Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-19
Mckinley In Louisiana.

Governor Mckinley. OF Ohio. " the
man who has been deputcd by the He-
publican managers to visit Louisiana on
an clectionecring tour and attempt 10
steal the hearts OF the voters there. he
is expected 70 speak at New orleans To-
night He is charged with the task OK
inducing tho louisiana sugar-planters 10
aesert the Democratic party because OF
the repeal Of the act OF Congress pro-
v,d,ng for the payment OF pouhues "
them.
wa have time and again mentionsu
tho fact that the Republican party was
horn a sectional party. and mas never
ceased TO be a sectional party IL o"s"'
10 have been buried out oil slght "heh
Lee surrendered TO Gran; AT HppO"'''oN
Courthouse. The Democratic party Oh
tho other hand. has never been sec
,,or., marty. for ii has never incor-
porated into its creed any h''''' VI
faith which could be considered as OF
fens.ye TO the people OF any Sta'e III '"'
I.nio, 7, has never had a bloody ehift
% ,yova nor n sectional platform LOT
anybody to mount.
Notwithstanding that these are ''''''
the Republican leaders have We repent
deputed Governor Mckinley 10 20 uo""
10 Louisiana and tell the voters there
that they ought to desert The party which
has ALWAYS stood by them ana
sun,ort the party when mas
AWAY, treated them ms traitors anu
rebels lie has. we suppose, as lie" us
Qualifications as any other Republican
c.mpalgn orator. and his presence III
Louisiana will be as unobjectionable as
would that Of any other speaker WIZ
could have been selected for so important
a mission.
Rut even Governor Mckinley j. not IN
nocent OF the crime OF waving the pioouy
sb,rt In the speech which he made at
povton. O.. on the 26th of October lS'j'
he did not hesitate 20 drag in Anderson
Vile. and attempt to win voters Tor MS
cause by arousing the war ahinlosit'cs
~ his hearers and arousing their sec
,ional feelings. He endeavored apparently
to smooth over the asperties OF ms re-
ference TO Anlersonyille, but Of course
id not succeed.
We VIII give an extract from Governor
McKinleys Dayton speech. lie SAID:
1--WE uhe northern people, have got
TO quit singing Marching lhIcusil
Georgia. fCr Georgia IS maFVH'"e
through US ,-.,,,
ont regiment which fairly illustrates the
entr, volunteer army trat went from
me North. The colonel Of this regiment
convened his reg.mcnt together. ana III
his presence gave TO the color-oeareF
the nas which he was thereafter u
carry; and in doing so he closed MS re-
marks with this language: toloI-De"I' l.
take this flag. fight for N-yes, u'e 'J'
II rather than deliver il into the h"i''s
of the enemy. And that young CO'oi
sergeant, a lad OF only Is years or ase,
with the red wine Of carly MANHOOD
roantllng his checks and true PATRIOTISM
In his soul. answered. with all the fervor
Of early youth: 60 onel. | VIII bring TINS
flag back to you in honor or ] VIII re-
port TO God the reason why. (AppiauSe.'
The next day his regiment went mo
battle That young color beaTer was
stricken DOWN bN IL uiii liO4i III -4-N '''' .
He fell. but he fell with the flag about
him bathed in his own blood. lie did not
bring 1t back. he could not bring 1t BACK
but the God above him knew the reason
why. (Applause) lie gave the best thinS
he had, the dearest thing any man mas
he gave his own hearts blood to save II.
And a half million youth OF the North
responded to the cal OF the President.
Il can and gave up their blood to pre-
serve this indestructible Union or lnde-
structible States. Cipplause)
eco with me 10 Andersonvlle. LOOK
in upon that palsade of death. where
$1,000 Union prisoners were encamped."
But enough. This speech was made
twenty-elght years after the surrender at
Appomattox. 1t shows that the ONO
people were supposed in 1873 TO be still
ready TO vote against q Democrat because
his party was strong in the South. and
because Union soldiers had suffered at
Andersonville.