Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-10-13
CASWELL'S SPEECH.

Hon. l.. b. Caswell is doing some goo(
work in this congressional district. He
is addressing large and enthusiastic meet
ings every evening. Below we publish
synopsis of an excellent speech made by
him last Wednesday evening at Paoli
Dane county:
Mr.. Caswell said that he felt it his duty
as the representative of this district in
congress, to go among his people and dis
cuss the great questions which influence
national affairs. There is so much to
talk about, this year, that one cannot
speak in detail upon them all. AS far as
the finance question was concerned, he
considered it quite remote for this cam
paign. 1t had been definitely settled; re-
sumption had been achieved by the re-
publican party; instead of the conse-
quences predicted by it's enemies, pros
perity had resulted, greenback dollar is
now at par, and the wheels of industry
are once more loosened; it was dead
issue, if ever there was one. But there
are vital issues now before us that demand
consideration. The nation is in absolute
peril. He came not to wage war on
greenbackers or democrats, but to ask all
the people to unite and assist the repub-
licans in keeping this country from the
clutches of the south.
Mr. Caswell spoke at length in a review
of the causes of present prosperity in the
country. How resumption was brought
about by the republicans, and maintain
ed intact by the republican senate
against the attacks of the democratic
house. 1t is indeed fortunate for the
country that the democrats did not have
their way, on the financial issue; for
where is now prosperity and reviving
trade, would be a continuance ofold time
stringency and fettered industries.
Leaving the finances, Mr.. Caswen re-
turned to the issue of the day The ques-
ton is whether this county is once more
to be handed over to southern domina-
ton. When Wade Hampton pledged
138 votes to Hancock, in the Cincinnati
convention, it was then that they threw
down the gauntlet of sectionalism.
Sixteen southern states are pledged in
advance to Hancock; it would only re-
quire three from the north to complete
the bargain Now, every president must
be what the party electing him is, or he
cannot survive; his patronage he must
distribute where he obtained his votes
that is an agreement in every political
campaign. He may say what he will do
if elected, but when elected he cannot
withstand the pressure from the strong
hold of his electors who placed him in
the chair. The stronghold of democracy
is rebellion. The administration must
follow congress of its own political
party.
In congress the bulk of legislative
power is reposited in the hands of ex-
rebels. In both senate and House, con-
federate army officers control all the i'm
portant committees; every pension claim
is sat upon by a committee of cOnfede-
rate Brigadiers, in both houses; what
Justice can Union so dier claimant ex-
pect from the adjudication of officers of
the rebel army, whose own kith and kin
are denied pensions? In the Capitol at
Washington, there are now very few
Union soldiers employed, and they only
for the looks of the thing; ex-rebels
every where prevail. AS in Congress, SO
in the administration; if Hancock is
elected, the southern states, furnishing
the bulk of the power, will demand and
will obtain the Offices and the favor. After
the northern soldiers have gone to the
'front.' and imperilled their lives, and
draped so many hearths in mourning and
nearly bankrupted the nation, that this
very southern power should be forever
checked, God forbid that they now 60 to
the polls and turn over all they have
4 fought for, to the hands of their natural
enemies In two years, if the democrats
return to power, every rebel soldier will
have pension, every rebel claim will be
paid-and 70 members of congress have
introduced 700 bills for this pur-
pose, which are now before the two
houses. Hancock has written a letter
treating these affairs in very fippant
way, and saying he would veto them; but
Hancock could not control his veto power
if elected-he will be mere tool of the
confederates. Besides, we prefer a can
didate who does not have to be continu-
ally writing explanatory letters to put
himself right Much better is he whose
record is all sufficient attestation of his
purpose, one who has been tried in civil
dUdlIS duu uOC lOunO
The speaker answered the Change
cry of the decomocracy. Every measure
the republican party has ever advocated,
the democracy fought; but when it was
carried, and found to be successful, they
have always eagerly come over and said
it was all right. In 1864, they wanted
to stop the war, and compromise with the
south. The republican party had not
only to fight ssthe war, but political
party at home. Hancock owes his lau-
rels and military honors to the support
the republican party gave him in the
field, in 1864. Had the party he now
!, leads been successful in 1864, he would
not to-day be candidate for the presi-
dency Of united nation.
Mr.. Caswell spoke of the constant and
upward progress of the country under re-
publican rule; how the business of ad-
ministrating public affairs had, under
long republican rule been reduced to a
perfect and economical system, in which
the loss in collection and disbursement