New-York tribune., 1872-08-15

PARTY-DUTY OF ALL TO UNITE ON GREELEY
FOR REFORM
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSBl
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 14.-This city was all
alive with political excitement last night Despite the
threatening appearances Of the weather the Liberals and
Democrats tnrned out strong force to welcome Carl
schurz Owing 70 tho short time for preparation there
was great deficiency OF torches but with Chinese IAN
terms and fireworks the want was fully supphed. A
heavy rain fell during the evening" seriously interfering
with the demonstration, compelling MI schufz 10
abandon Lis purpose of addressing an outdoor Assembly
and combining his audience to the Academy oi "uSlo
which was not large enough hold tthe Of those anx
ious to hear him.
SENATOR SCHURZ's SPEECH.
Mr. scburz sneaune in German, began with a refer
ence 10 the immense outside demonstration and SAID IL
was not party hate and partisanshp, but PATRIOTISM
that had led to this assembage. Before we Decame
Democrats Republicans, We became American elti
zens and as such feel bound together bhhu paiu
sanship ceases to oyercoud our Judgment we nave
great duties to perform The Republican party VI
which have been member, is going against Us, ana
in doing so it points at the deeds OF the past
But II they ascribe to themselves those merits
the preservation OF the Union abolition Of Slavery
and equal suffrage, we have the JRht 10
cay: II "yOu have done II, we as individual members
have also done it, you point with pride at the past 50
we" party that has done great Things mas not
thereby acquired the right to sleep In dleness, or III
duge in bad passions Every day brings new tasks,
and party has the duty to try honestly to solve
them. Let us see whether the Republican party is
willing to solve those duties If it do it, or will do
It. we will support IT, otherwise. What are those
dutiesi There battles to be fought, and In
time of peace need no General for President.
Every one VINO knows anything about history knows
that great like that for the Union and for the ab
clifton Of Slavery carry after them some danger 10 e
q
q Generalization in public and private affairs s. Party
the ruling party IL is natural that the first duty OF all
citizens should consist in counteractng those dangers
FAILURE OF THE GRANT PARTY TO MEET THE DEMANDS
OF THE TINES.
We will ask the following questions: Has the Repup-
can party done anything toward solving, OF has IL
promised solve the questions and issues growing out
Of the war; The first OF these to the results OF
the for the Union-free labor equality OF rights and
suffrage In doing this every Republican must have
asked himself whether the fundamental principles OF
Government would be subserved If the central Gov
ernment continually NEEDLES with the affairs OF the
States. II such the case, State of things would
arise like that Europe where the Governments can do
everything they like against the will Of the people
When we had to Let the south govern R,b herf tba
right of suffrage whereby they had the power 10 par
ticipate in the selfgOyernment It was plain that the
exercise Of tnat rght by men wh4 PIey0uslS nad no
grave results The coloed race were not born as poll
ticians Was IL not necessary TO give the wnlte men IN
the South tho same rghts Is not the principle which
Horace Greeley has inscribed his banner that or lib
erty equality suffrage, and amnestyi Many Repubi-
cans advocated latter has the Republican party
discharged its duty in that regard You all
know that 10 has dsfranchsed many white men in the
South 1t has only given amnesty and repealed those
laws after the Cincinnati Convention had taken amnesty
as plank Of its PLATFORM and then with such clauses
that il could be Ouy grudgtngy eiyen The
natural results showed themselves In the South Adyen-
tureTs carpetbaggers. attered the Ignorance or the
coored men, and established their rule on the neck OF
the white population. If you knew how these people
your sense party would demand the overt Of that
carpetbagger government
DEMAND FOR REFORM.
The speaker gave exhibit of North Carolina
finances contrasting the condition Of that State with
Virginia Tennessee and others, showing that where the
Liberal rule took root value Of property had been
increased The results OF the war, he said could only
be secured by conciliation, cOnentment, and pros
perity He continued at length, reviewing the
misrule OF the Republican party and Constitutional
violations by the President in the santo Do
mingo project, Boutwell, in the negotiation
OF bonds Robson in his contracts and Benap in the
sale Of arms and appealed TO all Germanborn citizens
10 put end to this despotcal shameful Admlnstra-
ton Abiding to the Cincinnati Convention he said that
although Mr.. Greeley not then his man, ne now re-
garded him as thousand times better than Grant lie
concluded appealing to all wellmeaning patriots TO
JON in the effort TO attain liberty and equal rights Tor all
Rounds OF applause followed the speech, and three
stirring cheers were gwen for Senator schurz.