The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-08-01
GUSTAVUS KOERNER.
THE LIBERAL CANDIDATE FOR
GOvEkNOR OF ILLINOIS
OPENS THE GAM
PAlGN AT CHI
CAGO.
WHAT THE LIBERAL MOVEMENT
MEANS-ITS CAUSE AND OBJ
JECT-WHERElN THE
ADMINISTRATIVE
HAS FAILED.
SPEECH OF GOVERNOR KoERNER.

CHICAGO, July 29.-The Liberal mass
meeting in this city tonight was large
and enthusiastic. Two stands for speakers
were erected On Market street, between
Washington and Madison streets, around
which gathered the crowd, variously cs-
timatcd at from 5000 to 5000 persons.
Hon. Gustavus Koerner, Liberal candi-
ate for Governor, WAS the first speaker.
After abiding briefly to his early ac-
quaintance with Chicago in 1886, and ex-
pressing the interest he felt in her pro-
gress, he said he wished before entering
upon n discussion of political issues, to
have q certain, thing distinctly UNDER
stood, namely, that neither he nor those
for whom he spoke wished to depreciate
the great services of General Grant as Il
military leader, or In criticising his course
rs n civil administrators, to reflect upon
him us II General nor did they, rs has
been impudently claimed by some men, to
cast stigma upon the noble army which
maintained the Union intact, and pre-.
served the life of the nation. He read
from the Cincinnati and springfield Lib
eral platforms in proof of the estimation
In which soldiers were held by the Liberal
party. He deprecated the appeals which
were being made to the soldiers in can.
vass which was essentially civil one.
lie next referred to the history of the
Republican party and recounted the
measures it had originated and carried out,
ana said that he would be the last man to
dispute any Of the claims of the Republic
can party. Ho said he belonged to the
party almost from its inception and
worked for its success. If that party was
to be eulcgized for its work up to the
termination Of the civil war and for sew
eral years thereafter he might proudly
claim some share in the eulogy; but parties
could not live upon their laurels alone.
ANEW PARTY.
New issues spring up, divisions natu--
ally arise among honest people, and old
parties dissolve to make room for new ones
ON the leading questions of the day. This
was precisely what was passing to-day,
and only the blind or those who use par
ties for plumber merely, cannot, or will
not see it. He then proceeded TO review
the measures of the present administration
which he regarded US Objectionable. The
measures adopted to force the South to
love the Union were lily devised and of
doubtful constitutionality, and had been
so far unsuccessful. General amnesty had
been delayed until the administration
party became alarmed by the extent of the
movement apparent ut the Cincinnati Con-
vention.
The financial policy of the present ad-
minis,ration was unsatisfactory. The
boarding of gold and currency in the
National Treasury under the plea of main
tanning the national currency was con-
demned by the ablest tinanciers in the
country.
The adjustment of the tariffs, fostering
monopolies of the land grants to corpora
lions, were already welding dangerous
power; the disposal Of patronage for per.
sonal ends had caused great dissatisfaction.
lie criticised the persons with whom the
President had surrounded himself, MS
corrupt political tricksters, and inexpe-
rienced and reckless military pets 1t
was to remedy these evils that
THE LIBERAL MOVEMENT
was inaugurated. 1t was not movement
Of political, but was founded upon the
wishes and aspirations Of large portion
OF the American people. Referring to
the claims which were made in behalf of
tho nc minstration-of having reduced
the national debt and taxation, peace at
home and abroad, settling dangerous
foreign difficulties and giving the country
prosperity-he said there was IL grain Of
truth in some of these assertions, but
much more Of exaggera,ion. The debt
had been paid by the people through
heavy taxation, which has been lately re-
duced as n material consequence of the
cessation Of the war, and no one ought to
take credit for removing taxes which if
continued after occasion for them had
ceased would have ruined the country.
Our taxes were too hight yet our currency
was instead of being one Of the best in the
world one of the very worst. Our pros
perity was due to our own labors our own
energy.
The Washington treaty was the result Of
remarkable good luck and ability of our
commissioners yet by presenting Assured
and untenable claims we came very near
losing the benefits of that treaty. He then
proceeded to give his estimate of
THE WEAK POINTS OF GEN. GRANT
as Chief Executive of the nation, repeat
ing the charges of nepotism and corrup-
tion in his appointments, his gift-taking,
etc. He gave briefly his views of what re-
forms were necessary in the civil service,
and concluded with II eulogy of Greeley,
who he said was not at first the choice of
either the Democrats or Liberal Repu-
blicans, but who was honest and incor-
ruptible, and whose popularity was daily
increasing so that his election was now
foregone conclusion.