South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1888-05-04
AN ELOQUENT DEFENSE
Of Democracy and the Ad.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Vooc-
hess Scores Ingalls,.

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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Voo:-
hess Scores Ingalls,.
In the Senate, on Wedues day of
last week, the motion to refer the
Presidents message was taken up,
and Senator d. W. VOORHEES,, Of In,
diana, the Tall Sycamore of the
Roaring Wabash. proceeded to adj
dress the Senate thereon.
He said that an extensive discu 8.
sion of the tariff in the Senate aud
House lett no dou6t as to the atti.
tude OF the republican party on that
question. and il had at last been
forced to throw away masks and
false faces, and TO admit that taxa.
ton was not to stop at the revenue
line OF the government. but was TO
be turned loose withou. limit and
withou. shame on the labor Of the
people. for the express purpose o {
eUricbing favored few-asyndicate
OF devouring, iBsatia,e monopolisls.
The republican party leaders driv.
en- 10y madness TO suicide and hdri
Kari we're going before the American
people opposing every reduction of
taxeS. except those paid by tobacro
and alcoholic spirits. BE did not
intend that that issue should be
lodged in The coming political cam
paiSp, at least in indiana. The Do
sition OF the republican party might
be described thus:
First -Taxation not TO be limited
by the expenses of the government,
with view to the pro,ec, ion of N an
ufac' uring moropolist,.
Second-All the protection given
and all it's profits to inure to the
further enrichment Of cap,, alists. but
not dollar of it to the laboring man
or woman.
Third-That if any rcduci ion Of
taxes was 10 take piece, it vas 10 be
on tobacco and alcoholic liquor, and
not or the prime necessities Of life.
THE PENSION RECORD.
Passing TO the charges that the
democrats in Congress have been
loslile TO the Union soldiers in the
matter of pensions, he contras, ed the
action of both parties in that matter.
ard claimed that the republican ms
should make mean AMI pars'moni.
Gus record towlrd the soldiers and
that rank and bitter injustice had
been done them by provisions of law
under republican rule, while The dem.
ocrats In Congress and m tue exec
utive Offices had been lib raj in the
extreme.
Referring to The attack made in
The Senate upon the mcmory of Mc.
Clellan and Hancock, he said the
prsiding officer OF the Senate had
descended to the floor and attacked
the memory OF American heroes who
were sleeping where flowers and tests
were annually commipgled on me.
mortal day. resting from their q lori
GUS lives Ia the quiet bivousc Of the
dead. The pious task OF making
response had been appropriately per.
for.ned by one whose own oonsp:cu-
Gus daring IN arms had gwen bin the
generous right OF chivalry to speak
in their praise. =
There we're suggestions however,
inspired by the uAnton aud astound-
ing assault of the Senator from Kan
sas, which would not speedily pass
from the public miod. That SeDa.
tor, recognized lender ia his party
had stood in hts place in the Senate
aud denounced two great Union gen.
erals as traitors TO their Country. all
lies OF the Confederacy, and no word
Of dissent or rebuke had been Mt
tered by single associate in either
house. Democrats hal waited, and
some bad wondered. but The silent
acquiescence in the horrible cbaroes
remained unbrOken
MCCLELLAN AND HANCOCK
were the heroes OF two Of the mos,
consequential battles or the war
Antietam and Getty sburg, the loss
Of either OF which would have
brought European recognition of the
Confederao y, and darkness snd dls-
may, if not fnsl dissolution. Thev
had commanded in the only battles
fought north OF the Potomac and hat
each tine met the enemies Ofanin.
yading force, strong, condden', aud
flushed with recent victories. Ante.
tsm and Gettysburg had involved
the possession OF the Capital anil the
perpetuity OF the government, and 10
Mcclellan and HancocN (noS sig.
matted ~ allies Of the Conf,derscS,
bad been committed the measureless
and awful tuNt uf defendirp AMI