New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-08-22
REFORM AGITATION IN OHIO.
SPEECH OF GEN. BRINKERHOFf Az hAm.I ,os,,
- VIOLATIONS BY CONGRESS or CONsfrrUIIosAL
pi0,TrsNHoRACR GRBELBY's CROTCHErs.


ratification meeting was held at Hamilton. ONO on
saturday night Mr. Peter Murphy in the chair. with r.
a Berry and Charles NJ. Miller as secretaries Short
speeohes wero made by the Hon. John W. Foett, Rams
ford Smith and Others Gen. r. Brinkerhoh. Chairman
OF the Liberal Republican Committee OF Ohio, was the
principal speaker tho following being the substance OF
his remarks: -
Rebellion and peace has not come to country to-day
still find troubles we find the people unreconciled.
Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments were adopted.
and voted for them all. The Republicans stood by
proper that security should for the future and
therefore united upon the amendments to the Cons
tuition guarantee for future security. When 1868
came when Grant naugurated and took possession
Of the White House. we thought then the time had come
hand OF fellowship. Now what has been donef Look at
IT, Instead OF governing the people aeeordi ing 70
portunty for enjoying just Government, Government
for themselves and by themselves according to the Just
and fundamental idea OF the United States, we sent upon
them swarm Of ohcoholders who were aliens 70 thelr
sol.t We sent judges OF our own selecti0h we sehs
United States marshals; sent pOstmasters; ana III
their wake sent legion OF men into that country 70
execute our laws as gaugsrs coIec,9rs anu u, hst Gov
eminent They excluded from the direction OF In9 h
affairs the people who paid the taxes ana 0wed s sap
peace and goodwill should prevail What more ana we
we Travelled with serios OF legislation, wncn
forms of the Constitution If you viii look through the
legislation for the last four years as nave you %
that at every session they have trampleu upon tno
stitntionaI rights of the States and how we have ex
ceeded through one Congress tho powers ,n 40 tbat
CopRress and think Will believe AS w, .h
IL is time call halt But as sald ha'e n' VIM "
go into that, and do not propose to-
GRANTS BLOWS AT CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS
sinnlv wish TO call your atteation to Que or TWO
tbincs Let us look at one. What Is the great guardian
of republican institutional What is the great guardian
OF republican bertyi Is it not tnat great Wriu a
principle for which England struggled iT podioS that
Years tho habeas corpusf our fathers enlDouou .
writ IN the Constitution OF the United otdles anu n"
made strict inqncons that neve eAGgps ay W that the
writ OF habeas corpus shall not oe pi; 10y
When in times Of invasion or reoeoI, tIv The po1nd Of nv
voice tonight that believes there has Dceh any
ar rebellion in these United States for the past four
yearsY in there is, would be glad to near from mn'
aud him name the time and place near no tb
mast four years there has been no hostile ioot
upon our soil. There has been no TeDeInons lag lag
acatnd snnree over every inch OF soil; and yet,
during these past years. throughout the length ana
there by the Congress which you and helped to elect
law which places the power IN the haa Oh one man, hn
or what time you and here In Butler County or any
other county in the STATE OF ONO or IN any Sser 81 the
United States and hurried away to Federal prlsoI
without power of any court without tae IN
why Is not that truei hear no reply And now my
Republican friends who have acted WIN me so many
of liberty that writ which more than anything eLso
characteze our American from n 1he se aS
ip down Tbat il is not in existence to-day, that
Il il not mon the statutebook simply because OF the
moral influence Of the Liberal Republican Convention,
helu in Cincinnati on the lst OF May lCheers1
THE ENFORCEMENT ACT
The foundation of our liberty, that without which lib
erty is but name in this country Is the purity and the
sacredness Of the baotbox. When you lay your hand
upon the baotbox. you put dagger at the heart OF
liberty so jealous fathers OF the Dall0bo1
that they embodied in the Constitution OF the United
States that Congress should never except ia IN
stance Interfere aud egsate upon the subject OF cleo
lions anywhere in the states and u was with reluctance
that they did allow that They said Tor certain reasons
Congress might fix the time and place aud manner OF
eecng members Of Congress, and none other anu YET
when you go the stauebook OF 1870 and ISL you ma
statute which not only egslaes upon tat one single
item upon which Congress had power 70 aet,
but IL reaches far beyond tnat IL reaches 70 ING
elections States Not only does reach 70 the state
elections but to our county eeeons our I Allows the
President of the United states, judges OF the
Observation-Disclosures without number It alowes judges
Of Circuit Courts OF the United states 70 APPOINT
deputy marshas without limit 1t authorizes them 70
swarm at the polls and arrest upon view without
warrant TO arrest men without complaint ana hurry
hear no reply, because every man knows who knows
anything about the laws OF the United states tnat ~ -
here in Ohio but when the people of the United states
stand silent and see law upon the s ~ Yon
IL he alarmed, that the time has come tnat the ne
puDnc IKE sne 1iI h'il Sbeer Now NV Republican
friends at the dictate OF party TO stand by IN
Statute does not exist today in ITS efficiency due the
late Republican Convention at Cincinnati.
HORACE GREELEYs CRoTCHETs.
When I look around upon these intelligent faces
know you the of Horace Greeley as well as
do ask you. then, II at any time for the last thirty
years-he period during which Horace Greeley has been
before the peope-you can name time That ne was not
in favor of the elevation Of the vorkngmen OF the coun
tIyl Has there been anywhere upon this planet within
the thirty years. struggle OF the people Tor liberty
or America from the frozen SHOWS OF Poland to the
sunny skies of Italyn Germany In France OF IN Ire
failed to stand up the champion OF the people
pause for reply: and hear none Horace Greeley has
never forgotten the people from whom he came. But
they say Horace Greeley has crotchets. would like TO
talk about those crotchet and any gentleman here
tonight, who objects 10 the crotches Of Horace
Greeley, will name OF them, II can't show III five
by the watch that that erochet was on behalf OF
the working people, springing from honest desire TO
elevate them, then, I'll go home and won't make
another speech this campaign Let US look at some of
ism. People thought 1t meant free love or something
worse What was Horace Greeey's crotohet that
point lie looked out the surface OF society, and he
saw q mighty struggle for daily bread; he saw the
masses struggling along from year 10 year without any
day to day On the other hand he saw men OF capital
and strength, and influence OVERRIDING an the rest He
ought To be some way by which laboring men might
Consisted in the idea OF associated labor that the
laboring themselves should own the factory
in which they worked that they themselves should put
their own money If they had any. and If they had
they should put their labor In as part owners In other
words he in favor OF associated workmen, and
to you to-day that whom look into this great problem
OF labor and seek some ameloraton for the working
men, sec no better way than by discussion and the
education OF our people TO time when this idea OF
associated wOrkmen be carried out when every man
shall be part OF the factory In which he works
That Horace Greeley's Fouriersm, and 50 honest
he that instead Of pursuing the course tha was pur
sued by James Gordon Bennett, and holding ON To the
stocks OF THE TRIBUNE, he said will let you work
monyou men who are in my employ-own portion o, OF
the shares The TRIBUNE and share In the profits lie
gave them portion OF the shares.
THE PEACE MEDIATION.
And so take those other crotchets you please. They
say he had crotchets during the What they
They say wanted peace at any price, that he hurried
himself into Canada 70 talk with lot Of Rebel
there for the OF making a