Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1881-04-23

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,''eca -a-a: al, ,5sd 81 No. z.
lga o. ,.,Y ,Y-geusbl 9J rrgf ) 80 s'Hf
posed to drive atclergyman from the
ministry because lie had married q
Catholic woman. -. .-.fs. 80 |
In Missouri the county courts in
those days were bought and sold like
sheep in the shambles. We who
owned the property in the state were
forced to be, silent. Unscrupulous
militia rOamed through the borders
OF MissourI,p pistol III hand, and when
ever q manufactured himself demo-
crat he was disloyalt to the Union and
disfranchised at once, Why, sir, in
county adjacent to the one, In which
1 lived" three judges of the county
court, cempssiIg that tribunal and
having tho power Ito issue bonds, Is
sued 800, 900 of fraudulent bonds at
the dead hour of midnight, and they
were thrown upon Wall street and
there sold to oinnoccnt pu rchasers' for
county court judges, shining and
leading member of All orthodox
church, being attacked by that dread
disease, typhoid fever. as his feet
the, cold. waters ofsthe' Jor-
&C sea f4asesHfisa eas
'chfirch.s with GiiS Relatives around
hiniS tiAg. tcfaldssisb aasd es0Efew1l
-isg,efrisR1ss he confessed itilat dim eatI
certain stable at, a, CERTAIN hour be g9tIl
Is 600 from certain leading rcpubll-l
Can for fsFfihg thost ob6iids.. That
100 oMfession was made at tisIeVen o'clock
.at1. .night,di At three 30 fteck in, the
morning, the crisis Of the disease. = came
and to the wonder OF the com unity n
he rec6vered.. He iinme diatefy wore
that hiso6o hfeasion was hearaviMg of,
|!delisiumilnpHs wasDre-electedlby the
republican pqlbl parry and Was .yildicated
at the polls. The disfrancLised DEM
|Ucfaty proceeded atospay the bonds
underit lie esMandat9Of the federal tri-
,buuaI. M Y friend from North Caro-
lima, lMrut VaHGel suggests that he
could he received, with Riddleberger.
he Would have been received by the
Republicans dpsrty of this senate with
avidityi and gulped down without u
single, word of protest Or question. 4
One hundred million dollars OF such
\ securities We're fepudiated in those
\ states; yet the senator from Ohio tells
u ~ that NO irepnblioana community was
II eyer known t0 repndiats any obligation
ut all. have no doubt many OF the
bonds repudia1ed are fraudulent, but SO
4 were theabOHdso ofsheE southern states,
and all1 ask is. that even,handed Justice
may be done tQ both sections. " But, Mr..
lfrestdenf, the great, oyerwhelming,s stu.
pendShs argument Of gentlemen Sn the
0theh side inila]or of this coalitions CO.
alitisn without congenlslity of! principle
OF, ,opini0ns is az honest ballot and fair
count. They can swallow, Reputation,
they oah taEAs' down elimination, they can
lu6eh % readjustments IL you Twill just
give c&tfani.a lair ballot and an Il honest
coppt, .Mgs President, let US look, at that
for moment. II there was one issue in
the laSt pfssidential election which ovet
shadoWedy yalln btiiers,I 10 'was i"the solid
sonth, u the Tissue ballot. The ighasty anc
Observation-Disclosures, Of that iu-fated re-
gion. From the speech of the distin,
J gulshed senator from New York MIR
5 Conkliag) )st theAcademy Of Music dowr
touthe merest rant at q township gather
ing, there was not a campaign speech
fpade by a republican from the begin
,. ming to the end 81 the Canvass that dit
y NOS have IN it. t.Hancock and intimida
tlon at the south; tissue ballots, riff
Eclubs,f niEht-riders andG tho ghostly ku
y xlux klan." There was not q man in tn
! UnitedStates 80 ignorant that he did no
lIknow the issue it was placarded on th
! walls; 1t was put in double.leaded edlto
T tInrssc6ad from tu6 sectedt t,faafs.t ava
name Of Christ, s.vote tor Hancock AM
q YOU vote tor depressing the negro; vot
d for Garfield and you vote Tor the part
= of progress and liberty, afree ballot an
an honest count. Before the senate
!, from Virginia that proposition was dl dli
). tinctly and emphatically made. The ser
= ator from Virginia was no unsophistics
u ted country gentleman TO be caught by
% flaming editorial. He is an old polit
= clan, trained In the harness. He was
:, the head Of party in the state OF VII
- ginia which elected him to the senate
II and here was the great issue put befor
= him !; Hancock and the solid south, ,tlssu
y ballots, rifle clubs. ku-klux klan /; Ga
10 field, and q tree ballot and an homes
~ count Which did he takep Where did
:, go2 There was achance for the senate
- y from Virginia TO show his devotion to
.e Is free ballot and an honest count. With Q
' - these, magnificent orations resoundin
around him, with all these editorials,
. deliberately cast his lot in with the Il
- sue ballot party, as the republicans cal
"a ed it, OF the solld, south, and not on:
y :; that, but in his superserviceable zeal
- telegraphed to Hancock, my party, Il
= =. readjnsters Of Virginia, will give "
- 30, 600 majority over the grip sack al
~ the funder parties put together" Ii t
u senator from Virginia could take Il
. democratic party then. what has con
over: that party since November that
~ cannot take 1t now? a.r.sk Lr.gs
~ Oh, the senator from Ohio apologize
M and says4he had a platform'nsf
w. own. This was little side arrangeme
~ known only to .he senator, from Vrgi
~ ia and his party. Will the senator frc
ha Ohio pretend to tell an Intelligent au'
,,s ence that any voter can maruiacture
ho own platform and hold the candids
.a responible for it who has never heard
-, it or stood upon it. ii II the senator frt
ot Virginia was able to manufacture
ev own platform and hold Hancock
M sponsible for it. who stood alone a
di. entirely upon the Cincinnati platfor
90 then the socialist could do the same, ,
.o1 ereenbackerl could do the same.w Th'
,sf is no doctrine so monstrous as tt
N. which allows man to- manufacture
ire platform and put il. in his pocket, W
%. - for q democrat or republican. and aft
m. ward puI1'it out and say, 81, hold y
m. responsible for that" 1t is like the d
ct tinguished gentleman, ALSO from Virg
ole ia. who once became a bankrupt
In- standing beside popular game kno
or as faro, and betting In his mind W
Of Just as much satisfaction to him as il
ale. put up the money. Laughter. At
lb- end OF two hours OF violent and unr
ara trained mental effort he did not hav
Mt. dollar in the world. Laughter f
rty is the argument Of the4 senator ir
the Ohio. He says the senator from Vlrgi
,n. voted for Hancock, but he did it on
ice. own domestic manufactured platfol
os. Laughter. Why, sir, General H
an cock stood on the Cincinnati plattor
ur. he stood on none other. How could
un- be responsible for what the senator ir
eta Virginia made in Virginia for his Q
vay domestic use and consumption?
Jaw But more than that l want
ON senator from Ohio to point me ou1
ach that domestic platform OF the sens
ex- from Virginia one single sents