National Republican., 1880-08-26
WHAT WOULD LEE AND JACKSON DO

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The south was whipped iu the war
whipped, but not subjugated," as the peo-
DE there say. All whipped and all con-
luered people always strive to get the up
per hand of the conQuerers, Never forget it,
Poland and Ireland furnish all that is
needed in the way of proof In the physi-
sal contest the south was out-numbered and
Dut-weighted. That is over, and IN place OF
Il has come the contest of wits or contriy-
ance If LEE aud JACKSON could see
chance to make the north pay the soGth for
damages done in the war wouldn't they i'm
proveit?
McLANE of Baltimore said at Rhode
Island the other day that the south could
not be blamed for being solid for its own
Industries" Industries is good. There is
only one industry at the south now that
differs from northern industry. Commerce,
manufactures agriculture, are now as much
southern as northern. The new industry is
claims The southern claims are enormous.
Almost every rebel has one. They exceed
In amount the entire capital of the national
banks. Those who haven't any can easily
make one, for they are regularly manufac-
tured. The evidence is all in favor Of the
claimant. The witnesses on the other side
are all dead or threatened with death if
they open their mouths. II sHERMAN's
men captured hen-coop it figures in a
claim rs house, with damages set at $4,000.
A rotten haystack enlarges, with proper in
dustry, to forage worth $4,000, and damages
done to farm exceed twice the value OF
the farm in its best days. The principal
business of southern pettiioggers is to work
up the necessary papers, and southern CON
gresham are kept quite busy fling them.
There were filed before the southern
claims mmisslon....,.............. SibO000Of
Filed in congress. louNOONNC
Claimed for refund of cotton taxi. Gs,OOOON
Claimed for cotton destroyed.......... 10000 00'
Ready for presentation for pension 70
grayback soldiers. Ts......,.Er.'...','., 4OONOlUO.
Amount Oeaylng out pay for slOves).. s7l3,o)o0oC
The amount that can be manufactured
has no limit. The men who stuff ballot
boxes, and shoot voters, and swear to falls,
counts and false census returns, do not hes
itate to swear to anything in support o
claims. The magnitude of these claim
is what makes solid south. They ar
worth more to them than the California golt
mines, and northern labor is going to b.
taxed for their payment if the forty-sevel
necessary electoral votes can be secured 70
HANCOCK.
Do you say the south does not mean it
So was it said the south did not mean seces
sion. So was it said the south did not dar
make war. But it did both. Why do south
ern lawyers work and get evidence for thes
claims if they do not mean to have then
paid? Why dosouthern members of congres
persistently file these claims if they do no
intend to have them pass? Why do emf
nent lobbyists deep in claim business, lilI
Ben BUTLER, flop over to the south unles
they mean to have finger in the rich
ness which they know is coming
Why was SAMUEL ]. TILDEN 50 care
fully and quietly laid away by hi
southern friends but for his letter again.
claims? This is the industry whic
solidfes This is the industry which ii
cites to cheating at the polls, to false swear
Ing and murder This is the industry whic
furnishes the campaign fund for HANcOCF
This is the industry which is destined I
enable the south to get eyel-and to GO
even is what LEE and JACKSON would dc