Year: 1872

equality, then will this nation rise like
a strong man after sleep and 60 forth
to new glories, renewing tho purity
of its youth in connection with the
gigantic proportions of the age.


But there was ono step possible 10
be taken by this administration to
complete its scandalous career in con.
ncction with foreign affairs and il took
that step when it permitted, and its
ofliceholders engaged in, tho sale Of
vast quantities Of arms and am.
munition to be used in slaughter
ing the people Of Germany, then
engaged in war forced on them by
the ambition of Louis Napoleon
The spirit Of speculation and money.
getting was so active in the official
circles of Government that il broke
out in traffic of death to friendly
people, whose kindred arc honest and
hard working citizens in every county
in the United States. This sinister
and revolving fact does not rest upon
Democratic testimony, but upon that
of the oldest and ablest Republicans
There was no denial Of il, and when
the German, who yet acknowledged
his allegiance and military duty to
Fatherland, hurried back from this
country to join the ranks OF bis coun-
trymen at home, as many did, perhaps
he crossed the Ocean in vessel laden
with the weapons of his own destruc.
tion furnished by the official authority
of tho American Government, and
doubtless there are now German sol.
dicrs sleeping in their graves, sent
there by American bullets, fired from
American guns, furnished to the arm
les of the French Emperor by the ad-
minstratiop of Ulysses S. Grant. 1t
cannot be otherwise when reflect
that enough was sent to equip an
army Of 10000 men for the field.


Gentlemen, it IS against an admin.
istration sustained by practices such
as these and many more Of like crimi.
nalty, that the people of the United
States are now mastering under vari.
GUS organizations for united assault
1t does not follow that those, who
think alike in regard TO the necessity
of its overflow, should think alike in
regard to everything else. II is con.
ceded by men of various opinions to
be a common obstacle to the general
welfare, and q common reproach to
the good name of the country. If q
common nuisance was erected in q
city the residents would not stop &c
inquire into each others views on al
other questions, before they would
agree to unite for its abatement
They would leave them for subsequent
discussion and settlement and proceed
at once TO destroy the cause of genera
discomfort and sickness. SO now W,
find men who are in favor of higl
protective tariff and those who ar,
against it, as / am men who are fol
negro suffrage and those who are
against it, as am men who are fol
the immediate return to specie pay
ment and those who are against it, as
| am; men who believe in paying the
bonds of the government in gold, ant
those who believe in paying them ac
cording to the law Of the contract al
decided by the Supscme Court Of the
United States, as do; men who are
in favor Of exempting them from tax
alton and those who are opposed tc
such exemption men who believe that
the seventeen hundred national banks
are necessary to furnish the people {
circulating medium OF one hundred
and fifty millions, at cost of thirty
per cent. to the taxpayers, and those
who believe, as / do, that currency
can be furnished to the people with
out this enormous per cent; men who
differ widely upon nearly every polit
ical issue earnestly agreeing that thu
first step towards good government
and general reform is to drive from
power the present Administration anC
its corrupt surrounding; all Demo
Gratis Join in such a work in strict con
sistency with the principles of theil
whole lives, and will welcome an ALI
ance with all honorable men whC
espouse the same cause In advocat
ing this cause, shall abandon M
principle, on which have heretofor,
obtained your support.


Governor Morton has much to say
about the alleged inconsistency Of th,
Democratic party and comments upor
the expression that we have turned
our lacks on the past. In one sens'
every man turns his back upon tb,
past with the dawn of every new day
and the incoming of its new duties anC
responsibilities. He who lives to nc
complish the true work Of life, live
in the present and with his face to th,
future. However well his work o
yesterday is done he cannot waste th,
remaider of his days in its contempla
ton. He must listen to the voice
that bid him on, and obey the hand


that beckon him forward. Tho Dem
ocracy, therefore, does not turn it
back upon the past in reputation o
its record. 1t simply faces the future
and enters upon the fields of actiol
which have opened. II, however, |
had turned its back upon the past il
tho degrading sense ascribed TO i


by Gov. Morton, IL would not lay il
bis mouth to his utter reproach.


cannot recall a single political issu


in the last eighteen years commenc
ing with the repeal of the Missouri
compromise in 1854, in which he ha


not occupied both sides with equa
zeal, with equal ability and equa
abuse OF his advcrsarics for the tim


being. Since the war; he has announc
cd that State which tolerated ncgr,
suffrage and negro officials, would b
an unit place OF residence for whit


people, and would repel white immI
grafton from It's borders lie direct.
turned his back on this position an
furiously assailcd those who did no
do tho same. IIc cspouscd the pay
ment of bonds in grcenbacks to th
extent that Senator Morrill,, of VcI
mont, told him In the Senate that h


went farther oven than Pendleton o
| that auh;oct He verv anon turne