The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-10-21
SPEECH OF FRANK BLAIR.
He 10 Opposed 70 the Proposition
that the Southern Democracy
Keep AlOOf from the Next Ma
IiOnRl Convention.

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that the Southern Democracy
Keep AlOOf from the Next Ma.
IiOnRl Convention.
MONTGOMERY, ALA, Oct 2O.-GeneraI
Blair, Of the sub Ku.Rlux Committee, in
a speech last night, alluded to the propo.
sition that In the next Democratic Ma.
tional Convention the South decline to be
represented, but accept whatever candi.
date for President e offered. He dis.
sented from the proposition, as did every
Democrat In the West and North. The
triumph Of the Democrat party Is the
safety OF the South; and who should
guard It's safety but Southern menu If
they fail, may not others lailS The
South has no question of personal favor
ties, but their choice will fall on him
most likely to carry the banner In tri.
umph. 1.-THE South lails to send her wise
and prudent men, It will be claimed as a
refusal to go with the Northern Demo.
Gratis because Of the new departure, and
because the spirit OF the rebellion still
burns under smouldered ashes. He was
no friend Of the departure, but believed in
the purity Of those who chose that faith,
While he would never yield his own
convictions as to the constitutionallty of
the usurpations Of the Radical party, he
waS willing to fight the Radicals In,
any shape the Democratic party may do.
termine. He believed that tho New
Departure policy failed Of being sue.
cess In the elections this summer and
autumn for the reason that 1t was comics.
sion Of mobility to carry the elections
upon our own principles. In that confes.
sion he party failed TO place the candidates
before the people In harmony with the
platform. Thus while some Democrats
were disguSted at the concession
Missouri Republicans were conCiliated.
The future don't look gloomy despite our
losses Of tho summer and autumn. The
Republican party contains In itself seeds
Of discontent, bitterness, rivslary and
dlSaifection. ThsEe.nominAtlon Of Grant
could not In his opinion be defeated. He
10 now dictator In the Republican party,
and aspires to be In the country at large.
He viii dictate his own nomination. Some
most conscientious, able and courageous
men, standing highest In the Radical
party will leaveit when Grants nomina.
ted, will burn their ships when they fail
10 defeat the nomination and take good
pains 10 defeat his reelection. Instead
Of going for the New Departure, Blair
preferred to give guarantee TO the disaf.
fected Republicans by nominating q Re-
publican who would draw TO US, by
much stronger guarantee than the mere
words Of the platform, the support Of
those disatFected with Grant and the rad.
lcal party. We could oil vote Tor a Re.
publican who iavors universal amnesty,
and 10 against Ku.Klux bills and military
laws. Virginia has adopted this policy.
Shall the Democracy Of the South hesi.
tate to follow her exAmplel We have
taken hold OF II In Missouri, and Mis-
souri, would, II Is believed, give larger
majority than any other State for can.
didate ofthe Democratic party. Men OF
foreign birth are the men to whom we
must look In the coming struggle They
come from countries where despOtism Is
panctised, and know It's badges and signs,
and are already recognizing them. Their
leading man and able representative Is
now proclSiming opposition to Grant
and his administration; that he has taken
his departure and burned his ships. 1t
was Carl SchurZ who led the entire Ger.
man element Of Missouri to break down
the dlsfrancbislng clause Of her Copstitu.
tion, and arrsyed bis fellow cOuAtfymen
as one man against the administration and
TO despiSe It's officers, patronage and pow.
or They stand fairly and squarely to-day
solidly TO the last man against all disfrari.
Chisemenls and fol. universal amnesty.
They are opposed to Ku.Klux legislation
and against the suspension oi habeds corpus,
aud II the Democratic party put forward
a man or accept one who may be put for.
ward by others who stand upon those
principles, he will receive the entire Ger
man vote In the United States, numbering
from 100000 to 100000 men.