The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1878-11-02
This is the Situation.

In the course of speech recently
made at Hillsboro, Alabama, by the
oX-Confedcrate. Gen. j. Wheeler, he
put before his audience the following
vivid picture of the political situa-
ton. Said the speaker:
When we look at the corruptions
which have imprcgnated every de-
partmcnt of our government
When we see Legislatures disband-
ed by brutal soldlery; when we see
the voice of the people stifled by the
baronet. When we see armies with
bristling steel arrayed to hold sor-
ereign people in subsection
When we see Minister of the In
terror openly announce that, in vio-
lation of his oath, he was sending
soldiers and money to protect per-
iured Returning Boards in proclaim
ing false and fraudulent returns of
sovereign States
When we see score of men holding
the highest trust exposed as culprits,
guilty of the base crimes of bribery
and subornation of perjury, by which
they enabled the present incumbent
To sit in the chair of Washington and
Jefferson
When the annals of this republic
proclaim the disgrace and censure of
a Nicc-President, late Speaker of
the House of Representatives mark
cling his ruling as presiding officer;
llircc Senators proiiting secretly by
their votes ms law makers (; five chair
men of the leading committees of the
late House of Representative expos
ct in jobbery +, n late Secretary forg-
ing balances in the public accounts
late Acknowledgement misappro.
priating public funds; a Secretary OF
lac navy enriched or enriching friends
by percentages levied off the profits
Of contractors with his department
an Ambassador to England concern
rd IN dishonorable speculation, the
residents Private Secretary barely
escaping conviction, upon trial, for
guilty completely in frauds upon the
revenue; Secretary of War I'M
pG,ached for high crimes and confess
"a misdemeanors, and to make the
picture complete, the General-in-
Chief of our armies proclaiming that,
without this army of brutal soldiers,
!he people of America would lapse
INTO mob, then we are able to I'M
aerstand what terrible things are be.
ing, prepared TO follow all this.
Here is what comes after it:
Ire chosen leader of the party OF
money monopoly and force is in Eu-
rope now mingling with kings and
ucsPots taking lessons in the art OF
GnsiaVing a free people. He is catch
ism.
Ills generals are busy throughout
Ile country organizing his hosts for
,le terrible conflict which in two
Years must end either in the triumph
vi rDerty or an everlasting reign OF
tyranny. Already their banner is
INJURED and the enemies Of liberty
are forming under its folds.
Grant and order.
Grant and the army.
GGrant and the Republican party.
Grant and resumption.
Grant and force.
Graht and the public Treasury.
GGrant and the Royal League.
Rebels! -" '''' ''o"''''''
Am ana still reserved is banner Will
ms inscription:
1Grant and office.
Grant and plumber.
Grant and for the Southern peo.
p'e,s eternal slavery.
nrant and Imperial despotism.
% imperial Europe-always jealou,
#, nberty-will gladly furnish mil
m nuns Tor our destruction. Grant, {
sni an without heart, without con
,L Lieilce and with fear-who SCOTS Al
s rS iove of freedom, the simplicity
S. the example of Washington is /
~ Instrument for their purposes.
or hey look with hatred and fear on
Soorr powerful public. They remem
UT Napoleon's words.
on Europe must all be free or mos
"i 70 C0ssack.n