The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-10-01

You established and sought to maintain over
them the worst govern Aents iD the world.
and hate them, and then 20 rule them You
gave the ballot 10 the colored men aud took IL
from the whites. And yo0 placed the colored
people themselves under the control and man.
agement of adventures. Thus the control of
public affairs came into the hands Of bad
men. who were IN no way Identified with the
people or section, and were strangers in SYM
he the object and purpose of government
Plumber OF the people reigned supreme. Thein-
crease OF State Indebtedness be came frighrful.
Taxation threatened to swallow up not only
the earnings, but also the accommodations OF
ruin with horror. AT length large bodies OF
the colofed voters turned against the de-
noraiization and misruIe, ana State alter
State was recovered. reclaimed, restored The
restoration OF the Democratic party in those
States became Indispensable 10 the recovery
anu protection OF popular rights, the security
OF property, and the welfare OF labor. Political
union for protection and safety against
plumber and ruin made the South political
unit. And at once the price Of wages ana the
price OF lands ad yanced, aud vaiuaoie produce
lions Increased. Is there any man among
you whose hatred toward the South is ma
lignant that he would tear down the present
authority and restore the vampire govern
ments OF 10 years ago?
Your fears and prejudices are now addressed
because of the character OF the representation
in Congress from the South. You are told that
in large degree it is made mp of brigadiers
from the Southern army. Is That dissgreeable
TO you? Then perhaps you will ind comfort
IN thelfact that the evii will decrease the
yearsroll by. The older men will pass away,
but dare not say tina. the young men who
VIA take their places VIII be more agreeable
TO you. think they VIII net be. but the
olense to you is not that they were brigadsers.
It's only that they are Democrat, and stand
In the way OF the partial and unfair purposes
OF your party. You know this to be true. IL
does not offend you that Drigadiers are now in
the cabinet, In the Federal courts ana in high
offices oil government. They are of your
party, and you are content. But IL there be
in this matter, It i found in the constitution
itself. Yea, back of that-in the principle OF
S Under the consfitation each State 'G shall
choose It's own senators, and each
we lind The Houses OF congress constituted as
they are are. IL we are To nave a Tree Repub-
nc, then each state and district must he Abso-
lutely Tree In It's choice. and without any re-
ssiatnt whatever. VIII you men OF OHIO
allow New England. or the Gull states. or the
Pacific slope 10 question your elections: Be
cause your delegation In Congress may be
nniricndly 20 some measure greatly desired
by one OF these sections, are you TO he called
10 account: Shall ~ be regarded
cause OF onense, or as q ground OF
not support what she believes 10 he heresy
| Ia doctrine. or corruption IN measure, can
Union, assume a hostile attitude toward herr
As YOU are true Union men, answer me that
For four years the Democrats have had the
majority ia the House. and you say that the
South has controlled that majority, and
therefore You Will array the sections in hos
tnay: Tue sep You propose u too Responsible;
Wtrife ana disunion. Lest me ASSURE you
thnt you have been misied: that the Democrats
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| that within the organization neither section
Dominates the other; But please tell ms 20
| House adopted that were partinl toward the
1 south or unfair toward the North? The pay
fnent OF southern claims, that had grown Into
| n giant eva and National fraud. has been
checked and almost entirely suspended. The
public expenditures have been reduced, 80
thai the saving In the four years OF Democratic
control, as compared with the prior Tour years.
exceede sl"o.oUOOoO The saving 70 the state OF
QUO n nearly S7,u0O. %, and "a cacn con-
| gtosaional district nearly sS50aoO. Tue saving
eitcn year has been more than the average
lions OF Adams aud jackson. What does tne
reduction OF SO JOO 600 Ia the yearly appropria-
the public expenditures there shalt be econ
oniy aud honesty. IL means that that much
| money shall not be collected from the people,
but s6i.ll bc ieft Ia the channels oftrado and
| commerce., there 10 slimulats business and
| VIII you bsar ia mind that tnsse great rcdnc-
lions have been made over ths opposi Ion OF y
a Republican House acmoDotized silver; n
Democratic House restored ~. The silver
money now lows into the channels OF trade
veins aud arteries, gives iifo aud strength.
FIR a. while there was the curse
4 partisan refdets. That was through the law
permitting the test oath. A Democratic Con-
may be OF good and true men,"
OF these four leading and I'm portani acts. do
the doors OF the treasury 20 trumped-up war
claims. IN favor OF trumpea-up ioyalty7
tom ns 81 isssistion' aud restore vsaaSce
and the waste OF s3o.ooO,oo each year beyond
Would n's yoa a so sas axa ssrS, ssd
deciar. ~ no money! And would you
polling him TO stand among hts fellows with
stopped head as he takes the test oath7 ffyou
would not reverse any one OF THESE great acts,
demand your approval and that IN respect
20 them you say 10 the Democrat. an Congress,
from both North ana South, "w-ll done"
We want the troops taken sna Kept awav
from tho polls. We want the elections To be
free ana fair ana Without Tue o, erSags ipna
the name 81 fair play we demand ~. Tue Fed
erai election laws law" Were adopted a. party
Their only design IL 10 Keep the party ~ pow
or. Doyou know what occurred NC Pniladol-
phia AZ the last presidential election? That
city IL uudor absolute Republican control. and
Is known lar aud wide Tor the corruption that
10 the last tial cleo ruck OF ABOVE
2o,ool names from thu register Of voters, upon
evidence that they were iaise and fraudulent.
II was not enough mat tho city was
under party control. Resort wss hao 20 the
sewn hundred and seventy three deputy
Inarshais, and s,s;I2 supervisors were appointed,
quiet. why then we're four regiments OF par.
" brigands placed in rule over me people
marshal OF that district. under oath, said they
We're not needed TO secur. Tree and fair cleo
I law. was iar ereaser in New York. % West
! characters we're appointed marshais and su.
prryisors. Thousands OF voters were arrested
Tor no crime and without warrants. Fright
anu terror prevailed, and large numbers OF
voters were flius kept from the polls DO you
desire this 10 be continueds For party advan-
iage do you ask that AR elections. hereto fore
| free, shall be placed undor such partisan ma
chineryy Are the people, In going 10 vote. To
be placed under fear OF unlawful arrests. shall
clubs DO held over our heads ms we vote 2
| The tree American yoicr IL a noble spectacle.
!, Erect. bold, unterrined. he exercises tho right
OF Il freeman and The power OF a sovereign.
ash hen he shall be made 10 crawl IN the pres
ence OF su pervisors and 0verseers, the END has
come TO that liberty of which We have been 80
proud 49,
, i said we dkmand that the TROOPS be taken
and Kept from the polls. 1 would rather die
with the ballot In my hand than THAT one OF
y them should strike me with his sword. Let
) us he at least as free as the
! subjects of Queen Victoria. Popular
rights have advanced slowly IN England.
5 hut surely, and have never been pushed back
3 | ward. SO, when a. was settled that the trooper
> | should not lord the voter; sh uld not strike
E him nor stle hin, nor even stand In sight ol