Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1872-07-04
Speech by Senator Morton.

Harper's Weekly.
Speech by Senator Morton.
INDIANAPOLIS, June D.
Senator Morton commenced his speech,
last evening, by saying that, on number
of occasions, he had addressed meetings
in this hall since 1861, but had never been
present at a meeting at which the Repub
lican party was surrounded by such cir
cumstances of congratulation and
triumphs. In the brief time he should
occupy he would not attempt anything
like an argument in favor of Republican
principles. Lawyers will tell you that,
when the defendant comes into court and
confesses judgment, the plaintiff is not
required to prove his case. Laughter
and applause When a politician has
lived to be more than fifty years old, and
his most enthusiastic friends are not able
to point to any good thing that he has
ever done in politics; when all his coun-
sells have borne only the fruit of blood
and misery; when every measure that he
has advocated has proved either blunder
or crime; when all his opinions have
been refuted, either by time or experience,
it is but natural that he should desire to
turn his back upon the past and ask for a
new issue. When great party under
the leadership of unwise, or unpatriotic or
selfish men has made shipwreck of their
nation, it is but natural that the party
should try to obtain new name and seek
to come before the country upon new
questions.
So far as the Republican policy of the
Administration is concerned, it stands
vindicated by the confession of our
political antagonists. While they are
proposing to form new party for giving
contracts of the Government and filling
the offices, they dare not propose a new
policy, and have nothing better to offer
than he whom you have. Greeley in him
self constitutes platform which they
dare not reaffirm in their resolutions. He
has advocated some measures of finance
for the last four years which every intelli-
gent business man in this audience to-
night knows would bring convulsion and
ruin upon this country if they were car
ried out. Hehas advocated in the Tribune
a resumption of specie payment at once.
Every intelligent man here tonight knows
that if Horace Greeley was elected and
should attempt to carry out that policy, it
would result in a panic, bankruptcy, and
prostration to all business interests.
The people of this country cannot af-
ford to change this Administration. This
is particularly the campaign of business
men of all parties. This country is now
prospering as it never has before The
Republican party has reduced taxation,
repealed all internal revenue except on
whisky and tobacco, and yet the public
| debt is being paid at rapid rate. This
has been done by economy in every de
partment of the Government, and by hon.
est and faithful collection of the revenue
| do not believe the financial department OF
this Government has ever been better ad
ministered.
The Republican National Convention
has presented to you again the name of
| General Grant as candidate for Presi-
dent. Enthusiastic cheers. He has
passed through the ordeal of calumny and
SANDER as no other man has since the
days OF General Washington; yet he comes
out without the smell of fire upon his
garments. There are now three principal
objections to General Grant and to his
Administration, and they are personal in
their character, and they do not 60 to the
merits of the Government at all They
are personal, and when you come to ex
anime them you will say that they are
contemplate
The Administration has nothing new tC
offer. We simply propose to go on as WE
are going, of course making reforms from
time to time, for reforms are always il
order and always necessary, because from
day to day necessities grow up thai
did not exist before The Republican
party is emphatically the reform party
Il has made more and greater reform
than all other parties in this country pu
together.
My friend Mr.. Hendricks said in hi
speech in the convention here: .We have
this day turned our backs upon the past
we now stand in the present, and we lool
forward to the great future. The past il
gone" Laughter. Now in all serious
ness, was any public man ever before
called upon to make such a humiliatins
confession that great party, at the enc
OF its career, can only 90 before the cOun
try by saying: 'sWe turn our backs upo1
the past; we confess that we have beel
wrong; we acknowledge our errors; W,
cut loose from the past, and we look onl,
to the future" The prodigal son, afte
he had exhausted his substance, cam
back to his fathers house asking to b
forgiven, and with promises of beginnin,
life anew and living better.
All that the Democratic party can sa,
now, upon entering upon this canvass, is
that we agree to cut loose from all ou
old principles; we divorce ourselves from
all our past history as far as possible; W,
intend to start in life anew; we accept al
the principles of Horace Greeley and tn,
Cincinnati platform. But, l ask, hav
they turned their backs on the past? Ca1
they do it? Is it in the possibilities O
parties or human nature !? They
have declared their principles, from tim
to time, for twenty-five years, and wha
they believed six months ago they believ
tonight. They cannot help it. Men Cal
change their mind, but cannot chang
their convictions. God, alone, can chang g
the heart.
The Senator concluded his speech b
an exhortation to patriotic men of al
parties to stand fast by the Republican
cause. Neither business men, laborin
men nor capitalists can afford to have th
present policy changed if they want thi
country to go on substantially as it
now going. The people understand thei
| own interests, and 1 believe they wi
stand by Grant.
The white hairs that often appear O
: horses from the use of wear of saddle
l or harness are very unsightly. A corr,
| spondent of the Massachusetts, Ploaonaa
| recommends the following remedy, whic
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