New-York tribune., 1868-10-10
BEECHER ON THE CANVASS.


last night to the Rev. Henry Ward Beecber discuss
the issues Of the campaign. The building crowded,
but the arrangements perfect that no one was In
conyenienced There fully many ladies as gen
emen present. and all had been seated fully half an hour
before Mr. Beecher Icame the stage escorted by Ed
win A Studwel Presidential EleetOr for the IIId Con-
gressonal District On the lplatformwere Of the
most distinguished citizens Of Brooklyn among whom
were Judge Benedict, the Hon George g. Reynolds, ant
s. b. Chttenden. AS Mr. Beecher walked up to the table
a curtain, almost similar to the one dropped
at Chicago when Grant was nominated,
was lowered The Chicago curtain represented Grant
sitting on pedestal on the left Of the White House,
with the Goddess Of Liberty pointing to him, and above
the words Match him." On the right pedestal was
blank space The curtain last night had this space filled
with picture Of Seymour leaning against q lamp on
which was inscribed "City Hail." and negro hanging
from the cross bar. Above all the words
Matched In the distance the flames Of an orphan
asylum were seen. The whole affair wasvery dpTOpos
ecited applause from the audience AS Mr. Beecher
stepped forward to the table the people applaudCd him
intensely that it some minutes before he could
speak.
MR. BFEcHERs ADDRESS
Ladies and GenHemen:-When, next March, the Pres-
dent be elected 10y the people shall take his place IN
Washington II viii have been four years, lacking few
days the war; in its active form was closed Dur
ing that time tho country has through vast excite
ments run rapidly forward question following question,
until the questions not the sane-only the Pf
cpes are the The issues Of 1868 not the issues
Of 1866 but tho principles that underlaid the one undere
vet the other Parties remain substantially the same as
they were 1865 and further back as they were IN lSCO
for in the Republican party then young achieved its
first victory. II was and unpracced. il went be-
fore the country claim the administration Of the Gov
ernment from an old expert party which had a long
record OF early glory and late eclipse. Applause The
Democratic party began by being the friend OF the com
people, and Of the ich9le Of the common people,
Ia mankind, in humanity, and became substantially an
instrument Of a class. That was the damning
sented q class and not the whole people, and
at TO extent the sin aud weakness OF the
it did in It's better day, believe feryenty in the common
peopesew those parties and now has stumbled ltsef
again argued t1cir claims to the management OF the
Government before the people, at3 secOnd tiIe t.e @
principles by the record Of It's deeds, by the men VINO
chiefly shaped IT'S policy, by is tendencies IN snort Dy
eminent of the nation Applause Now, in 1868, the
question is once to be determined by the peo-
ttcp 'veors or sbdu that work be repudated
or sb3l the Democratic party be installed IN power
charged TO complete the work which the lcpublch par
~ has begup Which LOG a lae Gsss sr as St1ee te sr ,
Of our historical Institutions of the character o our peo
PIE made u sure that sooner OF ael lvTo "Suu a. i
impossible in nation OF such institutions OF snGn
early ideas OF such spirtt was Impossible Una, slavery
should exist and there be no protest uhsss huiaDi5
died in the bOsOms OF men; unless conscience became
but name, II was matter OF certih,y tnat III i y,
there would be who would feel the under inward
power OF institutions and oi true ADtlich ideis
and would assert tAeli IhS AL.' ,,rcc ~,
.vcrpd 10 that necessity and the ogca sequence W
American ideas Men did not make that agitation; ~
lay IN the very frame and structure anu selus "a Vi &
American Institutions Of government ana men were He
Instruments OF causes deep everlasting pfncpics
AGAINST The influence OF this protest, irntated but
more ambitious OF power than nutated ~ inter
Terence , TH d .mnrene birnder Of the century
drew the sword The issue inevitably involved the qnes
TT. I.r.f,l fcar Marty al "A
so t st ~ ,DboTt Needing with slavery II the
Of Tperience 10 DO this But Gods logic pre-
vailed and the Republican party were driven by events
that were mi ghtieT than they 70 Emancpatlon whch
Was the logical sequence Of their position Ibey hesl
tated They were carried forward. The next step was
20 confer citizenship, and al US Ihietes .u %
upon all that dwe1 under our Has wiIoat ddtuS!do,
color Of nationality Applausel in9t lhnoHSS S ,be
party forward to this, and todaS party W s own @ m
W. bc,5'car Uarty Is based upon The doctrine Of the
Inherent eh OF all men life liberty, and the pursuit
Oh hdpplhesS@ lAFpau'0'i io1irSinD I' rom vital
/ HyiDg question: sF1nsiHs o,r bistorv from
our philosophy from the genius of our people as Wen A.
from the struggle from which IT came fort us teI
faith they have witnessed on an the 9atle leuS !. t ne
faith Of Republican party-her faith III inc peIb
0f the whole common people VOW 40 lCt ~uu"cIt1hc ~
n WAS made up OF men and that is say that II did com
init errors Political parties do not represent ce,sua
things ia this world. iLaughterl And 10 attemp1 10
clear laIly '"n - se The truth An parties are but
clumsy machines and themselves acted upon as Wen
as actors and am far from saying tb9l tn9 %
party Is party wtnG4t Dlro{ aIo Inu ro this Bnt admit
that IL has been DOth-On one SIDE 100 cautious
ana Oh the other too rash admit that , Ihe
rear following the rwar, II yOu please Admit Y you
ghoose tha II lacked that subtle art OF concilaOn TO
manage men that is 50 much 10 DC desired IA parties
Admit that eagerness It has been less Tolerant 1
nave been expected Admit that there have been men
leading In H. seeking 10 lead that were not AZ heat' ~
these things and then what Is II therefore uhW0Iiny
OF the confidence OF the american Peopo ,
stumbled hesitaed-Decause IL haS ~ many mS = fdoS
had faults that may he proved upon it-uoes ~ loiT Nv
tIat the American people should no longer fepose he
ovcrnmeut i'm iis hands They have not been errors OF
tncple They have been faults Oh the bark ana not on
l.s cn a 'ffor1u l,uit M Of the doctrine OF Impair
tal Justice and Of Equal lAbefty 70 an ana u & y an
American parry. APPeu9oJ tJ - r"vcr was given 10 any
artv TO perform many ilustrious deedsso assoIhe1
s name with changes so profound SO Wide.sIe@au; @ @ anu
that arc 20 50 iustTOus portion OF lutule istVIJ
II mas revived and reared again tuG Osins @ I
asserted the most radical doctrine OF LiDery, anu anu
achieved an emancipation OF b0ndmeD seconu SIJ ~ @ ,io
fermentation which Russia has given 10 lts seiA ~ Ha
resisted the domination Of Southern men, ana mas crlsl
The country against them In 1860 whcn me SCUM % o
war il was the Republican party that raised tle arms
Le means aud carried forward that war sacy 70 VIZ VIC
49,. ,rar i'm which the whole world, the most friendly
az well as the most unfriendly feared or pophesed dl
there would be disaster, that 10 would DC Iuci pu "ui
lhe oi'econ @ ~ eyed the liberty for witch IL waged,
and the nation The Republican party mas yhdicateu
aud established the doctrine OF the esscsi ~
American people thas reno yed from inr
whether tie people great nation, or only telnp1
aud n VAS settled under the auspices of the hePuDion
party That party has made itsef rcspohsipe 700 iIi
S TIcpoyiTcrf In the standard currency OF the world
Of a tbe money that borrowed TO feed the soieI
and aid the Government Applause ~ nae Potf9 Ptf ~;
commercial fidelity Now, shall the WORK whiIn yen yen
years have seen thus developed be cohhu% ~ NY rt 'I
men who have conducted II thus far' or sDal ~ NC IT,
to other Landsl That Is the question OF TO-DAY ~ hss ,
the Republican party been falurcf nav M 49, e v'o or
been unsatisfactory Are we TO reyeiSo S p ~ and
we pursuothat policy are we 10 select DedteI It b