands are turned toward MS
more earnestly than ever The most venom
Gus enemies, aud those who deserve 10 be
dashed through the land with whip of
scorpions, are the miserable creatures who
continually labor 10 cover our Government
with shame and disgrace in the g, cs of man
Kind,
so far from official morals deterioratng,
the public service becoming dehauched, and
and the country standing on the brink of
ruin, | pronounce this and all kindred state
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speeches, 10 bc uumitigated bosh aud dcma.
gugN, and that the very opposite Is the
Truth, On the ninth of February last the
senate, by "a resolution, cal ed upon the See
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weeks ayu, aud submit an extract from a
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