The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-10-19
A GREAT BosroYIAN's NOTIONS.
wendell Phillip. Riding Two Political Mays
ut Once-The Republican Party Duiy
Damned-Tbe Champion OF Prohibition
before n Boston Audience.

Damned-Tbe Champion OF Prohibition
before n Boston Audience.
R,sros, Oct. 1e.-wendel Philips spoke
nearly two hours to q large audience In the Music
Hall tonight on some Of the political issues In
Massachusetts,. lie arrnigued the Republican party
particularly, and the Denocrptic party incidentally,
for having no living idea 10 propose. lie had
searched the documents, speeches, and resolutions
In the Conventions OF the former, finding only one
proposal for future watchfulne.s in the policy
Of reconstruction, necessary but by no means its
only duty. A protentous pride OF its good record
the only claim set forth by its exponents at the
recent rally 10 Fsneuil Hail.
The remarks Of Mr.. Harris, OF North Carolina, he
claimed exposed the secret OF the defeat Of the par
ty in that State, where armed bands of,le Ku.Klux
Klan, unchecked by tile Government, kept ten
thousand Republicans from the polls. The address
OF the elder Senator would have sounded the better
had an arrangement been made TO keep Mr..
Harris away The quicker such watchfulness over
the reconstructed State ceased the better. The
FAULT was not so much with Gen. Grant as with
Congress, but the responsibility should not be divi-
ded. There was not, lie averred, Republican rep
resentative in North Carolina or Tennessee who
could travel safely in Ills district, and nine repre-
sontatves lay dend in Georgia to-day for their adhe
renee TO their principles.
The Democrats were nut In no better licht, a.
proposing no idea. chaGine only at the expenses OF
the Government, dwelling little upon sOre hnan-
col theories. and painting dark future when the
great settlements OF the war were 10 be reversed.
Mr. Phillips had hoped 10 present the claims OF
women as one Of the living issues in bis lecture,
Il covered the development OF half the human race;
but he regretted they did not nt 10 embrace the
golden Opportunity and jump into Tie arena While
lhe OLD parties were cruu bling hut the leaders
judged thorvisc, and they must await the move
mcnts Of the two parties that have promised TO give
their claim attention. Temperance md protection
10 labor were tie only issues now presented that
had semblauce of life.
The negroes, by their transition to on active poll-
tical existence, were thrown In the shade. The cry
OF the Republican par', TO be AGAIN entrusted with
these measures WIS unlecicd the past was iis ouy
1910. when, sner trial. Is axe was 40 broad and
unwiedy for the eStnction uf slavery that II bad TO
be ground down In after years to cut only af,ainst
| step. without being kicked into 1t. Abraham Lin
coin waited for tho people and Summers fame was
pained by tuggng with his utmost strength to bring
| hs party up to his level. All the party
| rimed at now was to watch its own growth.
liz pioneers VI twenty wears ago had crown fat in
| onlcc. and now blamed those who rad an idea for
| doing wuat they Themselves had done OF yorc. In
answcr to the veteran critic, who said that 1t
| be shown party that was rot primarily organized
on measure Fer instance, federalism, the tariff;
| internal Improvements, paper, or coin lie would
p ne hoyubliean par,y do pot even direct Mr.;
| been frequently asked how he could represent two
parties. II he had set out TO be elected, he would
| be conhd Mt tha, he knew the way. Born OF Eve
generations Ot Yankees he could hud the door that
lei 10 or,c uron which he turned his back thirty
five years ago lie phed young editors and veteran
| correspondents who wasted the midnight oil over
| him, for he belonged TO a class OF men who
had taught all they knew and were capable OF teach
| ing them much more. He was In tho thick OF the
hglt when they were IN their pinato.es lie claimed
| there were two fcrccs In poltics-subm, faith in
principles which wouli stem the current spite OF all
obstacles. and majority Of votes. The Republican
party had faith IN nothing ts light had fed Its
soul was Geat. II asked women TO prove tnat they
wanted ia vote; the teulreranre party II II hal a
working force aud the labor rcformers: II they had
| majority In certain localities, and 1t would be
| answered on tlio s'h ufNovomber.
| The party had mistaken Tie intcec, OF Massa-
chuseits by necccng TO enforce the existing laws.
| Its safety depended upon few Of Its moro active
| say that was tie strength upon which they would
| lean. The Temperance or labor issue must dominate
| in tie hVc Aears. and tie Rcpui iican party would
bow 10 1t. They Were only probing the State now,
and he did tot object to being the c,ndidate OF a
dozen parties in such laudable undertaking. They
| certainly not long live under the raying chan OF
I Republican Conventions.
Phillips did not care q chip whether Clanin o,
| Adams was elected Governor but he dii care foI
the reelection OF nn honest Congress. He wanteC
| 20 tell the Rrruhijcans what vgs wautcd and II
| Democratic victory Was necessary, De welcomed II
llc wished TO -ate in irry to aesert,Gu that h
! the g'rloio N, except wAen courtesy in pubh'
Sir Philira urged prohibition as tho orlv rcred,
every social aud roitical reform he quoted stti. nc,
Ion ,n @ ea w.. .'S o. fiSSS Sy ny S5cS g%JI H[
ed license. He asserted Lis desire or only SJOt
| voters tU create lGuic or greater caution In the
| liquor interest Hc aiyi-ei bs frcnus 10 20 do Al
on their knees no WORE ct tic State iiouse but yo'c
appealed 70 the farmers 10 enact and execute til,
| l,Ms rebukod Tic "hreHcu iWTudt uCu' OF the Re
pubhcans oXng'i at lc1cth on the evils ana long
| hours OF toll IN sc hctory systems; extolled
| the LOBBY as the only body OF Republican,
who knew anyihin", and at the same ZINE denounced
| i. a. Bird 0s ito chef, WITH his headquarters in
| rum shop. lie avcfred :haI the Crspirs borrowed
| their Ideas from f.e system pursued In a iactorN
| connuEg.rcom, scorned the tyranny of the prcss
and concluded hyis wing that ifthe Republican prrt,
took up the i-suts le represented /. would he well
but II II prcrnrtd to concentrate its sympahes on
race, leDvins tie issues boEind, judgment woult
| come.
The audience frequently adplaudcd during tn,
| speech.