The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-07-08
The Issues of the Hour.
SENATOR WILSON'S SPEECH AT COOPER IN
STITUTE LAST WEEK.

| on'NAIOh WALoON . Al COOPER IN
STITUTE LAST WEEK.
Mr.. CHAIRMAN, LADIES, AND GENTLE
MEN Accept, pray you, my grateful ack-
| nowedgements for these kind words and these
| generous cheers. In the dark and troubled
| days through which the nation has passed
and is passing, it is always grateful to any OF
| the actors in great events to receive kind
| word OF generous welcome from any portion
of their countrymen who love their country,
and the liberties OF all the people of the coun-
try. Applause. God in his providence has
| given us our being in this magnificent CONT
mental Republic this Republic of achieved
free institutions, and where men can do SO
much to promote the cause of Christian civil
| lization. The people OF the United States
| are again summoned to elect Chief Magis-
| trate of the Republic. The great duty rests
| upon us, and in four months, 100000 of the
| people of the United States will throng to
| the ballot-box and elect President.
The Republic is divided into two great politi-
cal organizations, organizations embracing
nearly three millions of voters each. They
are contending to-day for the control OF the
policy OF the Republic. They ask the votes OF
| the cit zens oil the United States. The other
day, the Republican party assembled upon the
shores of Lake Michigan. proclaimed the SEN
| timents, opinions, and policy OF the Republi-
| can party, and nominated the great Captain
/ VI OuI aye do Tilt CdUuIudl6 iOT GUc 1r6SlOon-
| cy. lCheers. In day or two there will as
semble Convention representing the Demo
cratic party here, in the great commercial
capital of the country. They are thronging
here now without any candidate and with
multiplicity OF asplrants. Laughter. They
come with no platform yet, and not one of
| knows what their platform will be. Laugh
| ter. The first, the last, and the controlling
question with them, is to nominate somebody,
| ov,lo f1ax, ,x,,;,1
power with in the United States. Applause
We are told in Holy Writ that the tree is
known not by its blossoms, or Its leaves, nor
| its hight, but by its Iruit, and we are told in
the same sacred volume that at the final ac-
count that we are to be judged not by our
professions, but by the deeds done here in the
body. Applause. Eei
The Republican party numbers to-day 3,000,-
600 of voters made of up the old anti-Savery
voters of thirty years ago lapplausel, oil the
old Liberty Body-guard, Of the old Free Soil
ers, OF the great body of the old Whig party
that stood BY John Quincy Adams in vindi
eating the right of protest before Congress
thirty years ago, of the flower of the Demo
cratic party of other days and of three-quar-
tiers of million of enfranchised black men
[great applausel, all loyal to the country. all
rue to liberty, all carrying the flag, and keep
ing step to the music OF united and tree
country. ICheers. And that great party is
led by Gen. Grant, and he will lead it to a
sure victory. IHearty cheers That party
does NOT come 10 Won with any professions. #
has ro nromises to make. All the promies
IT, IL ovor m do arc now deeds and history will
transmit those deeds to after time.
Tba Democratic marty comes to Won with
more than two and hall million Of voters
made No one million OF them. by unrepeutant
and unconyerted Observation-Disclosures. men
who are not sorry TODAY for the blood tbey
have shed and ali the tears and ali the sor
row and AGONY thew have made. and who
mourn onlv over the lost cause, II comes tc
Iom made nm Of several bundled thousand
SSous ., iherfv Kniobts of the Golden Circle
men who went over ali our victories and re-
;oicad over ali our defeats [applause[: made
m too bv a norton or our countrymen a.
Lp, dnoT ~, o,d os natriotic as anv nj us and Ar
cyt loyai thot a %eIe and at ali times. But tbat
oreat nartv comes before ms loud in its pro
Hdo fass;ons p Of reform If asks tne American peo
ltss.ons .'at :, 1nith ,,owar cav here to- -niob
PIE W .lIoC ~ m.o' nart,, n,ms{ he ;udoad h,
!La' Jl tue l, ito trIits ond ;ts deeds arr
lts aeeuS, tS ~ 'I I;s,or, Of the last tbrtee1
written Ia 'n1 am s.oS tha tSotors of the sea can
years, anu an tte ;te ,'SdaodS fAnnIause.
not piot 2a' .o o,, that there has not. dur
ere, ~ ant ,h;rteen wears heen contest oe