The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-10-05
2olitital Sffairs.
SPEECH OF THEODORE TILToN.
scArnINo ARRAIoNMENr OF GRANT.

On Saturday night, the 2lst of sep
tcmber, tho most brilliant audience
which has yet assembled at Concert
Hall, Philadelphia, during the peudaucy
OF the campaign, met there to greet
Theodore Tilton, Of New York, who
came to tell the citizens of Philadephia
why they should not vote for the re
election Of General Grant to the Presi
dental chair. After returning thanks
70 the audience for their warm recep
tioa Of him, iu response to his iutroduc
tion to them by the President, Mr..
Tllton said:
Two years ago though, that the Re
publican administration, E which Pres.
ldeut Grant is the head, was too goou
to be bad, aud too bad to be good.
think that now il we would put that
same administration in the scale aud
weigh it, We should dnd that what was
| good IN that administration has grown
steadily less, and what was bad had
grown steadily worse, until at last the
President has not only divided asuuder
the party that originally lifted him into
power, seudlng one portion OF II To Tin
olnnali, aud brll gIug the other portion
of 1t here to Philadelphia, but he has
likewise combtued against himself the
euIlre remainder of the American puo
pie, aud without distinction oi party,
nIs brought about position OF affairs
the ike vi which never heretofore
hau parallel III the history OF Ameri
eau politics, 50 that although am
neither u prophet nor the son uf u
prophet, | venture upon the prediction
| that the gentleman who now sits Ia the
executive chair OF the republic, put into
that high station at the nations general
invitation, is nkeiy To be put out Of that
high seat also BY the nations invita-
uOn.
II is no pleasure to me speak
against the Hepubhoau administration
do not purpose to do it. would
rather summuu that administration to
speak against itself, Tor do not know
how to draw an indictment against the
powers that be at Washington, half so
severe as its own platform records
against it.
For Instance, here, to your Gity, came
the Republican party, saying, through
its National Convention, to the people
at large, I'VE have had one term; we
desire another " WhyI The plat.
form gives the reasons, aud these are
that four years more are wanted to ac
complish certain reforms. The ques
tlon naturally arises, since President
Grant and his administration have had
the government lour years, why have
they not already accomplished these
relormsI Look at il. From the FIST
hour OF the Presidential accession to
power, until now, his administration
has had working majority in both
Houses of Congress, aud that admins
lration has had only to will in order to
do. Its wish has been the law let
there be light aud there was light"
says the Divine record. Now, compar
lug small things with great, there has
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We see. then. the Republican marty.
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