Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-06-29
0bio Statesnran,
lFrom the New York World. june 2s.l
THE CAMPAIGN.
Magnificent Democratic Meeting at
Cooper Institute. -
OFGOYERNoR SEYMOUR.


other, sitting room and standing room,
aisles and passages, every inch of availa-
BILE space, with one of the most attentive,
most enthusiastic, and the most thorough
ly respectable audiences that ever gathered
within its walls. The vast assemblage
came together to hear the "orator, patriot,
and statesman, New York's greatest son."
|ex- Governor Horatio Seymour, discourse
upon the issues of the hour, at the request
and under the auspices of the Jackson
Central Association The entire wall back
of the platform was draped with national
flags, and on either side ofthe rostrum were
displayed the portraits of Andrew Jackson,
efter whom the Associationi is named, and
of Horatio Seymour, the orator of the
evening. At eight O'Clock, Senator Thorn
as J. Creamer, the President of the Asso-
citation, entered the Hall, escorting Cover
nor Seymour. This was the signal for the
congregated multitude to rise from their
seats en- nasse and cheer enthusiastically
for several minutes. The band, which had
been playing Hail Columbia" broke off,
and struck up " Hail to the Chief" Upon
Governor Seymour, and were given with
even greater heartiness than before.
Senator Creamer then came forward and
said: .Jsa ..t4 I..s.51 ..E
Fellow citizens, as President of the Jack
son Central Association l wish TO state
previous to the introduction of the speaker
of the evening, that it is the intention of
the Association to give series of meetings
f<xf RI ri fhn
political campaign. We are actuated by no
desire in calling meeting at this hour to
influence the action of any person, of any
delegate, or of any branch of the Conven-
ton that is to meet to nominate victori-
Gus candidate on the next 4th of July (im-
mense cheering); but'we simply wish to
counsel with one another, and with our
great chief, before that Convention. There
is but one thing that is asked of that Con-
vention, if may be permitted to state it
here now, and that is that they shall re-
member the lessons of the past (applausP),
that they shall be warned by the sad eXpe-
rience of previous political contests, and
that they will let the dead past bury its
dead (warm applause), and act so that who
ever their candidate may be he shall not be
hampered by any policy or by any plat
form as was that statesman, that pure
hearted man, George B. Mcclellan (enthu-
siastic and long continued cheering). My
friends, shall not presume further on your
patience, for like yourself came here to
listen to another whom have now to in
troduce; the orator, patriot and statesman,
he of whom history will speak as being
New York's greatest son, Governor Hora-
| ito Seymour. .......s..,.
| Governor Seymour then came forward,
and the audience again rose in body, and
greeted him with cheer after cheer. When
these subsidized he spoke as follows:
SPEECH OF GOVERNOR SEYMOUR.
FELLOW CITIZENS We see in every part
of our land proofs of wide spread change
| in political feeling. AS the evils of this
Government unfold themselves, the best
men of the Republican party are driven
from its ranks. At its late Convention, its
policy was shaped in a great degree by
| those who are most violent in their pas
sions and most brutal in the policy they
urge upon our people. While the ablest
Republicans refuse to go on with party
which tramples upon the judiciary, usurps
power, and is uusettling all ideas of politi-
cal morality, and unhinging all the busi-
| ness machinery of our land we are labor
/ ing under some embarrassments from the
great volume of the change in our favor.
Those who are rallying around the stand
ard of constitutional rights have hereto
| fore held conflicting views with regard to
the events of the past eight years, and the
question is, how can we set this great ma
| jority in the field SO arrayed that they can
| drive out of place the disciplined and des-
perate horde of Office holders who now
misgovern our country? This is the only
problem to be settled. The American
people are disgusted with the conduct
of the Congressional party. Can we
mark out policy which will
| unite the majority of our standard
1 I'M l. H. al
| bearing, unSelfish course. At the same
| time we must be outspoken and must con-
| front all the questions which perplex u.s.
Men look. forward with hope and fear to
the action of the National Convention. on
the Fourth of July. shall not speak OF
candidates. Let the claims of each one be
considered in courteous and kindly spirit
and let us take care that no personal par
tisanship shall draw us aside from our
duty to our country. We should support
with hearty zeal, l,every upholler of constiUu
4 tional rights. 1t is upon discord in our
ranks that our opponents build their hopes
1 A party born of strife naturally looks to
selfish passions to keep it alive. Let this
hope be crushed out by our action. 1t will
in the present state OF our country, be an
unholy thing to go into the July Conven.
ton with any purpose which shall not
have in view the rescue of our government
from the men who now have it in hand. The
next election will be controlled by
thoughtful business and laboring men,
No party can gain their support unless its
tone and temper show that it seeks to get
our country out OF its troubled condition.
Appeals to prejudice and passion will have
no weight. These were tried at the late
Republican Convention. l need not
say with what cold Indifference
they have been received by the
public. The quiet, watchful citi-
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administration of Government, now turn
their eyes upon US. We must look to it,
that we take no position which will not
bear the closest scrutiny. The financial
condition of our country forces itself upon
our attention. Among the evil results OF
our money ed and tax policy, the most hurt
ful is the jealousieS it has made between
the sections of our country. 1thas divided
our Union into debtor and creditor States.
1t builds up favored interests and crushes
out the industry of other classes. 1t taxes
toll and lets some forms of wealth go free
from the cost of the Government. 1t gives
i to labor and business debased money and
to the untaxed bondhoider sterling coin.-
These curses upon honest industry. have
lgrown up like ill 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 evil spirits, without
killing the crops planted and titled by hon.
est industry. Lest it should be felt that
what have to say on this point springs
from any views about the candidates or ac-
tion OF the National CONVEX tion, L will &c
back to the first years of the civil war, when
the Democratic party of New York took It's
: position upon the financial policy of govern
menJ. In the election OF 1862 it was dis.
, cussed before the people. We then pointed
out the great evils which now trouble us
as the sure results of the errors of those
who are shaping our moneyed system Tc
: show clearly how we then tried to avoit
these dangers, let me read some passages
from the messages of Democratic Cover.
nor to the Legislature, in. January, 1863
!. In his position he spoke, after genera
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