The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-11
NEW HERALD THURSDAY APRIL IL 072-TsIPIE SHEET.

Isncon and to that ustsious roll would add the
OF u.ysses 3 Grant , :. a.. ..,,.,. .,o,.. Coz ..
election cce of presi of the United Ulysses
Grant, the Office OF Vice President schuyler Co,sS
nEsRY WARD BEEoHBR's SPEECH.
The chairman then introduced Rev. Henry Ward
| Beecner and as thai gentleman came forward
| subside for several minutes When sieacc had
| settle over the assemniage Mr.. BEEcHER spoke as
! In opening the campaign by this first political
meeting IN Brooklyn IL wonld have been my choice
| as your sreaker Nor that / am alto ether
unaccustomed TO speak IN public aaughterl, nor
tnsi nave very Violent preiaaiees agaass men Of
but have thought what more and more firmly
believe, that under such government ours there
- no permanent safely NOR prolonged prosperity,
unless men ~ the communicated OF standing, or
properly, OF character, men Of mark, as well as
sincere and practical earnestness IN politics. Ap-
plauss,) Believing that thus the duly OF the Law
| lster-(applausel-lor hold that clergymen are
FIRST citizens. and that their ofice makes them
| neither above nor below the duties which belong
10 czeDs. II Ut any time they In possession OF
influence; al any time they shall nave given their
them competent teach, there is nothing in their
profession that should withhold them from teaching
there Is thing IN their profession and In their
Stau0n that should make them teach the people
,a ana a wrs ia"se nnyians MINIS ms
people thnK there would be less fault found with
po.lt,cians II whose hands and perforce the msnage.
government without politicians, and although to
be pc,tician may bring upon man reproach, 1t
Y, aght not 10. Aud certainly they that stop al home
and raj at the men that attend meetings and con-
ysnt.ona and work. they are not the hest exempiars
cinzers Trcre his been discrimination male
that do mol believe m For polite req,
men, that II you make holding ONCE odious
My belief ID that man may mold ONCE under the
government Of city, Of The state ana OF the naIon
ought not TO DC discrimination made between one
class OF citizen sand another. You have no rignt TO
SAY 20 W Vo o co wh poIS oe
. right 10 say 10 you, "iou must not NEEDLE with
p2lllies because you are are merchant.n
There "a no CLASS known In poliscs, and men that
when they BEHAVE inemscives il iaoh way tnat we
Call is made Tor citizens. It seems to me that It
should be made without distinction TO class among
e L IL os 80 w rSsSs' cos to dseass T.
night between the republican party and the den
cratic party Allow me 10 speak with the utmost
respect OF my lite-lOng antagonists. Allow me to
say IN regard to them that. wnlle recognize in The
ranks q the dsmoeraIc party men as wise, pasr
inat party in the ascendancy geua be safe in the
country. provided that LIS best meif might give
t. us e nsr anG as JUS
do not believe that the democratic party
taking 1t rank and file, are safe 20 be trusted with
reope App 'as so Tncs I The Saddee b
the American people on moral grounds wnen they
drifted by and became not advocates OF the rights
vocates Of the right Of the worst ans
plaussl- and although IN the great struggle that
followed there were multltudcs OF nODle men that
upheld the hands Of the government ana the army,
gained no trust In the people by their conduct
during the great eiyil war; tApplauss, sunse.
tlon thev pursued the obstruction policy; they
acted simply in q partisan spirit as we think
aa" p Spirit and they have I gained nothing
VITA the common people by that course. And now,
to-day, they themselves consider 1t o matter or
doubt whether they may be considered as standing
with Hamlet and savlng:-"To be or not to De.'
immersed in the Cincinnati Convention and come
out good republicans enough tor the occasion
sanu . csaa oesvs that aU
contiict before is not to be one between the re-
can Sas party ris ITSELF an issue whether or not that
~ well as Of Just administration. the republican
party, compared with any party preceding It, has
reformatory srrit. So 1t Is yet be, wl under
The administrator OF General Grant be the party OF
listened 10 it win peculiar pleasure, challenge Of
scrutiny. We are not here for promiscuous praise
nor ior to defend things ,has
| your interest and my interest, 1t Is the In
iercst OF every citizen that whatever Is
| wrong shall 10 pointed ont by our enemies,
| ii need be- BY our irlends certainly. We that
the republican party shall ne not unworthy
I Of t.ge administration OF the immortal Lincoln.
| am not mere thea tonight cover upmisdemeanors
| aud to apologize Tor MISREPRESENTATION, If such
there be. Gentlemen, there Is an Indispensable
tnlng IN the conducr OF a great cause
| political institutions. You might as well attempt
husbandry without tools conduct public affairs
without institutions. me institutions OF liberty
| no small legacy from our fathers PROBABLY there
is more persc~al enthusiasm for liberty in France
to-day than there is in America but they don't know
| now 10 administer liberty. They don't knoW what
are those public institutions by which liberty ls
/ Gttv
| Institutions by which the VIII OF the people Is as
cerlained; oy which u Is enforced; by which tae
ana Is something beside that Outside OF every
government there is an element when Il just as
sponsble the govnrnment ITSELF ana that Is party
Men sometimes nave SAID. 81 don't believe in
party" Wen, there is much that mingles III party
tnat mingles IN every OF human life that is less
| than angelic. YET aver that no free government
be an opposition party. There ought to be au adj
ministraiion party. so that parties are indspei-
Sow ps ws1 mads y e
! would be glad n every man that belongs
TO the republican party cherish Ia nus neart me Ter.
dying hour. IL IL not So and know human nature
too wen not 10 know that Il VIII not be so. The
are ignorant, half:bred men, tnev are learned
men, men with violent preIudices, men
win pride, men with selhshness. What WIN
you can have only saintsa (.aughterl You could
only saints. tRenewed laughter.l You have go. TO
| take the average OF numanity--top, bottom and
middle-and deal with men with all their good ana
| bad things, all their strengtha and weaknesses
| IL Is right TO call for higher and higher
IDEAL or party Ii Is right for me as public teacher
| IL Is right for every man vino seeks better future
than past TO nsist upon II that paroles shall rise.
party must be made up OF men, and men have a
! gooa deal OF human nature yet In them. do not
undertake to say therefore, thar the republican
party has been pure IN every respect. II mas not.
say tGis tnat the republican party has done bet
ter tnan any other party that you could have framed
In the same circumstances and In the same place.
! say that do not see any prospect ut prcseut OF
any other party that Will do as well IN the
! tour years to cone as this party. ! aver
| In the language OF the resolutions, tnat we
| are open on every side to critical examination, aud
| We don't commit ourselves I'D this measure OF to
| that delinquency In the administration OF the last
four years-Judglng parties by a fair and Impartial
rule that governs all large bouies OF men, look
Ing at a legislation that has spread Itself over THIS
/ Conttnent-T say that this party mas done well.
daughter and cneers.) let there mas sprung up on
| II breeze u.au.ner.) We have had renowned
orators and renowned orarions. No man can surpass
me IN my gratitude TO Mr. sumner, and Ia acknow-
edgment Of the great work OF his nis; but