The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1872-04-27
THE LIBERAL MOVEMENT.
A Broadsidc from Trunabull and Schurx.

From the speeches of Senators Trum-
bull and Schurz, at the Cooper Insti-
tute, we make the following extracts.
Mr.. Trumbun said:
Notice has been given that there will
. be meeting of Independent Republi-
cans in the city of Cincinnati [applause1
on the 1st of May next. That will be a
meeting, not ofOffice-holdersa assembled
for the purpose of devising schemes to
/ hoodwink the people and mislead then.
by prostituting the name of a great par
ty to their wicked schemes, but it will
be meeting of honest, sincere men,
determined to bring about the reform
! and publication OF the Government.
[Applause.] 1 am glad to say that the
| indications are that the best elements
Of the Republican party will be assem-
bled on that occasion. 1 notice from
my own State within Il few days that
Il call has been issued, signed, as I am
told, by all but two of the electors, and
L believe by every State officer who
was elected on the ticket with Abra-
ham Lincoln in 1864, except, perhaps,
the Governor of the State, Secretary
Of the State and Treasurer of the State,
who were elected on the ticket with
Lincoln. / have similar information
from other States.
1t can, if you WILT is in your hands
be made a success. But, to make it
a success, Republicans must be prepar-
ed to face and put down the minions
of n party and the demagogues and
hirelings and thieves and robbers who
plunder the people, and who will ex-
communicate you from what they call
the party, because they set themselves
up to be the Republican party. Laugh
ter.
No more like the Republican party
are these plunderers and thieves, a par
ty of purity and honesty, than the
Devil was like the angel Gabriel.
Laughter
issues of the present day, no; but, dur
ing the political campaign, these per-
sons will engage in fighting over again
the battles Of war, abolishing slavery
and putting down the rebellion.
To your demand for an honest adj
n1inistration of the Government, they
well reply "you are Il traitor of the Re-
publican party"
To your demand for reform in the
manner for appointing and removing
from Office, they will answer, ave
abolished slavery."-To your demand
for reform they will answer, awe put
down the reDellOn.
With the living issues of the present
they have no concern further than to
retain power in seeking to resurrect
those which are dead.
Now, if there be any Republican who
has independence and manhood enough
to meet with scorn and contempt, de-
nunciations and subterfuges, he has no
business to go to Cincinnati. ZAP
plause.]
Let him wear the collar and hear the
burden which the whippers-in of the
party put down upon him, and let these
old Bourbons of both parties that talk
of re-enacting the fugitive slave law
and expecting to vote for Andrew
Jackson, and those talking of putting,
down rebellion and abolishing slavery
expecting to vote for Gen. Gra mt who
is politically as dead as Andrew Jack
son is physically. Great laughter and
applause.1 Well, let these old Bour-
bons fight these battles over, and con-
tinue their dead issues. But let inde-
pendent Republicans all over the land
who believe in prowess, in reform, in
the living issues of the present, assem-
bic at Cincinnati, and let them there
inaugtratc measures.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Trumbull's
SpccCII, 1ll. 'oCIluIA Sl)Ohc us lOllOWS:
repeat, action is needed, that this
Republic, now happily freed from every
| species of arbitrary rule. [Applause.l
! That the Constitution, not only with
all the grants of power it imposes,
shall again resume its supreme author
| ity; that the self-government of the
people shall be respected i'll it's legiti-
mate sphere, that the law of the land
shall be again the law not only for
those who are governed, but also for
those who govern, and that the whole
people of this Republic be again in
spired with clear appreciation of the
meaning and value of Constitutional
rule, and a just sense of their rights and
obligations. The time has come when
this effort must be made, and I conf
IDENTIFY trust their rights and obliga-
tions. The time has come when this
effort must be made. and con fiticntly
trust there are still men enough in the
Republican ranks whom a slavish ter
ror of the party whip will not deter
from doing what they conceive to be a
great duty. 1t is time, l say :,
for another term of such arrogant
assumption of power, and such wan
tom acpuicscence may furnish the