The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-08-22


! intrigue without limit, the Senate Of the
United States, that great conservative
barrier, erected by the Fathers them
selves and designed to act as q break
water against all hasty, corrupt, and
dangerous legislation in the lower
house, goes down with the rest; hope,
lessly in the hands Of the opposition.
after the 4th of March next.
I And thus, without a STAG of hope, or
a CLEAN OF light in the South, with
thirty representative created by negro
suffrage aud the Constitutional amend
4 ments turned against us, with the two
/ houses OF Congress gone, with the EX-
Iecutive department. menaced, with the
army and navy and the treasury in the
/ hands or men who sought to destroy
the government and who hate its de-
tenders; with the only hope left, that
4 by sinking all differences among Re
1 publicans, by silencing all chickering's
and complaints, and by vigorous,
united and almost superhuman effort
+ we may rescue and regain the House
of Representatives Are we to be told,
even in the old, Republican First Dis
trict OF Wisconsin, that members of
! the Republican party, who remember
its traditions, shared it's struggles, and
witnessed ats triumphs, are now will
; ing, on Some false Or secondary issue
to decimnte it's ranks, divide it's
strength, and deliver 1t over, bound
hand and foot to the enemy? Mr..
i 9 Chairman, shall believe that, when [
see it demonstrated. [Applause.l
But if amy considerable number can
; be found here or elsewhere willing to
do it, let them do it in the light Of day,
do it by the graves Of our soldiers and
within full view Of their stricken
homes.
That men should differ upon ques-
lions Of finance or kindred Questions
pertaining to the administrator of the
government, is most natural. That
these and questions relating to labor,
and to the rights of laboring men, will
upon ample preparation be discussed
III the coming canvass with care, can
dor, and considerable regard for the
opinion Of others, [ have no doubt. But
Ii the advocates Of any of these pro-
: Jects propose to desert the Republican
ranks, go over to the enemy, affiliate
i themselves with a party which can
only WELD power in the national cOuL-
ellis as it isxlirected and controlled by
/ the Confederate Democracy Of the
! South; IL they propose to rob the Re-
publican party which has always been
their friend, OF all power to inaugurate
or conduct practical measures Of re-
dress, then upon their heads not ours,
be the responsibility. Applause.
/ While | feel alive to all these issues,
/ shall not enter upon them here to-
day. My official record on these ques-
tions, so far as anybody has cared to
read it, is known to all, to Republicans,
to Greenbackers, to Nationals, to labor
! ing men, to soldiers and to Democrats.
| While it may not be free from errors,
| have the consolation of knowing that
no vote has been lodged and no respon-
sibility eyaded.
| Not being informed at this moment
what platform the Convention has
adopted, but presuming that you have
! endorsed the address Of the Republican
State Central Committee, and some
thing having been said about placing
me upon that platform, I have this to
say in return, that having stood upon
it's distinctive principles all my life,
and standing upon them to-day, [ have
| no special occasion to step On to them,
and do not think shall be very like
| ly to step off from them, at the beck
and call of anybody.
tO tha t]icfyi hutton Of Y,,,JIio NOT
ronage in this district if any man
knows of my using it for my own per-
sonal advancement, rather than for the
public good, all condolences are "oft'
and he is at liberty to proclaim it. In
all these matters have heard patient
ly, and investigated carefully, with the
view Of ascertaining, if [ could, the
real wishes of the people and have
then decided to the best of my ability,
and the decision, when made, has been
my own. That I have made mistakes
in this regare, I have no doubt, but
some Of the most manly letters I have
ever received have come from men
whom l have been compelled to disap-
point.
AS to civil service reform: When
the administration intimated that it |
did net care to have members of Con-
gress make recommends, desisted
When by special letter and printed
circular, it requested me to make re-
commends as formerly, I complied f,
and in the presence Of a gentleman
who I now see before me. said to
the President that if he could devise
any method by which I could be re-
lieved from making these recommends,
I should be only too glad to comply, as |
in this district always had to decide |
between friends, which made it one of |
the most perplexing and embarrassing |
duties Of my official life. He kindly |
replied that we must do the best we
could; seek to educate the people, and |
perhaps find ultimate relief through |
the channels of legislation.
Now if any gentleman can suggest
to me any better method of complying
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