Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-05-18
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CURTIN AND MILLER.
Mr.. MILLER know the fact to be
when the distinguished gentleman Mr..
CuRTIS) ran for Governor in 1868, aud
when the Democracy tried TO keep the
soldiers in the field from voting for him,
twenty to one of the soldiers votes were
cast for him there.
Mr.. CuRTIS-ln 1868 the soldiers in
the field from Pennsylvania did not
have the right to vote and did not get
one vote from them. Great laughter.
And | will say also that when contribu.
tions had TO be made TO the army by
conscription, as controlling that con
scription for the State OF Pennsylvania
never attempted to draw fsom one
party more than another. Renewed
laughter aud applause And
speaking OF politics in Pcnnsylvania dur.
ing that great struggle we should not
have made contributions to the General
Government for the war, as the gentle.
man well knows, If we had been much
divided. Men were divided in sentiment
and had their political views, but |
Allude to the great body OF the people
of Pennsylvania. And, Mr. Speaker,
should be ungTateiul to the confidence
and to the trust which that people have
reposed in me If did not DO them the
Justice to say that during that trying
season they were filled with a spirit OF
unity and alacrity in support of the
Government which could not have been
surpassed in any other State Of the
Union. IApplause.
RANDALL ANp MILLER.
Nh. RASpAtI-Now as to the gentle
man Mr. Miller who has sought 10 re
feet upon a portion OF his fellow. oiti.
zeus, want TO say this, that there u not
an act OF the legislature OF Pcnnsyl.
vaniA increasing the powers OF the Goy.
ernor. providing means for the support
of the Government, adding 10 the Penn
sylvania force every man that was neces-
sary, that did not receive the unanimous
support of the members OF the Lcgisla
ture Of both sides politically.
want to say moTe-that ! differ with
the gentleman from Pennsylvania of
the Twenty sixth district when he seeks
to cay that there was any want Of Rlac
rity on the part Of the Democratic
masses Of Pennsylvania in responding
to the requirements of the war for the
Union. | want to say little more,
that fear but for the Democrats in
the army different result ght have
been reached from that which, thank
God, was reached.
Ma. MuLER-Wbich army
Ma. RASDALL--I mean, OF course. the
Union army; the one ! had the honor
to be in. Perhaps the gentleman from
the Twenty sixth district had not that
honor. So far as | am able TO read our
respective autobiographies, | discover
the record does not show either of us
was in the army. Ny record is left out
because of good taste his may be left
out because of necessity.
had hoped that the time had come
when ell this character Of debate might
be put stop to. belong to a party
that, when the surrender at Appomat
tox took place, ceased TO fight. We
then struggled to build up, to make the
South what nature had intended her TO
be, so that she might blossom As the
rose to add TO the progress of the
American Union, 80 that the credit OF
the United States and the welfare of
her people might continue to the end OF
time.
But have noticed one thing most
sifnifcant in these struggles on the
floor of the House of Representatives
those warriors who now come TO the
front and advocate violence and ven.
geance and bloodshed are generally men
who in war were men Of peace, and
seem now in time OF peace to be fierce
warriors. Laughter and applause.