Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-09-25
lie Tells why, After Trying 1t for
Eighteen Years. He Gives ItU Up
in Disgust and with
Loathing.

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first speech of q new campaign.
Here in your city is now assembled
what is called the Southern Exposition.
| ask any man frankly to tell me here
tonight, or to tell me through your
press, how long you would have waited
under the old barbarous pro-slavery
system before you would have had such
It spectacle as you see now exhibited in
Louisville these DAYS and nights. "a
hundred vearsw "Two hundred years.
And vet when / am asked to speak in
the CITY. which | knew before it was as
large as many of our villages that are
considered but little better than cross
roads, your leading journals do not find
place for my name. 1t was proposed
to pay for the ntannOuncing
this meeting, but neither by love nor
money can YOU obtain a hearing from
the representatives of the dominant
party in the south But we will get a
hearing all the same To me this is an
old-time thing. But TO these young men
who knew nothing about the difficulties
of the initiation of this movement
against this old barbarism Of slavery it
may be a new thing. Butitis not tome.
And that brings me, men Of Kentucky,
to say here in the beginning OF this cam
paign that | am a Southern mar, born
on Southern soil; and | insist that 10
speaking as / do | speak for the highest
interests of the South 1t wi be found
that it is not advantageous to place me
in q false position,
And this at once precIptates me INTO
the midst of my argument That the old
spirit of barbarism slfl remains ln the
Soutll-the same spirit louBht Wheh J
was young ana that same spirit am
lighting now. Among the aniiaa's lee
prevailing prluclple Is that OF loree ~
IS contest, and as Darwin says theFe Is
survival OF tle httesG IL Is true tnat
we see some glimpse OF tilat aggregation
OF ldterestS ana that appear 70 Ilie sehll-
ments which characterize the man above
al olher animal cfeatioli' puV IL - very
partial TIE sheep IN the mountains
stand logelheF IN clrcieS Wilell op'OSeu
by wolves; ana illF wolves na ,,,, VoS7 Ne,
when seeking taef prey lhue - tue
nearest approach we see among the AMI
mals 70 the Dfotherio0a 81 iilaii- +, ailloils
them there i an equailtF Wileh tiley are
defending thelhselYts against an enemy ,
or when they want 70 MAKE general a.
tack.
But when you pass TO man created IN
the image OF tod, almost new primer
pie comes up. What Is thatf u = Tue
idea OF common interest," ~ y ole t.ted
Of creation OF power 50 as to maintain
the rights OF not only the highest put Of
the lowest citizen OF the commonwealth
or of the Nation. Whichever 1t may pc
Now let me- tell these Bourbonites-
and am going to give them a harder
name than that before l get through
which shall stick to them Tor cen,uries-
that as TO that letter 81 mine TO the New
DIRK Sun, in which l gave my reasons
for again taking the stump, they ms
Judge me when they tmnk tha0 ! am
afraid. They beg me not TO be afraid.
They tell me they are Hot gong 70 hEt
me. Thank you. gentlemen. MY OBJECT
was to place q typical hguie peIore tae
to be the highest, that which was posi-
BILE in my person was more possible OF
course in the person OF the humDlest cit
izen OF the communicating ana m deslr-
ing to protect myself desired to protect
the humblest citizen also. ihat IS the
first principle OF progress from baroar-
ism to civilization; when you learn to
respect the rights OF your neignbor'
Well, now, / asked the New OK SIN
whether ! should be allowed TO vote for
Blaine and Logan without oelng assault
ed without being striker down IN my
person ..l..,. c,--.. :
/ am not pleading Tor . Cash clay; 1
the colninoh"eallu; qlil Ple9uliiB loI
seven millions OF colorea men, Tor seven
millions Of native Americans am
pleading Tor the huihplest foreigner,
who has nee from foreign ioice ana
original barharlSn, That yet fingers IN