The New York herald., 1872-10-26
REPUBLICAN MASS MEETING m BaooKL Yn

U. 3. "silcnt'' Grant and His Admin
tstratfon EulOgtxod-What the Rc-
publican Party Has DOno, and tho
Failure OF Democracy-Speeches OF
Ex-Judgc Van Cott and Ex-Governor
Hswlcy, Of Connecticut.
mass meeting of republicans OF Kings county
was held at the Brooklyn Academy OF Music last
evening. pursuant to public announcement, for the
purpose Of endorsing the administration policy.
The attendance, considering the unpropitious con-
dition OF the weather. was very fair In point
OF numbers and respectability, many Ia
dies occupying seats on the stage. Mr.
Beecher occupied q seat in one OF the
boxes. Mr.. Franklin B. woodruff came forward
shortly after eight O'Clock. called the meeting to
order and nominated for Chairman ex-Judge Van
Cott The latter gentleman then spoke upon the
issues OF the campaign. The American pe0-
ple he said, were grown more sober In
their treatment Of questions which involve
the interests OF this great Commonwealth. The
government has come to be thoroughly understood
as the storehOuse Of our national progress. Mere
personalities are eschewed In these times, and the
people look to the more sound policy OF good ad-
ministrati0n and It's claims upon their respect.
The battle to-day is between the sins and the
outs" as it was in ls6o and the verdict would
ent keeper OF the great storehouse OF our
national rights and liberties. He reviewed the
policy OF the republican and democratic parties
during the past twelve years, arguing that the
former had preserved the wellbelng OF our country
through the crisis OF that PERIOD and claimed that
the sentiment OF the people OF the United States
would continue to give their endorsement to
the present administration. The october State
%y ss SSS % mn NO a
could show better record. 1t had discharged
s3OO000,0Oo OF the public debt, had kept paper
claims, the San Juan question and had MAIN
taired the constitution and the laws. Actions
gre .ae very H1atn q words General u
then, were Cromwell, civilian the Silent,u and U.
:: silent" Grant !Cheers.l He is sagacious,
should have one-term principle. Had not wash
ington, Jefferson, Madison Monroe. Jackson and
added to this roll. The talk about Sbioody
piece Of theatrical @ r business %M %M ,s in this cam:
apologized for 50 long occupying the attention OF
the audience, and Spedicks band struck up
necticut, then addressed the meeting at length.
He commenced by considering the party records OF
the past twelve years. The United States had ever
ernment, and as sucn was abhorred by them
nations hoped for our downfall The democratic
party had given strength to this hope in the minds
OF our enemies. The democratic party had proved
ever been known in the history OF political parties
They had always misapprehended the sent
mole-eyed, both before the war, during
the war and up to the present day: The republican
the century. This he instanced in their adoption
OF the amendments to the constitution giving the
black men men equal rights with their white fellow cit
attack 'front.' rear or fank-they didn't care
which. Our national banking system was
h when under the shinpissrer "Vi Wildcat red sS
dog bank note currency that the democrats
gave US. He was an advocate Of q resumption OF
specie payments. With this exception the rcpubl-
cans had done well. The internal revenue taxa
tion this year would be $1oo,0oo,O0o. or that
luxury could well be dispensed with. The demo-
Gratis say nothing about this issue. The tariff
question was next ,stor reviewed Common
home industries No Congress viii ever
SECTIONS At cncnna anGr and ptn fne Com
ventions made no issue on this subject. Our
foreign policy-what OF that? IT had been said
honor. II there is nothing else he can do, he can
fight. He chose to act quietly, and left the ques-
lions Of the Alabama claims to arbitration
with the world and our credit is fair
points. then. Any stanch old republican could say
on his death bed that he had at least done some
lnlng lor ms country III MS DAY ana generation by
his adherence to his party, which had achleyed
so much The speaker then alluded to the Indian
policy OF President Grant, which he eulogized as
Christian like. History will put 1t down as one OF
its brightest chapters. The General then excited
considerable humor by depicting the democratic
party in the field of 1872 as being lost to sight in
peering to the front. Democrats were notice.
able, however, on the tanks wearing the s'old
clothes' OF the republicans good republicans as
they were MISUNDERSTANDING before them q
respectable old gentleman with white hat and
coat The losses OF the government by fraud, he
claimed, was small. The speaker denounced Horace
Greeley as an inconsistent man, totally unified
for the Presidency, and concluded his speech by
strongly euloglzng the administration, and the
assemblage dispersed