Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 May 1884 — Unavenged, but Unforgotton. [ARTICLE]

Unavenged, but Unforgotton.

One of the most stirring speeches at the banquet of the Iroquois Club in Chicago was delivered by the Hon. James R. Doolittle, for twelve years United States Senator from Wisconsin. The following extract from his remarks is worthy of the serious attention of every Democrat who con remember and reflect: There is another principle in this coming campaign that I cannot overlook. I remember that in 1876 we elected our President and Vice President. And I remomber another thing, that the leaders of the Republican party in the House and Senate—l will refer to them by name, thoy are both dead now; I refor to Mr. Uarfleld in the Houso and Senator Morton in tho Senate—substantially pledged themselves as leaders of tho Republican party, and pledged tho Republican party to the loaders of the Domocraoy, that if they would Join in appointing this High Commission, pait to be composed of the Judges of the Supreme Court and part of members of tho House and members of the Senate, that they would consent, and tbe commission would absolutely do what they wero made for—namely, to try the question whether tbero was a fraudulent vote in Louisiana or not. When it was propdßßl to provo before that commission that those returns from Louisiana worn faiso, and forged, and fraudulent, and that tho Tlklon electors had reoeived noarly 10,000 majority in Lonlsiana, that commission docided that they would not do the very thing thoy wero mot to do—to wit: try tho question. Whon Mr. Garfield oame back from that commission into tho House, Carter H. Harrison met him and said; “Mr. Garfield, how In heaven's name could you vote against trying that quostion after making that speech in tho Houso/” Mr. Gartleld turned upon him. “'Carter,” said ho, “if you had the cards wouldn’t you play 'em?” This great outrage and wrong goes unpunished as long as tho Republican party is in power. It is unavenged, but tho pooplo of this country have not forgotten it, und thoy have not forgivon it. Judge Doolittle is right whon he says that the eleotoral crime of 187(5 is still a living issue. The issue will live as long as the Republican party holds stolen power. How commonplace seem the fine generalities about the science of government, and how paltry the discursions of 15 per cent, theorists, beside the burning memory of that shameful wrong!—New York Sun.