The Portland daily press., 1880-09-02

d&mnh CIU6 OF G0fham IN the great cam
OF 1860. and the statement was received with
applause. Col. Robbie then introduced Con-
essman Burrows, who was received with
loud applause.
HON. j. C. BURROWS SPEECH.
Mr. Burrows commenced by saying that the
contest in this campaign is entirely between
the Republican and Democratic parties. The
Greenback party will not be able to secure .
solitary electoral vote in,the United States. In
determining the question of the propriety of
putting the Democratic party in power, in
this country, it is important to consider three
things
First,-The source from which the Democra.
cy hopes to draw its support. The answer to
this first inquiry is first: They will carry every
State that seeded from the Federal Union
and sought to destroy the republic. The elev-
them one hundred electoral votes: one hun
dred eighty-fve Is necessary to the election of
Hancock. Second: They will secure the vote
Of the four States, to wit, Delaware, Ken
lucky, Maryland and Missouri, which did not
sscede and declined to furnish any troops to
suppress the rebellion. That will give them
l3S votes. They need AZ more, but that's all
they'll get. They hope however to secure the
votes, first, from New York State, controlled
BY Now York city, whose mayor, Fernando
Wood, In 1862 advised the secession of New
York city and the erection of an independent
government They also hope to carry Indi-
ana. the hot-bed of treason during the war,
the home of the Knights of the Golden Circle,
which required all the patriotism and courage
Of o. P. Morton to keep her loyal to the gov
eminent. If they can secure New York and
Indiana with the seeded and border states, or,
IN other words, the solid South, they can elect
Hancock. This is the source of their power.
Second-The source of power will be the
source Of control. In other words the sixteen
states Of the solid South would certainly con.
troll the two Northern States. The 1873 electo-
raj votes from the solid South would control
the A Northern votes. That the South would
control the Northern Democracy is; proven by
the fact that when In power they Railways con-
trolled the North. sThe South when in power
demanded the repeal of the Missouri Com
promise, and the Northern Democracy granted
It. 1t demanded the fugitive slave law. That
was granted. The whole course Of the South
whom in power demonstrates they always con-
trolled the North, and the Northern Democ-
rscy was in sympathy with the South during
tho war, but the evidence of to-day is conclu-
sive that the solid South, if the Democratic
party should succeed, would control its organi.
xation. The makeup of the committees in
both houses of Congress since the Democratic
party HIS obtained control of Congress demon
strstes the truth of this assertion. There are
43 Democrats in the Senate. Thirty are from
the solid South, Is from the North. The 80 will
certainly control the thirteen. There are
twenty-eight committees in the Senate, seven
teen Of the chairmanships are given to the
solid South and only eleven to the North, SO
the legislation of the Senate is in the hands of
the solid South. Again, while the majority
of each committee in the Senate is Demo
cratic, the majority OF that majority, in
every instance, comes from the solid South.
What have said in relation to the Senate is
especially true in relation to the House. 1t
follows that Democratic ascendency means
nothing less than the absolute control of th is
country by the solid South.
Ihird-There remains but one question to
be asked and answered. What opinion does the
solid South entertain in relation to govern
mental affairs? The answer to this PROPOSE.
ton ought to be found in the opinion they en-
tertained when last in power in this govern
ment, but if this is not satisfactory there will
be no difficulty in determining their views at
tho present time. They are opposed to the
18th, 18th and 10Th amendments to the con-
stitution IS shown by a vote in the Senate in
January, 1879. and will not enforce Them
They are opposed to free speech, free press,
free homes free schools. They have voted
since obtaining control of both houses of Con-
gress against permitting black men to be
educated at West Point. They have voted
the Union soldiers shall be dismissed from
once without assigning any reason therefor,
that Confederate soldiers may be appointed to
ill the vacancies so named. They have voted
that it is constitutional to withhold supplies
and force the executive and the minority in
Congress to consent to the repeal of whole
some laws, by threats of starvation. Ina
word, as Blackburn Of Kentucky put IL. thev
do not propose to abandon the contest till ali
the war legislation of the Republican party is
wiped from the statute book.
At the clese of the address of Mr.. Burrows.
the Hon. T. B. Reed was introduced and re-
ceived q perfect ovation. He made brilliant
speech, Astounding In telling hits. At the close
OF his speech Col. Robbie said that "the Argus
VIII say that this is crowd composed more
than half OF Democrats and Greenbackers. and
70 test It will ask all who propose to vote for
Daniel +. Davis to rise," and it was estimated
that 5000 people responded to the cali. while
one man was found to support the Fusion
ticket.
A bountiful collation. was furnished to the
whiting organizations by the citizens.
Just before leaving for Portland the Glee
Club serenaded Stephen Hinkley, ESQ.,, and
Col. Robie, and at Col. Robes several brief
speeches were made, among others q brief but
telling one by Gen. O'Bierne of New York.