Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-09-03

exercise those privileges aud the right to ex-
press those opinions SO long as they are not OBJ
noxious to society and do not run counter to
the well-defned law of the land But when
ever we have talked upon this matter, they
have ostracised every Republican who has CO.
incided IN these doctrines with the Democratic
party; and whenever the administration was
attacked by member within The party, no
matter II there was not man in il who was
worthy TO unloose the latchet of his
shoes, the party has ostraoised him
and consigned him to eternal political oblivion.
When Charles Sumner attacked the great cor
ruption and the Casarism of Gen. Grant and
shook this nation from center to circum ference,
when he made his brave and bold attack upon
the offenses of that man that were tending to-
ward Capitalization OF the government, 1 tell
you that the Republican party fairly and COM
pletely ostracised him; and in the national
legislature and in the STATE legisla-
lures passed resolutions and put them
upon their records, declaring him in effect to
be a seditlous person and an ensmy to his
country. But under the influence OF public
sentiment, under the call of the great mass of
the people that they could not possibly resist.
they at last repealed chose acts, removed the
disabilities of the great champion of liberty
in this country, and permitted him
with the consent of the Repu hiean party TO
die and enter the gates of the New Jerusalem.
(Applause.)
Ito"s lucy ray tudb tue power OIL lE6 hepuD-
lican party should not be turned over TO tie
Democracy. And why do they say this? They
say that the Democratic party Is disloyal be-
cause there are Democrats in the South and
that they vote with Democrats in the North
They say that the Democrats of the South at
tempted TO break up this Union, and that Il
was objectionable crime, and that 1t never
can be forgiven in the annals of this nation.
They say that il the power is turned over to
the Democratic party, not only will Southern
soldiers be pensioned. but the debts of the
South will all be paid. They say that Texas
will be divided into five or six different States.
and we will have twelve Senators
in Congress where there is now
but one; aud I expect that ere long they will
say that if the Democratic party comes into
power it will divide the State OF Rhode Island
into two pieces, Qaughter,) snd that it will
make Tom Thumb representative in Congress
OF one part, and his wife representative of
the other. (Great laughter and applause.)
Now did you ever hear of such internal
nonsense? Has the South ever demanded any
such thing2 Has it ever uttered single sea-
timent in that direction?
Iexpect soon that they will charge the South,
with the aid of the Democracy of the North
and Gen. Hancock, with the deliberate iuten-
tion to paint the sun black SO that as it rolls On
its way, it will give certain light. expect
that they will say that the South intends to put
crank through the moon and use it for
grind-stone, or that it will never again move on
its pathway of mellow light. daughter and
applause.)
If it did say so, it would say nothing mora
inefably and contemptibly foolish than these
charges that it brings againt the
South and the Democratic party. Do you
suppose the Democratic party of the North
that twice outnumb ered the DemocI attic party
of the South would listen to any such PROPOSE
tions as these? Do you suppose that it would
sell out its birthright for mess of pottsge,
and nothing in the pottage but angleworms
plause.)
NEED OF HARMONY.
Gentleman, know that private house,
hold cannot exist unless harmony reigns with
in it. know that there must be deferential
bearing on the part of one branch towards the
other; that there must be kindness and good
will; and know that national household does
not differ from private hosehold. I know
that it will not answer for one of you gentle
men to tell your wife that she is an
internal idiot or confederate brigadier.
tLaughter.) 1 know your house would be
divided against itself and would inevitably fall.
know that you cannot reconcile the South and
bring it Into harmony with this Union and twit
its most distinguished citizens of being con-
fedorate brigadiers covered with the blood of
union soldiers, whenever they come into the
councils of the nation. / tell You you can
have harmony on no such principles as that;
you can have reconstruction upon no such
theory, and this government can no more live
in eternal war, with section against section,
than can private household as b. ave describ-
ed it.
But there would be no trouble about this
matter of the South if those people down thera
would only confess, as the Republican party
wants them to do, and come back. not into
the Union, but into the Republican
party. (Applause.) I'll tell you what
makes me think so. It's because
Gen. Longstreet, who led the confederate
armies in the feroest battles of the rebellion,
came back into the RepH blican party and con-
fessed that he was deliberate murderer; that
he always knew he was deliberate murderer;
that he entered upon the rebellion for the pnr-
pose of stark, wilful and deliberate murder.
If you citizens of the South will only confess
that. the Republican party will take you to its
bosom. (Applause). Now, 1 want no such
confession as that from any Southern bris adler
or any Southern man. / want every Southern
man who comes into the Union to say that he
fought for what he considered an inslienable
right; that he believed then he was right, and
for that reason he fought; that he did not con-
slider himself murderer; that he thought be
was defending his affairs and his fires, his chill
dren, his wife and his homestead. That is
whether he has changed bis mind or not If be
acquiesces in the war accomplished fact.
That is what Southeruer ought to say in
order TO be honest, in order to be true; that IA
what he ought to say in order to gain stand
ing in this Union; not to admit that he vas Rn
intentional murderer from the beginning
that he knew he was wrong-thst he orswled
like snake through the grass to kill every
child that happened to be the hne-I want
no such confession. If do get such q confess
sion don want the man who makes it in my
bosom, and Abraham don't in his. daughter
and applause
know that all the Republican party wants
of the South is to make this confession, and
then it will receive its great and abundant
forgiveness. Look at Moseby, the guerilla,
who had no regular command, but prowled by
day and night around the weary edges ard rear
of our army, and hung and murdered our
dropping soldiers. He came back
his heart and said it was
black with original Intentional murder. The
party took him tOits bosom ,uursed him until he
got warm, and then sent him as minister to
China. (Iremenduous laughter and applause.)
THE PLATFORMS.
In looking over the platforms of these two
political parties Eot do see that in any essen
tial particulars they disagree. The Democratic
party is in favor of an honest government, so
says the Republican party. The Democratic
party is in favor of substantial currency, 80
is the Republican party. There is no differ
ence of opinion here; and let me say, gentle
men, that whatever currency we have ia not
attributed to the great forecast of the Repub-
lican party, but it is attributed to the return
ing prosperity of this country. You cannot
legislate value out of dollar and you
cannot legislate value into dollar;
it is impossible. All this matter of
value comes from the business of
the country, from the value of the product. and
the iooner we learn that great lesson of politi-
cal economy, that money is ruled by business,
products and labor, srd not business products
and labor by money, the sooner we shall learn
that it is all folly to talk about a legislature
making good or bad currency. 1t don't come
that way. Whenever the promise behind 1: ia