The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-07-19
DAN VOORHEES, yEERING.
He Accepts the Congressional Nomination
Speech on the Coalition Candidate-Win
Support Greeley-Is Opposed to Negro
Suffrage, Specie Payment, Gold
Bond Redemption, &c.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, July IS, 1872.

lEhkE HAUTE iiiu July TO- 1SIZ.
In accepting the democratic nomination for Con-
gress at the Convention In Spencer to-day the Hon.
d. W. voorhees, made a long and deliberately pre-
pared speech. He said he gave honest repub-
licans the same credit which they now
give democrats-that they would SUM-
GENTLY rise above party to vote against
a corrupt administration without regard to the
company in which they performed so noble an act.
He thought that any OF four or five democratic
statesmen who might be named could have been
elected President over Grant, and believing this he
exercised his right as member Of the democratic
party in pointing out what he considered its proper
course. He had
NO APOLOGIES TO MAKE FOR THE PAST
in opposing Greeey's nomination. What he had
said was directed to the Baltimore Convention, and
not beyond the action Of that body He regretted
that his views were not adopted at Baltimore, and
duties as citizen compelled him to accept the
nomination and make one more campaign. He
thought the democratic party infinitely preferable,
EVEN WITH GREELEY Az ITS CANDIDATE,
to the republican party under Grant and his man.
ayers No thought Of recreancy or infdelity to the
democratic party entered his mind. He would sub
nit to it's Councils, hoping that time would show
It's ways to he wiser and more beneficial to the
country than he predicted. Others might be more
enlightened than himself on points at issue, and
their plans should have fair trial. He then
viewed the national political field and said the
republican party
BUT FOR IT'S ABUSES OF POWER
would have had before 1t longer lie than was
granted to political party In the history OF the
world: but it's career has been full OF wickedness
gradually but surely FORGETTING the confidence Of
the people and driving the best elements out Of
its OrganiZati ton. He illustrated this with the his
tory OF Indiana democracy, which had reduced the
republican majority OF 2l0o0 in 1854, 80 that the
republicans barely saved their State ticket in 1868,
as he claimed by fraudulent returns, by a few
hundred majority Then came the fifteenth
amendment, never legally ratned-a fraud, in his
Judgment on the American people-whch gave an
Increase OF 100000 votes to the republicans. Yet the
democrats swept the state by 5000 majority. lie
thought this showed
A DECLINE OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY
And II the liberal republicans could even moder-
ately well fulfil their expectations, the vote OF the
state would be cast against the administration
party in October and Novemberby larger ma0rties
than were ever known in her history. He (Noor.
heesl thought the administration OF public affairs In
the south for the last three years has been the
worst ever known In the history OF civilized peo-
that section for anybody TO defeat the reelection OF
Grant. They believe that
THE ELECTION OF GREELEY
will afford them relief and therefore they dc.
manded his nomination. IL has been accorded
more in Difference TO their condition and their
wishes than 10 any other one cause. II Greeley is
elected he will stand pledged by the strongest Oh
legations that ever rested upon candidate 10
accord the south the blessing OF lust kind and
fraternal policy OF government Failing in this he
would be
AcCuRsED AMONGST NEN.
He CMr. Voorhees, declared himself opposed to q
protective tariff to negro suffrage, TO the resump
ton Of specie payments, TO the redemption OF bonds
in gold and the exemption from taxation Of the
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