The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-10-05
INGERS0LL'S ELOQUENT SPEECH.
His Great Speech at Indianapolis on
Thursday.

American politics. His speech at Indi-
annapolis at the soldiers meeting last
Thursday fairly bristled with new hits,
fresh passages of eloquence, and spark
ling epigrams from his seemingly mex
haustible store. His readiness may be
gathered from the rather amusing OPEN
ing of his speech. We quote:
Colonel Ingersoll was Just about to
begin, and had said ''Ladles ana geutlu-
men," when the music of an approach
ing band broke upon the air. 81 was
just going to say" he added, "that a
drum always puts me in mind of Dem
ocratic orator Laughter all sound and
no sense" [Great laughter. ITO the
reporters Don't put that down, boys
But the boys could not allow the
quick-witted sentence to escape them,
and SO they 'sput it down" He then
continued :aEl aHB ..gs.ss g ~
1 am opposed to the Democratic par.
ty, and I will tell You why. Every state
that seeded from the United States was
Democratic State. Every ordinance
of secession that was drawn was drawn
by q Democrat. Every man that endeav-
oreG to tear the old flag from the heaven
that it enriches was Democrat. Every
man that tried to destroy this nation was
q Democrat. Every enemy this repub-
lie has had for twenty years has been a
Democrat. [Cheers-s.That's so.'l Ev-
cry man that starved Union soldiers and
refused them in the extremity of death
crust was Democrat. Renewed
cheering.l Every man that loved slavery
better than liberty was Democrat. The
man thai assassinated Abraham Lincoln
was Democrat. Every man that SYM
pathized with the assassin-eYery man
glad that the noblest President ever
elected was assassiDated-wa Demo-
crat. Every man that wanted the privi-
lege of whipping another man to make
him work for him for nothing, was a
Democrat. [Cheers. Every man that
raised bloodhounds to pursue human
beings, was a Democrat. Every man
that clutched from shrieking, shudder-
ing, crouching mothers, babes from
their breasts, and sold them into slavery,
was Democrat. [Cheers. Every man
that impaired the credit of the United
States. every man that swore we would
never pay the bonds, every man that
swore we would never redeem the green
backs, every maligner of his country 8
credit, every calumniator of his coun-
try's credit, was Democrat. [Cheers.
After proceeding in this strain for
some time, Mr.. Ingerso1 stopped for a
moment, and, looking at the audience,
said in his peculiar and inimitable man.
ner
lam Republican. am Republi-
can because the Republican party says
this country is nation, and not con-
federacy am here in Indiana to speak
and have as good right to speak here
in Indiana as though had been born on
this stand-not because the state flag of
Indiana waves over me. / would not
know it if should see it. You have the
same right to speak in Illinois not be-
cause the state flag of Illinois waves
over you, but because that banner, rem
dered sacred by the blood of all the he
roes, waves over you and me. Cheers
am in favor of this being nation
Think of man gratifying his entire am
bition in the state of Rhode Island.
Laughter.
PROTECTION TO CITIZENS.
The Democratic party says the gov
ernment can't march its troops into the
South to protect the rights of the citi-
zens. 1t is lie. [Great cheers. The
government claims the right, and it is
conceded that the government has the
right, to go to your house while you are
sitting by your fireside with your wife
and children about you, and the old lady
knitting, and the cat playing with the
yarn, and everybody happy and sweet
Che government claims the right to take
you by force and put you into the army;
take you down to the valley of the sha-
dow of hell, set you by the ruddy roar
ing guns, and make you fight for your
flag. [Cheers. Now. that being SO,
when the war is over and your country
is victorious. and you go back to your
home, and a lot of Democrats want to
tsampls upon your rights, I want to know
If the government thai leak yaq from
your fireside and made you fight Cor it,
I want to know if it is not bound 20 fight
for you. lCheers. The flag That viii
not protect its protectors, is dirty rag
that contamInates the air in which it
waves. The government that will not
defend its defenders is q disgrace 10 the
nations of the world. A voice, Amen
am Republican because the Repubh-
can party says. eve will protect the
rights af American citizens at home, and
if necessary We will pssrah an army into
any state to protect the rights OF tLa
humblestAmerican citizen in that state y
[Cheers.
THE DIFFERENCE.
There is room in the Republican air
for every wing there is room in the
Republican sea for every sail. hepsL-
licanism says to every man ''Let your
soul be like an eagle, fly out in the great
dome of thought. and Question tt.o stars