The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1880-10-27
ALEXANDRIA, La, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER a. 1880.
EEECEEK'S SENTlAlENTS.

I
Az a large Republican 'ase,fhg at
Tie Cooper Union in New York City,
!. few days ago. tue Rev. Henry
Ward Reechcr yeferred to the people
,f the South in the following terms
| The individual citizens of file South
are IA good IA We are, as noble men
live there IA live in New York State.
Indeed, in social traits, in high sense
Of personal honor. in fidelity Ito their
convictions, in standing upl0penly and
in a: n,anly way toitlsat which they be:
4ieve, they are the peers of any, and
their courage is rs great IA ours. they
went Into the coutlict IF the war with
heart and hand, aud with heroic vii
'ingness sacrificed property ahdsiitc
for their convictions; the North went
into the war half hearted and tor two
or three years did not half t,elieve3 in
its own cause. but they Mt tho South.
believed it al the tins. lam not here
to disparage the South; | am not here
TO criticise them. They are q noble
people. am proud Of them, !!snot the
less that now at last for the first timt
iu a nerind If nearly seventy years it
will be safe for me to 60 to the South.'
I am not here to make the breechi
wider but to close it up, not by COM
promise, but b, the advocacy OF such
principles as must become common 70.
the whole land or the whole land viii.
be restless. and disturbed for the four
years to come. But now the South
has taken to itself the remnant Of the
Democratic party, and. if through the
Democratic party they take possession
of the General Government will not
the energy of this great nation be used
to carry out Southern doctrinesf And
though they are different from ours
they believe them. If 1, was South
ern man born to the belief in those
doctrines and came into possession of
the Government I would use oil its
powers to propagate those doctrines,
aud 80 would you. Human nature is
the same North or South Of Mason and
Dixon's line. But will they prevaili
Never. They may have a victory TO-.
day or to ;morrow; but I tell you that
there never will be peace on this COR.
tinent until tits peace founded on
right doctrines. :" 'j2
,Proclaiming himself a Free Ira
der and an admirer of General Han.
cock he continued: - ''.'.. .,,''
The only plank in the, Republican
platform that disagree with is that
of the tariff. I am free trader (hisses)
and I am also a free speaker. Jap
plause.) I believe that the philosophy
of the future is free trade. y I believe
that nations should adjust themselves
to it just as fast as they can, and be-
lieve that as in this nation forty differ
ent States have no tariff the time is
coming when the nations of the earth
vii. be il such accord that free trade
shall prevail in all Of them; / preach
that doctrine, and if in future cam
paigns you find me speaking on a free
trade platform You. mnst not be snr-
prised nor think that I go with my
party in.eve!y thing. / am q great
friend Of the Democrats. Whom I love
l chasten. Laughter,) They, do vety
wise things sometimes; they did wise
thing when they put up General Han
cock. ] don't think he was just fit ia
be the head piece of the Democratic
party, but he is very worthy man "a
man that has earned the gratitude Of
his times by his illustrious services in
the war. Great applause.) l have NC
sympathy with those who try to dis.
parage his character; lam not in sym
pathy WITH those who throw mud al
him (applause) and just as little have
| with party that goes down on it,
belly to write 800 on tho sidewalks
Gentlemen, Ohio has given US the in,
terpretation of that mystic sign-322ss
cheers for Garfield"