The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-04-23

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| IConclusi,n Of Senator TIumbulrs Speech.l |
Il notice from my own State within a
lev days that a call has been issued,
signed, as I am told, ly all but two of
tie electors, and | believe by every
State officer who was elected on The
ticket with Abraham Lincoln in 1864, |
except, perhaps, the Governor Of the |
State, AID signed, know, by the Au |
Git0r OF State, Secretary Of State, and
! Treasurer Of the State, who were elect
! cd Cn the ticket with Mr.. Lincoln. /
have similar Information from other
States. If you viii, it is in your hands,
aEd can he made t succe>s, but to make
il success Republicans must be pre-
pared TO PIT down the minions OF a
rany Of drma4ogues, and hirelings.
AID thieves, and IOUucrs who p!und cr
tie people, and who will excommuni-
cate you from what they call the party,
because they set themselves up to be-
the Republican party. Laughter. No
more ike the Republican party are
these plunderG!s and thieves-a party
OF purit, and hoDe,ty-thah the D.vil
was like the angel Gabriel Laughter
They Will go on, not discussing The
issues OF the present day; no, hut dn
ring the coming political campaign
these sane persons vii engage IN lighting
over AGAIN the battles Of the war, and
ahoishing slavery, and putting down
the rebellion. To your demand for an
honest administration OF The Govern
mcnt they will rel II, You are traitor
to the Republican party" Applause
10 your demand for reform III he man
ner of appointing and removing from
Office they viii answer, 1--WE abolished
slavery" to your demand for reform
they will answer, ave put down the re-
belion.' With the living issues Of tie
present they have no concern further
than to retain power, and in seeking to
resulrcct those which are dead. Now.
if there lie any Republican who has not
Independence and marhood enough to
meet with scorn and contemptihlencss
these denunciations and sub;erfuges, he
has no business to 90 to Cincinnati
AIplause. Let him wear the collar
and bear the burden which the whip
pers in Of the party put upon him, and
let these old Bourbons Of both parties
those who still talk Of re-enacting the
Fugitive Slave Law, and expecting to
vote for Andrew Jackson, aud those
who ere still talking of putting down
the rebellion and aholshing slavery ex-
pecting to vote for General Grant, who
is as politically dead as Andrew Jack
son is physically. Great laughter and
applause We'll, let these old Bour-
bOns fight these battles over, and con-
tnue to bury their dead issues, but let
the Independent Republicans all over
the land who believe in progress, in re-
fern, in the living issues of the present,
assemble at Cincinnati: and let them
there inaugurate measures"
e LETTER FROM EX GOVERNOR FENToN.
, At the conclusion of Mr. Trumhulrs
speech, the following letter was read:
| WASHINGTON, April II.
: ."DEAR Sri can not lie with you
: tomorrow night, but deem il my duty
0 to say that the movement for tie reform
e and purity OF the Government in the
t State and Nation, and also to secure at
: the head of affairs 4 republican states
It man, trained in republican ideas, has my
cordial sympathy 1t is necessity OF
the hour say this as Republican
= anxious for the success OF an honest
Government and the revival of fra
f ternal feeling throughout the country
n Very sincerely.
r. E. FENToN.
. To Colonel FREDERICK A. CoNKLlNG
New York
o The letter elected loul applause.
u REMARKS BY SENATOR sCHURz.
T. Hon Carl Sehmz then came forward
Y ard WAS received with prolonged ap
s pause.
i Mr. Schurz said he came here to raj,
IS bis voice against parties, or victor,
. which snhordjnates the public veal t.
/ personal and party interest, and to pro
n test against siavish submission to part,
e dictation, and against the contiHuanc
t. and maintenance of 4 power which
n ovcrrules the laws Of lie land for sci
le fish ends against the growth Of person
e al government, which threatens to con
$ vert the public purse into personal prop
l. erty; against the frauds and deception
n being practccd upon a contiding pco
5 pie to make what is wrong appear rie b
'e and patriotic That is mean and SCI
% fish
Sc He said he had started in political liii
s, in The RepuI lican party. and never de
le sill ed to connect himself with any other
le He was proud Of the achievements o
IS that party, but recognized the necess
S. ity of thorough reform, and withou
Sc unity in this purpose it could not b
le held together.
+ Alr. Schurz then spoke at legth on In
re. danger of the Capitalization of powe
'e in the Federal Government, and argue,
i as matter of justice that the SoutI
u should be enfranchised Passing to tn
g subject of moral reform, lie said tn
IS easy and loose morals engendered b,
is the war could most easily be remedie(
S, by: First-That those in high place
l. should set the example Of scrupulou
S. purity. Sccond-That the ruling pow
r er should even more freely criticise it
l. own members than those of its opp
Is nents. ard, third-That the civil service
/ should be so reformed as to make hon
l. esty, capacity and fidelity to the public
'e interest qualifications for office, rathe
e, than patriotism. He said that the sign
'. at tie Republican and Democratic
1t camps, and of the breaking loose from
, partnership and the Transformation o
1t parties must commend the movement il
which we are now engaged and canno
be stopped. Men who lead in thi
movement are not shackled by part,