The daily gazette., 1880-10-21

was for the largest personal liberty con-
sistent with the safety OF the whole
people, with the safety of the rights of
sovereign States that formed the govern
ment. The constitution gave the gov
ernment power TO coin money, to regu-
late commerce, TO declare war, but re-
served all other rights TO the States and
the people.
The Republican party has encroached
upon these rights, and in this State has
declared that the doctrine of States
rights is odious, while their candidate
for Congress, who protects himself from
criticism to certain degree by remain
ing on the bench, asserts that States
rights Is a heresy, when our forefaLhers
said that the rights expressly granted to
the general government by the consti-
tuition are reserved to the States and the
people. [Applause.l
a PARTY RULE ooNTRAsrRp.
From 1900 to 1850 the Democratic
party ruled this country, and in all this
time 1t did nothing TO the prejudice OF
the people. 1t built up our institutions,
expanded our commerce, established our
credit and protected our honor against
foreign insults. Our navy was Ia far
better condition in 1850 than it Is now,
although s600,000,000 have been ex-
pended upon It since 1861. / challenge
the production Of single instance
where the Democratic party ever vio-
lated the rights Of single citizen, how
eyer humble. The constitutional guar
antees of personal liberty were always
respected as provided by the first ten
amendments to the constitution, which
we're inserted by the Democratic party.
1 challenge our opponents to point to a
single instance where the constitution
was not observed, In letter aud spirit,
when the Democratic party was in
| power.
Contrast this with the record Of the
Republican party. When the Republi-
cans came into power, they laid aside
the constitution, and, as Thaddeus
stevens said, many Of their acts were
done outside Of the constitution. Hav-
ing tasted the joys Of power during the
war, they we're 10th to relinquish it, and
they continued their OPPRESSION, though
not so mnch as during the war, because
the Democratic party cried "spare the
constitution and preserve the rights of
the people," [Applause.1
The Senator then proceeded to relate
the struggles of the feeble Democratic
minority Ia Congress during and after
the war. When he entered the U. b.
Senate there were but eight holding-over
Democratic Senators, but in season and
ont of season this minority gallantly
contended for the constitutional rights
of the people. [Applause.] The Demo
cratic party, when the constitution was
in the dust at the feet of the Republican
party, rescued it for the people of the
country, as heritage Of their rights.
Our efforts had some effect upon the
people, and we Increased In strength
We obtained power first In the House Of
Representative and then In the Senate
and ah, In the Executive wild ap
plause.1 but to crown their infamy they
stole the Presidency and through fraud
defeated the will Of the people Of this
land. .t
[Here the audience again burst into q
wild storm Of applause.
THE ATTITUDE OF THE PARTIES.
The Democratic party now asks thai
peace be restored, the wounds Of the wal
/ uth luaL 1GihC ENC away W RNhSc
ami prosperity abound as consequence
We say the common interests of the
country require mutual confidence
in good feeling and fellowships. The Re
publican party ON the contrary believe:
hostility aud animosity and originated
stories of southern outrages, which they
charged to political influences.
JOHN. AND ELIZA.
The most eloquent speech ever heard
John Sherman make vas in q recital o.
the woes and wrongs of poor Eliza Pink
ston [Laughter.l Usually he Is as stoica
as frog and as cold as an iceberg, bui
he actually grew pathetic as he told the
story of Elza's sufferings. And yet be
knew at the time it was a fraudulent
story, manufactured for political effect,
and that 1t was base prostitute, destitute
of virtue, that he paraded as a paragon OF
virtue, outraged by the ofthe South. Zap
plause.1 When he brought into TIE
Senate Chamber theIbook of affidaVits L
DO ster up the claims Of Hayes, ther
charged that IL was a book Of perjuries
! bought aud paid for out of the public
treasury. Applause.
had been In Louisiana, on an investi-
eating committee,of which Mr.. Howe wa
chairman, and SO sure was that the wit
nesses had been summoned and pail by
the u. s. Marshal, that questioned two
Of them and drew from them the admis
sion that they had been. Then Mr.. Howe
: stopped me aud said we were not author
lied TO 90 into au investigation of that
: question, so when made the charge In
the Senate that the book of atfidavits wa
a book ofperjuries, spoke OF that whict
1 knew. [Applause.]
THE SOLID SOUTH.
: In this canvass the Republicans hav'
, changed their tune, and appealed to tn
} fears, instead of the prejudices ofthe peo
pie of the North by the the cry of thu
"Solid South" The South is only soil,
[ against the Republican party. Among
the Southern Senators and Representa-
: tives there Is as much division on ques
: lions of legislation as among those frou
a the North, They are solid only for peac'
I and fraterDal feeling, bat this is kept ou
of view by the Republicans, III their CT.
ofalarm about 'the lsolid South"
! The speaker here depicted many Of th
= we'll known acts OF oppression aud out
rage that served 10 make the South soil
= IN The interests ofpeace and good govern
ment.
% OTHER QUESTIONS.
70 The Republican party has sought t
10 make the people believe the Democrat
70 ic party 10 hostile to the business int
ir rests Of the country. No one is oppose