, 1880-09-12

We must settle is, whether our Government shall
s That s seede thS 9gfs%2n III %ho Re Rer
pnblioads a Democrats, and Greenoackers Of the
North, when they understand It as unnet1tane
barparism with the solidity Of civilization. Jap
plause.1 do not pretend that the Republican
party il perfectly good, and do not pretend that
that Tia there arc t6ousands Of good penoerats1
men whom l like. And cheerfully aumltx wltn
mixture Of regret that there Fe sahg mamg Rnt
tnoro are thousands Of only bad democrats, and
there are thousands Of only good Kepaol'e1ans. Is
am noS bound to do ali can ant to preserve it;
bound to do all can to make It better. e. Man Is
tho providence of man: As long as ahSe twnato A.
handling snt M of a the ofBces mean % talk on The
side Of: human liberty. {Cheers and applause:l
The reason why admire gooa goVeThment, fs rs Is
good Of Government unless tne people , afe re-
happy; unless they hare plenty to cat and to
wearf Now believe .thattn
we've rot more kind husbands, more good
women, that we wear better clothes, anq tnaL
our clothes ft us better On an average lgreat
tnan IL nya any
more more things about mora things. We've got
greater charity and fuller sense Of Justice than
low aoa G is it we've gotta socd Government? We've
taken the failures OF Vi! other nanons!, :,"eve
taken the paupers Of all other countries! And
Tho o nobility they've re- lett behind them in their
old countries. lApDlausc:]
beeye IN country wheTo osen esr MSy Morp TX for
the Republican party. Now, II there. 8 anythlng
that dear to an American citizen it's the right of
is that every human beng has right to the
not hear. The right Of free speech ts the price,
a mai that don't allow another man the right Of
free speech is q barbarian. what's tae use OF
freq speech all the results Of 1Eee Zee a en- h aho
counsel on one side Of q case to address jury.
If, before he commences, the Jury has pcen
ponEhts Whss the 1 fy hnp b. IL moe
This is q Government Of liberty regulated by
aw This Is tha nenn, on sv
honest thought on every subject, The ,f,I man VINO
has these privileges himself and Is not Wiling to
accord them to others is barbartan. l believe
it. So do you! [Applausc] I'm not going e. to say
word to exclude my Democratic hearers. Thoy oe-
|; lieve it as well ns do. Q.aughterl Itmakes no
| they'll swear to iii [Uncontroliable laughtcrl
When man hears what be knows t9 be true, ne
feels 1t, no matter what no says. ~ not gong
| to say word that a Democrat VILE dispute !s
Of free speech2 He dare not say IT! Is there =
ho asnes a hs f He 70 not taa Fl
nov, # that liberty is to be preserved, whom
| WILL YOU uAHE QEC6EEF6 lkf 11OAOA AV'' .
| lTremendous applause and laughter.1 VIII YOU
| appoint the South TO keep that treasure7 lCrses
Of "No:"l win you leave i to A1abamnz r.. Is
| thero Democrat hore who doesn't know that
man stands no chance for the right OF Tree
speech in Alabama? I'm not going there! I'm
NOT going to put myself into the nanqs 1a o sto1e M
| and tho longer the levor ths moro I can lift!
Maine is good place in which to begin Let
heH GET Ku:Kluxed Let areen6aeker tIy It,
and see how soon he'll get nobbed for attempt
| ing to draw voters away from tho Democratic
iii admit there are thousands Of good men in
| - THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY,
but those men are not In the ascendant. They
| don't hold the power. There are many honest
m the tn9f 1 e.
| speech than Louisiana. I'd rnther intrust It 70
T. massachusetts, than Louisiana In order to pre-
power. loud appiause.] There is an aristoc-
| rucy in the South, based on trade in human
| beings They are men who believed that 1asnos
| wero legnl-tender for human being. That
is the kind Of aristocracy there Is in the South
| 1 sometimes feel like finding fault With the
! North. because she amt proud enough: ! Maht
| tho time to come when q Northern man Will be
! as proud because his father was an honest man.
as Southern man is proud because his father
a aas the TO
| Of the slaye as they sere OF forging tnom.
In this country we have our sovereign, our
! King, one power. That Is the legally expressed
viii Of the majority ef tho people 1a Iaats SO ous
throw an illegal vote; any man that viii count
votes Illegally after they have been thrown, IS
traitor he great principles, of our Ser
| he. deserves the punishment OF traitor. TOO.
Now, who are you going to hare count your
voice, "Garheld."1 And he'll do it. too! Are
| YOU going to have the South protect your ballot
box for your In the South elections are farce.
+1.xAD Ds%1fA wftHnr hS&t3 haA
| Dishonesty counts their votes, and Fraud de-
clares the result! Prolonged cheers and ap-
aHsa MoM tsd saaa s 1S sas y Rdd fffno ose n
ID n"a fh @ars psas0 xise a!eat brtain 4re
hS yD6o @ yon to to
fathers, mothers. and ehi!drcn?t O. Oh.
down sS IN your soul / sN know you any mol" no
matter. what you say outside: Immense ap-
I plause.l Do you want tho Chalmers the H%amR, amp
| tons. and the murderers OF touenatta 70 holo
your ballot-no1? guess not! tCheers.1
| ,-r MR. CHALMERS
comes here to Maine, and the, people OF Maine
regard it as an honor to themselves that they
s f% RopS5ssa 4 90 se
| District IN Mississippi and try to express ms
sentiments and sec how long he cs!n stay there!
vote We want m honest count Come little
nearer homo, nov! tLaughter.] DO you want
| the Democrats Of Maine to count Tonr Vote5 lor
| you? OF course don't know much about your
local affairs. know enough to make me blush
| to think that Maiue had men that were guilty OF
| that great treason Of last winter! lGreat
! Applause.] I know enough to know tnat
| they ought to hare been sent to the
| Pententiaryl I know enough to know that
| great crime has made the cheeks OF Maine red
| with the hectic flush Of shame The only wny y
to wipe 1t off ia to give Gov Davis at least lgoo
| or 15,O 600 majority in September [Cheers.] You
| must tell the whole country that Maine 18 q
State of awabiding people. and that no great
| crime can 80 unpublished. You must declare 70
/! the world that In your State every vote shal %
| honestly counted and honestly declared. You
| must do that much to sayc the honor OF your
| State. Honest Greenbackers aud Democrats.
| you must vote the Republican, ticket this fail,
| for the honor Of your Stntc. No use Tor you 10
| vote for your man: he won't be elected. !Cneets
| and laughter-l There are thousands ct honest
| democrats who wouldn't steal q Dallot- pot:
| There are thousands of Democrats who wolildn {
| rob q hcnroost; who wouldn't steal tue snroua
| that covered dead man. Mr.. GOOD dfDemocrnt,
If Jou have any sclf-respcct, teach your leaocrs
| that you follow nowhere where vlrtuo does not
| lead.
learn that the Democratic party has hnd
check enough to pass resolution declaring tnat
the right to vote is the right prescrEatlvc OF az
rights! Can you believe thnt Is tho same party
| that stutfs halut-boxcs and cnrrles clecnons Dy
| buildozing? The gnmc party that believes tnat
being B Republican Is-a crime? "oh, y9u ask
me-, ~ ain't you ever going to forgive tue Dcmo-
| cratic partyY' No! I'm not going 70 forgive
them until can speak as freely in one part 5 o1