The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-10-16
JOE JOHNSTON.
TmE OhD HERO ON THE sTVMP-HE
SPEAKS nm HHCFH NOME.
Some sound Democratic HROctrIne-The
Next President to be 81 Democrat and
to he lnaugurated--A Sound Opinion
of Butler.
tHichmond Dispatch

of Butler.
tRchmond Dispateb,l
Ladies' and Fellow Citizeng- Very soon after
my nomination as the Conservative candidate
for Congress from this district published Il
letter in which expressed very briefly my
opinions on matters arising IN this chnVass
propose now to mako my expression litl'e
fuller and perhaps clearer. said That Inc
most important thing upon which we are hn"
called upon to act ie tho preservation Of hhe
Democratic parity, because That party aliot H.
ed most OF the benefits we enjoyed III hh'
phSt, and from II, and 1t alone, we nave any"
thing to expect for the future, .,-..s .,,a
II n, BIZ It's name implies, the party on inc
people. The Democratic party tLmay u ,,'t n
Tho line between the general government ana
the States Its strict and accurate intMpre~
tation of the United States constitution gave
US tho States rights which have perfected US
In our privileges under the constitution. The
first jtnpoltant act Of the Democratic party
WINS It's resistance 10 Federal usurpation
under tho cider Adams. and then the defeat
Of the Federal party hy ne eIect2n o. ye
between the States commenced our prosperity
WIS due mainly to the Democratic party, for
the opposing PARTIES had control in but four
OF the sixteen presidents.
Then came the Inauguration OF the Kcpub-
liCnn rule which we have such bittet cause to
remember and regret
BY her firm adheroncc 70 and regard for ,3
tho constitution, Virginia had acquired It's
designation as tho Mother of States and
statesmen and attained her asChndency IN
the Union, and wnH tho most influential State
until the increase Of population III the North
Crn States gave them q preponderating vote.
WHAT WE OWE THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
Wo owe the Democratic party much for
what is long past, But we are still more
indebted to it since tho war. We have had
harder experiences as o defeated people than
any other conquered people ever had. II
cannot he forgotten what the South suffered
under carpot-bng and ecalawag rule. From
our dopolable condition we were rescued by
The Democratic party. Appause.l 1t WAS
the lever which lifted the load of oppression
from us.
Two of our Southern sister States were
held by military power until the earlier days
Of this present administrations. They, too,
were liberated by the action Of the Demo-
cratic majority In the House withholding
military appropriations until they COM
poled tho withdrawal OF The army from those
two Stutes-that army which was SO 1isetu Il
political instrument IN the hands OF Tho Pres
dents predecessor (Ginntl
WHAT OUR Fairly III CAPABLE or,
IF we refer to tho history Of Virginia and of
the United States IT will prove that ! have
not exaggerated what Is duo to the Demo-
cratic party for maintaining our rights.
Ut 1t loses none Of its strength in these fall
elections we may expect Democratic majori-
tiles in both houses Of Congress EappauseI,
and tho election Of the next President lap
plause not only tho election, but the innnptt,,
Tatio7t Of thenext President Ittreat applause
II these things occur, we may expect soon to
bo relieved Of obnoxious sectional Iawg-laws
which do SO much to prevent the return of
our former condition of prosperity
pARTy LOYALTY.
In times like these party loyalty Is q virtue
"a true exhibition OF patriotism as one shows
in time of war, standing by his country ut his
country's call. lApplauso.J All Of our hopes
of restoration arc centred in the Democratic
party. We must stand by It,
The difference between the Democratic
party and tho GrCCnbnck party Is mainly
financial. 7 can most easily show you the
difference by q comparison OF the two plat
forms.
Hero Gen Johnston road section by section
the platform Of the Groonbaclz party, and
commented on each.
lilo showed very conclusively that whatever
of good and substantial promise Is III 1t
comes from tho Democrats.
THE GnEEN1,ACKERs.
Said tho General "Tho Democrats in Con
gross opposed the resumption act strenuous
~ while IN a minority. When they got IN tho
majority they Immediately moved Tor It's re-
peal Their bill pussed the House, but was
rejected by the Radical Senate. The follow
ing year there was like action on the part of
tho House., Their bill went to the Senate and
has not been heard OF since. Here. then we
hnd actOn-sOmCthing substantial while
the Grcenbackers have nothing for US but
Words
BONDS AND TARIFF.
Referring to tho demands Of the Greenback-
ers that the Congress should call In all bonds,
pay them in greonbaoks, ana issue no moro
bonds, Gen. Johnston said the Democratic
party advocates the payment OF bonds as they
become due. In the money OF which they Wero
contracted. "On this question of issuing no
more bonds think that is subject for con-
stitutional amondment-one Congress cannot
bind another" he said.
Said the General on the tariff question:
'"rho Democrats advocate q tariff which, II
possible shall support the government OF the
United States. Such q tariff would have the
advantage of alfording ample protection to
American manufactures, and do away with
the internal revenue system, which Is onefouS
and abhOrrcnt to us.
WHO ARE THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
After commenting upon the Greenback
platform and pointing out the blanks therein
which came from tho Democrats and those
which did not, Gen. Johnston said Of the
Grccnhackers:
'Tho greonback is q peculiar characteristic
of the party. They proposed to issue cur
rency they do not hope to remain at par IN
limited in amount, and not rcdeemable In coin.
It is lust such q currency as the Russians
and Austrans are now laboring under, and
these governments have been unable to keep
into circulation, though they exercise more
power over their subjects than does the
United States over its citizens.
The deprecated currency OF Turkey was
also referred to by Gen. Johnston as another
evidence of the folly of issuing fGt money.
No matter what power the government mas
to enforce its DEGREES in other matters, it
fails here.
."The choosing between that sort Of money
and good money-the choosing. between the
money favored by the Greenbackers and that
advocated by the Democratic party seemed
to Gen. Johnston q simple matter. cit is a
choice between good and bad lApplause.l
Until 1861 we had q paper money redeemable
in gold-a currency like that we now have, or
soon will have. Our principles are sane
toned by the illustrious names of Washing
ton, jefferson, Madison, Monroe and Andrew
Jackson, and o host OF others no less true,
though less eminent"
BEAST BUTLER.
The Greenbackers have to support their
theories no names eminent for good-or for
evil either, I was about to say. But there
mistake There is one espOusing their cause
who is despised in the North and execrated IN
the South-Beast Butler. Applause. | ask
that the npNnle of this district choose hetMGen