The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-05-02


peers, not THE Golden locked Achilles,
nor the wide ruling King Agamenon."
And yet, he said, such were the great sol
dlers who We're Knocked, scolfed and de-
nounced rs belonging TO the subservient
elements of the North and who were ac-
eused OF treason by those who were OF the
breed OF Jobs war morse and who Qike
HIM "snuffcd the battle afar off.
Leaving the subject Mr.. Voorhees,
passed to what he called the campaign OF
political animosity, declared against the
people or the South, their rights, their
security and their good name. The es-
pecial anger of republican leaders, he said,
was excited because the vote OF the South
in a national contest is solid against their
party. Would some one on the other
side of the chamber tell him how the vote
OF the South could be other than it was
The republican party had once had suprem-
acy from the Potomac 10 the Rio Grande.
1t had elected republican governors, state
officers and Legislators in every Southern
state. 1t had had the purse with which
to corrupt, the sword with which to intim-
idatc and the republican congress and
president to enact and enforce all laws
necessary for the overthrow Of individual
and state rights and for the consolidation
of its power. 1t had seized upon the en-
franchised negro and sought to organize
and hurl him against the peace and secu-
rity OF political and social order, and for
time and III many instances it had sue
ceeded. The republican party and its allies
lallies, not OF the COnfedeTacy. but allies
Tor power and plunder) had swept upon
the helpless South like l1yder Ali upon the
Carnatic and had lett scarcely a vestiye
from which To hope and with
which 10 rebuild except its never
failing soil and its staunch and splendid
manhood. 1t had despoiled the Southern
states of their resources and dismantled
them of their credit. 1t had ordered in
vestigations and sent committees and COM
missions composed of the bitterest partl-
sans into the South for the purpose OF
scraping together and putting in perma-
nent form the Derluries Of vagabOnds and
scoundrels with which to defame and
blacken the reputation OF the Southern
people. 1t would have overturned the
state government of South Carolina in
1876, and again sacked the substance and
credit of the state had it not been that
giant stood jim its way. upheld by the pub
lie judgment of the world The career of
the republican party during its ascend
ancy in the South bad been 4. career of
crime. 1t had reared and left behind it
no monument of patriotism, wisdom or
benevolence to tell future ages that its
presence had been a blessing and not
curse. When the future historian came to
inquire why and how, and exactly what,
the republican party had lost its tremen-
dous hold of the PROSTATE South, and had
SUNK away TO return no more forever, he
would be puzzled to find an answer, and
would finally write that its administra-
ton through all that region had become
so vast and intolerable a scandal. filling
the civilized world with its foul OdOrs,
that an intelligent and OmnipOtent public
had demanded its downfall and the resto-
ration OF home rule and decent govern
ment
And vet it was that party whose leaders
now fumed and threatened the Southern
people and states because they did not well
come it back into power, with all its I'M
hallowed memories and its predacious in
stinctS and habits As we'll might a
frontier settlement be expected to well
come with JOY a second invasion of toma-
hawks and Scalping-knives
Mr.. Voorhees, proceeded to speak of the
recent great development in the South
and said she was simply rising to her
manifest destiny. He recited the achieve
mentS of the democratic party, and as
serted tnat but Tor the attitude and IN
fuence of HOratio Seymour, Thomas A.
Hendricks, Allen q. Thurman, William
\. Richardson, and their political associ-
ates and followers during the war, not
only would the union never have been re-
stored, but the dearest and most sacred
rights of American citizenship would have
been swept away in the binding storm of
partisan wrath, which was most fire.
quently mistaken for patriotic zeal. He
concluded by saying that the verdict OF
the American people in November would
be that there had been honest, capable gov
eminent, and that it should be continued.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Voorhees,
speech, which was delivered with great
power and effect, and was listened to with
interest and attention on both sides OF
the chamber, he was congratulated upon
it by many Of his democratic associates.
The matter then went over.
On motion of Mr.. FRYE the conference
report on the joint resolution for con-
ference OF the American nations was non
cOncurred in, and a new conference was
ordered.
The animal industry bill was laid aside,
and the bill To forfeit unearned land
grants was taken up, but went over with
out action and the senate adjourned.