Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-04-26

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one Of the truest and noblest of the re-
publican party, and always a man of
the people, made a speech, an extract
from which we give below, and in which
we are sure our readers will be interest
ed:
SPEECH OF SENATOR WILSON.
Senator Wilson was then introduced,
and was received with great applause.
he said that he was a republican from
conviction and by desire. The party
came into being from the prayers, the
labors and the noblest aspirations of the
best portion of our country, to meet the
needs of an endangered country and
carry out in America the providence of
Almighty God. (Applause.) So be-
lieving, he had never consciously uttered
a word to drive man out oe its ranks
he would rather on his knees ask him to
pause, come back, and go on with us in
the triumphs of the future. I" / do not
PROPOSE" he said, Ito utter reproachful
words of old comrades, but to notice
kindly a few of their remarks, We are
told one reason why the Cincinnati con-
vention is called is that the republican
party is under the control of ofiice-hold-
ers. Great God gentlemen, party of
100000 men controlled by few thou
sand office-holders never saw mo-
meut when office-bolders were less impu-
dent in this market. To be an office,
holder is to be beggar. The offices of
of this country hardly pay a decent, re-
spectacle living to nineteen-twentieths
of the men holding office; 81 900 out Of
the 10000 are poor, petty postmasters,
1000 postmasters clerks, and $4,000 of
these postmasters receive less than 5000
year salary. Why, gentlemen, they
talk about this convention at Philadel-
phia as convention of office-holders.
Well, suppose we say the Cincinnati con-
vention is to be one of office-seekers.-
Qaughter). The Philadelphia conven-
ton will have fewer office-holders and
fewer members of Congress than any
that has met for thirty years Of the par.
ty in power. Great applause.) / tell
you it is ofice-holdlng, ofice-seeking,
petty ambitions, that are disturbing the
unity of the republican party, and that
threaten disaster. (Applause,) But, gen
tlemen, the great idea, the policy and
principles of the party, are stronger
than party itself.
Mr.. Trumbull tells us we have kept
disabilities on men in the South. Well
gentlemen, | stood up alone in the Sen.
ate republican caucus, and voted against
putting these provisions in the fourteenth
amendment. (Applause.) | didn't be-
lieve it was politically wise to do it, and
l have been for years in favor of letting
everybody off, and any man who be.
HAYES himself as patriotic, respectable
man, and asks TO have his disabilities
removed, | will vote for removing them
(Applause.) / will vote for removing
disabilities from John Breckenridge.
Mr.. Trumbull told us one set of mer
in the South were kept out of office, anc
another kept in. They have got nearly
20 rebel colonels and generals and ner
who served in the rebel armies, whose
disabilities were removed by US, elected
to office, and Gen. Grant 10 a message
recommended the removal of their disa
bilities and the House unanimously de
cided to remove them. 1t came to tbs
Senate and Mr.. Sumner proposed tc
put in the bill provision of civil rights
giving protection to the poor freedmen
and | voted for it, and others did so
and it was put in the bill, and, when i
was in, the bill was lost, and Trumbul
and Upton, who propose to go to Gin
cinnati for amnesty, voted against am
nesty, and, if they had voted for it, i
would have passed the Senate.
Mr.. Trumbull told us that he is eoine
to Cincinnati for civil service reform
Why, the president, to-day, proclaimed
to the country practical plan mad,
by the civil service commission, ap
pointed by himself.
Mr.. Trumbull told us it is contrary /,
law for military men to discharge ciyi
duties. We did not pass any such law
We have no law that will allow militar,
men to be appointed to civil offices, Blu
we have law providing that militar
men may be detailed for civil service
The first message ever sent the Senat
was on the 9TH of August, 1889, an
was borne by Maj. Gen. Henry Knox
(Cheers.) When Gen. jackson came il
be appointed Maj. Donelson secretar,
Abraham Lincoln took John Hay. a
army officer, and detailed him from dut
in the White House, and Andrew Johr
son had the White House filled with mi
itary men. Now what is President Grant
great offence He had three men on b
staff during the war, when he was lieu
enant general and general. He WIS