The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-08-21
their irresistible logic. The people will not fail
to annly them

repeated charge tnat the country Is going to
ruin from Republican misrule and corrupfion
They will also do well to bear in mind the fact
that this progress-by far the most marvellous
IN our national history-has been achieved uu-
der the most difficult and Instantaneous cir
cumstances. Let them not forget that they
surrendered to Republican control country
rotten with treason, and rent by civil war; a
treasury without funds, and q Government
without credit; and that the flames of civil
strife, kindled and fed by Democratic hands.
consumed million of our bravest and noblest
men, and many billions of property.
Let them ponder well this Democratic legacy
of treason, civil war, bankruptcy, and dishonor:
and then remember the rescue of the republic.
the triumph of nationality, the magnificent
nnanclal success, and the marvellous industrial
and material progress achieved under RepubK
canlsm, and they will be able to contrast the
fruits of Republican rule as exhibited in 1879.
and of Democracy as shown in 1860
THE "FoREIGNER"-WHAT REPUBLICANIsM HAS
DONE FOR HIM.
MIR. President, these political, financial, and
industrial contrasts embrace all I intended tn
say, but we have heard so much during this
session about Republican hatred and persecu-
ton of the foreigner" that am tempted to
step aside from my original purpose, in order
to briefly contrast the treatment which he
has received at the hands of the two parties.
Democracy has always been profuse in ex-
pecially at election time. Repubicanism has
been content to confer upon him substantial
benefits and advantages without trying to Sc
cure his vote by extravagant pretensions
Review this record for a moment
One of the first acts of the Republican party
was to give every foreigner" who should de-
clare his intention to become citizen of the
United States, 100 acres of land under the
Homestead act Your last Democratic Presi-
dent vetoed the Homestead BILL and thereby
denied to the immigrant, as well as to our own
citizens, free home on the public lands
Again. on the 3Oth of May, 1869, the Repub-
lican party began another series of spersecu-
tons" by concluding treaty between the
United States and the King of Sweden and Nor
way, in the interest and for the protection of
foreign-born citizens, from which I quote:
"Citizens of Sweden and Norway who have
resided in the United States of America for
continuous period of at least five years, and
during such residence have become naturaliZed
citizens of the United States, shall be held by
the Government of Sweden and Norway to be
American citizens, and shall be treated as
such"
Treaties in almost the same words, and Of
precisely the same import, were subsequently
concluded with Great Britain, and nearly every
other nation represented in this country by
naturalized citizens.
What have you done for the foreigner" in
this regard, during all the years of your power?
You had accepted his oath of allegiance, but
you had done nothing whatever to secure
recognition of his citizenship by his native
country You had placed him where he was
liable to be drafted into our armies, and to per-
form all the other duties and obligations of cit
izenship; but never until the Republicans Sc
cured it, was that citizenship recognized by the
Government from which he came. Never, I'M
der any Democratic administration, could the
naturalized citizen return to his native land
without subjecting himself to her claims of
citizenship, including military service
Another illustration as to how Republicans
shate and persecute the foreigner" will be
found in our revision of our postal treaties. In
1861 the single rate of letter postage to Great
Britain and Ireland was "a cents, to Prussia 80
cents, to Sweden 81 cents and to Norway SO
cents, and like rates to all other distant coun-
tries. By treaties negotiated under Republi-
can administration all these rates have been re-
duced to 5 cents.
If the German, the Scandinavian. the Irish
man, or other foreign citizen in this country
wished to write to the Fatherland, Democracy
said he must pay from "a to 50 cents for each
letter. Republicanism said he should pay only
cents for that privilege.
Thus the Republican party has given free
home to every foreigner" who will accept
it under the Homestead act.
1t has reduced his postage to merely nomi-
nal cost, and thereby invited free communica-
ton with his friends in the old country.
Ithas indicated the citizenship of the natur-
allied citizen, and thereby thrown about him
the full protection of the American flag wher.-
ever he may be- &.
What practical benefits has Democracy con-
ferred upon him? It consented to his oath Of
allegiance and made him citizen, so far as
obligation and duties were concerned, but it
was left for Republicanism to honor and dignity
that citizenship by placing upon its naturaliza-
ton papers the seal Of perfect equality with the
natlve-bOrn American. By reason of this act of
Republican administration, every naturaliZed
citizen, who now revisits his native land, car
ries with him all protection, dignity and honor
which are enjoyed by the native American.
Now, Mr.. President, the Democratic party
have had control of the House Of Representa-
tives for four years; it had during one Con-
gress thirty-three committees in the field in
vestigating every conceivable thing; it had to
back it all the money of the treasury, for no.
body withheld appropriations; it could summon
witnesses from the ends of the earth to testify
to Republican corruption.
In view of all these facts and in view of the
fact that the honorable Senator from Delaware
has to-day again reiterated upon this floor, in
his place, and as Senator and upon his Off
cial responsibility, as I take it, that millions
have been stolen by Republican officials, ask
him If it is quite fa1r if it is quite the thing to
do, to refuse to name single instance? l as
sert here that the Senator from Delaware de-
clines to answer, because he cannot name one
man whom these committees have proved to
have stolen 81. And 1 state further that if the
Senator from Delaware can be induced by any
possibility to venture upon the effort to name
one man, | will show to him that his Demo-
cratic committees have squandered more than
81, 900 for every 81 they have proved to have
been stolen by any Republican official make
the challenge in my place. I challenge the
Senator from Delaware to answer if he can.
If he cannot; if he insist upon keeping his seat
without attempting a reply, insist that the
country will answer that the Senator from Del
aware has been drawing upon his imagination,
and that he cannot answer.
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Mr. Windom-Mr. President, l will occupy
only three or four minutes in reply to the Sen
ator from Delaware, and / will call the atten-
ton of the Senator again to the question which
| asked him, and asked every other Senator on
shat side namely, to point out one individual
whom all their investigating committees, thirty
odd in number, at cost of $3.50, 0O6to $500, Zoo,
had proven to have stolen any money from the
Government. The Senator from Delaware has
tried it; the Senator from West Virginia has
made his effort The Senator from Delaware