The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-05-03

iron collars made and placed upon them, in-s
scribed "Lincolns dog.n
He had denounced all Union men as Lin
coins dogs, and bad not excepted Hancock
and Mcclellan The senator from Indiana
had, in 1864, denounced Lincoln, the martyr
president as a monster, an unhappy felon,
reeking with the gore Of the hundreds Of
thousands of soldiers needlessly and wan
tonly sacrificed He lad denounced Lincoln
in these awful terms; he had urged that at
the close Of his first term that great presi-
dent should be allowed to retire to his dis
honest obscurity. The senator from Indiana
had in 1854 declared the war failure.
Mr.. ingalls, then came to the recent discus
sion of the so-called fraud of 1876 which
Democratic senators had recently found re-
newed occasion to denounce. He had op-
posed the electoral commission and had
never been specially enamored ofSMr Hayes,
but as the question was raised he must say
that the title of Mr.. Hayes was the most ir-
refragable ever held by an occupant of the
White House. His title had been passed
upon by tribunal organized in accordance
with constitutional methods.
Democratic senators should not forget that
the electoral commission was Democratic de-
vice. 1t originated in Democratic purposes,
and was one of those mysterious cases in
which he that diggeth a pit for his brother
falleth into the pit
The Democratic interest in the electoral
count became languid and inert when all
inscrutable; Providence had led to the
changes which resulted in It's status, becom-
ing to Z in favor of Mr.. Hayes.
1t was then that Henry Watterson sum-
moned 100000 unarmed Kentuckians to
Washington to superintend the electoral
count About that time, Mr.. Ingalls, said,
he had n conversation with President Grant.
He asked the president whether he expected
trouble in connection with the presidential
installation. He replied that he did not, but
that it was his habit always to be ready.
He was ready. Troops were ready. The
occupant of the White House proposed to see
that his fairly elected successor was inaugu-
rated. He carried out his purpose. The un-
armed Kentuckians did not come, and DIr.
Hayes was inaugurated.
Although the present occupant of the
White House appears to have a title deed to
his seat, it was obtained by robbery, as COM
pared to the election of President Hayes.
The election had been deal. 1t had been
the outcome of deceit and false pretense 1t
was a deal between Dick Turpin and Uriah
Heep, Pecksniff and Cartousche The only
satisfaction now is that the sneaks and trait
ors, apostates and hypocrites had not secured
their share of the swag.
Senator Payne here interrupted, to say
that the ELECTORAL commission had originated
with Republicans.
The Confederate leaders are returning to
power. They are securing control of the
supreme court. Why was Lucius Quintus
Curtius Lamar appointed Nobody ever
suspected him of being a lawyer. His Bit
terest enemy never accused him of that. He
had not tried a case for forty years
The supreme court, the court of last ap-
peal was being turned over to men with such
purposes. Justices are approaching the age
of retirement and the result is easily fore
seen. Mr.. Ingalls, said the effects of Demo-
cratic ascendancy were manifest, and the
country was entering upon the campaign
which must decide the destinies of the ma
ton for the next quarter of a century.
1t was an open secret that the president
had once peremptorily refused to appoint
him. He had a record; his career was known.
Why, of all the men in the south, was it
necessary to force upon reluctant president
and reluctant people, this man who had
never been a lawyer, who was the traducer
Of Lircoln, whose career was odious.
He had been forced upon the president
and upon the people because it was necessary
to place upon the supreme bench the strong
est and ablest living representative of the
late ConfederaCy
Mr.. ingalls, closed at p m., and was fol-
lowed by Voorhees,