Terre Haute Weekly Gazette, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 2 September 1880 — Page 4
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The Issues of this Canvass. Desperate efforts have been made by designing men to distort the issues of the present canvass and a change of venue has been sought to be taken from the court of reason to that of passion and prejudice. In his speech delivered at Indianapolis Tuesday night George W. Julian strips the mask from this design and out from the midst of all sorts of triviality and distortion takes the real questions at issue and presents them to his hearers. Considering this question he eays:
But let us consider the issues of the pending canvass. What are they The platforms of the two parties give us little help in answering this question. They are as nearly identical as those of four years ago. If there was any party issue then it related to the question of finance but both parties declareu in favor of spccie payments, as thoy do now, and while the Democrats demanded the repeal of the resumption act, the Republicans voted down a resolution in favor of carrying it into execution. In the last Congress Republicans and Democrats united in the effort to repeal it, and they "were jointly entitled to the honor of defeating that effort. The financial question has since been complicated bv the silver agitation but the silver bill received the overwhelming support of both parties, while the Republicans nol totally ignore the question, and its vita connection with the continuance of our paper currencey at par. As to the constantly boasted achievement of resumption, t'ho eynple truth is that it has not come through legislation, but as the natural result of favoring conditions, just as the gratifying reduction of our national indebtedness has been made easy and almost inevitable bv our marvelous resources. I am jilau to see in the platforms a well-defined issue respecting our tariff p.olicy for sooner or later our stupid and vicious tariff laws must be thoroughly overhauled and reformed but no intelligent man of either party feels that the contest of this year is to turn upon that question. Nor is any issue tendered on the subject of civil reform, Chinese immigration, or the reservation of the public domain to actual settlers while in the matter of maintaining the purity of the ballot and the principles of political morality,, both parties are wanting. The complexion of our politics, in fact, is peculiar. We havp outlived the era in which clearlydefined questions of policy formed the pivots upon which the action of parties turned, ard justified their existence as the means through which they sought the adoption of their cherished views by the government. In a political dispensation so anomalous the army of Independent voters should be largely reinforced 'but since one of these parties will certainly rule the country for the next four years, the question submitted to the popular judgment is a general one, involving simply the choice to be made between them, and the personal qualities of their standard-bearers. How should the sincere friends of administrative reform and the purification of our debased politics cast their ballots?
The answeT to this question necessarily invites a comparison of these parties: but the task is not altogether free from difficulties. One of them has been in power nearly twenty years, and has thus suplied us with very ample means of forming an opinion while the other has been out of power for nearly the whole of this period, and has necessarily left us with a comparatively meager dat| of judgment, Senator Hoar, in his opening speech at the Chicago Convention told us that the parties which confronted each other in 1800 confront each other now, unchanged in purpose, in temper, and in character." If this is true, the question is greatly simplified and can be readily decided. But the assertion to an affront to common sense and a reckld&Sjdefiance of facts, and if he believes it be is
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itiablv infatuated by party blindness. attitude of these parties twenty years ago, at all events, has no necessary connection with the qucstton of their fitness for civil administration to-day. The mocratic party was then "divided on two rival candidates for the Presidency, and after the election of Lincoln a very formidable division of it appealed from the ballot to the bayonet as its last and desperate method of preserving the ascendancy of slavery. The result was the overthrow of secession, the extirpation of slavery. the enfranchisement -of the negro and the reconstruction ot the Government. The resistless force of events completely changed the political horizon, and now, in the new heavens and the new earth which we "witness, we find the Democratic party, North and South, East and West, united as one man under the banner of one of the foremost heroes in the war for the Union. It is not the
Democratic party of 1800, but the^pemj follow you in out of the rain. ..
ocratic party of 1880, inevitably molded and instructed by great historic events and we are to judge it in the light of today, and the interest of the people of all sections in National unity and peace. We have no right to reproach it for an administAive record which it has had no opportunity to make, nor to condemn it on Mr. Hoar's ingenious theory of constructive guilt and imputed depravity.
The same reasoning applies to the Republican party. Twenty years ago it disavowed any right or purpose to interfere with slavery in the States. It denounced John Brown's raid into Virginia as "the gravest of crimes." At the beginning of the war it was willing, for the sake of peace, to abide by the Dred Scott decision and the enforcement of the fugitive slave act. If I have not forgotten, it was ready to sur render the principle of Congressional prohibition of slavery in all our national territories. It even'favored an amendment to the constitution making slavery perpetual in the states of the South. For nearly two years after the war began it did its best to save the Union ana save slavery with it, and after the war was over it offered to make a complete surrender of the freedmen to their old masters on the single condition that they should not be counted in the basis of representation. The fitness of the party to administer the government now is not to be judged by these facts, nor is it by any means established by the grand achieve ments of the party in crushing the rebellion and abolishing slavery, in which it had the powerful and indispensable cooperation of the Democrats. We are now in the sunshine of peace, and must be mainly guided in our judgment by the facts which make up the civil administration of the government since the close of the war and the settlement of the questions it involved. What claim has the Republican party to a longer lease of power, founded on the record it has«nade during the past dozen years? This is the question which now concerns us, and in seeking an answer to it let us remember that it is the future, and not the distant past, which chiefly interests us, and that the reformation of great political abitees has become the vital issue and pressing demand of the time.
The Exodus.
Trustee Finkbiner is doing a land office business in providing for and burying the North Carolina Exodusters who were beguiled into this state by false promises and for political purposes. He buried one boy Saturday and another one to-day. o} course this costs money which comes out of the pockets of the resident taxpayers, but what of that? The exodus was originated for the noble purpose of trying to carry Indiana for the Republican er the vote of a majority of the residents of the State and so long as they vote what matters it to the engineers of the movement how or upon whom their victims live, by whom they are buried or how much their coming disarranges the labor market.
IN another column will be found a card from Hon. B. W. Hanna making answer at once to a great number of inquiries concerning his intentions with reference to the canvass of this county He is going oyer the whole district thoroughly and the effect of his able and ex haustive canvass will be discovered when the votes come to be counted. Mr Hanna is making a splendid canvass, sur passing even the highest expectations of his friends. How well he is stirring up the opposition, and' what sturdy blows lie is striking them is best evidenced by their howling and growling, their bawling and squalling, in fact by their doing everything except attempting to answer his arguments. When Mr. Hanna bes gins his canvass in this county the people will turn out en masse to hear him.
TIIE Republican party"by false and fradulent promises and statements in. duced the stampede of colored people from North Carolina to this State which the exodus committee of Senator Yoorheesjnipped in the bud. How much the various Trustees over the State have been contributing to their support we do not know. It would seem that they are doing a tolerably lively business and spending a great deal of money in burying them This comes from the tax payers.
Ben. Butler.
Ben. Butler spoke at Fanueil Hall Boston, Saturday. He gave in his ad herence to the Democratic party which he belonged to before tLe evil years of the war, and to which he now returns as an ardent old wooer to his first love Hi9 speech is a masterpiece and we hope to present it befoie long to oar readers entire. Benjamin has had a chequered career. In the language of the prayer book he "has done many things which he ought not to have done," though it cannot be said with equal truth that he "has left undone many things which he ought to have done." His sins have boen rather those of commission than of omission, for he has been a very active old gentleman. He has done a great many things- in his time which the GAZETTE did not like and does not by any means approve of now, but we recognize in this late but devout conversion deeds mee tfor repentance and which can not help covering a multitude of sins. His sins which were many are not exactly forgiven, forgotten or condoned, nor are. his robes which were as scarlet washed white as snow, but we recognize that Benjamin is trying to lead a loftier aud a better life, and far be it from the GAZETTE to throw stumbling blocks in his path. Welcome to the Democratic fold dear Benjamin. We always did think you were devilish smart and devilish slv and
now we know it. May all you? friemls
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THE SOLID SOUTH.
The Indianapolis Journal and the radical country press which follows its foot steps are running just now a serial, the nature of which may be judged from the headlines over nearly a page of matter in the Journal for yesterday. The headlines, reduced however from their proud estate of display type, read as follows: "The 6olid South. The infamous means .employed by the Democrats to make it so. Summary of the Appalling Facts Found in Official Records, Massacre, Murder and Outrage. The Victims of Cowardly and Bloodthirsty Ku-Klux Numbered by Thousands. Can the Control of the Government be Given up to a Party Which Employs Such Means to Gain power? Detroit Post and Tribune, 27th."
It wasn't able, for lack ot space, to publish it all yesterday, and the story is to be continued to-day and probably until the election. The radical press has a spasm of this kind on the occasion of every important election, and between times the Indianapolis Jonrnal is occupied with accounts of murders in its own midst, committed by persons like Merrick, Guetig, Achey, Mrs. Brown and a multitude of others. But at election times it is filled with the atrocities of the South, which it labors strenuously to prove is so lawless that it needs the guar dianship of people like those in Indianapolis, who have their hands more than full in managing their own affairs.
Now the GAZETTE desires to Introduce cn the question of the disloyalty of the South a witness who, while his testimony on any subject would amount to nothing with the GAZETTE, because it believes him a thorough disreputable fellow, is considered or ought to be considered reliable by the Indianapolis Journal. Since the proprietor did all in his power to have him nominated a third time for President of the United States That witness is Hiram Ulyses Grant. It will be remembered that his electioneer xng tour around (the world, concluded with an attempted vote gathering junket through the South. At Bloomington, 111., at the termination of his tour, he ad dressed the crowd that had been drum med up to hear him as follows "It may be appropriate on this occasion to refer to my trip through the Southern States and to what I have seen while traveling. I have been gratified at my reception in all the recently rebellious states, passed from Philadelphia to Florida on my way to Havana, and on my return came via Texas from Mexico, thus passing through all the rebellious states, and it will be agreeable to all to know that hospitality was tendered me at every city through which I passed, and accepted in nearly all of them by me. The same decorations were seen in every state that are seen here to-night. The Union flag floated over us everywhere, and the eyes of the people in those states are as familiar with its colors as yours, and look upon it as guaranteeing to them all the rights and privileges of a free people without regard to race, color or previous condition of servitude. In most of the states, upon the reception committees, side by side, were men that wore the blue and men that wore the gray, and reception addresses were made in part by those who wore the blue and those who wore the gray. WE HAVE NO REASON TO DOUBT THAT THOSE WHO WORE THE GRAY WILL FULLFILL ALL THEY HAVE PROMISED IN LOYALTY TO THE FLAG AND THE NATION."
Probably the Journal thinks he lied, and in its publication is trying to nail it. I rtft -, .i*.
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English and Arthur.
The comparative merits of English and Arthur, candidates for vice-President, re spectivcly on the Democratic and Republican tickets, is well put by our able contemporary the Indianapolis Sentinel. It says:
Mr. Arthur was intrusted wfth the col lection of the United States revenue at the city of New York.
Here is what Hayes and John Sherman said of Arthur not long since: 'With a deep sense of my obligations under the Constitution, I regard it as my plain duty to suspend you, in order that the office may be honestly administered.'
R. B. Hayes to Collector Arthur, January 31,1819. 'Gross abuses of administration have continued and increased during your incumbency.'—Sherman to Collector Arthur, January 81, 1879. 'Persons have been regularly paid by you who have rendered little or no service the expenses of your office have increase, while its receipts have diminished. Bribes, or gratitudes in the shape of bribes, have been received by your subor dinates in several branches of the Custom House, and you have in no case supported the effort to correct these abuses.'— Secretary Sherman to Collector Arthur, January 81,1879.
Let us see what was said of Mr. English when he was intrusted with political power:
President Buchanan wrote to Mr. En glish as follows: 'It was your fate to end a dangerous agitation, to confer lasting benefits upon your country, and to
make your character historical. I shall Temain always your friend. If I had a thousand votes you should have tJiem all with a hearty good will.'
Let us see what his constituents said when he retired from office. The convention which nominated his successor adopted unanimously the following resolution
Resolved, That, in selecting a candidate to represent this district in the thirtyseventh Congress, we deem it a proper occasion to express the respect and esteem we entertain for our present member, Hon. W. H. English, and our confidence in him as a public officer. In his retirement, in accordance with his well-known wishes, from the position of representative, which he has so long filled with credit to himself and benefit to the country, we heartily greet him with the
plaudit, 'Well done, thou good and faithful servant.' Mr. English was for fifteen years intrusted with the management of one of the most important financial institutions in the West, from which he voluntarily retired with the thanks of the directors and stockholders. 'For the very great financial ability constant watchfulness and perfect fidelity with which he has managed it from its organization to the present time.'
And this resolution was offered by Colonei John C. New, now the chairman of the Indiana Republican Central Committee.
Here, then, is the whole case in a nutshell. English was faithful to the public trusts committeo to him, and volun tarily retired with the praise of his administration and the unanimous plaudids of his constituent, 'Well done, thou good and faithful servant,' whereas Arthur proyed recreant to his trust, and was kicked out of his office in disgrace, 'in order,' as President Hayes ana Secretary Sherman said, 'that the office in disgrace, 'that the of&ce might be honestly condutced.'
These are not partisan statements, but plain, unvarnished facts, which honest thinking people will not fail to consider in making up a judgement as to which of these two men it would be safest to intrust with public office."
The City. Couneil.,
TFith the aid of Councilman Polk the RepuDiicans last night assumed con trol of the City Council. The[committees were changed throughout and that party is now in full charge of the city government. At fhe next meeting all the departments will be changed, the Democratic officials being removed and Republicans and Nationals put in their places. Yesterday the GAZETTE published the names of those who will be at the heads of the departments. Besides these all the policemen and firemen will be required to walk the plank. It is in fact a complete revolution in the mechanism of municipal government. With the votes they have and the aid of Mr. Polk, with whom they have divided, they hold the key to the situa. tton and propose to claim the spoils. The GAZETTE sincerely trusts they will find the possession of power as pleasant a thing as they supposed it would be and worth the strenuous efforts they have made to secure it. It trusts moreover they will be able to select a police force and afire department as* efficient as that they are about to dismiss. This is no easy matter and they are likely to find out soon enough that it is very much easier to criticise what is done than'to do it better themselves. But we trust they will be successful iu "standing off" the bummers of their parties and have the nerve to break the manifold promises they have made to them and select good and efficient men. Now on the threshold of the change the GAZETTE Democratic as it is, very frankly confess es that it is more interested in 'he welfare of TerreJHaute than of any party in it and that it would rather see the city well and economically governed th '.n future party capital made by the plunders of them who have the guarding of theirlives and property. Our successes have no easy task before them. They have reviled at ajmanagement of affairs which they will find it extremely difficult for those to accomplish so successfully. They will for example find that it will tax their ingenuity to the uttermost to duplicate the efficient and economical man agement of the streets under plain, hard-headed old John Garrettson, who has not made any fuss about it but has gone along quietly doing lifts duty, But he kept the streets in a better condition than ever before and with less money All we ask of people is to remember how the streets are now. If the Republicans do more on the same or less money they will deserve praise, and the GAZETTE will give it to them. And anyway we propose to be more just towards them than they have been to their predecessors, and shall not think we are committing the unpardonable sin if we praise what they do well.
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CHICAGO.
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Chicago, September 1.
WHEAT—Firmer 87%c cash 87^o asked September: 88%c October. CORN—Do 80£c cash SO^c September 40c October. _,
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FLOUR—Quiet and unchanged. WHEAT—Quiet No. 2 amber S8@90e No, a »oi Q2e*
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G. W. Stanley has fitted up in fine style a saloon at No. 1309 East Main street. The stock and fixtures are all new and nice. He has supplied it wttli some of the best liquors in Terre Haute. It is his intention|to make this the most popular resort in town for East Enders, who will not be compelled to come all the way up town to get a drink of liquor, which can be relied on as pure and good. His prices will be popular. Remember the place No. 1209, Main street