The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1880-11-10

right il leaving them to their fate. AS Mr..
Garfield said, he could not Dc otherwise I'M
der the constitution.
MR.. WADE HAMPTON.
1haye just been reading the last volume Of
Mr.. Justin McCarthy's History Of Our O0n
Times, and | could not help comparing his
story of the suppression of the Jamaica In
surrection OF 1866 with the story Of what was
done with our own Southern people during
the same year, under even the excitement
which followed Mr.. Lincoln's assassination.
1t made MI prouder of the American name,
and it awakened some regrets that after fit
teen years Of clemency we are still in see
tional array against our brethren of the
North. = My brother from Maine
has confessed the sins of his party in the
matter of reconstruction. Let me add that
he is right in refusing to admire the measures
by which we defeated that policy. Those
measures have done a frightful injury to the
South. They have given a sanction to vio-
lence and fraud, for which we are suffering
They have co-operated with the reminiscent
ces of slavery in causing a marked deteriora-
ton in the character Of our young men Ev-
cry thoughtful Southerner would be glad to
see them buried in oblivion, and to co-operat-
with the whole nation in defending tie negro
and IN fitting him for the duties Of his new
position. / am glad we are to have a Presi
dent whose sympathies are American.
MR. SHERMAN
/ hope that | shall not be expected to aban-
don my belief in the blessings conferred on
the country through the resumption of specie
payments, nor TO forget my own share, and
that OF the Republican party, in fleeing it.
But | must admit that there were classes who
did not by any means exhaust the resources
Of craftsmanship for their relief And when
under the pressure of measures which added
fifty or g hundred per cent. to their debts, but
nothing to their resources-they showed a
disposition to cry out against our fiscal policy
and 20 listen to any theorist who thought be
knew better than we, they were too often
treated WITH scorn when they rather deserved
our sympathy. The financial Pharisalsm Of
the Republican party lost it the votes OF many
honest men, of whom we often spoke as
though they wished to repeal the eighth
commandment. I may add that our financial
and banking system, while better than any
thing previously known in America, is by no
means the end of all perfection. When COM
pared with the Land Banks and the Peoples
Banks Of Europe, it is easily seen to be an
aristocratic system like a s'limited express
made up Of palace cars with no place for the
farmer and the poor man.
GENERAL WEAVER.
If the Secretary had always been so candid
the need for a Greenback party would not
have been so great. He has made it easier
Tor me to admit that our party took upon It's
shoulders many wild vagaries, Of which it
was finally unloaded in our Chicago Conven-
ton. We have not given up our hope Ut
seeing the principle recognized that the ma
zion alone should issue paper money as well
as coin. But you will hear less about fiat
money from US. AS regards silver, / believe
che day is fast approaching, when not only
parties but all civilized countries, will unle
for its remonetization ct SOM rate CORES
ponding to its market price. From Mr.. Gar
field We expect no special sympathy for our
party views. But the Radical mob cried,
s'Cheers for old Eldon! He never rated T.
VIZ, too, can respect q decided and consist
emit antagonist, who never embraced our
cause, and therefore never betrayed it.
WHARToN BARKER.
suppose it will be conceded that If this
election has settled anything It has shown
that the American people mean to maintain
their Protective Tariff, and that il 10 no local
question, il Pennsylvania or elsewhere. But
! wish % add, that We do not regard our vic
tory as giving any sanction to the crudities
and anomalies in Protecti7 We legislation, which !
are now on the statute books. During the
session CT Congress the Protectionists of
America asked for the passage Of General !
Eaton's Tariff Revision Bill. And I want to
that we are as much in earnest for such
. revision as We We're before the election.
We regret 10 see our brethren Of the South
against Us Oh this question of our fs-
cal policy. 1t is one of the worst heritages :
If Slavery, that the South is merely an agri- :
cultural country, and its people are employed :
only in the less productive sorts of labor. :
We desire q better industrial status for them, 2
md we look for the day when Georgia will !
'iVal the banks Of the Merrimac in cotton :
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