Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-09-18

The Democratic candidate for the Prcsi-
dency has started on HE Eastern and West
ern trip, and taken tho stump on bis own
behalf lie made hls first speech the night
before last at Newark, New Jersey, ten or
twelve miles from New York. A reported
In his private organ II Il, In many respects, a
most remarkable address, more remarkable
for what II does not say rather than for what
1t says. Newark Is large manufacturing
city, full Of workshops that have grown into
strength aud power mainly through the fo5.
tering care Of those protection ideas and
principles OF which Mr., Greeley was 50 long
one Of the champions, and against which he
has, within the last two or three months,
ranged himself In opposition.
II was only natural to expect that Mr..
Greeley, speaking in a community Of this
character, and as he said, addressing him
self particularly To the worklngmcn, should
give somc reasons for tho change u faith
that he has experienced, for running on a
platform for the Presidency that is practically
freo trade platform. Mr.. Greeley how
aver, was silent upon the subject altogether.
lie gave the honest mechanics Of Newark no
reason whatever for his advocacy aud sup
port Of policy that, II II shalt succeed, will
inevitably take the bread out OF their mouths
and send their wives aud children ~ the
Western prairies Or 10 the wOrk-housc,
Nc told them that Il was forty years
since he nrst visited their city; that the
time was a Sunday morning. and the occa-
Sion the dedication OF Uniyersallst church.
lie was even more confidential, aud was
pleased 10 vouchsaiu the further Information
that he was so poor At the time that he had
to walk there. Now, here was nice mdi-
rect compliment 10 himself, What he said
practically was this: My dear friends, the
frat time came here was TO see one OF your
ohurulies dedicated, IL was forty years ago.
was young man, very poor; but had 50
dccp an interest in the spread Of the Gospel
was 50 good and 40 plOus-that | walked
twelve miles In the morning and twelve miles
back In the evening to feast my eyes and de-
light my soul with the pleasing spectacle Of
the dedication of u Christian temple Mt.
Greeley suggested all THIS, rather than said It
and we have no doubt that he succeeded 10
making hundreds OF his audience believe that
he was aud Is all that he would have them
think he Is. 1t Is really pity that his faith
and his practice are so entirely in conflict.
| He Is u member Of tue UniyCrsalist Church
now, II Is true; but he failed TO tell his Newark
admirers that he Invariably sleeps through
the entire sermon, and that, II he Is r, marku.
bic for anything, 1t Is certainly not. for Ills
religious devotion.
The illustrlOus candidate Ot the coalition
4hen went gu to talk about what ho knows
about farming, about thrcshiug machines,
the electric telegraph and the sewing ma
chimes about coal aud about iron, aud what
the next forty years will bring tue world.
He told them what he saw In England twenty
one years ago, and about the products Of our
wOrkshops-all OF which are, Of course, the
Immediate aud direct results Of the American
tariff Idea. But about the tariff he was al
dumb Is the stand upon which he stood
| Not a word In condemnation Of the men who
would close factories aud place US at The
mercy OF the pauper labor OF Europe. New
ark, Of all other cities In the linton, should
have reminded him Of the theories he
has been advocating all his life, from
the time he wore out his shoes IL
trampipg to that city and back; but strangt
to say, the thousands Of mechanics whom
he says were before hun, the tall chimney:
that surrounded him on every side, conveyed
to him no lesson and suggested no thought
The fact Is, MIR. Greeley has turned his back
upon protection as he has upon the Rcpubli
can party. To-day he Is seeking the vote
OF the freo.traders who have denounced and
abused him for years; whom he has accused
OF having been bought with British gold
The next manufacturing city in which Mr.
Greeley addresses the workingmeu thcl
should ask him the question fairly aut
squarely whether his election, aud of tn
election OF the Liberal ticket, will not he th
death Of the protective system.