Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-09-20

1QenLlQeQ WIFI q cause lQat Is upuelu Dy tne
patriotism and ability of such advocates. !
regret that l cannot be present On this occa-
sion to share with my fellow citizens the les
sons of wisdom and patriotism that cannot
fail to emanate from such sources. feel as
sured that the proceedings of the meeting will
enforce the peoples demand for honesty, econ
omy and efficiency in the public service for the
peace and welfare of the country, for the Sc
curity of free institutions, and for all the
rights and liberties of the citizens as guaran-
teed by the constitution and laws. Let US hope
that the masses of the people, whose interests
stretch away beyond the schemes and temper
airy triumphs of mere partisan warfare, will
take affairs into their own hands, and properly
settle the question as to whether we shall have
new era of peace, reconstruction, economy
and prosperity.
nm very truly yours,
WINFIELD s. HANCOCK.
Forney aud Butler at Pittsbur0.
PIrTsBURa Pa, Sept. 1S.-Gen. BENZ. F..
Butler and Col. j. W. Forney arrived in the
city this evening and made their headquarters at
the St. Charles hotel About o'clock Paul J.
Carson, ex-deputy sheriff, together with num-
Der of other
ooLoRED MEN,
called upon Gen. Butler. MIR. Carson was
spokesman and in brief speech stated that
they wished to pay a tribute of respect to the
man whom they believed a benefactor to their
race and to whom they ascribe the merit of un-
numbered public services to them when their
fate and future were in a critical state. Gen.
Butler in response SAID he had done nothing
but what be conceived to be his duty in a war
which was not begun for the emancipation OF
slaves, because, as all would remember, at the
frat proclamation of President Lincoln, troops
were called but to retake and repossess the
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seized from them, and to execute the laws.
After reviewing his career from 1860 to 1865
he continued For sixteen years since the
war have acted with the Republican party in
the hope that they would extend that protec-
ton to coiored men South that deemed ought
to be done. tried to get it done IN Congress,
but it was not done. l fought the campaign
for Gen, Hayes in 1876 to have that done I'M
der promise of the platform and party lead
ers that it should be done and what was the
resultS The very first act of the Hayes ad-
ministration was to turn over the States of
Louisiana and South Carolina where it was
claimed that there were Republican govern
ments elected, to the Democrats and from that
hour for four years not one thing has been at
tempted to be done in behalf of the colored
men, nor indeed anybody else. There has been,
it is true, little attempt to stop illicit distil
ling of whisky and brandy in the South, and
few men have been caught and let go, and
BOm6 men nave DeeU killed. by law
less distillers and their murderers have not
been punished; 80 that there has not
been proper protection for the men who live
down there. That being so, in the best inter-
ests of the south and the best interests of col
ored men, propose to have a change. If the
Republican party cannot provide this protec-
tion in sixteen years, do not propose to try
them twenty. General Hancock has said that
he will enforce the thirteenth, fourteenth and
fifteenth amendments in their letter and spirit.
Nobody who knows him will doubt that he
will stand by that if elected and given the
power, and nobody doubts that the Democratic
party has power to protect the negro if they
get into power. Their great leader has said he
will do so. propose to try this experiment
for four years, and then if the Democrats can
not do better than Hayes has done shall turn
around and help to kick them out, at the end
of the four years. One thing is certain can
not be more powerless during the next four
years to give colored men proper protection
than l and every other man has been in the
past.
REPUBLICAN FLoPPERS.
In the evening Republican hoppers' meet
ing was held in old city hall and fully 1000
persons were present. There was grand
torchlight procession outside and an overflow
meeting at the foot of Fifth avenue and Lib
erty street.
Al Q U CLOCK UQ6 veteran aSoOClHIlOn escorted
the distinguished visitors to the hall, where
they were received with storms of applause.
Hon. Marshall Swartz Valdez was elected
chairman, 100 Republican foppers named for
vice presidents, and the following
TELEGRAM FROM HANCOCK
was read:
NEW YORK, Sept. 18.-ro Gen. A. l.. Pear
son, Pittsburgh: l have not had time TO an
swer by mail your letter of the 18th inst. The
occasion You write about will be of special in
terest. The composition of your meeting will
indicate that the remains of sectionalisfn and
bitterness are tie be grappled with and that we
have growing party covering all sections and
embodying harmony, freedom of opinion, and
fair expression through the ballot box.
(Signed) w. &. HANCOCK.
GENERAL BUTLER
was then introduced, and spoke as follows:
The attendance in such numbers and en-
thusiasm show that the occasion is appreci-
ated The gathering is to select President
of The United States. 1t is only in this free
and happy country the privilege is &C.
corded the sovereign people TO select ruler.
He would cast aside personal vituperation.
Nothing is gained by hard words or hard
things, or he would have been dead long
ago. ICheers. He regarded this as most
acceptable time for change of rulers as by
cans had made the party crrupt. In 1860 when
the Democrats partly divided the Union was
not divided. Men of both parties flocked to
the front to protect the flag. He commended
that Democrats, and lot Republicans,
fought the war and adduced statistics show
ing that in certain Southern States the whole
number of soldiers in the Union army reached
2S2. 600. In the same States there were "a, 600
Republican voters, the balance, he
conclude were Democrats. TheE negroes
voted for Linooln's second election. SO did he
It was not time to swap horses. Votes were
cast for the Union and he believes when he
votes for Hancock he will be voting for the
Union. He had not asked the nationality OF
religion of those who fought for the Union
and should rot ask those Questions If they are
ready TO vote for the Union. These heroes
went into the war at the country's call, but ii
was hard to get Republicans in after the De
mocrats had shown the way. There were more
Republican officeholders than Republicans II
the army. The Republicans say 1t will be dan
gerous to change rulers. Let them show ths
danger and we will march again and teach
them one other lesson In patriotism and loyal
ty. Cheers The safety of the Union depends
upon the Democratic party-the Union OF the
North and South and East and West, and II
will I've eternal as the sun.
Republicans claim to have brought the pres
emit prosperity but the speaker thought Provl
dence had protected the Democracy when the
party did not take care of itself. During the
past five years the crops have been SO large vi
have been feeding Europe and money has been
flowing rapidly into our Golfers. He admitted
for sake of argument that the Republican
party gave them the crops but asked, did the.
DESTROY the power of Europe? In 1878 whel
the dark days of financial distress were har
RAISING the people the Republican party wa
passing legislation to put tramps, idle workln!
men, in the peneteptlary. Four years ago. TIT
Democratic. party;came into power and there ar