The New York herald., 1870-02-28
Mr.. Dawes Opening Speech ut
Nashua.
His Review Of the Two Party Kecords--The
Differences In Ec9nOmy-Result Of His
Late Exposure Of the Estimates in Con.
gress--General Grant SeoOndiDg His
Efforts to Reduce the Expendi-
lures Economy and Retrench-
ment TO be the Ruling Policy
OF the Administration.

uoihpsuia tu5 lar nh5 oeen speech delivered last
evening by ar. Dawes. the Massachusetts Congress-
man, who mas recently distinguished himself as an
advocate OF admiustrational economy. He spoke
before an andience which completely filled the City
Hall and defined his position and that OF ns party
very PLAINLY. MIR. Dawes began As follows:--
MR.. CHAIRMAN AND LADIES AND GENrIEMEN--The
justifcat0n oil stranger IN accepting the urgent
inviIaton OF your faithful and able Representative
In Congress TO address the citizens OF his own town
upon the eve OF State election Is found IN the facI
tnat 30 deicaely is adjusted the polse OF this gov
ernment that q ballot dropped IN u box In New
Hampshire tells upon the material ana moral inter-
est OF the whole naton-upon the IRON interest In
Pennsylvania, the interests OF the farmer IN Iowa
the cotton planter IN Georgia or Aabama-
as much as ballot dropped into the
Soea - ana 1nerefore Whom nrphsr ero,a al
what would otherwise seem an interference IN a
mere local election, nave come TO answer as well
a. may TINS renewed appeal OF the democratic
party to the people OF this country, made mere In
New Hampshire at list and 10 be repeated again in
oJner states to be restored to tnai confidence ana
power which ten years ago in the nation and nearly
twenty years ago In this STATE, upon solemn trial
aud judgment, The people OF the country took from
them.
THE ALLIES OF THE DEMOCRACY
I say democratlo party. J am Wen aware that
stand, here rather more prominently just now than
usuai there arc allies OF the democratic party Tight
ing under other names ana other organizations; but
really and substantially there can be IN
tnls land but two parties, and he that
not sSe eeF Of me aa na n
public affairs IS against It. do not mean to say
that all those who may be for time drawn away by
the attraction OF new names or new promises arc
consciously and Willingly putting themselves In the
position OF those who are intent upon weakening aud
destroying tho power OF the republican party.
but II they come to reject upon the
draw against the republican party must draw and
enc together, and will ultimately and certainly drop
INTO ne arms oi tne ue'nocrauc party. whether they
Tvs mother and win never mistake who It's mother s
Therefore, have to say that 1t is the democratic
party rosorting 70 new means and new enorts ana
new devices under a different name. We have
but to look at The cause OF discussion. as
| saw n In the newspapers to-day, in
che case OF those VINO are asking you to
leave the organization OF the republican party, TO
see now they treat subjects and questions OF public
concern and dwell upon nothing except that In
which they are In common with democratic
party-(appause)- discourse upon those topics
the democratic party, conscious tina! with tina.
party y tney are contenancsd and nursed and sup. sup
ported, as from necessity they must bu.
Whatever OF reform men nave at heart must be
worked out through the Two great political parties
into which this nation Is divided whatever the re.
firms may be- whether It be that 0 economy, that OF
temperance or elevating and enghtening the labor
ing classes and 1t becomes us VINO are striving TO
act integently patriOtlcally and c0nscentl0usly,
to decide for ourselves in which OF these two great
political organizations ana through which OF
more eifectualy that which TO us seems
the great and crying need OF the hour ask no
to seek to work out mis- Ideas through tue republican
OF tho principles OF that party he can see that ne
| can better work 1t OUT to fruiti0n and iullment
than through the other party. II Is his duty to de-
| eide between the two partics because he can work
1t out through no other. therefore PROPOSE II you
these parties to the confidence OF the people Ii con
necton with the living issues OF the day. apd to
swer hs new appeal %so o. ,n the democrstc party
| II can Tor the time call to its assistance.
| DEMOCRATIC RECORD.
We have tried the democratic party through good
ana evil report In times OF peril In the struggle OF
tue nation for its very existence and In the judg-
ment OF the people II was found wanting. Tue ro.
cord OF the democratic party for The past thirty years
was briefly reviewed by the speaker, and he claimed
that during the war all dlsoyaty found ITS home in
ampss liam We're asked to transfer to them 4 the SeS po
tlcal power OF the State The leaders OF the party
mad not dlsavowed and dlsowned the position
penance In sackcotn and ashes. Until they dd this
tney could not be trusted. IL was upon the great
mcnced and endod. Upon which side in that great
struggle stood the pal thai pSw pow asked Cr
higher. They achieved the end in the the
| proclamation OF the President tnat the dfteenth
| amendment was part Of the constitution OF the
--tappausel-and oil men were equal before the
| law and IN political rights. The dcmocrlic party
aad not cast single .Gs for gn
tho most impoteni fury as IL saw the triumphant
walking up OF colored United States Senator to tne
desk TO be qualified as one Of Its peers In that great
body. The democratic party had therefore lo claim
on the freemen OF New Hampshire for what /: had
N'D' III rHs s'I1s' LABOR nEronx MOVEMENT.
Mr.. Dawes next spoke OF the action OF the demo-
party in tho labor reform movement. and ne
claimed that 1t was be ter " furnish the industrious
laborer an opportunity to achieve independence for
| himself by protection OF nome manufactures than
%sss sn npsss .suas na ss
| The iabofer had found in rns democratic
party hls deadIiest enemy: Its war mad
the policy Of the party for 'as list tnry years had
been to put the laborers or this country upon
which had for It's object the elevation of the aborer
! could take root IN such soil. II any man was on
on from the republican party BY any professions OF
would certainly be following false lights ana be led
THE QUxyrIoS or PUBLIC ECONOMY.
Is 1t, fellow cltizcns, because the democratic
| party viii be moro economical In the administration
VI the pubic afatrs tnan the republican party has
been or IS likely to be that they put forth this claim
for power Nothing s 30 essential to public affairs
rs honesty and economy, and unless the republican
ecoomica and that Viii be cal lit has ono no
right 10 ask further confidence ~ the hands OF
the people And unless the democratic party
has either In its past record or in something
that II holds out In the future encouragement
to people burdeDed with taxes and groaning under
q debt which has Dcen bequeathedrto tnem by this
democratic party through the war lhen whatever
may DO the answer rs TO the republican party the
democratic party could not De trusted When did
the democratic party have any reputation
for economy in the administration OF pub.
Tic arairsf Take It's history. Go back to
Mr.. Fierces administration Ia the time or
profound peace, with no occasion for any extra
expenditures OF public money and now did he leave
irf With addition OF some twelve millions TO tho
debt OF tho nation. And what aid Mr.. buchanan
dor lie added seventy millions more OF debt In
time OF profound peace, Win prosperity In the land
and revenues increasing and OveriowiDg. he added
seventy millions TO the twelve millions or debt that
existed at the end OF Mr.. Pierces administration.
Take this last administration, and the very
last year, OF II, with all the resources Of
the country. based upon the war basis,
10 meet and iqnidate The public den with every oh.
ligatlon upon the administration instead or paying
dollar OF rhc debt Johnson added SIX millions to H.
Is there anything then IN the history of the past or
the democratic party tnat encourages the people to
tnmk that If the power were bestowed to tneir
hands to-day they would be economical iu the
expenditure OF the puolic money! How is 1t
with the republican partyf Have they any claim to
honesty ana economy In pubic affairsS They
make short WORK VI the account up to this day. [
took II from rho rreasurcr's book yesterday state
Tito you.
PRESIDENT GRANTS ECONOMY.