The Washington bee., 1892-06-11

gentleman from Indiana falsltylng
facts. I remarked that the col
ored people had been treated wei
at the South, and that after they
were free the republican par y, il
control of this Gov rnment, had
never given them a dollar, had
never given them a syllable OF
advice except TO plant enmity be
tweed them and the people of the
South, their best friends
statt d further that the repuh-
lican party had taken $68, 100000
from the Southern people in d
C ,tton tax, and that when made
motion bere, as did my colleague
Mr.. Aller to restore the money
to the educational fund of the
several Southern States the prOpo-
sition was promptly md decidedly
rel c.ed by a republican House
although in the next breath the
republican par y gave back to the
States the dIrect tax which nobody
had a right to claim.
But, Mr.. Oh irman, | do not
regret that the gentleman flOm
Indiana has placed the republican
Tarty Of this C 'untry in the posi-
ton of squarely endorsing all the
acts of the reconstruction period,
and of the corrupt carpotbag rule.
But ; /amaz d if the repubIl-
can party, or any rarty, can go
before the American people inr
dOrsing the transac ions of those
seven da k and terrible years when
reconstruction dragged its Shiny
length along Over. the bosom of |
the fairest land beneath the sun
for seven black winters, for seven
gloomy springs, for seven pa ching
sunme s, and for seven blighted |
a disgrace to humanity, |
IA disgrace TO civilization, dis
grace to decency, and calculated
o excite a blush of shame upon
lie cheek of every patriotic or
manly ci: zen.
The soldiers of the Union were
lOt OF that mold that went South
% accomplish a great purpose.
hey accomplished that purpose.
They brought back TO this Union
ho greatest race of warriors and
tatesmen the world ever saw.
And [ commend them for it. But
'fter them came the camp follow
RS; after them came the robbers,
ID this 'carpe bag" reconsti uc-
ION rule, ihe sentiment of which /,
brealhed to~day by the gentle
nan from Indiana, who would
ow reduce thar fair land of the
Outh to the same circumstances
nd the SINE conditions. God {
lty the man who has such a hear +
Dir; CHAIRMAN. ] 4iff an only speak I
u = ~ a. ,.1o.u. L -
'Orn and raised not far fiom The
lace where the g nlleman was,
nd know the best people of the
'orth are way above such senti-
lenlS L went among tho,e ,
outhern people thirty-tive years !
go, and must say that / met {;
mere as superb people as any Of g,
'hlch the world can bo4s'. And
Is not Americani5m. il is not
villzatio,, it is not dc ncy. to q
lrsue aud nisrepresent them.
As L was saying, l would be ! ?
Ad to see at the Worlds Fa'ranl ,
,h'bltIon which would show =
hat the white people of the South :,
'nelr pIveriy, in their desoIated E.
hd, have been able to do-wbicb -
ould show that they took a race :,
nich you say came out of slavery "
ignorance aud barbarlsm, and n
lich you have tried to keen in :,
base purposes, and ~ ~
uca'ed and raised item to the -.
Sltlon Of resp ctabIs citizens " ~
thout one dollar of aid or "
cath OF encouragement from the ~ ~
You, wi b nigp,rd !, II,
nds Withheld such aid. [ saw -,
1t such an exhibition in CHICAGO J;
uld be the highest tribute fo ~, ~
Ola masters, the white race of NJ NJ
South to show what thew can 81
and what with their great 10 10
lrts and dauntless spirits thew f. f.,
'e done to take this race, their ~ ~
m'r slaves, and lit them mn 80 =:
you present a solid front to 81
n I, them back. [AppIause.1 i ,h 'I'
Here the hammer fell III
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