Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-10-25
JUDGE HOAR AND PHILLIPS.

of the persons over whom the democratic
papers have been shedding crocodile tears,
on account of alleged bad treatment re-
ceived by him from the Administration
and the republican party, in consequence
of which they have reckoned him among
the disaffected. Having attended re
publican meeting the other evening for the
first time i'm dozen years, and made an
excellent republican speech, we are in
clned to believe that the groans Of the de-
mocracy on his account are lost as they
have been and will be in an innumerable
quantity of similar cases. His speech was
addressed chiefly to the position of Mr.
Wendell Phillips, who is riding several
horses in the campaign in Massachusetts,
but carrying whatever influence he COM
mands in favor of Adams and the demo-
cratic party. The following remarks are
worthy of perusal by our readers:
'.when gentlemen talk on the one side Ct
the Republican party not being entitled to the
confidence of the people, or on the other OF
lashing and goading them up to the work, and
letting them know what the people OF Massa-
chusetts expect of them, what are they talk
ing about? Why, the Republican party is the
people of Massachusetts (applause), and it
has been ever since it was first organized.
(Renewed applause.) 1t represents the great
mass of the men who support our churches
who send their children to school, and who
support our public charities. Why, numeri
cally they represent at least three-fourths OF
A.. anFtk No I 11r u
the party is not SO good as it ought to be; /
dare say it might be and might do much bet
ter, but it is idle talk of appealing from the
Republican party of Massachusetts to some
unknown body of men who are supposed to
represent the people of the State. Why, we
are the very people they are talking about
Iaughter.) 1 have alluded to the distin-
guished gentleman who has accepted the
nomination of parties, or factions Of parties.
somewhat antagonistic in some respects, and
/ desire to say before another observation |
shall make, that never speak of that gentle
man without profound respect, for his fidelity
to principle to truth, in dark hours, and in
circumstances where it was dangerous for him
to do so. lie is entitled to all honor for his
eloquent and able defence of the principles OF
civil liberty, for his defence of the rights of
the poor and oppressed. He is entitled to
great honor for all this, and | have no doubt
that he has done great service to the State and
to the country, but that service has been a
peculiar one; it has been the service of the
orator and the critic exclusively. He now
appears before us in an entirely new charac-
ter, however. However much good Mr..
Phillips may have done us in times past by
his criticisms and by his oratory, he never ad
vised US in any work. The people of Massa
chusetts are all sensible people, people who
how haa fuh fnr fhpi all
the time, that MIR. Phillips never exhorted
them whether by precept or example. Well,
now he comes forward undertaking to tell us
how we should organize parties and in what
mode they should act Well, as an orator or
lecturer, he is entitled to respectful atten-
ton, but it is within the Republican party
that such things must be done if at all. 1t is
by the Republican party that anything that is
valuable to the people of Massachusetts, in
their public political life is effected, because
the Republican party is the people of Massa-
chusetts. Now have noticed sometimes that
4 ''goad" is very useful thing, but have
also noticed that it would never draw team.
Oxen are wanted for that. Mr. Phillips seems
to be the goad, when he says the Republican
party have done so many good things owing
to the stings and lashes he has inflicted 1t
may be so; they have done many good things,
but without any assistance on his part Mr..
Phillips quoted funny piece from newspa-
per the other night, and thought he would
have done well to have looked little further
down the column, where remember it read:
"No one-horse carriage is allowed to cross
this bridge in opposite directions at the same
time," for think that undertaking to run as
the candidate Of two political parties of some
what opposite views, and who do not run the
same candidates, for any other Office in the
Cnvprpmanf ic liab IN no
same objection as that carriage. daughter
and applause.) do not suppose that any
faithful and true man will say in regard to
prohibition, as it is called, that if his purpos-
es and his plans cannot be carried out within
the Republican party that it can be carried
out without the Republican party. As a mere
matter of arithmetic, the only way in which
the Prohibitonists can hope to succeed in the
State and carry their Governor, Legisla-
ture, and whatever is necessary to the en-
actment of laws, is by carrying the majority
of the Republican party favorable to the
question of labor. The Republican party of
Massachusetts is the party of labor. Gap
plause.) There is hardly man of wealth in
Massachusetts, who has not made his fortune
by honest labor. Mr.. Phillips tells his audi
ence that the Republican party is opposed to
measure in behalf of labor. Why, our fun
damental organization is for the protection OF
labor. Our society, our State, our whole
community are founded on the doctrines of Civ
ing every man a fair and equal chance in the
world, of protecting him in his industry, of
educating his children SO that they too may
have a fair chance with every one else l un-
dertake to say before this audience of Repub-
licans, with the certainty of a unanimous re-
Spouse, that there is no measure which can
be shown 10 be just and to have a legiti-
mate tendency to elevate the condition
of the poorer classes of the community, which,
when introduced, will not have the hearty
support of the Republican party. But as a
national party we are bound to stand by our
members in other States, and by the men who
represent us in the National Government.
Every faithful Republican will, | am sure, adj
here to his party organization. Your duties
therefore in this national election-for claim
it is a national as well as a State election--are
of the most important character 1t is i'm
portant that the country should understand
there is no wavering among the Republicans
of Massachusetts,, that what we did in the
war we intend to stick to that we mean to
send an unbroken delegation to represent the
State in Congress. (Applause.)