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70 THE WORCESTER DAILY sPY
Enthusiastic Ratification Meeting.
Speeches by Some of the hest Men of the
Party.

BosTON, June 22.-Ihe first ratification meet
ing under the auspices of the Grant central
campaign club took place in Faneul hall this
evening. Hon. AleXa Dder H. Rice presided, and
Governors Geary OF Pennsylvania and Harvey
of Kansas, Judge lIoar, Gen. Butler and Gen.
Woodford of New York occupied seats in the
rostrum. Mr.. Rice, in opening the meeting,
paid high compliments to President Grant and
Senator Wilson, the candidates Of the republi-
can party, and claimed that had not Grant been
nominated at Philadelp hia another party would
have nominated and elected him. The more his
record had been investigated the more brilliant
y il shone, and his companion on the ticket was
Il worthy example Of American craftsmanship,
starting in the world without the aid of wealth
Or ordinary advantages for culture.
Judge Hoar was first introduced, and laud ed
the candidates for their well earned distinction
in the lines OF war and politics. In his aIluSion
to Senator Summer, the audience were dispos ed
to hiss, but were checked by the speak er before
his sentence was complete. His expression was
only Of regret at the course his friend had taken,
and the hope that he would soon realize the
false position he had taken, for his speech of in
Vective had fallen as dead upon the public ear
as the leader of democratic newspaper. The
people of Massachusetts knew Grant, and all at
tacks upon him would be repealed in their
minds as they read them. He gave his
testimony that while in the cabinet no personal
consideration ever weighed in the expressed
| sentiments of the president when the public
| good was at stake. His suggestions were di-
| rectly TO the point upon all occasions; and
when the speaker read Summers speech he
| could not help thinking that he was talking
| about some other person. On the questions OF
| civil rights and the public credit President
| Grant had been true to his country's honor. His
conciliatory policy toward the Indian tribes, his
wise selections of ncumbents of important
governmental positions, in spite of opposing in
fuences, were set forth in eloquent terms, and
Mr. Hoar asserted that the greatest obstruction
Gen Grant had met with in his administration
was his inheritance from the johnson dynasty.
Mr.. Greeley was the first instance in Mr.. Hears
recollection OF a candidate in search of party.
Gen. WoodforG of New York, i'll Il stirring
speech, predicted that when Greeley was
whipped there would be no more democracy.
He defended Grants appointments, and in
stanced his course in the Louisiana election,
when Judge Dent, his brother-in-law, was a
candidate, as proof that relationship did not
stand between him aud his party or country.
His aid to congress in reducing taxation and
the national debt, and his general course in an
office lie did not seek was his best recommends
ton for second term.
Gov. Harvey spoke of party relations and
predicted that Kansas would be carried by 90
| 600 majority for the republican ticket.
Gov Geary spoke the greeting of the republic
cans of Pennsylvania to their brothers in Massa-
| chuseGts, and joined hands with them IN COM
| pletng the great mission of the party, pedging
| Pennsylvania for 80, 900 majority.
In response TO loud and prolonged calls, Cen
era Butler stepped forward and was cbeered as
| the next governor. He dscaimed any other
| business for the evening than the election of
| president and vice president, as continuance
| Of the campaign begun on the 10Th of April,
| 1861. The old democratic party that stood by
| the laboring men was done gone dead" After
| Il short review OF its decline, the general pro-
cceded TO discuss the only obstruction in the
way--the Greeley party-whlch depended on
| the Baltimore nomination. the unwilling support
ofnorthern democrats and the men who had been
given the ballot box they had lost by the cartridge
| box. But Greeley would never be nominated
| at Baltimore. The angel Gabriel could not be
elected on such ticket. The republican party,
| in spite of talk, was united; and its ranks were
| unbroSen Supported by the rebel element,
| Greeley would stand no chance in the southern
| states, for the honest democrats there had had
| enough of isucb leadership and are not prepared
| TO support a republican such as Cincinnati pre-
sented. He (Butler) had particular affection for
| the men who represented Massachusetts at Gin
| cnnati, for they were opposed to him last fall,
| He (Butlerl was going to split the party then.
| Those gentlemen had now become too Virtuous
| to say in it. Summers speech so dsgusled the
| people of the country that they insisted ON
| nominating his colleague torVce president as a
| rebuke to him. IL the republican party could
| not beat Il party that had experienced two bolts
| or "a bolt in the second degree" it deserved to
| die, for in his belief the victory was easy TO
| be gained. lie explained why he did not 20
| 20 Philadelphia, by saying that the controversy
| about the enforcement act compelled his remain
| ing in Washington, to secure fair election for
| whoever was nominated. The civil service re-
| FORM in General Buffers opinion, was hum
| bug. IL meant that men who were at school
| while their brothers were lighting, were to pass
| examination in mathematics for permanent pO-
| siions, while the president was to serve but one
| term. He believed in turning the offices inside
| an fnur HDiI ava lfnnu ha
| asked, "a new bank cashier to be a delauter
| no they are the old ones, who have gained the
confidence of their companies, who steal" The
| offices would be better conducted by frequent
| change. The general claims to be an old-fash.
| Toned democrat, and was by no means in favor
| Of an ariStocracy of Otlice-holdcrs. lie called
| upon the lab0ring men 10 answer IL they ever
| rot their rights from any other than Grants
| administration. A party that had worked it,
| self up honestly from small beginning in favor
| of equal rights to laborers as well AS their fell
lows, was not to be killed by "A combination of
the weak elements of a delunct party, with IL
| few disgruntled republicans. He knew of old
muskets aud uniforms that would be taken
| down and 90 on again in defence of the paiGy
| of equality and progress, and the county would
| rise in her might under the continued rule of
| the party until its work was done. He closed
| by calling for three cheers for the republican
party, which were Justify given
| Henry Wilson was brought into the hall at Il
| late hour by committee specially delegated to
seek him and invite him. Three cheers were
| given for the candidate for the vice presidency
| and he happily responded, urging republicans
| TO stand true to their grand old standard. The
| proposed Baltimore convention, lie said, meant
going to the democrats and nothing else.
| Therefore It was the old democratic party that
was the antagonist, alter all.
The meeting, which was quite enthusiastic,
dissolved at halfpast eleven.
|
J A foreign correspondent says that on the
night of June 10th, an attempt was made to
blow up the statues OF the prince consoft aud
! Lord Carlisle in Dublin,