The true northerner., 1885-10-15

was resisted to some extent and
the measures of reconstruction we're
passed that secured civil and political
rights to all people, then they resorted
to other outrages, such as the ku-klux.
They met in secret places and armed
and disguised themselves-someo OF them
rebel soldiers-to frighten the Repub-
licans, and in some cases committed
murder. This was kept up for some
time. General Grant tried TO suppress
it. Congress sent committees of in
vestigation. We saw no remedy. None
seemed to be at hand except again to
call out the boys in blue. That was the
only remedy,I and we didn't propose to
do that. We waited for the coming of
the time when the clearly acknowledged
rights of the people would be yielded
without further pickering. But we
waited in vain, until finally the Demo
Gratis got possession of the House; and
these Democrats associated with and
combined with the Southern rebels to
keep up this ostracism. Governor
Hoadly asks. what will you do about
it?" / will tell you what we will do
ABOUT it. There is in every one of
these Southern States a Republican
party now springing up, composed of
rebel soldiers, white men and black
men, and they are now fighting the
battles that ought to have been
fought long ago. Governor Wise
Governor, as 1 hope he will be,
unless they kill him before that time.
is now fighting the battles of.the Repub-
lican party in Virginia, with our prin-
ciples engraved on his banner. Liberty
and equal rights to all, protection to
American industries. the development
of our industries, and diversity to our
employment. This is our creed and
motto. He is fighting that battle.
Shall we desert him? Cries of
"Never!" Shall we Republicans of
Ohio, by the election this fall, say, "We
don't care cuss for you!" Shall we
join the Democrats2 Cries of "Nol"l
There is one remedy. The time is not
far distant when in every one of these
Southern States there will be party
that will redress this wrong. In Ten
nessee, at the last election, Judge Reid
was almost elected. North Carolina
will soon be carried by the Republi-
cans if they be given anything like fair
play. In Virginia, Louisiana, Missis-
sippi, Arkansas, Alabama, Georgia,
Florida, and South Carolina, and in
every Southern State, there is Repub-
lican majority under a fair election.
The Republican party is brave party
always brave. 1t has never under
taken to do anything yet that it has not
accomplished, and it will accomplish
this in due time if you will only stand
by it.
There are two other things yet /
want to talk about before closing, as /
have spoken now longer than L in
tended. They turned us out of Office.
Well. sir, whenever the voice of the
people SAYS to the Republican party,
Surrender your functions and turn
them over TO the Democratic or any
other party" we obey, because it is the
voice of the people. But why were we
turned out what was the argument that
led to the Republican party being turned
ont of office? They wanted change
What kind of a change have we
got? Are the times any easier? Mr..
Hendricks, when he was going around
last summer, said: IF you turn these
Republicans out and scatter the money
now in the Treasury you could buy two
barrels of -four for every family" Have
you got your barrels? They said they
wanted to count the money; and they
have counted it, and found every dollar
there, even to the last cent. They
wanted to examine the books. They
said an examination of the books would
put lot of Republican officers on the
road to the penitentiary. They have
examined the books, and not one single
defaulter or criminal has been found in
the Republican ranks. They said
"Turn the rascals out" and they're
turning the rascals in. Cleveland now
has more trouble to get rid of the peni-
tentiary birds that have come in under
a Democratic administration than with
all the Republican rascals that were
ever found there. They were going to
distribute that $400. 100000. But they
haven't distributed a cent, and day
after day, for nearly six months, they
have boarded more money in the Treas
ury than was ever boarded before.
They said they would reduce the pub
Tic debt, and they haven't paid single
dollar. They have not done single
thing for good. What measure has
been adopted or has been proposed
by the Democratic party that would
tend to relieve the people. They
broke down John Roach-that gal.
liant and noble Irishman, who built up
our navy-they broke him down by a
system of chicanery, of legal chicanery
that surpasses even belief. They have
taken away the carrying of the mails
from American ships and turned them
over to English ships. They have done
nothing whatever to relieve or Tighten
the burdens of the people or to make
times easier. 1 trust times will be
easier in the due course of events, but
it will not be so through any act OF
agency of the Democratic party. Let
me ask any Democrat-and 1 hope there
are few here-what object has been
accomplished by bringing the Demo.
cratic party into power? You have
tried it in the city, you have tried it in
the State, and now you are commencing
to try it in the nation. But think you
will find the experience the same all the
way through, SO that when the sweep
stakes come three years hence YOU will