The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-11-02
Secretary stanton Answers Seymour
The Last Gun of the Campaign.

The greatest of great War Mnsters-the Amcri-
can Bismarck-addressed an audience of Philadel-
phians ON Saturday night. The last time he spoke
in Philadelphia was years ago, at Concert Hall,
when Buchanan began to barter his manhood by
instaments to southern ogarchists through the
Lecompton swndle.
Hon. Edwin M. Stanton on Saturday night ap-
peared before vast audience, comprising the
wealth and the intelligence of Phtladeph Pro-
baby half of those who listened to Seymour on the
previous night, at the same place, were Republi-
cans, attracted by desire to see the man who ad-
dressed the Mackerclyllc rioters rs 'my friends"
The audience of Saturday might've take 1t from
its respectable appearance-contaned few Demo-
Gratis.
The stage was beautifully set with the national
colors on either wing, entwining splendid oil paint
ings of Washington, Lincoln and Grant, the former
in the centre. Regmcntal aud artillery national
coors were interbended, and letters of gaslight
over all read, "Let us have peace"
At a few minutes of eight O'Clock the committee
of the Union League entered, accompanied by the
distinguished visitor. His appearance the
casion of a demonstration that has been seldom
witnessed in this city. Men cheered and threw up
their hats, and ladies waved their handkerchefs
This welcome continued for several minutes, and
eliminated in three rOusng cheers for ''the great
minister whom Abraham Lincoln delighted to honor
Edwin M Stanton, the great war minister of
Order having been restored, Mr. Samuel c. Per-
kins proposed for chairman of the meeting Governor
John w. Geary, who, in few remarks introduced
the orator of the evening Mr.. Stanton then ad-
vanced to the fOOtlights, and was prevented from
proceeding for several minutes, by applause. At
length he started, but, from his weakened condi-
ton, was unable to be heard in all parts of the
house. He said:
Ladies and gentemen This mighty concourse,
which is the largest that my eyes beheld is sig
nihcant of two things. The first, judgment in
favor of u. S. Grant, and second, it is judgment
against Horatio Seymour. Upon the election OF
next Tuesday | behold the rock of our national
safety and the triumph of the banner that is held
in the hands of L. S. Grant and freedom and jus
tce now and in all time. Why, then, have you this
night passed judgment in favor of Grant against
Seymour? The first reason is from the persons who
put them in nomination, and who urge them for
ward as candidates They met in New York a
short time ago, and who were there? Rebels red
handed prisoners of war of the United States, and
their associates. These are the men who put Sey-
nomination L. S. Grant9 The great Republican
party that bore this nation in the war; through the
trials and dangers and the vclssitudes of the great
war that we have just passed through-the great
Republican party.
The first reason why we should prefer Grant to
Seymour was to be found in the bodies who placed
them in nomination, and those whom they repre-
sent. Grant represents the loyal heart Of America
and Seymour is the travelling agent of Hampton
and Forrest. Another reason for that judgment is
to be found in the merits of the persons themselves
In Grant we behold the leader of our armies in the
path to victory in Grant behold the great gene
raj who, under Divine providence, led our armies,
from the Potomac to the Rio Grande and from the
Atlantic to the Mississippi Seymour is now
travelling around giving reasons why General
of the nation should not be trusted to his hands.
What reasons does he give? They are mainly ac-
CusatiOnsagainst the Republican party. Beginning
with his start, and ending with his pilgrimage in
this city, his path has been one of accusation. He
lnitted by those III authority but what remedy has
he proposed?
His path has been path of accusation, of crlt-
cism, and that of gnawing to get nIbbie at the
public cheese, and nothing else. The burden of his
song has been the expenditures of the government,
taxation and ITS extravaganza. NOW, what nave
been the expenditures during the last three years
Every of them have been for the war and
purposes, to overthrow the rebellion which had
been declared by the wises statesmen of Europe to
be beyond the power Of being repressed, and this
was accomplished by the expenditure OF money.
here COMPLAINS
In what have been eXtravagant? Has he
shown single item that could have been got for
less, one that required less money for gunpOwder,
for clothing, food or arms? If a crime has been
committed by the Republican government, then
your own Governors are the parties responsible,
of whom boasts fhaving forwarded 36G 900 sol
diers to the 'front.' and the other led them forth into
their homes to take their arms in their hands, and
go forth into the south and west in order that the
rebellion might be put down. Here then we have
nearly One.loui'h OF the war expenditure accounted
for, and laid at their own doors These eXpend-
lures were to put down treason and rebellion, and
preserve thetoundatonof the national government.
They have been to pay the soldier for their bounty
for their food, for their clothing for their arms for
ammunition and for all that necessary to strike
a death-blOw at treason
There is no wonder why a man nominated by
Wade Hampton should find fault with expenditures.
desire to ask of you, do you regard this eXpendi-
ture useless? (Cres of ono sir.'O Governor
Seymour has said that these expenditures were un-
reasonable and yet he has shown no other way in
which the rebellion could have been put down. The
Inference is that he was opposed to the suppression
of the rebellion.
of the items of four thousand millions, what one
has he shown unreasonable? He has not named
one. He dares not say he begrudges the soldier his
bread, his pay, his transportation from port to port
You, as business men, when you object to a bill,
point out the Objectionable item.
There is but one which he claims as eXtravagant,
and that was for transportation. He says that more
vessels were employed than were necessary. When
the war terminated the Quartermaster General re-
ported 800 vessels that had been bought char
tered, and to these are indebted in great mea-
sure for our victories. This the greatest num-
Der of transports ever owned by any government,
and that was because we had the greatest rebellion
that existed on the face of the earth The
War Department hired bought and begged the use
of vessels to transport troops aud 10 the glory and
honor of the business men of this city let it be said
that none responded more readily or freely with
everything that hOated.
He said that the War Department had great
many vessels, and that he thought was the bust
of the Navy Department. You know that the
President of the United States is the commander OF
the army and navy and you know that man who
should command that army and navy should know
what is the province of his department. Mr.. Sey-
mour declares that he always thought that the
hiring of transports belonged to the Navy Depart
ment. Behold the ignorance of this man. Why
Wade Hampton would blush with shame to hear hi
candidate say that the buying of transports be-
lOnged to the navy. Why, everybody else know,
that to the War Department belonged the duty OF
moving soldiers, whether by railroad, stage, wa
gons steamboats,, and that it is the duty of tina
Department to pay these expenses. Yet this man
who makes the above assertion, wants to be th
commander of the army and navy,
He has also said that he would like to know how
much was paid for these vessels, and who got til,
money. Well he wants to know who has the cheese
He every year has an account rendered for thu
money, and he knows as well what the cost was q
you know how your ledger stands. 1t is a sin of ig
norance on his part and not of lying, and it is no
strange that he should not know where to look Il
find the annual account.
He adds to his wilful Misrepresentation the mos
shameful and ridiculous ignorance of any man VIII