The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-11-05

going to nominate Grant-and / have no
doubt about 1t, is resting all its hopes
upon = policy by which they will tread
under loot the traditions of all generations
since Washington nved-the sentiment that
no man shall be president beyond second
and copied by jefferson and Jackson. be-
lieve that no man is strong enough to break
that sentiment down. But to go back to the
subject was speaking upon, we must main
tain the rights of States. l know that Repub-
leans are IN the habit, when we talk OF rights
OF states, OF asserting at once that we are in
favor OF secession. / am not going to argue
that question, because there is no man who
We would not have the Federal Govern
ment deprived of any rights which the
States no rights OF secession, and acc pt the
obligation OF ma1ntaing the Federal Union,
ano at the same time we claim for the States
and for the people of all the States full enjoy
fnent of their domestic rights. Let me give
You an illustration of what / saw abroad 1
debates of the Parlamentkf England. The
nrsf bill called up was in relation to the
schools OF Scotland. 1t occurred TO me as
very STRANGE that there, in tn. middle of Lon-
don, the Parliament of that great empire
should be considering q measure tor the
Scotland, 400 miles away. heard the explain
ations about the condition OF the schools. 1t
must be remembered that there in that
! Northern latitude the winter time is the only
season when many of the children are able to
attend the schools. Many of them have to
| travel eight or niue miles to the schooihouse,
and the Gays are shorter than we have any
conception oil IN this country, and 1t struck
schools was matter which should
have been in the hands of the local
authorities instead of the Parliament of the
| empire As sat there listening TO that de.
| bate, thought how different iJ was in the
beautiful state of Indiana, away across the
ocean. There. as governor, n few months he.
fore, remembered that could have left my
office, and in five minutes could have been in
one OF the common schools-cOuld have in
| spected the method of conducting it-couid
| have known whether the teachers were doing
| their duty, how welt the law was being ad.
nainistered, and what kindness, care
| ana attention was being be-
children. You see the difference Between ses the
schools IN Scotland and the school system of
Indiana, ana the advantage of our own sys
tenn OF government where the people of the
States regulate everything that pertains TO
| their domestic welfare and habits and insti-
| tuiioEs- Would you like 10 change and place
| in the hands of Congress the work of regulat
/ ing your common schools? Or on the other
hand, do you mt believe that with popuIs-
tiop of over 2,Oea,OeU the paop:e OF this state
are not more likely to manage them with
wisdom and discretion, as they have already
! the EARTH But If you once delegate 10 Con-
gress any OF the powers which now properly
DeopS to states, you can't tell where it viii
stop. Already there has bsen o transfer OF
power from the State courts to the
courts OF the United States. As lawyer, 1
have seen citizens brought from distant
parts OF the State about some matters that
should have been settled at home among their
| where the jury would have been fully cog
infant OF the whole subject. But they were
brought here at great expense. where they
| had no friends, no one to go their ball; men
brought here who were farmers, mechan-
lss n,es owners brouz al l sare a heads of
back owing nothing. This is specimen OF a
strong Government. France once sa,d she
would have a man ON horseback, aud the
grand ideal o. French patriotic sentiment, the
greatest man of modern times, the old Ma
] France IN every land. Oh, it was grand and
glorious. He WIS = man ON horse
! ever betrese horse. Ir lasted
/ until about 1915, but when i, came
! by the children of France. 1t was the boys
I who fought there, ana England aad hard
work even 10 whip the Dos that day. / want
/ no such glory for our land. want the glory
of America TO be f. mighty popalauion-a cop
4 uiation of eontented peoples popela ion we'll
| protected, enjoying plain, good lntvs honestlv
| Administered. And when we 90 out
next year in the great battle OF
Union and constiiutIon-the UEion with the
poEers which the constitution defines and
delegates, END the States with the rights witch
I that constitution reserves for them. aud
hope thatShis club in the name OF which Won
| have hoaered me, VIII be In the fore front o.
| boosted 80 much as the Republican . irty.
1 They boosted that they fought all the battles
Drag INC much about ts,al. n snt g so1ng sno ne
army was made up without distinction OF
party There were Democratic young men
Republican young men, all volunteered IN the
same caese. They went OFT together they
/ fought together and died together. Their
\ graves are side by side on every Southern bat
tie field 1t Is a mean and unworthy thing 10
make such clainI-pstriotism belongs lts al,
I the people of the United States. Tne5 now
| make the claim that they brought good times
upon the country, wntch Sc ms TO gne ..
not know exactly what was the matter with
his patient. therefore proposed to throw him
into fits because he said ise could Cur. q nd
! make the man well; so the Repubicen marty
( first brought upon THIS NSs.on the worst times
| that we ever had, and all the disorders unat we
y a
country in ISIS has been the legitimate result
of bad government. we have the bess lands
intelligent people, we produce a greater
variety OF valuable staple crops
with such a country, and the markets of the
world open us. why is Il necessary 10 have
Eault nor was it the fault OF Providence. but
the fault OF bad Government, OF extraVagance
at Washington, of excessive taxation. and OF
contraction OF the currency. But consider
This claim of the Republicans. II any OF you
have hitherto neglected. TODD SO, think about
have they? Between Republicans and DEM
ocrats thera was marked line of dfffecencs IN
Io!icy. Beth wanted good money.
up to an equal value with the
sa.d and silver of the country The Democrats
had one idea, and the Republicans the very
opposite. The Republican idea was To reduce
paper uut.l II come to par with gold and sii-
yer, and thus bring about ressum ptlon aud AL
the time they were sending millions o uoliRTs
out of the couatry 10 pay tneinterest on bontls
money, and every year we brought from
foreign countries n great deal more than we
SOLD. The Democratic policy OF reducing the
debt and bringing about resumption was TO
increase the sales, SO that we sold more than
cratic Convention Of this State. i sai td' we
should have s. return to specie payment
just IS soon as we could accomplish that
result. What has been our expert
ence. Providence has given rs a wonderful
markas, favored US with great crops, so that
the last four years, including this year, we
have sSld foreign countries huGdreds of mil
hons more than we haue purchased. And be-
cause or this confidence has been restored,
and the'country once more has the promise
OF prosperity.
/ want TO ask you one question. ANYBODY
can answer 1t who will stop to think about it,
suppose the Republican party, when the war
closed, had cut off the expenditures so as TO
IS6i TO 1875 they would have say ed scoUg00.OCO-
500 100000 deft in the channels of trade. that
that party collected by hard taxation-do
you believe that any panic wonld
have coEne in 1877 Be honest with
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