Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-08-23
Speaker Blaine on the Situation.


the 10th, the Republicans gave him a sera-
made at Grand Union Hotel, where he was
stopping. It is stated that 10000 people
were present, gathered for the purpose of
hcnoring Mr. Blaine, and to induce him to
make speech on the political issues of the
day Enthusiastic cheers greeted the speak-
er's appearance on the balcony of the hotel,
and he was introduced to the eager as
sernbIaee, by VIM. A. Sackett, of Saratoga.
His speech was brief, and is substantially as
follows
Gentlemen For so much of this ovation
as in my belief is personal to myself, | tender
you my most gracious thanks. L came hither,
as you all did, to enjoy rest and recuperaton,
ana the inauguration of this most delightful
resort, and | am very sure that the quiet of
nv stay is not broken by this vast concourse
Of people, for the mere purpose of paying
personal mpliment to so humble indi-
vidual al myself Holding, as | do at present
a position OF responsibility in connection
with our national government, | am forced
to infer that the m re fact Of your assembling
Is an invitation for me to speak to you,
however briefly, upon the political questions
and issues of the hour and yet at the very
outset, gentlemen, | feel compelled to say
that there never seemed to me to be a time
in our history, when there was less need of
speech, or when the facts of a public record
carried with them, as patent to every one,
50 fully their own arguments, and enforced
so early their own conclusions.
The two great parties between whom the
American people divide their sympathy and
their support, must be Judged not by their
professions, but by their acts, where each is
[ IN, Tho hlicanG in fuIl
power al Washington, while the democrats
bear undisputed sway in New York. Noet
draw the picture which consists of facts
suggested TO every intelligent mind. In
Washington every dollar that can be saved
above the current expenses, is faithfully ap-
piled to the reduction OF the national debt.
Ia New York every dollar that can be raised
or wrung from the grooming taxpayers above
the current expenses Is carefully applied to
the benefit Of a private ring Of political
SPECTATORS In Washington we have wit
messed with admiration and astonlshment,
the payment of our national debt at the rate
Of 500, 900 600 per annum in New York,
we have seen with CONSERVATION and alarm,
the increase of the municipal debt at such a
rate as would ensure, at no long period
Bankruptcy and ruin, even Of that great me
CrOpOlis, with its immense resources and lts
fabulous wealth 10 seems but yesterday
that Gen. Grant was naugurated, and vet IN
the hriet period that has Just passed 500
600 600 Of our debt has been paid, sum
equal - more than One-eIghth OF our entire
bonded debt as 1t exists at this hour, and
this payment, bc 1t remembered, has been
made while taxes were repealed that were
yielding eighty millions per year, when Gen
Grant came into power Look at New York
during the same period It's bonded debt IN
creased to such a great extent that the
authorities dare not confess IL actual
amount. The tax lcYies all the while are
heapel up beyond tie ina ginatIJn OF honest
men, and scale OF corrupt expenditure Is
maintained that challenges the credulity Of
( even those who are best acquainted with the
audacity of Iammluv Hall. do no desire
gentlemen, To be understood as making a
random and unlounded charge including
every democrat in the land. and holding him
/ responsible for the corruptious in New York.
/ | have too much respect tor individual mem
+ beers Of that party and | trust may say, that
| have too many friends in the circle OF that
party, 10 permit me 70 make 50 unjust a
charge but tins ] do say, and | address u
especially u honest democrats, that the
source Of the power and controlling guidance
Of that party is in just such hands as have
+ been guilty. OF the gross frauds recently ex
posed in New York. Without the aid and
leadership OF Iammany it would be impossi-
/ BILE for the democrats TO carry the State Of
/ New York, and without the state OF New
4 York their chance IN the Presidential contest
/ OF 1872 would not be worth reckoning, and
! they we'll know II. l ggiurthcr, gentlemen
and aver that the power OF Iammany with
Is money 10 the North and power of terror
/ ism IN tic South. are the weapons relied
! upon by the democratic party u carry the
I National contest next year, and II 1t were not
+ 0r this we should have to- day absolute peace
/ throughout the length ana breadth Of the
and. Why, | ask, rs there not as much
supremacy OF law. as much civil order and
as thorough protection OF lie and property
IN the South to-day. as in the North? Why
Is there no more disturbance between the
Potomac and Rio Grande. than there is be-
/ tween the Potomac and st. Lawrence
answer simply, because it Is not for the in
tgrest of the democratic party to have 1t 50.
| answer simply because II is 10 the interest
Of the democratic party that such condition
of affairs shall be maintained in the South
as shall prevent lair, full and unres trcted
vote OF the whole people, and do not charge
. this responsibility wholly upon the demo
cratic party n the Southern States. They
are t G immedia actors, but the pOnsiblt
endorsers are IN the North If in the North
the democratic party to-day sincerely, hon
estly and earnestly willed, there would be al
end at once Of Ku-Klux outrages IN every
Southern state. Nay, gentlemen, as IL
olden time, ten righteous men might have
turned the wrath Of God from the doomed
city Of the plain, SO this day and this hour
[ believe, | could name ten leading aspirants
Tor the presidential nomination OF the democ
racv whose united and righteous appeals iol
peace in the South would produce peace il
the South.
THE NEW DEPARTURE REVIEWED
And this brings to the test the sincerity
of the new departure. And what is the
new denarture? MEY. certain COnstItu