New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-08-09
w ESTERN POLITICS.
THE CAMPAIGN IN ILLINOIS.

SPEECH BY GOV. PALMER AT JACKSONVILLE
TRUE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. GREELEY
THE OLDEST FRIEND OF HUMAN RIGHTS.
lBY TBLEGRAPH TO THR TgIBUBBi
CHICAGO Aug. 9.-Central Illinois took IN
the burden Of the campaign to-day In brilliant fashion
Crowds assembled in various both afternoon and
evening and at Jackson ana Bloomington GOV Palmer
and Senator schuz addressed their constituents AZ
jacksonville immense crowds confronted Gov. Palmer
in the afternoon and Congressman Robinson In tho
Ing ,The speech Of Gov Palmer especially addressed 10
his Illinois comOatrot5 but furnishes an excellent text
for national consideration. have been fortunate
enough" declared the Governor, "to have won tho
friendship Of the Emancipatonist, "a was generally
retained for defense in the slave cases brought be-
fore the courts" With this record he aid nos d0nb that
his feowctzens OF Illinois would trust his RspnDican
ism before that OF who bad joined the party Tor
other reasons than the party good Twontyhye years
ago a member Of the Constitutional Convention
and when the attempt maze 10 naugurate provision
prohibiting colOred from coming into tne state Tor
voting and speaking against Them no was denounced
not more vehementy than he and his friends were now
for wider and more benefcent emancipation He was,
further member OF the General Assembly 10 1884, when
one John A. Logan introduced bill TO sell all
found in tho the highest bidder "This bih
voted against" said the Governor, and yct this
Logan claims to-day that Lie is better Republican.
indeed that I'm Republican at all" As 20 Re
publican IN the party sense he disclamed the uto.
PAST ISSUES CANNOT BE REVIVED.
The mision Of the party had been accomplished, and
the issues that troubled 1t only perained its
unworthy perpetuation There is indeed no political
party in the country that can be truthfuy called by
that old honored name. Where can the man be found
who would reGstablish slayeryi and with tho end Of
Slavery the moving purpose OF the Republican
organization came TO an end At an attempt
to reGstdDlsh the infamous wrong, million
bayones would glitter in the sunlight and rush 10 pre-
10 Nr ~
witness box or ballotbox None could De Iouha lo.n
enough TO dream Of such marching backward IN me
march Of civilization. The great questions OF tbb GOV
eminent, he contended, are al settled ana they Deohe
nexOraby to the past as do the events on tue heFou
Government stands As well attempt TO raise
up the bones of the soldiers who fell in their
and attempt breathe into them the breath OF me- as
revive the issues that have died out Of our poc5 40
issues OF the present campaign. Horace Greeley - an
uncOmpromsing Protecti0nist and yet agOOd KepuDlc
Free Trader The Administration people tesss OF
genuine Repubeanism s fatn IA Grant; Io9 y S
willingness vote for this renegade Democrat SfanI'
The yitnneration poured on Charles sumner from
people who were born 10 politics when sumner ah1
reached glorious prime in Of freedom why
Ia he abusedl Because he has changed ms prlnclpesf
denied his fe-worki No. because he refuses 70 uphold
Grant But il there is a abused more heartily than
sumner that man Is Horace Greeley, and FOR the samd
reason and with the same justice. Who among 10 can
recoect the time far back is IT, when Horace Gree
Iey's heart and soul, and brain, and pom.
W. re frat interested in behalf OF the pnn-
ciples of human Tigbtsf Mothers have been
born since fiorace Greeley began defend those in
spring principles yet now, when the great ISSUES nave
been settled, he charged with the deserJOh OF e D
liels that made him the man he Is, and made the kepiD'
lean party the tremendous lever ual IL ms Dceh IN tno
last u years OF the LnatiOns progress IL the shO-
sighted desperation there is nothing too yio TO b9
charged against him.
GREELEY's REPUBLIcASIsM COMPARED WIN GhAhFA
When Grant working for the success OF Bourbon
ism and Human Slavery, Greeley laborng in behalf
Of Fremont and the young Republican guard Grant
himself declared, in letter 10 friend that he never
was antl-savery and yet to-day VIC see men calling
themselves Republicans and Aboltonists getting
on their knees and defliDg themselves to help
the military Government, and SANDER their Lifelong
friend Horace Greeley. Grant never uttered a w0rd
against Slavery nor syllable in favor OF equal rights
TO all men before the law. That such Greeley
and Tsunbull. and schurz, and Sumner, and hun
drcds OF the KIND bent on reform oOulH
DC hunted down by the base ana cor
rupt followers Of the Grant regime IA
little more than human nature can tolerate. Inc IN
famous attempts that had been made and were sun
making iniure the character OF Horace greeley were
enough TO excite indignation of every honest man ~
the land. The Liberal Republicans force no man w
vote against his convictions. IL was, rs cOuid
be testified only the Oiice-hOlders' Convention
that had attempted this sort OF thing III you dQt IKE
Horace Greeley, don't vote for b, but don Dcpaet
him with filth We want, Tor PIesldeut man h,l1plel
to the exigencies OF the times. The whole lite OF horace
Greeley shows him be the man OF the hour and no de
serves the support of the people.
With careful comparison OF the attitudes Of the iva
parties, the Liberal and Administration, the Governor
closed, nstituting brilliant parallel between Greeley
and Grant and prOphcsying continuance 81 the Teye
luton until November shall have swept away che
rupt Ring dynasty.