The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-10-15
The SUN OF MEsNNESS.
Which Means the Doctrine of State
Sovereignty, as Advocated by
the Democracy.
It Refuses Man Protection at His Own
Flreside, and Tells Him to Go
Away from Home if He
- Wants to be Pro-
A@ tected.

Extract from Col Robert G. Ingersonps Rockford
speech.l
The great difference to-day between the
Democratic and Republican party is, that the
Democratic party believes this is a simple con-
federation. The Democratic party believes in
what we call State sovereignty, and the Repub-
lcan party proclaims this country to be a ma
ton, one and indivisible. There is the differ
ence. The South believes this is a mere con-
federacy, and they are honest they are willing
to fight for it they are willing to fight for it
now; they are willing to commit frauds for it ;
theyare willing to use the shotgun to uphold
it, they are willing to use tissue ballots to sub
stantiate it, and they believe it. Now the ques-
ton with us is whether we will put party in
power knowing, as we do know. that the princi-
pal part Of that party absolutely believe in the
doctrine Of State sovereignty. They believe in
the sacredness of State line. In old times, in
the year of grace 1860, if man wished the army
of the United States to pursue fugitive slave,
then the army could cross State line. When
ever 1t has been necessary to deprive some hui
man being of ght, then we had a right to
cross State lines, but whenever yTe wished to
strike the shackles of slavery from human
being we had no right to cross State line, In
other words, when you want to do a mean
thing you can step over the line, buff your OBJ
Ject is good one you shall not do it. This
doctrine of State sovereignty is the meanest
doctrine that ever was lodged in the American
mind. 1t is political poison, and if this coun-
try is destroyed that doctrine will have done as
much toward it as any other one thing. I be-
lieye the Union one. absolutely. The Demo-
GRAFT tells me that when l am away from home
the Government will protect me, but when I
am at home when am sitting around the
family Preside of the nation then the Govern
ment cannot protect me that / must leave if
want protection. Now | denounce that doc
trlne For instance, we are at war
with another country and the American
nation comes to me and says "We
want you.S say, g | won't 60" They draft
me, put some names in wheel, and a man
turns it, and another man pulls out p per,
and my name Is on it, and he says: Come"
So | go, and | tight for the flag. When the
war is over go back to my State. Now let us
admit that the war has been unpopular and
that when got to the State the people of that
State wished to trample upon my rights, and |
crisd Quito my Government "Come and de-
fend me; you made me defend YOU" What
ought the Government to do? l only owe that
Government my allegiance that owes me its
protect, n. Protection is the other side of the
bargain that is what it must be- And, if a
Government ought to protect even the man
that it drafts, what ought it to do for the vol
unteer-the man who holds his wife for mo-
ment III tremulous embrace, and kisses his
children, vets their cheeks with his tears.
shoulders his musket, goes to the field, and
says: " Here l am to uphold my flag |" A
nation that will not protect such protector is
disgrace to mankind, and its flag dirty rag
that contaminates the air in which it waves.
| believe in Government with an arm long
enough to reach the collar Of any rascal beneath
Its flag. WANT it with an arm long enough and
sword sharp enough to strike down tyranny
wherever it may raise its snaky head I want q
nation that can hear the falntest cries of its
humblest citizen. Iwant nation that will pro-
tect freedman, standing in thesun by his little
cabin, just as quick as it would protect Wander
bllt In palace of marble and gold [ believe
III Government that can cross a State line ON
an GRAND of mercy. l believe in a Govern
ment that can cross State line when il wishes
to do. justice. l do not believe that the sword
turns to air at State line. want Govern
ment that will protect me- / am here to-day
do | stand here because the flag of Illinois
Is above me? want no flag of Illinois, and
if were to see it should not know it am
here to-day under the folds of the flag of nv
country, for which more blessed blood has been
shed than for any other flag that waves in this
world. have as much right to speak here as
If had been born here. That is the country
In which | believe; that is the nation which
commands my respect, that protects all. This
doctrine OF State sovereignty has to be done
away with we have got to STAMP it ont. Tet
me tell you its history. The first time it ever
appeared was when they wished to keep the
slave trade alive until 1903. The first resort to
this doctrine was for the protection of piracy
and murder, and the next time they appealed
to it was TO keep the inter-slave trade
alive so that man in Virginia could
sell the very woman that nursed him
TO the rice fields of the South. 1t was done SO
they could raise mankind as crop. 1t was a
crop they could thresh the year round. The
next time they appealed to the doctrine was in
favor OF the Fugitive Slave law, SO that every
white man Ill the North was to become q hound
TO bay upon the track of the fugitive slave.
Under that law the North agreed to catch
women and give them back to the bloodhounds
of the South. Under that infamy men and
women were held, and We're kidnapped under
tho shadow of the dome of the national Capitol.
II the Democratic party had remained in power
it would be so now. The South said "Be
friends with us, all we want is to steal labor ::
be friends with us, all we want of YOU is to
have you catch our slaves be friends with MS
all we want of you is to be i'll partnership in
the business of slavery, and we are to take all
the money and you are to have the disgrace
and di-honor for your share" The dividend
don't suit me.
The next time they appealed to the doctrine
OF State rights was that they might extend the
area of human slavery it was that they might
desecrate the fair fields of Kansas The next
time they appealed to this infamous doctrine
N VIII
hear any man advocate this doctrine, know
that he is not friend of my country, he is not
friend of humanity, liberty, or of progress.
There is another reason why am opposed to
the Democratic party. We have not only got
parties to trust We have got sections of coun-
try to trust. They say f: Are we never to be
friends with the South" Yes when the
South admits that they were wrong. When
they get up to that point they will
know that whoever is conquered by right is,
after all, the victor; they will know that every
manrthat was whipped by freedom remains
oonqueror upon the field every man trampled
down by right rises hike god; and when they
get great enough to understand this philosophy
they will be glad that they didn't succeed they
wen know that defeat was their only possible
road to success. We, having saved them from
the CRIME of slavery, have made it possible for
them to go abreast with us with the great march
of human progress, and the time will come when
the South will rejoice that we succeeded because
the right was victorious.
. NOW We not only have to choose between sec
ions and between parties, but also between
men. The Democratic party has nominated
Gen. Hancock for President, and Mr. English
for Vice President. For several years past the
Democratic party has been doing ali in its
power, or pretending to do ali in its power, to
destroy the army and the national banks, and
IN order to show that it is sincere it dominates
for President Major General in that very
army, and also dominates for the second place
on the ticket President of a national bank
Now you know they are honest. have not one
word to say against Gen. Hancock. No doubt
he was good, brave, splendid soldier, but if
he was right at Gettysburg he is wrong now !;
II he believed III State rights then he had no
right to trample that right between the hoofs
OF his horse. The South, when at Get
tysburg, believed in State sovereignty
Lee believed in it, Jackson fought
for it, and Hampton swears that the
cause OF the Democracy to-day is tine same
cause that Lee and Jackson fought for. Hamp-
ton, an honorable man, told the truth. Who
has changed since the battle of Gettysburg
Hancock or the South? The South remains
where 1t was, firm as ever the men who shot
at HIM then wish to vote for him now. They
have not changed. Who has? Hancock is a
soldier, | know, but few of his ideas with re-
gard to governmental l know-I get from
Order No. 40, his letter of acceptance. which
Is IN general terms an approval of the constitu-
ton, and from two or three letters and tele-
grams that he has written and sent since his
nomination. They say that by Order No. 40
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