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destroyed, aud that party was con-
sidered the smartest party that could
get in the most illegal votes and get
them counted. All that must be-
stopped, or this country cannot eu-
dure, and 1t is the mission Of the
Republican party to stop it, and that
is another reason why / am q Re-
publican. That party has thrown
every safeguard around the ballot
box in every State in this Union
WHERE ANY SAFEGUARD HAS BEEN
THROWN.
That party has always been in favor
of registration the Democratic par
ty has always opposed it. That par
ty-the Republican party-hss done
all il possibly could do to secure an
honest expression OF the great will
of the people. Every maa here who
is in favor of an honest ballot-boI
ought to vote the Republican ticket;
every man here in favor Of free
speech ought to vote the Republican
ticket. Free speech is the brain of
this Republic, an honest vote. Is its
life-blood. [Applause.
There are two reasons, then, why
I am Republican:
First believe in free speech.
SecOndly-I want an honest vote.
Can you trust the people of the
South with the ballot-box? Are
you willing to let Alabama keep
that sacred tressure,-Alsbama, that
cast in 1876 about 100000 votes for
Tnden, but only q little while ago
cast a Democratic majority of 92,-
OOO?. Laughter. Alabama to-day
is Republican State if every man
was allowed freely to vote his SEN
timents; and you know 1t. lAp-
plause.
Mississippi is to-day Republican
State; North Carolina 10 a Repub-
licsn State; South Carolina is q
Republican State; Florida is q Re-
publican State and everybody who
knows anything knows what | say
is true. Applause. How are they
kept i'm the Democratic ranks2 Are
they kept there by the men who are
trying TO protect the ballot-box !?
They are kept there by the shotgun,
they are kept there by the tissue
ballot, they are kept by force and
fraud. Mask murderers in the dead
of night ride TO the cabin of the
freedman and shoot him down re-
gardless OF the shriekings Of his wife
and the tears of his babes. That is
the way the Southern States are
kept sOlidly Democratic. APP
plause. All, but they say to me,
"Are you willing that the black peo-
pie should control the South ?" Ii
the black people are in favor of lib
erty, and the white people are op-
posed, then I want the black people
10 control. Applause.l Ii the
black people believe that this is q
Nation, and the white people there
say il is simple Confederacy, then
I want the black people to con-
troll the South. (Applause and
cries of "Good."l II the black peo-
pie are in favor of our lowest
vote, IL the bsck people are In
FAVOR OF FREEDOM OF SPEECH,
if the black people are in favor OF
absolutely guarding the bsllot-box
from fraud, and ii the white people
are on the other side on these ques-
tions, then | say let the black people
rule that country. Applause /
think more OF a black friend than l
do Of a white enemy. Applause.
| think more of a black man who
loves liberty. than l do of q white
man who hates il. | think more of
a black man who upheld our flag in
war than of any white man who has
tried TO tear it down. Applause
That is my doctrine. IApplause,
and cries OF "All right.'l 1 think
more of the man trsmpled down
than | do of the trsmpler. j think
more of the man stolen from than
l do of the thief. Applause, and
cries OF "Give il to them, Bob
There is another thing. We have
not only got to have free speech, not
only got TO have an honest ballot,
but we have got to raise revenue
in this country. We owe to-day one
billion nine million dollsrs,-a Dem
ocratic debt. Applause and laugh
ter. Democracy is the greatest
luxury we ever afforded. Ap-
plsuse and laughter, and cries of
"Hit them again. We have got
TO pay that debt. Why? Ii We
don't we will be eternslly disgraced
In the eyes OF the civilized world.
When our money is only worth so
cents on the dollar every American
falls 20 per cent below par. Laugh
ter When our money is at par,
Ns are. Laughter. When We
cannot pay our bonds we feel that
We are dishonored people, but
when our bonds bearing only 4 per
cent, and are worth lao in the mar
ko, ua {eal nrOud and uhen WE po