New-York tribune., 1868-06-26
GOV. SEYMOUR.

'' osont excepting two, who sat among 1,,ooo
-",onv on the platform. Al soeooh tiI cnor was
OO'py "A % or1er and Senator Thomas j. Cio"I -
was eaieu ~ III oGcer The Hon. Horauo seynnohi
V wv -, i,,ro,,ced by the President III a 10" ouiOe
~~ d r,ceeded with his address O"lIs' PiVV' P,
m ~ thp uuyleasant jam and inc siliinN sta 100
- The rcsilt OF it, the large auulon'C -,
c,.rav any UnwOnted enthuhiaSh' -
occas,oDally INDUCED ia so"o"'"' niet |
"a suas,oodjo applause, OF course Vho -
" ,i.,es ipterrapteSi by vehement cat-caiiIs' "' %
- aud other animallike sounds, which lnN"Ii"'y lnN"y
,yreS after illusions to the Republican paI,! - na
aud other obnoxious subjects Wheh nj $50. not
.o,rded srealunp tho croUd began to ulsl"I'o'
many persons had gone, bowcver' "''" ~, r,o,lo.a
Cox appeared, in response 10 IepcS' 49,, ,,, Isai, n
- at,; negro address lie was ie''oWeu oy i"" IL
pvnac,s after which tho meeting S"loui"'"
ouent 10 aAiourr,snent inprompia Nh-aiks -,
The Hon MI Rogers Of hew-JefS'SsS~ 90 '''
'0i AiS"1s's ,vl,rcu er GOV. SEYMOUR
No 400 in egery pat of our lauo proofs OF D "l"e
,pread change political feeling - tle ''H' " % %
rover,meut unfold themselves inc pesO '"'n Va V"'
,1,oau arty are driven frCEu its EaDhs hb Iis i"'c
r,,o,io il, poIicy vas shaped a great degree t5
,bo., who are most viacnt in ther passions ana most
brutal IN the policy they urge upon cur pedpIc' "i'o
the ablest Republicans refuse TO 80 on "ith parry
which tramllee upon lbe Judiciary, usps power anu -
uusetpc an bleas Of political morality, ana nhhhslhS
all the business machinery of or land we are ahofihs
,paer some eUharraSsI2ens from the great volume o.
the change in cur Those whc ere rylhg arouuu
the standard Unconstitutional rights have heretofore he'd
conflicting viov with regard to the events OF the past
eigbt wears anu the question is, how can We set ths
great majority IN the Geld arrayed that they can
drive ont OF paae the disciplined aud desperate horde
of Otce- holders who now misgOvefn our country J
This is the only problem 20 be settled. The Amer
,au uooplc are jslsted with the conduct OF the Con
grest0Ial party. Can we marx out policy Whlch VIII
nDite the maiOrit OF standard This can only be
done b, a fh0nghtful forbeafing unsellsh course At
all the questions which pereN US Men look forward
with Bee and fear 10 the action OF the National COnye
tiOI The Fourth si July shall not speak OF cand
dates Let the claims OF each one be IN eoor
teous aud kindly ss and let US take care th no per
sonal partisauhp shall draw us aside from our duty 10
our country. We should support, with hearty zeal every
uphoder@ constltutl08a rights ~ rs upon P LIT ~
ranks that our opponents build ticr hopes party
II alive. Let this hope be crushed out Py our hctU1
viii N me pre- n Sts 65SeSST WS pnrpoSc which
shall not view the rescue OF urGOyernment from
he controlled by thoughtful business and laboring men,
No party gain their support unless It's ana temper
that seeks TO get our country out of its T0qbed
Agpeas 6G and & W 9ye o
Ventioh. need not say with what cold indifference
they have received by the public. The quiet,
administration of Government now turn their eyes upon
We must look to it. that We take 10 position which
tOn of our country forces itself upon our attention
the most hurtfuis the eaiOuses it made between
the sections OF our country 1t has divided our Union
Into debtor and creditor States builds up favored
interests crusnes the industry Of other classes
1t toll and let's forms of wealth free from
ness debascd money and TO the untaxed bondholder
sIeInng con- ineee curses upon hohesI Huusuy nalS
grown up IKE hi weeds among the sacred interests OF
contracts trusts and the fruits OF labor until we are
troubled how to root out the tares sown by
ev1 spirits. without killing the crops planted and
titled by honest industry. Lest it should be felt that
Ss%s a1st the caSddaes S or action Of 5e SaoHa
ar When The DemoSsiic party Of Te%York took ia
position upon the financial policy OF Government In the
elections Of 1862 il discussed before our people We
the results Of the Of those who were shaping
our moneyed system To show clearly how we then tried
10 avoid these dangers let read some passages from
the messages Of Democratic Governor TO the Legisla
ture ln January lsG5 IN us position ne spoke aI'5s
general consultation for the great party which had just
!sved bin IN the Executive chair Positions taken many
years could nave reference to the personal wishes
Orpurposes of this day, VIII speak Of th9 questions
ings we then uttered In the Convention Of 1892 the
nominee Of the DEMOCRATIC party OF the st9e q
Ios ISE tRS de SSS sSS 81 out Of MS 3 & @ and
discussions II viii be held almost exclusively in ew Atlantic States
Gs Owned We are be divided ht9 eTedoI qn4 dsIiqr
Usosa there aon upon This nsteos debt and - share
contracts have been executed and where instances
1 d.poPooRse share poea power
In his message to the Legislature, in 1863, the Demo
cratic Governor, speaking Of the public credit, fore
Swallowed dlshonored condition at the time in these
words:
public creditors The money National Treasury
TSs H arc held Sy M % es and poor The amoua, hs ST ser
I'm IN Sstt Of onr ssrS 70 demand negT s Of tS ost
.erso character fearful crime VIII be done 6Y those who suffer
thus gained tie q blood and health and exposure Ii worse
I6Ous people their rights from them but there is
their heedom.
These are the positions we took years ago. in the dark
est hours 0f the war these are the positions we hold
agitation To show the anxiety felt 10 avoid all
course with the Western States Will quote from the
MESSAGE Of the same Democratic Governor in 1884,:
crossing our trade With the Southern
Sos 6o Sa 5 s5 S Domestic @SP @ a FSo nsr n 9 aS
EYS . % E 20 ns % BT 3 s e S Sos .s PoPf & the CIV M
.' source o. wealth ey vigorous and gSnes policy Rather than
Hestern produce NswYork ssO9a exhibit that degree ones in al
keep ise most intimate commercial relationship with that portion
These words quoted-no because the words of any
man Of consequence but show the record OF
party the evil in the beginning they arc the party to
cure IL they have always kept our public finances out
the wrong done to the West by making them nearly
twice many soldiers TO the from Congressional
war district as were demanded from Vermont Massa-
chusets while the currency given 10 them under the
the Western states needed enrrency the os
The act authorizing the banks Of New-YOrk TO
organize under a general banking law was not
signed, because the currency was upjnstly divided
and because the system made useless upon our
early day 70 save country from sectional questions
vain we warned the East and West against an mn wise
policy The East and West upheld the policy OF the Ad
nlnstraon aud We have now 10 deal with the results
What some Of themf All Of tho States are heavily
taxed, but some Of them get back much some more
than they pay out, while others get but little. In the
naval systemthe Western States get nothing back ex.
oept the cost Of Indian War; while large are spent
NJ the South The next heaviest item the interest
the debt The West get but small sum back most Of it
paid 20 the North Atlantic States The indirect taxes
tariffs are sti more hurtfu to the West as they are
R1aencaly premiums given TO Eastern manufacturers.
banking currency is startling in its injustice. But the
most offensive distinction is that Of having two kinds OF
money for the aborer the peusioner the business man
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