The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1880-10-28
8 ESTABLISHED IN
I MARCH, is45.

with the Democrats of the South who look upon Re-
publicans criminals. Mr.. Democrat of the North,
we treat yon like a gentleman. We give you every
right that claim for ourselves. We say that you
have the same right to vote that have; the same
right to hold your public meetings; the right
your torchlfght processions the right to make
noise that we have to make argument II.aughter.l ]
We admit it. How do your Democratic friends in the
South treat Republican friends in the South !?
We treat the friends of the Southern Democrats as
well as treat Republicans. And every good and
honest Democrat in the North ought to say every
Democrat in the South, You the friends
of the Republicans in the South well their
friends treat us in the North. l'That's sor1 That
is what they would say if they manly. They
would insist that the Democrats of the South should
treat Republicans there well Republicans treat
Democrats here. The only reason they don't is be-
cause they know that If they treated them in that
way they would outvote them in the South. That is
the trouble. And they would rather succeed politic
| ally than act honorably.
Mr.. Ingersoll then touched upon Southern repudia-
ton and the vauelessness of Southern bonds and
curites He went on to say: They tell the South
| has been impoverished. Why, they did not lose
| much in the South by the Northern armies as the
State of Illinois did by the Chicago fire. No
be poor that he not preserve his honor and
man who has preserved his honor is poor.
After remarkng upon the inhuman treatment of
criminals and prisoners in of the Southern
States illustrating their low grade of civilization
| Nr. Ingersoll continued: But am asked, Are you
forever going to preach the doctrine of hate p? say
never did preach it will be friends of South
the moment they friends of liberty, the moment
they friends of justice, the moment they
friends well. Then will extend to them the hand
friendship, and not until then. [Lond applause.l 1
| like my friends and think of black friend
| than do of white enemy. 1 like black patriot
| better than do a white traitor. L like black man
in favor of free speech better than do white
who opposes it, like a black in favor of hon.
est better than do a white who stands with
| the shotgun to prevent American citizen from
expressing his belief And when they the friends
of my friends when they admit liberty is better
than slavery, when they admit that this is nation
then am their friend. have feeling of exulta-
tion. Whoever is conquered by the right is yictor
| and the South succeeded in the war as well as the
North and at time they will have the to
say Where is the doctrine of hate preached? In
| the South North? l'In the South."1 Are per-
| scouting any Southern man that comes among us
We allow him to live if he had been born here. We
make possible distinction; don't ask him where
he from. We treat him precisely we treat
each other They talk about the doctrine of
hate. They the gentlemen who teach it.
They are the gentlemen who practice it. 1t
is hate that makes the Solid South. And am
in favor of absolutely Solid North until they
come their hate. lLong and enthusiastic cheers.1
We have got to the instrument of party. Now
what party must we chooseP We must If we are
honest men, choose party that will preserve the
good and destroy the bad. The Democratic party
pass good resolutions, but good resolutions don't
make good character. If every could get good
character by passing resolution why, would nj
be gentlemen in fifteen minutes. daughter ] The
whole Democratic party would be civilized in one
lay, If resolutions would do 1T; but character is
to be built by years of toll and years of honest
endeaver; and should Judge of character, not
ny what people say they Will do but by what they
nave zone. rake the Denocratlc party 1 ADMIT
that thousands and thousands of Democrats went into
the army. 1 admit that If it had not been for the
Democrats could not have put do The rebellion
md admit that ifft had not been for the Democratic
narty there would have been no rebellion to put |
iown. thank every Democrat that went to the war.
thank every Democrat that fought to keep flag |
in the sky. tender my thanks to every one. and |
want to ask them: while you were away in the war,
what did the Democrats do that you left at home?
That is Il question that you ought remember-the |
record of the Democratic party 1t ought to be told
every day to every and child in the great
republic. And allow tell you every Democratic |
soldier-I want you to remember that the men who
aid This is not nation were Democrats; l want
to know that the men who tried to tear our flag
DOWN were Democrats; L want you to know that
very secessionist was a Democrat; that every
that shot Union soldier Democrat; that every
Union soldier who received a scar by the viii
carry his grave souvenir of the Democratic party;
that the man who starved our soldiers Anderson
vile and libby-that the men who fed the soldiers
pon crusts that the worms had eaten beore-that
men who fed the soldiers at the dead ne''-that all
these men were Democrats. RecolIect it-that the
men who tried to burn Northern cities were Demo-
crats: that the men who wanted to burn New York
and Cincinnati were Democrats; that the men VINO
tried to scatter yellow fever in Northern homes were
Democrats; that the men who tried to release South
prisoners that they might burn down the cabins
of Union soldiers while they were away at the front
lighting for their country Democrats; that the
who said the greenbacks would be worthless
we're Democrats; that the men who said the bonds
would never be paid were Democrats; that the men
who slandered sixty-fve cents out of every dollar
were Democrats; that the men who wept when slav-
cry abolished were Democrats; that the men who
wanted to rob the cradle were Democrats; that the
who wanted to see women sold on the auetion
block were Democrats; that the men who believed
that bloodhounds were the apostles of civilization
Democrats. Tremendous appause.1 Recolleet
it-that the men who glad every time the North
ern army beaten were Democrats. l'Good, that's
so!'1 That the men who prospered when the coun-
try was in trouble were Democrats want You 10
know that the Democratic party of the South and the
Democratic party of the North that stayed at home
were not in favor of the salvation of this country
You cannot trust them They carry yellow pass
port 1t is ticket of leave 1t is simply on its
good behavior and after it behaved itself for fifty
hundred years then we may trust 1t with some
of the smallest offices. [Great laughter and appause
Let us vote the way we shot, jackson ana Lee fought
for State sovereignty Our side fought Tor the spien
did principles of nationality AND unless we preserve
the Union for which the people shot, then the war
was all in vain and all that heroic bood was wasted
C"Good!' and loud appause.] Can you trust the
Democratic party? C''No- no!"1 Yes, you can but
yOu will never get your pay.
After referring to the Inconsistencies of the several
national platforms of the Democratic party the eo-
ouapt orator smoke of Hancock Said he; II don't
nronose to saw ANYTHING against him. If he was right
at Gettvsburph he is wrong now The Southern |
naonla that fought him there have not changed He
has Ifhe did not then believe that this was nation
but at the States were sovereign he had no right
tn 6pht upon the Northern side He should have |
beep with the South No man has right to draw
e,vord I'm efnsa of what he docs mot beIieye TO he
right have nothing to saw against this man. Read
vbct Ce, Grant saws about hi m rorea acpause and