Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-10-09
THE CONGRESSIONAL CAM
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Speech Oh
HON. L. c. HOUK,
AL SCFACAFAAAC
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paign t } speak to as many democFa i
as possIble.- Repu 0iicans do not Lesa
talking t.. They are right already,
and in what l 10 going 20 say beg
the candid consideration end attention
of every demterat present. because, 10
my mind ,lhe Anne Ilasgcasne when the
honest, Conscientious democrats Of the
country should shake the dust from
their feet ana get out from amOug tie
wicked, disreputabie party iraders Of
the democracy. "A Applause
Now, if yCu Will give me your al
tenti0n, [ will attempt to show you
that there is no substantial or good
reason why you should any longer be
a demOcrst regret that / have not
time t. go back and review le hist DRY
of parties from the organization OF ths
governmeDtup to the. present, but for
the purpose If bringing before you
" hat / conceive to be tmpoIt ant for the
proper understanding Of mis- cam
psign as 1t is now being f0Eght, l de-
sire TO call your attention 10
THE TWO PARTIES FOR THE PAST
Il TWENTY WEARS.
This period comes within The rec0i-
lection of most Of you, and il was
about the time that l was entering
that stage Of life when l took active
interest in the politics of the day.
In 1860 the republican party was
represented by Abraham Lincoln, ana
the democratic patty by John {.
Breckenridge. Now, what was ire
dividing line between those two
parties The repu biican platform,
upon WHICH Mr.. Lincoln stood, enun-
ciated the principles copied from the
declaration of independence: that all
men were created free and equal and
endowed with certain lnallenabie
rights, among which are life, liberty
and the pursuit of happiness. Upon
this platform Mr.. Lincoln stood.
This placed the issue before the
American people of the equality aud
humanity of the human race, Without
regard to color. r-
The democratic party accepted the
issue, anu placed Mr. Breckenridge as
their champion in direct cobfiicJ with
those princlplesof freedom enumerated
by the Republicans. The democrats in
sisted tutt wnea ever territory acs
CURED populatiOn siieQu1t7 To fern a
st t., that tlen the right of sovereign
ty commenced, .and, being cOnsun-,
mated by admission il t. the union ,
they stood tle equal of tle people OF
Utlartt4t s, and that tne states thus
organized should Recognize the inst tn
ton of slavery. THus you see TIE
original Issues between tle t NO pal es
was clearly drawn, the republicans
prociaiming equality aud freedom,
urigiually set forth in the declart ton
OF Independence, aid the democratic
party prool4lmlng gtae jqst4e5a, t1e
rigbtfo mess, ana tae constitot 'oDafty
OF slavery. With this issue, thus
| Joined, the two pat 81 went befOre The
cou utry, the repu blican leaders stabd-
| lug for freedom and t le equality IF TN
human Lsce, and the dem 0cratlo lead
ers for the defense and advocacy Of
slavery. Tne result as and tals il
he practical point IN t--that after IL
A nleficaH people mad heard all that
could he said Oh bOtl sLdea, they wel I
t., the ballot-b,5x add tieliber stely pro-.
bounced III favor of freedom snu
elected Mr.. Lincoln, n obediepce to
the forms OF law and the cOnstitCt ton.
Now, slavery having gone down at
tOe UaliOt box and freedom having
trlumpbsd there were Ouly two ways
I.Open for the democratic leaders. To
ilck hsl tiInts aga II It. use home
spun eXpressiOn) aud resubmlt this
q-aesGlob t The people; reopen aud re
decide 1t at tha ball To8; %or else hey
mus attempt TO maint an Slavery by
war. Aud this ibtt n method tney
elected To Y. What they had failed
to accomplish by the peaceful method
of the ballet boz, tuey determined 10
attempt by the rough logic Of The bay
Uneg anu the Quiet. TOT = 81 %-b
shake the bloody shirt, anu I don't
| blame him for being
AFRAID OF THE BLOODY SHIRT,
but you might rs we'll att ampt tae rite
of baptism without water as 10 try to
make political speech without sAik-
ing about the war. (Lsugheer)
! Defeated uuder the law aud til e cons
stitu,ion, these democratic leaders
sought 10 maintain slavery through
| .bloOdshed al d strife. You all know
no " they organized and recruited theft
| armies. The democratic orators told
| the people that one southern man
could whip five OF these freedom
shrek ers, as they called them. / am
not saying these things to complain
OF tlem, Out l want TO show what
'ney have done since.
They succeeded ia bringing
on war. and plupging this country
TITO q Tour years struggle, that cost
more than six billions OF money. and
more tnan million of human lives.
More than million brave sons of the
republic vent down into the darkness
of death aud the tomo in this terrible
struggle. Butjust as they had been
defeated al the ballot box, and sla very
had been voted down. go the ann iel
of slavery were defeated upon tae bat.
tle~felds of the rebellion, and after
four years ofstruggle, this army Of the
union.loving party, representing every
element of the country, carried lis flag
in victory over every battlefield o
the south.
AT THE CONCLUSION CT THE WAF
| " haro do xs- n Av,d ft7nso M ON N IN ne.