New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-09-20
SPEECH OF GEN. sLOCUM.
In Brooklyn Hall

FELLOW CITIZENS: The Democrats of Kings
County among the first in the land TO respond TO
the nominations made at Cncnnat-the first 10 demand
tna the party with which they were identified should
indorse the platform and candidates Of the Liberal Re
publcaus This was not position for our people
10 assume. Although HOratio Seymour was always
popular ia this county although the Democracy were
strongly attached him. yet the great mass OF our
party in 1868 desired the nomination Of ChiefJustce
Chase and platform accepting the results OF the war
aud ignoring past The Democrats Of this county
at that early day believed that the party in power would
seek 70 make each political campaign, whether National,
state or municipal turn upon matters connected with
the war. Our political history for the past four
years shows how fully these antcpations have
been realized. We have not been able TO elect
ward officer without having our manned soldiers pa
radcd before eyes and the bones OF our dead soldiers
shaken in our faces We have not been able TO elect
Justice Peace without having Andersonyille and
Libby Prison served TO US in every conceivable FORM
And while attention Of the electors has thus been
diverted from the real issues OF each campaign, the
President has been receiving gifts, and dividing the
Offices OF the country among the giyers. To who
gave him $4,000 and TO another who gave him private
library be awarded Cabinet positions. And with this
ihc price OF the highest position sliding scale has been
established extending down 10 the poor fellow who
could present nothing but small dog who has been
compelled TO content himself with a position weigh
master or doorleeper. He has classified his
relations according 10 the degree of consaD
guinty. permitting those most nearly allied 10 him
70 become Ohiee-brOkers and compelling those
remote 10 accept consulshps and Offices. He
has quarered his Leets and Stockings on our Custom
house. aud permitted them to bleed merchants and
importers He has Kept them in position against the
urgent remOnsranees Of his most devoted personal
political friends. when the leading merchants Of New
York aud Brooklyn compelled by the action Of the
United states Senate forward and give evidence
against these harpes he has threatened them with pun
ishment by directing his Attorney General to bring pro-
ceeongs against them for having tempered with his
officials while he well knew the retention Of such men in
ofce rendered bribery the part or our merchants
almost an absolute necessity.
After testyng that the people Of the South after the
close OF the well disposed toward the Govern
nent be has aided IN establishing and maintaining over
them the worst that disgraeed free
people. From the Southern people, reduced by the war
TO poverty and to such distress never before
known in this country, nearly s2OoOOOOOo have been
stolen More than one-haf Of the Governors who were
placed In power IN the Southern States to-day fug-
tves from Justice They dare not set foot the soil Of
the States they recently governed knowing full well
that they did the Penitentary instead Of the State
House would be their abode.
PRRJUDIcEs REVIVED BY THE ADMINISTRATIONS.
BY his arbitrary and oyerbearng course he has driven
from the Republican party its founders and builders,
and yet his followers expect 10 reflect him BY revivng
the prejudces aud hareds enkindied during our civil
war. BY this means they keep 100000 blacks arrayed
D. one man against the white race, TDey are to-day at