New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-08-26

sTATE-TH BLESSING OF GRANIIsM RE
vRALED-CHARGEs AGAINST MR. GREELE1-
THE LIBERAL TICKET THE ONE TO SECURE |
PEACE. , |
fFRoM THE SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRlBUNBl |
R1pprFoRD. Aug. 23.-0ne of the largest |
meetings Of the present campaign was held in TINS place
this evening for the purpose OF listening TO the lion
lyman Trlm,ul Senator from Illinois. This was his
FIRST appearance on the stump in Maine, and although
the citizens Of Bddeford had only single days notice
OF his coming the large City Hall was crowded with an
attentive and enthusiastic audience, composed OF Liberal
Republicans and Democrats. as well as many leadlng
Republicans Of the cities of Biddeford and saco. Mr.
qru,pbull was escorted to the hall by the Hon. f. g.
Warren Mayor of the city, and ex-Mayor Wedgewood'
who occupied the PLATFORM with many other prominent
citizens The Hon. John NJ. Goodwin one OF the most
eminent lawyers OF the State presided and introduced
Mr. Trumbun in a few appropriate and complimentary
remarks Judge Trumbull greeted with most
hearty welcome from the 1900 composing his audience
lie spoke substantially as follows;
SENATOR TRUMBULL's SPEECH
Mr. President AND FELLow-cITzENs: should DC
very ungratefu had listened to the remarks Oh your
Chairman, and TO the hatterng reception wmch you
have given TO me tonight without thanking you or Tue
same For the first time in my life have set loot upon
the soil of the State of Maine. Among the most valued
feuds OF my life have been Of the distinguished
men from Maine with whom have been associated IN
public life 1 before you tonight 10 reason WIN
you in regard to public affairs and in doing so Shail
address myself to the SOBER anu uouoSJ Ju'Euon' "N
reason of those who honor me with their presence
shall NOT xpect TO- make any impression on any who are
e,nldttered with passion hate. recognize all men,
whether from Illinois OF from Maine, as citizens OF one
common country interested in whatever promotes TUG
harmony of all and il is not in any spirit OF nate OF AM
mostly that shall speak to you tonight some IL years
ago men OF various parties formed what was Known as
new political organization Democrats and Wings united
together. forming what was called the j RePnIIir
sn marty for the purpose OF checking the u0nllnlOn
cS9 NJ 20 alyo ovver We were denounced then by men
Who called us even Black Republicans we "Sie oaeu
traitors and we were called Ab9tonts ana a Iaue
of vile names and epthets but { az
these which we're gwen us DeiSSnY o sS
were right, went forward Win our polltod ~, @
ton TIL IN 1860 the Republican party suGSeeuSu ~ w. a.
ing It's champion Abraham me LS ST bauTated by tie
Slave power the purpose OF upholdhg saygtg oG'
which terminated in the doWniaI OF tnaL 3
iying ali the civil rights which belong to every man as
man" WHY THE LIBERAL PARTY WAS FORMED.
You ar called upon the present time TO cast your
votes for President and Vice-Presdent OF the Uhtea
States In our system Of government you are not 10
vote directly Tor Of two candidates, but we nave
system OF electoral by which each State carries as
many electoral votes as they have Senators aud Repre-
epttiyes IN Congress Now what is best for our inter-
.s and those OF the cOuntry That is the question 10
be decided What the issues between parties, and
where can we cast our for the best interests OF our
common countryl We have accomplished freedom
N,y What is 10 DO accomplished The party which es
iblished freedom has, in my Judgment iallen HVo tue
bands OF persons who are prosutng the party 70 SnS
purposes than the good OF the country we are
rallied upon 20 rescue ~ IRON , t1 noVemept having
entered the Republican party through conscientious
Tnsnjztion throng the same conscientious convictions
Immense app!ausel. l appeal to you. my Repubheaa
winch should prompt you. to take sides to emancpste
our glorious country from an Intolerance aesP1tS lap
plaugel / mean from party despotsn, Tor When man
gives IN his night 10 vote and consents TO e leu Dy any
ST of prsous whether assembled at Philadelphia or at
THl"e he lives up his right OF manhood and is not
AZ to be an eieeior. lAppause had hoped that the
abuses light been corrected through the RepuDl
cap organization but am satisfied they cannot Pc
have tired ID myself and have failed to accomplish IT. IL
must be done outside of the organization now in power
Reformation outside Of the Republican organ
izaton ali. These abuses exist IN our Clvll service
To- a very great and alarming extent and to great mea
sure in our financial also Now II Is TO correct
these abuses that the Liberal Republican organization
was formed BY the Civil Service mean the one of ap-
pointing and removing from once iH ms RDesI nvPog
eanzaton originally organized Kead the IlnCinHiau
ne Unconstitutional amendments including the repeal
OF the rebel debt. II faVOrs personal nOerV ~ uVes
lot propose make uniOunded claims for eQnsequental
dSmages and then backing out of them. Renewed APP
pausc It's in favor OF amnesty ana genera, [eaOI'
and embraces the whole country The Philadelphia plat,
form Is narrow, contracted and claims everything LOT
the party and nothing Tor the country
CINCrSAII AND PHILADELPHIA.
But they say the Republican party put down the re-
bellion. Gen. Grant not Republican but Demo-
GRAFT lApplause.l Gen. Grant never was Republican,
and never claimed 20 DO Republican and the only vote
he ever gave was for James Buchanan. Gen. Thomas
aud Gen. sherman not Republicans But it is not
true that Gen. alone put down the rebellion, but
patriotic people who loved their country put down the
rebellion and crushed II out for ever limmese ap-
pause The private soldier who served for his monthly
pay-who gave. it may be, his life and lies
buried in Southern soil, deserves as much
credit as Gen. Grant Renewed applause.I
Then we the difference between these two plat
forms We in favor OF reform OF the Ciyl seTyice
Tbe very complaint make is that the leaders IN Wash
ingtOn not the Of the Republican party, but the
mon who have got the control are holding out raise
oo 10 deceive YOU il Is for this reason appeal
10 tie people bring about this reform. charge that
,ican iZatiO
men who are not carrying out what you recognize
Republican principles The Civil Service system has be
come corrupt that efforts have been made 10 correct
It, Those efforts have been lRaorsel gy AT
81 tnown that offices are created for the purpose Of
postmaster az Cross Roads. Iaughterl DO you
tv fbot we nave some $1,000 Offices at the disposal OF
Ills Government Not an oice-holder in this land
would be permitted 10 hold his office single day II ne
were for one moment TO be opposed to Gen. Grant,
Were these created for the party or for any one
Individual or for the good Of the whole country Inc
whole patronage OF this Government to-day IL being used
Office he should be the servant OF the whole people, not
Of any one individual.
THE PRESIDENT AND THE CIVIL SERVICE.
Tho abuses Of this Civil Service system so great
that we lose annually very large amount OF our |
revenue In 1869 introduced bill in the Senate for
the purpose OF correcting these abuses This bill |
declared that it should be penal oense for any man.
Senator or Representative 10 recommend TO an
Office. The next TO If the President could
not correct the abuses himself President Grant has
said he In favor Of it, He appointed Commission
20 devise 20 correct abuses In the Civil Service
system That Commission made a report and sent It TO
Congress IN December last That Commission
composed OF friends the President appointed by him,
and after the most careful examination into the system,
reported that than OnefOurh OF the entire
annually In their collections The
entire revenue of the country last than
1855 100000. over Onefourth of this amount, or
was