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' . . ES'l'\ULISIED JUNE 10 , 1871 - OIAILONDAY : UOu < \ DECEMBER 17 , 189.1. SINGLE COPY FIVE CIDN'l'S. -
I : TilE VALSEAD TIthE
: . Retrospcctivo Sketch of Republicanism l In
N c br ka ,
COPPERHEADS AND CONSEIWATIVES . OF ' 66
. ? % The Strggle Loyal Republcns Against ,
Faihless Leaderhip ] , i
. , PERFIDIOUS WATCHMEN ON TiE TOWER
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Ring ant the Old-Ring in the New-Ring
% . Cut the False-Ring in the True ,
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HONEST CONVICTIONS V3 PARTY SPOILS
Full Tcat or III ) , In'orl Joieicntcr'R
'JeRtrlcochlrcu on the ) 'n.t , I'rescnt
Ild l'uturo or
IrJuhlcRuJm
II NehrILkl&
Iersuant to previous annuncement , Mr.
Edward losewnter delvered nn address In
I'addoek opera house , Deatrlce , Friday even-
lug , In which ho dlscussel "The Past , Pres-
wit ana Future of lepuhlenns In Nebraskn. .
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The speaker was Introlueed , by one of Gage
county's 01(1-time republicans , lion. Nathan
' nfnkely , nnd ! the nddress was listened to
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wIth close attention throughout.
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. Mr. Rosewnter spolle ns follows :
Mr. Chairman and Ladles and Gentlemen :
The unexpected most always happens. When
I was In this city four years age this last
Bummer , Iurlng the memorable Iebato be-
tween myself and Irof Dickey on the great i
question then pending of the prohibition
amendment , I had occasion to take a casual I
view over your town , and I was struck most
favorably with Its location and Its general
, netropolnn ! nppearnnce. I then promised
myself that nt some future time I should
return to Beatrice , eIther on I pleasure visit
01 perhaps In connection with professional
dutes or political contest I so happened
during the late campaign that I was not
4 nblo to fulfill the promise made to appear
' before the people of your city. I had been
urged by populsts and discontented republicans -
nns to deliver an address here some time
tme
In September 01 October ; but I thought that
the field , perhaps , was not ns promising or
that the occasIon did not wnrant-In any
event , I did not respond ; but , nt the urgent
request and solicitation , the prayerful appeal
of my friend , the enemy , of the gentlemen
who have so Industriously anti zealously
advertised me Individually and the paper of
which I am editor , through the campaign ,
I thought that I must not refuse the , Invta- !
ton ; anti I feel very grateful for the hos-
piable and cordial welcome that I have
received at their hands
'Vhen I was about 17 years of age , away
back In 1859 ( and I nm not giving away a
secret about my age , ) I was transplanted
sUddenly from the most rank abolition town
In the world , Oberln , 0" , to the city of
: urfrep bore , Penn. I was In the midst
of the very great excitement that preceded
the John Drown rnld. Soon after m'y lo'ca.
to In Murfreesboro I received ' a very polite
request to vacate my place as telegraph
operator In that ( town for the reason , the ,
luperlntendant said , that I entertained free
'UII sentiments , and that no man who entertained -
tamed such could remain In the south , and
I was kindly admonished to go north I I i
' wnnted to contInua In the business. ;
Wel , I nm somowhnt of I stubborn makeup , :
some people hunk , and , instead of goIng back
north , I went further south I went first
' Into MississippI , and then finally got located
'In north Alabama , nt the crossing of the
Memphis & Charleston and Nashville & Chattanooga -
tanoga railways. I had not been In that
plnce more than n week when I received n
telegaphl message from Murfreesboro , sny-
lag : "Don't ever como back here ; I you
come back to Murfreesboro they will hang
you. " I took the train that very evonlng
and the next morning I was In Murfreesboro ,
; and laid them to proceed with the hanging
I they wanted to. I have come to Beatrice
not' under exactly the same conditions
( laughter ) , but I have felt that the urgent in- ;
vlaton could not well be declined .
( Laughter. ) .
REMON
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES5
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FOR PHESIDEN'f :
John C. Fremont
- Ol OALU'OINIA.
Vioe-President
William ! ( EW L JItRSE Dayton
Now , the object of my address tonight I ;
IlmlJly somewhat retrospecth'e. I have been
asked to explain , In the frt place , why I
t bUll continue to be a republican ; aM then
some other maters have been asked that
are perhaps of more Importance to the IJub
Ushers of rival new.palI than they are to I i
you or myself. Defore answering all of these
very.jtnpOtant questions , I want to em-
Jhasze the fact that m ) credentials a I re- '
juWlcai date a good back the ,
Jubllcln 1 go many years ; they )
thtp ' back to the time when men wore this '
badges ( exhibiting a badge ) , inst I venture to ,
I ) that there II IOt another one II this
city tea ) Tbll badge , If you will inspect It
after I get through here , and I will cheer-
111 let you look at I ha the Americas
fag flJ over I , as you note , and the portraIt of
John C. Fremont Upon It Is written In the
fag flJ , "Fremont and freedom ! For president ,
John C. Fremont of California : and for vice
p resident , William L. Dayton of New Jersy. "
Thnl Is the kind ! of a badge I wore. I
arched ! In the procession wills the boys that
carrIed the torchlhts ! for the first candidate
fo r president or the United States that the
re publican party had nominated , and ! I sub- I
mit whether I Is essential that every milksop I
who Wl' not bern at thai time concedes that
I am a republican 01 not J do not know ,
either , whether 1 have got to consult people !
who were converted to republicanism only
arter the party had gone Into power , and hall
ofces to bestow , revenues to divide , and
spois st to distribute. My republicanism was
hat of conviction and of choice. My father
was n replblean , lie vQted for Abraham 1.ln-
coin In 18&0 ( applause ) , was n full citizen or the
Unied States then : anti my first vote was
cast for this ticket. Vousco here tIC ! ticket ,
Ing that rebels must take back seats. In
less than a year he Invied them nfl to the
frnt seats , and Invited congress to take the
back seats
"The position of congress was that the
state government , In order to bo republican ,
its form under our constitution , should not
only have undnrles , territory and 1 writ-
: ten eonsttuton ! , but It should have officers
Who had taken an oath to support the con-
stuton and haws of the United Stntes. I
should b3 a friend of the general g'ernment ,
there for the purpose of supporting It , and
not there for the purpose of destroying It
"On this question the president took Issue ,
and PI mulatell : chat \ns then known as
' My Policy , ' that Is , his Itufley- nnll took
I the broad position thlt , though a state government -
ernment mIgh ! be organized and officered by
men ready to destroy the general government . ,
I was the same as thtugh It were run by
men ready to uphold ! it.
"On this Issue wo organized In this state ,
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, grant and Coltax.
u. S. OUANT BOIUYLEII COLFAX
LLIL fJL
J1REUBUCAN rLATfORM '
pRErUBLICAN
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'I pu lcan Union . ! omiaHon ;
For PI'cstcltal Electors ,
T. M. MARQUETTE , of CasB. _ .
LOUIS ALT GW AlH , of 'Richardson
1 , V , ' \ A T'1H ! ? , of nnkntn ,
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hat t I vote In 18&8. I was my first pres-
Identnl I vote for p esilent , Grant and Colfax-
U. S. Grant and .
SChuylr Colnx. That was
the first presidential ticket republIcans voted
In I NebrnBkn. I was not running a news-
paper then. I was not In politics.
I also carry with me another credentIal ,
ono that I have never exhibited anywhere
to anybody outEde of my family , since I have
been In Nebraska I am not one of those
hat believe In harping oa the soldIer racket ,
but I Just want to sho\\ you another one ,
of the credentIals that entitle me to be
classed ns a republcan , I wore thIs with
General Fremont In , the campaign of West
Virginia , I wore Il again " with General Pope ,
a ndit - was nt the second bate of Bull Run
I wore It' In' the War department when I
trnnsmlUed by telegraph tie emancipation
proclnrntJon that Atraham Lincoln Issued ;
and mnye' you wifl want ' to know w-heih - I'
wl.
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nm a republican or . nol , but I think that my
credentlal& are pretty good. ( Applnuse. ) ,
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nnd the republcans ognnlzed all over the
United Stntes.
"Tho election In our territory came on In
October , and those who were In favor of
state-that Is , the admission of Nebraska Into
the union-organized and passed resolutions
taking sides ! with congress The democrats
and office holders generally In the territory ,
organizing and nominating men , took sides
. " Mr. Mar-
with the iresident I have quoted -
quette.
Now what was this contest In 18&6 ? I
was a contest ror the lIfe of the nation , for
Use Perpetuity o'l the union and In this state
It wa also a contest for republican suprem-
acy over dlsunlonlsm and copp2rheadlsm.
There are doubtless a great many hero who
remember the Issue of. . that day , and who
wera then a I was alreody.fuhi grown men
n9 had ! shbr . I.n ! 9teat'conn1ct : but
there ' are others , who do , not. understand , much
about this and hayo had , pfrhaps : no particular -
lar opportunity ' to ge' 'a truo' Insight Into
the struggles of the republicans of those days
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Now let us take a retrospective glance nt
the history of Nebraska , and see how It
comes that some men who rank as stalwart
republicans and are held up as great exnm-
pials for us to follow , while those of U3 who
were Grant republicans In those days do
not thInk thnt they were republicans nt all.
Let me real to you tram some standard nu-
l orltes : Here Is the second volume of the
Nebraska State Historical society. On page
162 there Is n chapter contributed b ) Hon.
Chnrles H. OHe on the admission of Ne-
brnska Into the union.
Yon know Mr. acre ranks high In the coun-
ella of the gentlemen who want to questIon my
republcnnl m. Mr. Oere describes the pol-
Ical sItuatIon ns follows :
"Under the administration of PresIdent
Johnson a considerable change was likely to
bo mad In the boundary lines between the
two great parties. The republican party was
more 01 less divide and the democrats were
affiliating with the Johnson or liberal wing
The president was exercisIng the power of
patronage for the success of the coalition and
the liveliest hope pervaded the ranks of the
democracy and the Johnson republicans that
another election or two would put congress
and the government In their hauds. hence ,
the republicans In Nebraska were exeeedlnly
anxious to f restnl such a change and assist
In holding the national legislature for that
party by the Immediate admission of Ne-
braska
"With equal foreIght , the democratic lenll-
ers saw that It was against their Interests 10
permit this to b done ; that by delaying the
mater until their expected necosslol or
strength would give them control of the na-
ton , and eventually of Nebrnska-where the i
mnJorly against them was comparatively
, , maht-thsey would assist theIr friends In I
Wnshlnton , and nt the same time keep the
coveted senatorhlp for themselves , - - - ,
S For this reason the canvass became cx-
ceedlngly lively . and was , In fact , the most
thorough and bitterly contested of any that
had thus far occurred ,
"IL was a stoutly fought campaign and nn
exceedingly close election . The mnJort ; for
the adoption of the constuton was barely
200 and Butler was elected governor by n
vote of 4,09 to 3,9t8 for Morton. So close
wl the election that the majority of Judge
Crounse , one oC the republican candidates for
the supreme court , was only six whie Wi-
ham A. I.lt. one of the democratic candidates -
dates for chef : justice , was elected.
I will read a Itb fr01 another authority
In the lutno volume , but just at the IJresent
I will recite what another very gocl republican -
Icnn authority from the railroad standpoint
said , the Ibis . T. M. Marquette . In his
Nebraska State historical society contritsu-
ton , made at the quarter centennial cele-
braton cr our admission Into the union Mr.
Marquette says this about that campaign :
"Datween the adjournment cf congress In
July , 1866 , and the general election In the
fail of the same year , there was what mIght
be said to be a revolution In politics . Andrew
Johnson , the then acting president , who was
elected on the ticket with Abraham LIncoln
a a republican , teok direct Issue with the
republican party on the question or the reconstruction -
construction of thu southern states , which
had engaged 4n the rebellion . Johnson
started out In his inaugural address b ) EI-
Md i who know nothing about the conduct of
the republican or democratic leaders of Ne-
braslm In that memorable conflict.
Every old veteran will remember how the
country was shocked over the nnnouncement
of the dastardly assassination of Abraham
Lincoln , and this Is what Andrew Johnson
sid on April 18 , 1865 , three days after the
presIdent's murder :
"Tho American people must be taught , If
they do not already fie ) , that treason Is a
crime and must be punished' ; that the government -
ernment will not always bear with Its ene-
mica ; that It Is strong enough not only to
respect , but to punish. When we turn to the
criminal code and examine the catalogue of
crimes wo there fInd arson laid down as a
crime , with Its proper penalty ; wo find there
theft and robbery and murder given ns
crimes , and there too , wo fn . the last and
hlhest of crimes , treason. With other and
Inferior offenses the people are tnllnr , but
In our llenceul history treason has been nl-
most 'unknown. The people must understand
that It Is the blackest at crimes and will bo
nnl wi
surely punished Let It be graven on every
heart that treason Is a crime and that
traitors shall surer Its penalty. While wo
are appalled , overwhelmed at the fail of one
man In our milst at the hand of a traitor ,
shall wo allow men to attempt the life of the
state wllh Impunity ? While wo strain our
minds to comprehend the enormity of this
assassination , shah we allow the nation w
b assassinated ? "
lint Johnson changed his tune very soon
thereafter , and turned ' In with the men who
were trying to overthrow lisa goverment , by
indirection , which they had failed to destroy
by force of arms , ,
The Omaha Republcan of September 28 ,
18&6 , contains this editorial :
"The president , nt Newark , 0" , on Thursday -
day last , nnnouncell that another civil war
was inevitable ; not a civil war between sec-
tons , not a war between the north and the
south , but , ns he styles It , an internecine
war , In which , for Inslnnee the people of
Ohio of his party will array themselves
In arms against that portion of the people of
the same state who are not of his part . This
war , ho declares , Is inevitable , except upon
one contngeuy , anll ( that contingency I the
election of a c.mgress.who swhi : admit the sen-
stars and representatives or the rebel states
without requiring of these slate any previous
ratification of the eonHlutonal amendment "
From the Chicago Tribune of the same
date :
"Let every voter remember that when he
votes for a democrat or Johnsonle for con-
gress he votes to sell a man to " 'ahlng-
ton to Join Johnson In his projected overthrow
of congreu. EVEry such man elected to congress -
grass Is a vote for cvil var . The importance
or a vote at this election Is very grent. "
In that dark hour of time country's history ,
when the nation was on a high tension of
excitement over the almost treasonable utterances -
terances from the white house , and the et-
fort to overthrow the union party , for that
was the name by which the republican party
was then known , the republican party of
Nebraska arrayed itself In unison with the
republicans or the loyal states In defense of
the great principles for which the war had
been reught.
Having tormulated a constitution for the
state In case It was admitted Into the union
the republicans nominate one delegate to
represent the territory In congress and one
representative who was to take his place
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after the state should , be'idmlted Into the
union. The choice of tM
"publcan con-
venton for deegnte : fell upon Uon T. M.
Inrquette. Remember the Durlngton had
not yet been buit and Mr. : fnrquete hail
not yet becine $ a rairad ' * tttorney. For
member of congress hey nominated "llon .
cst" John Tafre . Opposed to them were the
cnmldates nominated by' the democratic
Andrew Johnson coalition \ / , -wih - J. SterlIng
Morton for delegate ! aill Algernon S. Pad-
dock for member of congress .
On September H , lSG6. the day on Which
the Johnsonle democratic ticket was pul 1n
nomination , the Omaha RepublcnD published
this editorial :
AID TO TREASON
"Tho copperheads or ebraska are today
giving aid anti comfort to rebels. They
passed reso utons today which will be acceptable -
ceptnble to those who waged the war of the
rebellion. They will lalle nominations today
for whom every rebel bslshwhsacker from
Missouri now In Nebraska , 'wi ' vote By
their acts today they wi rejoice over the
enemy of the government. , The democracy
of Nebraska arc s'mpathlzers with treason ,
they know I , they enn'l deny It. They are
conscious of the infamy their course has
brought upon them anti they seriously contemplate -
template organizing uhder I new party flag
of conservatism , which Is In reality treason
In disguise. These men ' 1 resort to anything -
thIng , Yield anything , sb that \ I will help
them to gain Political power again In the
nation , These men , t1s copperhends of
Nebraska , will take the worst traitors of the
south by tIm hand and Jladly _ welcome them
without condition or guaranty back to the
hals of congress to legislate for them , trust-
Inl that by such busIness they 1ay recover
the IloslUon which they : ferfeltcl by their
former political degeneracy. Can anyone
conceive of a more debasing ' position than
that which the democracy Qf Nebraska occu-
pies today 1 Alders and abettors of treason
these len are The tendency antI result of
their teachings and their . acts Is to aid In
bringIng on nnoth civil .war , amid they do It
with the ruI : knowledge of time consequerces
of their course. Usgne fu1 Indeed Is the
vosition occupied by the diocacy of Nebraska .
brska today. "
Anti hero Is the heading or nn appeal that
appeared In the Republican a few days Inter :
"To the Young Men of the Loyal North :
In October and November . Elections Take
Place Upon Which Result Holds the Destiny
of the Republic. You Are'Caled Upon to
Decide Whether or Not'tho'Repubhlc as De-
queathel to Us by Our Fhthcrs Shall De
Maintained In Its Purity . or Whether I
Shah De Overturned Inlll ( IIonarchy Erected
In Its Stead ! You Are Galled Upon to Decide
Whether tIme Laws Whith Govern You Shall
Do Made by Yourselves , Thluh Your Rep-
resentatves , or Whether Congress Shall De
Reduced to the Condition' or , the Prench As-
sNbly. Which Makes On1y'ucb Laws as the
,
Empc'1 Sees Fit to RecDlmOd ! You Are
Called Upc to Decide Whe\bc \ 'In the I u-
ture' Congress Shall Do is.it las Been In
the Past , the Law-lbklngTqw8l or Whether
Andrew Johnson Shall Do fenlted to Usurp
It Functions and Combine In Ills Own l'or-
son the Legislative , Exectfvc and Judicial
Departments ! You Arts Galled Upon to Dc
cde Whether Rebels Unrepentant , Insolent
and Defiant , Shall Hulo ! lsi Country , or
Whether the Power ShalleCantnued ; In the
Hands of Loyal Men. You \re Called Upon
to Decide Whether the Seth Carolina Rtbcl
Shall Have Two Votes to l the . Loyal Man's
One. Whether NegrOes of .the South Who
Have No Voice In the Ooverment Shal De
Counted In the Basis ofRepreaentati ' n , Thus
Giving Thirty Adcllon'aplfnber of Con-
gress and Thirty Votes ' li the Electoral College -
lego as a Reward for > IltbMlon , You Are
Called upon to Decide Whether Jeff Dnvls ;
Benjamin , Sidol and Mampn Shall Take
Sets tn the Senate 'to lak " ' ta.e for You !
Whether the Rebel Debt/SlaU / De Saddled
on your Shoulders I Ald Whether or Not , ,
You Are to Do Taxed to Jay Pensions' ' to
Rebel Soldiers ! Never 'lVns\Tbero \ an Sloe-
lor' 50 Imporlnnt "o You Appreciate Its
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Importance Hnvol 'You' Thought Peace or
War Hangs In the Dalnhc' Are You Doing
Your Duty ? " , I
Those were Indeed 'ver ' exciting times. As
before stated the atempt t overthrow the
republican party was made by I corblnatcn
between the democrats , whowere : then almost
ns a unt : In sympathy with the southern
rebels and a lot of fco : holders In this
state , who considered i derhl , patronage of
more nsequenee than 'they did loyalty to
their party. They wer stylsig themselves
conservatives . and who : would have thought
In those days that these nnwouId be lauded
penwould
to the skies and pintetI 'out as paragons of
party loyalty In 189t. J
What sot t a combinton ( wns that ?
Wo wi see a little l i1 i \ fprtimer on. The
Omaha Republican of B mpember 28. 1866 ,
addressed - itself to Mess ! ' Paddock and ler-
ton n-s follows :
"W lch congress do u jropoae to take
seats In If Elected 1 The one elected by tIme :
loyal peJple' of the north or the one elected I
by the rebels of time south , and their allies at :
ales
time north , which Andrew : , Jbhnsou IJrollos 9 I
to recognize ? Do not 116g this question , , ,
We hope the voters of Nebraska will ask nn
answer te Uils question ever time they meet
the above gentlemen. " , . '
Now , the standing of Mrforton on tIme wnr
Issues was best portrayed 1n an article cn-
tributed by William Daley t the historical I
state reports , In which ho , gives extracts
from the speech of Mr. . M9rtn on May D ,
1863 , before tIme Council Bluffs , Democratic ;
club , and afterwards publs ed In the Nebraska -
braska City News , Mr. M rton's home organ
"Tho speaker began by telling how be
wildered a common rustle ( , Is when he frst t
enters Dnrnum's museum , and then added 5
So an unpracticed speaker who Itempts
today the investigation of time politics of the
present ndmlnlstrntcn , and endeavors to
collect anti put upon exhibition some of the
piitlcal monstrosities ot abolition , Is i at I
once lat and dumbfounde& amidst the snag
nlflcence of the imbecility antI the grandeur
of the knavery which hap fled that grent
curiosity shop of corruption , lt Washington
City , ever which Mr. A. ! ncoln-Inlmlnble
nnecdoter of Iinois-preside" with I mirth
and merriment ns potent -f91 ' side-slllttng
ns his arm and axe were bnqo , for rail split -
rai spl-
ting , or his present con'uc pf public aralrs
II for union splitting. .
"As the voice of God e1nbto Abrnham
of old , saying unto hmiqi : ' , Abraham , lake
nol thy son , thine only hlr:1' ) ISc , whom thou
lovest , and get thee utt6 : the land of
I10rlah , and otter him th , rOI a burt '
offering , ' so , during time' 'fall elections In the
great states of Illinois , Oh , Indiana and
New York a voiceva 11pul vex Del-
like the sound of many ; water has cried
unto our Abraham , saying : : 'Tnlle thou
nol thy well beloved rrlenU , amid brother ,
Abolition , and get theo , .nto'the boundaries
of the constitution of UIY fathers ( . and orer
him there for a pence iorferjng . ' But In
vnlnl Abraham of this gen , ration Is stiff -
socked and heedeth not t time reprhnandlng
voice of a dlspleaslHl people , lie and hla
party proceed , emanclpUln : and to emnanci
pate , antI 1 If tonight God Inlplnfnle mercy '
anti goodness should call , the weary spirit
of every black Ia\'e In all this broad land
to come up higher , to 11AS , frees earth and
to feat triumphant up , through the stars
anti the shining worlds to heaven , Lincoln
and his nlgger-crnzed 'cunselors ' would
awake tomc'rroW ' and weep biter tears because -
cause there would bo ro iore plggen to
free to feed , to clothe , and totax us tor. "
( Laughter ) , _ ,
That was the ulelnC of ! I.
Morton In the ) enl which 'saw VIcksburg
surrender to the armies under Grant and
Leo's disastrous defeat &t uyaburg ,
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hut hero Is something more striking. In
the IlaUsmouth Herald of October 6 , 18&6 ,
and ' repubilhed In the Republican , 111
Morton's views are given 1 follows :
STANDS ON IS RECORD.
"Morton appears to be very olstnate , anl
will pa ) no attention to the voice of his
' conservative friends ' lie comes oulat -
footed' and 'square toed' upon his record , arc 'I
tells limo people nt Omaha In a publc epeec I .
that he has not moderated isis views. He
still adheres to the doctrine of the Cbrato
platform , which declares ; "That after tour
.
year of failure to restore the unlo'n l1Y the
experiment of war . shoring which , under limo
Pretence of nltnry necessity , or 'war power
higher than the constitution , ' the . consti-
consl-
tuton itself has been dlsregardell In every
part common anti Public liberty and private
right alike trodden
alko down and the material
prosperity of the country essentially 1m-
haired , justice , humaniy , liberty nlHl the
, common welfare Ilemanll that immediate
efforts tiites be made for D cessatIon oC hos-
" 10 sti adheres to his assertion In this
city that If Jeff Davis antI Abraham : 1.lacoln
were hung upon the same tree , Llncnln
would bear the same relation to navis thnt
the thieves mild to Christ.
" 10 still al1heres to the doctrine of having
Price's disbanded '
ragamufns 'come tsp to
the pols and vote down the blue coated & 11
brass button nboltonlsts , '
"lie sti believes that volunte.r soldier
In the union should
vole. army not bo allowed \0
" 10 stm belIeves thnt 'mor.tlly , Focltl ) '
all politically , Jeff Davis Is superior to
, Abrllam Lincoln. ' "
I ha"e read these extracts to YOI tonight ,
'
anti have others here also that relate to nn
Incident thnt happened In your town of
Beatrice at that very time , with your present
chairman , 11 Nnthnn Dnkele ) ' , presiding-
1 very remarkable incident all encounter be-
tween the republicans and so-called eonservn-
tvo Johnsonltes , which In Itself Is very in-
terestng historical reading ; but I have no
disposition now to go into the detail , except-
lag to pent I moral to the tale The ren-
son why I have recalled these ehnpters of
10lCcni history Is simply because my first
advent In Nebraska direct
, from the War
dep/llment , In the fall of 18&3 , dnd In the
fall of 1864 I cast my first voteror P. W.
Hitchcock , who was then the repubcan ! nomn-
( flee for delegate to congress , and the other
republican territorial candldntes. In that
memorable fight In 1866 , when the Johmimli
sonltes tried to undo what was won at Appomattox -
pomnttox , I WM so Incensed that I ventured
Into print anti lenned my first omhitoriats.
They appeued In the Omaha ltepabican Ide-
nounce the cOalitIon of time copperheads wih
the Johnsonltes and opposed wih all the
vigor that I could , not only n writing , but
In ncUvo work In the campnlgn , the attempt
to overthrow time republenn party b ) that
combination
Two years ago , when the legislature was In
session , there was a caucus of republicans
held , and forty-two republicans lied actually
pledged themselves to cast their votes for J.
Sterling Morton for United States senS
ator. I appeared In time caucus and
called thor : attention to the record which had
been made here during the war and In 1866 ,
and I broke 1p that combination ; but during
the late campaign many of these railroad re-
pUblcnns denounced 10 from one end of
the state to tIme other , ns a recreant republiF
can and a traitor to the party , when they
were willing to take ni ex-copperhead and
make a United States senator of him !
( Langhte- all npplnuse ) They held inc up
to time scorn and contumely and hatred of
loyal republicans , when I have stood up hero
In the early days and fought against the
cohorts that sough to take the life of the
republIcan pnrty. Hght here let me say that
I hnvo no disposition or desire to reflect upon
ex-Senator Paddock. Ho has been nn enter-
pr'slng ( citizen ; ho Is I loyal frlenl to those
who arc his frIends and ho as done a
great deal for Nebraska and I lns willing
f'femIit him with Herythlng- that he hne
done , bit we could not' keep 'p ltcll eOm- . '
pany and 1 will always refuse to be placed
beneath him ns a republican , when I comes
to counting up the republicans of Nebraska ,
I simply poInt to this historical fact to show
that we had certain leaders In this state who
hnvo bcbn elevated by the republican party
to the highest positions within its gift
and whom I have been opposing In defense of
true republcanism , and for this very reason
I have been denOl'nced and maligned for
years and years. Iy relations with Senator
Paddock have never been unfriedly but po-
ltcaly wo could not"pul together I was
a Grant republican of the stalwart bran'
MEETING SOlE CAMPAIGN LIES.
In the recent cmpaig the stock In trade
of many of the stump speakers for the re-
publcan.-lcket was the elnrgo that my sole
aim In life hns been to malign , traduce , vlly
and slander honest , honorable , hlgh-mnded : ,
loyal l republicans whom time party hnd at
various . tImes selected ns its standard benrers.
Among other General Thayer , that poor old I
man who lies run down In his dotage 50 that
ho does not know what Is propel and right ,
to whom I had been an unselfish nnd' ' unflinching -
flinching frIend for 'yenrs and 'years , whose
battles ' I had fought when I had no thought :
of recompense beyond the gratification thnt I i
was doing ' an old soldier justice In fghtng
hs : battles. lie 'nlso enlisted
bntte's. le was enlsted among the
railroad mercenaries , and with his creeds m
were circulated a list of names at the men m
whom I nm reputEd or said to have hounded
, to denth . ,
These alleged victims are hassled to the
, skies , while I am placed In the position of a t
veritable cannibal , 1 fend and coundrel whm )
ought to bo banished from all decent ) i
reputable socet : ) That Is exactly whn times
people have been saying during the last cans
palgn. I hnve stood such ylie calumny for a
;
great many yenrs.
Time infamous fabrication , for instance , that t
I had hounded Mn , Welch Into his grave all I
after he had died I was not content merely
with continuing to malgn : him In Time Dee ,
but thnt I hal gene to his home In Cumlng
county to gloat over his corpse and insult his
fatally. and his children. The fact Is he had I
no children. ( Laughter , ) This oUlrageous :
libel , I have no doubt , 'found credence nmong
thousands of Nebraskans who have been
tnught by pall and professional traducer to
look upon me as a monster of Inlquly ,
Now , what are time facts ? I hell In my
hand right here every line that over nppeared
In The Omaha hoe , and If It were prlntell , I
worll for word Il would not make four columns -
umns In The Omaha Dee al told
Tim , , first editorial reference
Thl frst edlorlnl to I"rank
Welch appeared In Time lice on September
29 , 1876 , the day after his nornaton : , under
time caption , "The Republican Ticket : .
"The republican parly of Nebraska has met
In convention and nominated ns its standard '
bearers the candidates whose nam'es appenr '
at tIme head of our editorial colurnims .
"In placing these names nt our Insthead ,
we cnnnot , however , refrain front entering
our earnest protest against the Ilsreputable ;
means hy which one of tholo candilates secured -
cured his nominaton , 1"01 the frst time In
ls eventful history the republcan party of
Nebraska has been the victim of I corrupt
conspiracy , which placed the control of it S
nominating convention Into the hands of the (
most notorious stock gambler on the American -
can ' continent . I Is an inmhiaimutab'o fact t
that General Frnnk Weeh : Is Illebled for
his nomination to Jay Gould , time head of the
most gigantic railroad corporation la I
America Inll the choice of the republcn
party ben untrammeled by bribery and
Intmidaton Oeneral Welch would not have
been the nominee of the republican conven-
ton , Impelled by I sense of duty to the
honest anti unbought amasses of the repubil ' -
can party wo are compelled to dencnce the
course pursued b ) the reckless conspirator
who procured the nominaton of Genera
Welch.
"While denouncing tIme agencies by which
( elerat Welch secured Ill nomlnnton , wo
cheerfully accord to him many qualtes
that entitle him to pOl.ular esteem. Our re-
latons with him have always been crdial
and there II , therefore . no Ilrlilmal motive
In our pronounced disapproval tr his noumi .
nation , I has always been our policy to
I
I penk fearlessly I ) ' and candidly of public men
publc mln
nml i'ubhlo measures miami . we should certainly
bo recreant to our Illty by giving our silent
appro\'al to tie shameless mnnlmlaton ! of
the convention In the interest of Jay Gotmid. "
WHAT JOHN C. COWIN SAID.
Now , right here , let me read to you ( nen
ernl John C. Cowin's remarks on the floor of
the convention as the ) ' were reported by
the press of that day :
"Mr. Cowin being loudly called for , nll-
Ilressell the convention , He declared that
he entertained limo kindliest feelings toward
M Ir. Welch , and that If 1 majority or time
conventon shall decide Mr. Welch to be
their t choice , untramlele < 1 by Intmldatn
nnd corrupting Infuence , lie wouhl not only
gh'o him his most cordial support , but
woul ! stump the state for hll , lueh as
he regretted I , he was conwel ell to e.11
I the t attention of the conventon to the fact
hat time powerful corporation which 11,1 or-
ganlzel ! time infamous credit 10biier hal
thrown Its corupthl/ Influence arnunll ( isis
c ocmtion for time purpose of controlling its
' a ction . Jay Oould , the head of this gigan-
ti c 10ropoly , Is sittIng at time Oranll Central -
tral , lotel In Omaha , In constant alHl direct
teegraphlc t ! eomlunicton with his suborl-
nnte3 who arc here to mnnlpnlate time delegates -
gates of this convention.
"TIle credit mohllr lobby Is ensnaring us
with its demoralzing and , 1ntmilatlg In-
fi uences . They have come here In ful forcc.
J ay Gould Is here , represented by General
Superlntenlent , Clarke , General Pasen/er
A gent Ktmbal mirth scores of Union Pacific
employes , They are mere \0 \ stifle the honest
voice of this cOlventon amid the ) ' are deter-
mined to control this commvemstion . Oeneral
Cowin then chnrgell conventon. 11elcgaton
from nouglns county CI 'iTs , 1001 had been
eeelell : b ) Jay Ooull , through the intlmmiltiaim
ion of Union Pacific employes all other
corruptn ! agencies. lie cited semite facts
to substantiate this charge and enteell his
protest to the audacious , attempt on the part
of a gigantic monopoly to throttle the vlice
of the copie "
Let me now rend to you what other republ
li can newspapers had to say on that score ,
because sOle oC these annie newspaper last
f all were biter antI vindictive , In denunciation
of the course pursued by Time Dec.
The Columbus Republcan said :
"Thnt money was uell to secure 'elch's
nominaton we could not positively state , but
that delegates votell for him that desired to
vote for the people's man we are positive.
This looks like intimidation. "
The North Platte Republican , then edled
by JUdge Alonzo 1. Church , who recEty
was comnmantier of time Grand '
eomlnnder Army for Nem
brsln , said :
"Welch Is doubtless the representative of
repreentntvo
Jay Gould and our back pay grabbing United
Stntes senator but ho Is far front being the
emboiment of the principles of the great
boly of Nebraska republicans . Time throttle
game played by Gould and Hleheocl , to so-
cure the nominaton of Welch Is likely to
prove n boomeran which will return and
s mite thosO who projected I. "
The 100mington Guard , then ( edited by J.
P. Zedlker , who has been 50 frantic against
Rosewater In the vast few months , had this
to say :
"Jay Gould , the Union Pacific railroad con-
( roller . was nt Omaha last week and held
the t telegraph wires between that place and
Lincoln for two hours during the balloting
for congressman , In the Interest of the hitch-
cock faction. "
The Pawnee Republican , nnother of the re-
cent chnmplons of railroad republican eolor-
bearers , sold :
"Tho majority part of the late republican
' s tate convention admit \ that tlc admission of
the Ilchael delegation was a disgrace , but
they say they had to admit It In order to
s ecure time nomination of Frank Welch. I
General Cowin , of Olahn decides to enter
the fehl ns aim Independent candidate for
congress he can counl on the Republcnn ns
one untrammeled republican newspaper In
the state which will give him its uudlvlded .
support. "
The hastings Journal , nnother stalwart reI
publcan paper , declared :
"Frnnk Welch did net obtain the nomina-
ton by fall means and no good republican
i s under obligation to support him had he
been nominated by an untrammeled vote , and
had he not deceived some or the delegates
Into i voting for hll by telling them that he
was nn nnt.Hltchcocl' , we should feel under
obligations to support him. Wo are satisfied
that a majority of the people want a free
and unfettered man In congress mind will put
one there by electing the gallant soldier ,
Genernl J. C CowIn , to that position. "
SOMETHING OF A REVOLT EVEN THEN ,
You wi note there was quite a revolt In
the republcan ! lines at that time against the
conduct of that conventon , In those days
a ireat many of the republcnn editors In
this state were yet entirely free from those
pernicious influences that have been exerted I
by corporations , and that are now holding
down so sunny t them to the grindstone t
because they are too poor to stand up anti
have not the Innhood to shalle oil time corporate -
porato yol (
Now , then , what happened after Mr. Welch I
hall been elected ? Time only criticism Inde S
by : e Dee upon him was sllply that he S
hnd violated the pledges mimetic by the repub.
Ican party In Its platform hy mnem.ldhlmmg with I
members of time legislature all trying to S
malle them voo for a man for Unitetl I
Unled
States senator whom the
republicans them-
solves bath rcpudlnted. On thnt score The S
flee hall simply pointed to time tact that PresIdent -
Ident hayes had given out the I.an . ] of cvi I
service reorm and notified all 0lc3 : I
to keep their hands ofT , mind that , Inasmuch m
as Mr. Welch nt that time was receiver of r
a United Stales land office , lie hall no right t
to desert his post of duty to lobby and interfere -
rero with members of the legislature , 10 this
detriment of time republicans party. The
files of The Omaha Dee show that for sixteen
months after his election no reference was
made to him Then oponell the campnlgn
for time renominaton In the summer of 1878 ,
In whleh The Dee took position with more ,
than nine-tenths of the republican papers
against Mr. WeIch. Let me read a rew
pargraphs :
June L 1878 : "What's the matter with
Welch ? Only two papers In time state have
so far taken up time cudgels for him , One of
them Is the democratic News of Nehraska
city , anti the other time sorehead repuhlcan
)
concerts of Omaha. I'en his former bosoms Smis
frlulI , Bayha , immaimmta'ns nn ominous tlence
In time Wcst PoInt Iepublean , and his home
paper nt Norfolk hns not a word to say for
. "
lii mu.
Juno 19 , 1878 : "Out c 10 Nebraska papers
four have Ilronouneed for tIme renomlnnton of
Welch , Time conversion of time fourth WoIch-
man was hrought about b ) the appolntlent
of one of Limo pUhlahers to the iostmmiaster
shll nt i3ro'nvliie. This accounts for the
milk In that cocoanut. "
mie
July ,1878 : "Taiiy one fr Welch I 011
eloluent congrenman hal been cordially en- I
Llorsed by the Omaha Herlll , which makes
the fifth Nebraska Paver In favor of hil re 5-
nomnimmatiomi. Dr , Miller's endorsement wns
probably Intended to reward Frank for his
vote for Polk the .confed. doorkeeper , "
The lee , Seplemher 4 , 1&78 : "Why don't ' '
the Omnhn RepublIcan renew its appeal ror
Welch to the boys In blue las that cosmfe I .
doorkeeper record dampened its enihuslnl11
I may , perhal's ' , be In order to furnllh the
dates and facts In that record On the 2d
tlay of April , 1878 , Mr. Welch voted ngalnst
the consideration of the commmsitttse's report
proposing to oust 101 . On time 4th dny of
April he JoIned the conCed brigadiers In rem m-
elution to commlt the report of limo cuss : 5.
oluton reprt fom-
mnitteo . On time OtIs of April , when the lnal
question was voted on , \'Iz. : 'Himahl the oleo
or doorkeeper be declared vacant ? ' Mr Welch
of Nebraska and Mr Jorgeraon of West Vii r .
gin In were time only republcn a who voted
I nay. The vote ) 139 yeas to 80 nays ; ,
which shows that I great number of the ' '
moro honest democrats considered Polk's ad-
mlnlatrnton roUen and disreputable , " .
The ontrov ry about time renollnntion of f
Cngrism . n Welch was abruptly terrlnnted
by the announcement on September 10 thaI
he hall suddenly dlell nl his borne Time
next dl ) ' , September 11 , the 'following edl.
torlal appeared ! :
" 1MTI OP lION . } 'lANI WI LCn.
"
"Tho telegraphs announces the sUIMen denUt
of lion . rank Welch , Nebraska's present
represenlal\'e In congress , nt his home In
Norfolk. Mr. Welch hall ben seriously In-
th ispoetl for ninny months , anti those who
notell time mnrkel change In his appearance
al'plnrnneo
since his return front Washington wIll hmnreiiy
be surprl ell nt the nnnommmsccmment The peo.
Ille of Nebraska viil deeply ' pr-
wi ! S'II'nthlzo whim
the fatally of Mr. Welch , anti In wih
cmmon
wih them we desire to express onr regrets
f.r hIs untimely taking ofT.
'l'ersonnily , Mr. Welh was a man possessed -
sessed of man ' alhnlrnblo
many traits or char-
acter , which Insurd for him the warns
frlenllhlll or a large circle t f good and true
ma cn .
" ; menthe Masonic fraternity , which hall
hbnored hmimmi wit Ii time
highest
hll wih 11 Rllon wahln
Is gift . that nf grand Inflator , his Ilemlso
\ \ ii I be si mmcerely anll mmmi miasmal
1 sllcn'ly Ilusualy mmmcmi mcml .
"A more extende.1 notice of his life and
s el'lces will appear In our next Issle lCe ,
That notice was Insert ell In the nlxt lassie
, In the form of local
1 report , nlli never an-
other line aPIJeared In Time Omahn lee abut
M r. \\'dcii The fact Is he lived , In WIsner
111 not In NorColk. The story about my
folowing him to his hOle Is an infamous
f abrication. In the Jrst lileca I hall ncver
\IJ to that tme been UII the lkhorn I valley ,
anll I have nevcr set foot iii'isner "li to
( IsIs tlnte , I hitl atteimmi lila Immmmeral-or time
s ervice whmicim thmo ? sinsommic bodies hind gotten
im p at Ommmaima , as I nmmm a immeniber of that
o rmler. No reference to bins was ever minnie
a fter imis death , barring what I hmave reati
h ere ; yet train on& mass to nimotimer timis sian-
mI en lies beemm cticuhmueti ( all over thmo state ,
t hat I imatl lmoundeul , timi mmmcii to imis sicatim ,
l ie thltt1 of hmemtnt. disease , anti I hami no snore
t o do vitIm it. timasm' atmyboiiy iii this numdiemmce.
Time semite is true in regard to ex-Senator
h itchcock , vhmomn msearly every railroad organ
a nd rallroati striker represents as a victimmo
o f persectmtlon at mimy imammils. I have had to
b ear all this calummmny for years. I have
t alked It over with lila son ammtl explaimseti to
im immi tIme relations between mimyself amid time
s enator , but it seems thmat mitsitie isnrtles
w anted to keel ) up a continuous irritation
o f tIme sore and other parties wanted to set
m e before time people of timis state as a blood-
t hirsty hyena , wimo has fatteneil on tearing
ti owit men vimo stood imigim in time councils of
( Iso republican party.
SOME I1ITCIICOCIC IilSTOltY.
Now , let us go rlghmt back , for I do not.
i woiose to mince matters about time living or
t ime dccii. I propose to oxplomle timis falseimood
l ucre tonight anti give time people of the state
( for ( lila will all be vublishid verbatim ) tlmo
i nformmiation as to our relations anti tIme outage -
r age ( lint is being perpetrated by time sian-
d erers who have soumght to place a stigma
u pen mmmc. I voted for Mr. liitciicoclc in iSGi ,
when lie vas running on tIme smnirnm repumbhldOrs
t icket for terrItorial delegate to congress. Mr.
I hitciscock was sworn its out time 4th tIny of
Marcim , isa : ; . On tIme 16th of Almrii , withmin
s evemm vweeks of that time , Abraimammm Lincoln
was assassinated , anti Amitirew Johmmmson be-
c aine president of time United States. Mr.
l hitcimcock iii due course of time apou'sed '
mei cause 9f , Andrey Johimson ansi became
o ne of his arden't sumpporters , lie bad me bill
l ) assed through congress creating time office ef
s urveyor genEral of Nebraska and Iowa , and
i mnil time eamne iOcatled at Plhttsnsoutim5 and
when lmis termn as delegate to congress ox-
piretl , for time republicans would not renom-
i mmate him , ime was appointed by Andrew
J oisnson surveyor general of Nebraska and
I owa , wltim headquarters at Piattsmouth.
That office became time source amid center at
an imnnmensa amount of corruption. Many of - '
you will tloubtless remember tIme scandalous
exposures thmat. vere nmadn from time to time
f or years thereafter ,
Time coterie of conservatve republicans
a bout whom I have been reafing here tommigimt
centered and clustered around all those big
o mccs-thme secretary's ofTice , anti that of the
United States marshal , and time collector , and
t ime surveyor general , Wimen General Grant
caine into office in 1668 lie , withmin a very
tow weeks , ttismnlssed all thmoe Jolmnsonito
o tllcehmolders , and among thmem was Mr. lilteim-
cache. lie remained out of office timers front
t hat timne on until Marcim 4 , and consorted with
copperimeads and Joimnsonltes until 1871. In
1 870 we hail a very exciting senatorial contest.
Mr. hitchcock was not a candidate , at least
unit umot announcetl itimnself as a cammdidate ,
but time flgimt was pnrely betWCn' Gcher 't
Timayer antI Governor Sausmtiera. Timero were
no other candhclntc afmnounced. Wlmeru the , .
l egislature mmict in January , 1811 , time republican -
can caucus was brolcftn ump ' I was a mnem-
ber of that legislntur4 andyoted for Gemmeral
Timayer , and so db } tmo large majority of the
republicans. Time democrats solimhly voted for
I'V. . hItchcock , ahsl with them that class of
republicans who lmaml been mmsore or less emIl-
attmi viths time Johmneonlto clement , Immedi-
ately' sifter time election of Mr. hitchcock , Mr.
E. It. Rogers of Fremmiont publicly declared in
time hmouso of representatives iii a , speecim :
"We send thmis back to Ulyssea S. Grant as a
rebuke. " It was well knowum at that time
( lint General Grant favored General Thayer's
re-election , and it was also notorious thmat this
tlemocratlc-Joimnsomito , coalition imad been
brougimt about ansi cernentetl together by a
hargo amount of boodle. One mann went out
of Omalma witim a gripeack in wimch ( hero
were 22,000 , and shortly thereafter Dr.
Miller , in his Omnaima Herald , pubilishmed a
stanthing card themnanthimmg ( hint congress imisti.
Lute an investigation Into that election , It
will be remnemnbereml that at ( hint time Kansas
hind sheeted mm , Mr. Caitiwell , time Leayenwortis
% vngon amaimufacturer , against wimom time caine
kind of charges were macdo , mind Mr. Caltlwell ,
rather than imavo time lrmvemmt'uatlon proceed ,
hind resigned.
WhEN TIiII 1)55'AS hORN , '
It was m.imortly after time election of Mr.
hitchcock that The Omaha lice was estmcb-
halted by inc. From time iiegimmnimmg it in-
volcemi Limo bitter ammml relentless imommtiiity of
time Johmneonito element anti time federal ring
orgnmmizt'd tinder Iiitcimcocic becammso it mitoot !
iii ) for Limo mstraighmt republicans amid time no-
pubiicats party , The olti Omaha Itepuimhican
was snore or less mixed up witim Limo John-
msommiies , althmougim IL imad fought timemn , One
of its etiitors had been mmulmenlntentlemmt of
Ismillan affairs , and imm 1870 time Republican
imad rettmmmeml point blank to support time ye- f"
publlcan legislative ticket its Douglas
county , altimough it involved ( Ito election of
a Ummlted States senator , So , timesi , for five
or cix years , I had time brunt of tIme battle
to tlgimt Its Iouglas coumrmty , and I always had
time backing of 'all time good , straight , tal.
wart reimubilcars.
was a delegate imm imeanly every repubhicams
cosmvemmtioii UI ) toiS7G , and hmmclumhing 1876 , for
I went to Columbus at time bead of time delega.
Lion timat sent ( be delegates to Cincinnati for
James 0. hhlaine , ( Applause. ) It was stated
in cisc of time letters by General Timayer that
I imad no stmmndimsg in time repubilcan ranks
in those days , amid that Time lieu was a
guenilla. Time fact is Time flee was time only
Omnaimms paper ( lint fougimt time straight re-
pubilcan battles , and year in anti year out
fougimt agairmst ( tie class of guerihlas that. Imati
been mnak'ag comnbismatioums wills the demno.
crats amid trying to defeat time republican
party insidiously tbrouts cornbinatiomi , by