The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-05

eral Runton had said the platform condemned the
ne aaS
accomplished politicians" in the United states
senate, Mr.. Greeley's groom, man who owns and
He then read the letter OF Mr.. Fenton, urging
the adoption Of more vigorous measures Ior ,h ,ae
Of ns re zen kumx aM Why
Mr.. Greeley himself, In his letter OF acceptance
eyaded the point when he said the civld ,n law
doubts that It was O cunningly drawn paragraph
for circulation both North and south, anu sus.
ceptibe Of two constructions But the great pUln.
SHAKE HANDS ACROSS THE BLOODY oHAsM
the nomination, and he would IKE to see
an ambitious candidate who wouldn't snake
Sa with most to ms ena
thece s at 1 cincinnati was nrst made
names OF the signers. OF all the names Schurz was
the only one who was ,,, not now o opp0seid
t. ton arf % seS he not "s% s he n had Hpp
made President OF the Convention. But as an EVIL.
dence that he was chagrined at the nomination, ~
the result of the ballot The battle cry OF the opp9-
sition was, "Anybody to beat Grant" That was
It was the Alpha and Omega OF their alphabet But
who did they pick up "Anybody to beat GrantW
why, an old political rake-a constitutional life,
Grant was that he and all his schemes had not
been properly considered. Appause.l
BONE FOR GERMANS TO PICK
He (the speaker) had attended the Baltimore
Convention, and saw John 7. Hoffman, the Governor
OF tne h s aai Tc os e se n "So
Germans for the nomination OF Greeley, while he
believed 1t was an old petition in regard to the excise
law with o new heading put to it, Those were nice
men to talk about reform. Mpplause.l But this
double nomination was the richest thing OF ALL
gang assembled together without any constituents.
They drew up declaration OF principles nomi-
mated Greeley ana left The baltimore Convention
stituencies, but unuckily had no principles. SO
the two fused The frst furnished the principles s,
il oil they could 40 for the democracy He called 1t
SELLING OUT
-tapplause)-and selling out to the worst of men.
who had S Been made Governor Of Montana but
was elected for malfeasance. Hanghter;l There
had he not, while in the valley. supplied Jackson
with six months provision free OF cost just for the
taking daughter and applause;l And SO he
mers, politically speaking, ever got together made
up Of the odds and ends OF all the PARTIES ever in
In their work OF hate. There was but one other
gathering in this world at all like them. That was
BARNUM'S HAPPY FAMILY.
(Applause.) And these were the men who pre-
sumed to sit in Judgment on HIM and teach him his
political principles tApplausel Another strong
He didn't know or care anything about 1t, except
that Mr.. Grant had offered to purchase it
purchased Louisiana in the same way, and he
didn't think the gentlemen who are growing about
this island would like to give Louisiana back. Jap
plause.) Another Indictment against Grant was
the bayonet law. Both Mr.. Greeley and his plat
form endorse that Grant didn't ask Congress to
pass 1t; Greeley did and insisted on It, and he
thought that man advocating Mr.. Grceleys cleo
ton had hard cheek to come before southern peo-
pie and find fault with Grant for enforcing it.
says he Is not here to defend It. This also was a
ctrp
avowing that they are ashamed OF the record Of
their candidate He intended though, to intro
duce it and show that 0 was 81 50
strait strait he would never ask friend to vote
the nomination. Why, as everybody knows, by the
chicanery OF the Tammany thieves, whO In order TO
get possession Of the government picked s man nan
alleged scarecrow Of both continents for the past
ten years. Horace Greeley was man whose chief
claim to distinction was his lntoerant hate OF the
South, the wearing OF white hat and walking down
Broadway with one leg of his brooches stuck In his
make the masquerade complete, and they could not
have selected more appropriate candidate not
EVEN DOLLY WARDEN HERSELF.
And still Southern men thought he could b.,
elected and give. them office. If that was what
they wanted he advised them to take changes in
promises reminded him of the devil taking
the Saviour to tile top OF the mount and offering to
gTe M% a an acs ee e the aa
Just as much show Of Iuiliing his promise as
Horace Greeley has (Applausel.
because one was soldier and the other fanatic.
He supported Grant because OF his terms to Lee,
magnanimously to vanquished foe than did
Grant when he returned his sword to Lee and babe
him go in peace The made made tSat da mas
umphal procession chanting p@ns Of victory to
humble his conquered foe. He was no Achilles to
walls Of the conquered. city. Suffice suffice i, it
for him to- know that his work, In
waen nc had e M vii w tU
curtain on the scene. applause and three cheers
for Grant) He then read an editorial from the
last man to surrender during the war, was the last
convert to Grantism, and commenting on 1T. TO
this he replied that he believed his cause was Just
but when II became hopeless he surrendered then
10 NV" c,oMM IAN NOT THE SCRUBS
Sra scum ad Ss a aSa s IGsS 81 s
cates were imperishably enrolled on the pages OF
his country's history, and would be talked OF and
known when the man who penned the article ana
his other mallgne,s would be forgotten. ZAP.
plause.l Ibid then what do now surrendered
kept-a covenant as before between the strong
and the weak, and one which viii protect me.
What protection can Greeley give, with his only
Baltm0re9 (Applause.) He supported Grant, as
he said before, on his (Grant's) own record, which
is the best platform a man can r.ve His friends
OF the South must now make their choice. 1t seemed
to him the election OF Grant was dead certainty
that OF Greeley remote possibility In fact, Greeley
never could be President unless lie went to
Liberia, and there his election would be doubtful.
Appause.) He would support Grant because, with
all his faults nobody ever accused him Of deserving
friend or violating covenant. applause and
cheers for Grant)
MR.. SUMNER MIGHT WRITE
all he chose about the regenerated democracy, OF
which Mr.. HuntOn was specimen, but for himself,
II the regeneratng waters consisted in voting for
Greeley. he preferred to remain among the unre-
generated long applause.) He closed by urging
upon his hearers, for the reasons lie had given, TO
vote for Grant, and when lie took his seat for
several minutes, the grove rang with the hearty
cheers given for Grant and Mosby. According to
the terms General Hunton was entitled to half an
hour for reply, which he occupied, but chiefly In
explaining certain portions Of his former remark.
Colonel MOsby in a i've minutes explanatory
speech, ''paced himself right" and then the meet
Ing adjourned.