The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-06-16
MIR. GREELEY ON THE NEW DE-
PARTURE.
I he Politics of the Future.

But, gentlemen, my voice fails, yet
want to say n few words about the New
Departure Laughter When men are
in . bad tiN, reckon they had better de-
part from it, and fully justify those
Democrats who have determined to de.
part from the foolish old business of run.
ming their heads against II stone wall II
| were there | should depart; and |
think it well for them to do it; and since
they do il, | am not inclined TO criticize
the manner too severely nor TO judge
them too harshly have made it u rule
for some time never to coniure up bad
motive for II good action.
They are not where they ought not to
be; they propose 10 depart; and ] think
they should,
Our Ohio friends do not take quite so
charitable view of the New Departure
MS do. They say there was Il particu.
larly rough character once, who was
noted for violating the Sabbath, among
other bad deeds. But finally he became
converted, got religion" and joined the
church. All right. Ono day gentleman
came along and asked neighbor OF his :
"DO you see any great change In NOkes
since he joined the Churchy' "Oh, yes;
he used to 90 out Ch0pping Sunday morn.
ings with his axe swung over his shoul.
der now he carries it under his coat"
Laughter Gentlemen, ! am very glad
that the Democratic party las taken off
It's shoulder the axe which II has welded
so many years in deadly hostility to the
ri,rhIs NJ tho nnlnrn1 rnnn I an, ,rIaI n
has put II under its cont; but hope II will
think better Of II and put 1t back into the
wOOd.housG, and meet the blacks with
open hands, saying ave are going 10
treat each Of you just rs you shall deserve
u he treated, no matter what Is the color
Of your skin" ! do believe they mean
this, the most of them. ] believe they
mean, hereafter, to wear their Democracy
something more than skin.dCep At any
rate, shall urge and encourage them 20
do So
FGllow.cit2cns, would not make too
much OF this New Departure. l do not
understand these gentlemen even TO pro.
less any penitenCe for their past warfare
against the equal rights of men. don't
understand them even TO promise they
will never renew that warfare, only
understand them as pledged to this extent,
They admit that the three Republican
amendments to the Federal Constitution
are now u part of that Constitution, and,
while they are there, they must be obeyed.
That understand to be the extent of the
New Departure, md | deem II worth II
good deal. So long as they admit that
these amendments are in, shall feel
pretty sure that they are not likely to get
them out. shall rest content that the
rights Of all mcn, being citizens Of the
United States, are safe under the guaran.
tees of the Federal Constitution.
Twenty-Five years agO ] stood at the
polls OF the Nineteenth Ward Of this city
all one rainy, chill November day, ped
ding ballots Tor equal suffrage got
many Wings to take them, but not one
Democrat Again, in lSG0-not eleven
years ago-I again stood nj my polls all
days, and handed out the same kind of
votes, and do not remember that single
Democrat took one. Some Republicans,
even, would not take them, but no Demo.
crat would.
! believe In human progress. believe
that men are rather wiser and better to.
@ H"yo ' mrooS o " Ois' ~ is SoI yTT t9 y"ars %
at,oo 1a" % p.Gp gra, nonooro,ic % Sto,o "T oyiaa
noo sIo ,;,drov, iii @ I, t%n oonooU o"sI 'von H. ;,o
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% %todr,nn, vTTS9",' onI S,. o, w tnV vd,n % So iar
a. NSw YoTl. %s'V coiIld ny dP iit i [hcv Evil iricd % to
Joroot Ihot amendment Now va hovc
a % Nav DSnaTirrc Wos il moi LIcI limo ,
I think il was '' ''
Fellow. citizens nm wearv, weary of
ujs sterile striie conccrninG Tho f,,Eda.
mcn,ai NOR nrincinies of Renuhlicon insiilu.
tions 7 nm iircd If irvinT IN tcacL ihc
nornocro,a iho 4 n a. NJ Dnmocracv. |
roj"icc IN know thot ihev hnvc taken n
Nav Departure md I teIl you lint when
thev hoJe oncc ioEcn il il viii In n great
deai harder In grt hnrk IN ihe old Tr0und
ti.",, =" ,.n ~ So,nn a,,o ao,,s tt9sn,i IL
o;m rin " ;d 81 M, T iho pon,iinons D',, oC no,y
So;s"s " pm, nan '"U "o, iii Tmnoi;o;o U"S
thirk mt ~ Mr n Rurko @ wciI says "CSnfi.
innno ',M io| i rinri % "T L Si,,, wV ,roSibn and
tLini. /; ,,li ,nLo sn,"o nr ;r5o jor ;Io nnonIa
!'M MI, i. wi, ,i,. HU So,"o T @ timo
w. lvnlino t.,u' s,JS ny % ,,' saai;no Il % rrnaI
~, in.i I''Im Itn U"" ,' ,noto anv LiocL man Ln'
iio1o uc", ,Hnis iTns ,hov ~ rn"n % i, my "'''" '" "
''T' 1o,', t"I onIIcinoi" ,I onv SuIdor cborgo in
,hn rni",iyn u sircno,h "F norIies bec",sse or
,ho o No1v nnnart,Irn tliIimoIolv 7 link
II ' viii vii slr"nTthcn ;h" democrats
"Thor" onn avs uvoU will m mi of
,awcr" Voc wo oGoIl somo limo m
Iiouht If Il be nv Gatc IN m ont ihiS
mom"n, nome and cverv vyor NJ nv 1iCc there.
oftcr IN hc in ihe mEnoritv n9werlcss md
deIcatrd I shomid thank I,nd most hum.
liv onI hnortiiv jhot bo oiiowcd mo io
i;yo in m ngc and tn i" n nartoi Tho
generation that Witnessed The downfall
and Ies,ruction NJ American slavery,
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