, 1876-08-27

were likely to look at things without reasoning
out the result. For few years past the control
OF affairs had been in the hands Of party which
had managed them with success, and they called
upon the civilized world to scan it's record
thoroughly. No blush Of shame mantlcd their
cheek when they pointed to country from
which slavery had been driven and equal rights
secured to all men.
THE ISSUE WAS NOW ON THEM,
whether the control should pass into the hands
OF men who when In power destroyed its good
namc' spit On the constitution, violated their
were attempting to get hold of the re:ns Of the
Government Which they SO bascIy DESTROYED.
They now we're crying out for reform, and, if
they carried out their pretenses, their reform
the sd II juno list they met in St. St.
Louis, and, following the proposition of
the leading Rebel Of the world, when
hc offered to give away land to
which he had no title, they proceeded With the
the Federal Unlon,-thc vital principle Of the
Republic Their propositions need only be
stated to show their falsty. In tue fourth par
agraph of the platform was a remarkable prop
osition, coming from that band Of patriots. In
1t they declared it necessary to establish
REFORM IN THE HEARTS OF THE PEOPLE.
What kind OF reform, aud who was to be re-
formed! Was 1t the man who had been devot-
cd to his country vino was to reform himselfs
m understanding Of the Union, for the preser
vation Of which lie barred his breast to the steel
to show how to rebuild the Unions
But tbs reform which tue people should hare
snnid i,i 9r;vc fra;n tc;r hearts that pran1n
treason that brought the present msfortuues
upon the nation. Let those who caused treason
come forward and ask forgiveness for tncir
crime. Let them swear fidelity to the cousti-
tu11on thcy tta!aptcu ps. quGer pn9 loot.
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haIntebox by reason Of force, he 1Hilli SAID. i'd
What force! The nearest they had been to it
was when they tried to protect the poor negroes
attacked By bandits led on by men like this Alr.
Hill. ANY country where such protection was
not accorded was not worth living in or fighting
for. [Applause.] Again, Mr.. Hill said Rudi.:
calism must Le crushed" What did he mean.
He meant Unionism, Rcpublicanism. Had it
come to this, that in this free land the party
must not only lose control, but be crushed and
dispiscd in order that treason might become re-
spcctables And why dispised! Because they
dared to carry out tue ideas Of liberty.
The Democratic Lower House tried to place
on the roll OF pensioners Rebels who had fought
against the country, but the Republican Senate
prevented it. They tried to get Rebels in the
army and navy, but were prevented BY the
Semitic, There we're bills enough in the House
for claims to have swampcd the whole country,
30 that it was easv to SIC that they were anx-
ious to Get change Of affairs SO as to have a
change Of Government ANY one who was
credulous enough to believe that those men
would he satisfied with what they could get was
foolish. They demanded reduction in the
taniT, What did theg propose to do with the
tariff Did they desire to take the tux
ofT from certain articles and put it on others!
Why did not the Democratic House bring III
y hin for 4 reduction of the tariff! In this, as
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