Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-07-09
Mr. Fi.ye's speech.


ton, in a logical and eloquent style, com.
handing the attention and eliciting the
hearIieSt applause from The audience.
Tie Fortified his statements with figures,
and set home his facts in apt and powerful
language, He used inveetive and satire
IN a Scathing manner. while treating of
the molly group of which the Greeley
party will be composed.
lie referred to the financial success OF
this administration, with debt upon US,
At the close ofthe war, OF S3,S05, 600, 900.
in eight years, we have paid 65 per cent.
OF it and Mt this rate could pay it all in
SIX years more-but he was not in favor
OF doing it so speedily. With so large a
debt. Just coming out of the rebellion.
and the democratic party talking repudi'
ation it was necessary to reduce the debt
largely each year, 10 inspire confidence
abroad, so we reduced it $1,000, 0C0 the
first year, 200, 200, 900 the second; $780,
600. 900 the third, and $40 0o0, 200 to-day.
saving p ,00O, 600 in the interest account.
annually.
rs to the honesty of the administration,
take one item, the collection OF the Rev
euue on Whiskey and tobacco. Under
Andy Johnson's administration, given
over to democracy, but $50, 100000 were
collected annually, while SS7 100000
have been collected a year under Grant
As to economy, since Gen. Grant came
in, 2.5S3 public officers have been re-
duced, at saving OF $1,000, 600 annual
". Under Johnson the expenditures IN
creased so, O00,0 600 4 year, while under
Grant they have been decreased every
year from $50, 900, 900 to 100000,
Before the war, with only ordinary ex
penses under Buchanan, q great debt was
created-.and how was our credit? He
put 4 loan out and could get money only
AZ per cent, while our Bonds were
worth only 50 in the market. Now, JAS.
Brooks. OF New York, democrat. re-
Gently declared in Congress, that, after
this great war. we are hiring our money
for five per cent, and our bonds are at
par!
And now the democratic party come
and say, that the war debt must be paid,
and initiating the policy of the republic
an party, they say the civil service must
be reformed. and deeply repenting OF
their sins, they say we will show our re-
peutanco by abiectly bowling down and
getting upon our knees. and confessing
to the great high priest OF radicalism,
Horace Greeley, and take him for
Standard Bearer Has Horace Greeley
changed his life long views as High
Tariff man. or has the democratic party
Has Horace Greeley changed As = sup
potter OF the Ku-klux bill, or has the
democracy There is either knayery or
treachery here. Which is it?
After referring to the boyhood of
Henry Wilson. he eulogized him rs the
friend of the labCring man. with whom
he sympathizes SO deeply.
We cannot afford, said the speaker, to
commit this vast country, with all its ma
ierial and diversified interests, saved by
the republican party, to It's enemies--nor
are we going to do it. Why should we ?
There is not an element OF success in
The opposition. We are in the the citadel,
we'll fortified. with & gallant chieitain al
the head. who has never bsen beaten.-
We claim patriotism, loyalty, economy
and the republic saved. and defy the
world What molly crowd, like Falstafl'S
i marching up against us Who COM
pose it, Who is the leader? There are
Inc honest democrats being led up, like a
mule by the halter, hesitating, halting,
turning and twisting and saying, No,
Horace, can't 80 for you Thon there
are the Liberal Republicans. Who are
they Disappointed revenue seekers and
office holders turned out. Some of them
come slowly up. like Carl Shurz. mutter-
ing, 1T was not what we bargained for, "
or, as Trumbull says, giving in his ale
glance, declaring, There is no way 10
escape it" Escape what? Escaping
generally implies an evil f, Aud then we
witness the wonderful marvel of those
Liberal Republican leaders. mortified at
the way they were cheated at Cincinnati,
actually meeting in conference two
months after, to see if they should sup
port their own nominations
Mr.. FRYE closed, after eouvulsiug the
audience with laughter by his satire, by
referring to the charge made by demo
cratic papers and the one in this County,
that Gen. Grant was drunkard. he
said if there were any truth in it, Chas
Sumner would have made the charge in
his bitter speech, when he raked Heaven
and earth 10 find accusations against him
He was in the habit of seeing the Presi
dent nearly every day. and had never
seen any indications of it. 1t was s
charge never made in the streets of Wash
ington, where he was seen daily, ant
known the best.
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Hon. Horace GfeeLcn.