Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-07-19

audaclty Wnicn prompts sucn cldlin.
When, where, by whom, before the
nomination or after it, during the can
vass or during the long agony of sus-
pense which succeeded the canvass,
will you find from President Hayes OF
any representative of him or of the
Republican party, high or low, a hint
of such policy? 1t cannot be found.
Never till the country heard with
amazement the first whisperings of
the Vaccinations of Stanley Matthews
and the Ohio clique who stood near
est the President-the basest passage
| ever read in our political history
did any portion of the public or of the
Republican party imagine that the
President would enter upon such a
policy or course of action. 1t is i'm.
possible to oycrstate this general fact.
Especially is it impossible to over.
state the deliberate, longcontinued,
unremitted efforts made at every stage
of the struggle from November to
March to inspire the Southern Re-
publicans with fidelity to the Republi-
can cause. If doubts arose, with cleo
trio speed came new assurance that
Hayes if elected, would vindicate the
rights of those who were fighting his
battles at the South. Is the despic.
able suggestion here made that Presi-
dent Hayes knew nothing of all this
Sir, it is incredible. He did know it.:
and he stood by, willing to see men
risking, by day and by night, for
months which seemed longer than
years, their lives aye, losing their
lives by hundreds, to lift him to the
Presidency,upon the lying assurances,
il what he now says be true, that he
would protect and rescue them by the
great powers of the office he should
receive. Every man who stood near
to the President, every man whom
the public had right to regard as his
faithful representative, joined in these
assuranc which carried
no doubtful meaning - assurances
which meant to the beleaguered and
fainting soldiers on those outposts oil
| freedom, that succor and help would
come if only they defended to the last
the ground which they had won. Sir,
| when / think of these things my heart
grows hot with Indignation and a
curse comes unbidden to my lips fol
the men who thus played with the
blood of brave men and women as
the gambler plays with his dice. Such
treachery passes my comprehension,
should expect that those which
greeted the ears of the terrified Alon.
20 when all nature seemed breaking
into voice to herald his crime:
| 90, it is monstrous monstrous
| Methought the pillows spoke and told me OF it;
| The winds did sing it to me; and the thunder,
That deep and dreadful organ pipe, pronounced
The name of Prosper. 1t did bass my trespass."
| AN ELOQUENT PERoRATIoN.
| Others, whose titles to your conf
dence and attention are older and
better than mine are here. The sub
iect which / have discussed still
stretches on before me, but / mus
close. We are summoned to the duty
of exposing and denouncing a grea
crime-a crime more wanton and I'm
pardonable than the crime agalns
Kansas, which aroused the sleeping
conscience of the North and gave it,
earliest victories to the Republican
party. That crime was committed by
President at the bidding of the par
ty which elected him. This crime has
been committed in defiance of The
principles and pledges of the Repub
lican party and in defiance of thu
personal declarations and obligations
of the President. Norman who counts
the cost of arraying himself on the side
of freedom and constitutional prlncl
Piles is worthy to enlist in this new
struggle for the honor and peace 0
our country. If have to-day Spoken
the sentiments of none but myself, b.
it so. Silence is, for me, cowardice
IF, as | believe, the heart of the nation
is true to the old cause, to the princi
Piles of free governmental the princi
Piles of the Constitution and the Dec
laration of Independence, then let i
be heard Let it speak by the voices
of our leaders. Let the memories
which haunt this day be our inspira
ton. Let us walk again with Adams
and Hancock and Jefferson, of ou
earlier revolution, with Lincoln, Stan
ton and Sumner, of our later revolu
ton. Shades of the great founder
and saviors of our loved country, b.
with us in this struggle /! Speak t
us again your great lessons of patriot
ism, of courage! Of self.sacrifice Th'
marble and the bronze in which W.
have preserved your human form
will crumble and corrode, but lie
your unconquerable spirits never be
hold the day when blow struck a
the heart of the republic shall fine
your children's lips dumb or thei
hearts dismayed.