The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-02
CHANDLER.
HE OPENS ON THE DEMOCRACY
And Sets Their Sins in Order Before
Them--He Fixes Up a Platform
For Them to Stand On
in '7o and 80.


We have shown to the people of this
nation just what the democratic party
means. The people have been informed
as to your party ends and aims. BY
fraud and violence, by shot gun and
tissue ballots, you hold the present
majority in both houses of congress,
and you have taken early opportunity
to show what you intend to do with
that majority thus obtained. You are
in sight of the promised land, but like
Moses of old we propose to send you
up in the mountains to die. Great
laughter
Mr.. President, we are approaching
the end of this extra session, and its
record will soon become history. The
acts of the democratic party as mani
Tested in this congress justify me in
arraigning it before the loyal people of
the United States on the political issues
which it has presented as the enemy of
the nation ana as the author and abet-
tor of the rebellion. He proceeded to
arraign the democratic party as fol-
| lows:
First, for having resorted to revolu-
tionary measures TO carry out their
partisan practices by attempting to
coerce the executive by Withholding
supplies and thus accomplishing by
starvation the destruction of the gov
ernment which they had failed to over
throw by arms.
Second, for having injured the busi-
ness interests of the country by forcing
the present extra session after liberal
compromises were rendered to them,
prior to the close of the last session.
Third, for having attempted to throw
away the results of the recent war by
again elevating state over national SOW
ereighty. We sacrificed more than
three hundred thousand lives, and eX-
pended five thousand millions of dol
lars to put down this heresy and to per-
petuate national life. They surrendered
this at Appomatox, but now they at
tempt to renew this pretension.
Fourth-For having attempted,
| there are honorable exceptions, and
long may they be remembered, to dam
age the business interests of the country
by forcing silver coin into circulation
Of less value than it represents, thus
swindling the laboring man and pro-
ducer by compelling him to accept S5
cents for dollar, and thus enrich bull
lion owners at the expense of labor.
Twelve hundred million dollars is paid
yearly to labor alone in this country
and by forcing an S5-cent dollar on the
workingman, you swindle them out of
one hundred and eighty millions yearly.
Fifth-For having removed, without
cause, experienced officers and employees
of this body, some Of whom served and
were wounded in the union army, and
with appointing men who had been in
the southern army, and had attempted
to destroy the government.
Sixth-With having instituted secret
and illegal tribunals, edicts of which
have been made the supreme governing
power of congress, in defiance of the
fundamental principles of CUSTOM
The degrees of this junta are known,
although its motives are hidden.
Seventh-For having held up for
public admiration, that arch rebel,
Jefferson Davis, Great laughter on
the democratic side. declaring he was
inspired by motives as sacred and as
noble as animated Washington, and as
having rendered services in attempting
to destroy the union, which would
equal in history Grecian fame and
Roman glory. Laughter. You may
laugh. The people of the north will
make you laugh from the other side OF
your face. Renewed laughter.
Eighth-For having undertaken tc
blot from the statnte book of the nation
the wise laws rendered necessary by
the war and its results, and insuring
''life. liberty and the pursuit of happi-
ness" to the emancipated freedmen
who are now so bulldozed that they are
seeking peace in exile, although urged
to remain by shot guns.
Ninth-For having attempted to re
peal the wise legislation which exclude.
those who served under the rebel fial
from holding commissions in the army
and navy of the United States.
Tenth-For having introduced q
large amount of legislation for the ex
elusive benefit of the states recently il
rebellion, which, if enacted, woulC
bankrupt the treasury.
Eleventh-For having conspired tc
destroy all that the republican party
has accomplished, many of them break
ing their oaths of allegiance to the
United States, and pledging their lives
their fortunes and their sacred honors
to overthrow this government.
They failed and thus lost all the,
pledged. Call halt. The days of va
poring are over. The loyal north i:
aroused and their doom is sealed.
accept the issue on these arraignment.
distinctly and specifically before the
citizens of this great republic. AS
senator of the United States and as {
citizen of the United States l appeal t
the people, 1t is for those citizens Il