The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-10-27
SECRETARY LINCOLN.
An Eloquent Address by the Son of the Mar
tyred President.

tyred President.
Springfield fIll.) Special.
After General Logan had spoken Governor
Hamilton introduced the Hon. Robert T. Lin
coin, Secretary of War, saying Gentlemen 1
know that no other name is SO glorious to your
ears as that of Abraham Lincoln, aud present
to YOU his honored SON."
The Secretary referred to this city as his
birthplace and home, and said the outpouring of
the people proved that Illinois is not moved
from fidelity to the Republican party by the
vituperative spirit of INSCRIPTIONS enemies.
Referring to the attitude of the South in this
contest he said hideous system has grown up
in that section of the country, based chiefly upon
tho suppression of the votes of one class of citi
zens by another. In South Carolina this system
amounted to the suppression of the voice of
117,009 people by the voice and will of 900.
Much precious blood had been spilled in vain.
Ore hundred and thirty thousand votes in Mis-
sissippi can be periodically obhtered by
not more than $4,000. By the emanci
patton of the slaves the South had
gained ,thirtyrfve electoral votes, and if these
votes were to be used for the practical oblitera
ton of the coiored vote itself to aid the Democ-
racy-if the colored people were to be crushed
out entirely-it was practically equivalent to
wipipg out the entire State of New York which
has just as many electors. But it was not pos
sible to elect single Republican elector in one
of the Southern States Thousands of blacks
and whites who would be Republicans are
silenced all through the South.
Remember Prent Matthew'S" said the speak
er, who, less than year ago, was shot dead as
he was performing the highest duty of citizen,
when he was in the net of folding up his ballot to
put in the box-shot dead because he dared to do
1t, and he knew he was going to be shot when he
did it. Remember Dixon, of Yazoo, candidate
for sheriff. He was shot dead by his Democratic
competitor, and the election of the latter was
made unanimous Remember the massacre at
Danville, the massacre at Colfax, and the thou
sand scenes of violence that make us ashamed of
what we would like to boast of as American civ
ilization. Voters in the South have been shot and
hangedlsngly and in pairs by tens and hundreds.
They have teen defrauded and cheated in every
possible manner Do you want your election
made farce after this stylea There lisa singular
habit in existence OF calling this bloody-shirt
talk, but will be excused for indulging in it,
for have within the last few days seen &C
counts, and read them in Democratic papers, of
acts done in Mississippi and in South Carolina
accounts Of public meetings presided over by
distinguished statesmen of the South, where it
was publicly stated that it proposed to
continue waving their bloody shirt till Cleveland
is elected They propose to carry on this
mode of election until there shall be no
more question about black mems voting in the
South | believe the time will come when we
shall read the history of these bloody massaeres
as we read of massaeres of the Spanish Inquisi-
ton. The Inquisition was employed to suppress
the people by burning at the stake, just as Re-
publicanism is now put down by the rope and
the bullet all over the South. No government
erected ON such wickedness can be called free
government, andI believe your will by your vo,es
put it down. Every man who votes the Demo
cratic ticket votes for just such government,
and you certainly will not eountenance any such
things They are the things that constitute the
solid South. They constitute another rebellion
"a rebellion against the laws and principles of
the government l say every Democratic vote
cast is cast for just such government as this,
and wish to say further, in conclusion, that
every Republican vote that is not cast for Blaine
and Logan will help into power just such gov
eminent as this"