SEPT 20

ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY:September 20, 1876 Former state Attorney General Robert Ingersoll (R-IL) In September of 1876, Ingersoll delivered one of his most influential speeches in Indianapolis, referred to as the “Vision of War” speech. Tells veterans: “Every man that loved slavery better than liberty was a Democrat… I am a Republican because it is the only free party that ever existed”