The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-07-18

frenewed appIausel and, side by side,
like brethren with hearts beating in
unison. beating with the same strong.
high purpose, they helped to bear the
flag to glorious victory. ~
That, gentlemen, is Liberal Repub-
licanism, lcheers] and that is Demo-
cratic Republicanism. Great applausel
The victory which came from that
union was the end of prescriptive-
test oath, of pain and strife, and of all
disloyalty. In word, the real end
of civil war came with that victory,
and did not come until then in Mis-
souri,. Immense applause.1 1t re-
deemed ih State. 1t gave the rights
of freemen to 10000 men who had
been bound and fettered. Missouri is
now free state in the Union, with
her rights and dignity and equality
under the Constitution; and not one
murmur of disloyalty is anywhere
heard. BY that union Federal dicta-
tion in Missouri in their local elections
was overthrown; and by that union
strife and hate have given place. to
peace and good will. By that union,
liberty, with equal rights for all, have
given to the State unbounded pros
perity, and her people a joy almost
unspeakable. Hsfai iiys fe.5t3&
SO great was their Joy and SO COM
piete their success, that the Liberal
Republicans were not content without
making an effort to extend the same
union Of Liberal and Democratic Re-
publieans, and with it the same bless
ing of hbeIty, peace and fraternity to
all other States. Rounds of applaasel
Accordingly, in d State Convention,
on the oath of March last, they resolved
to invite Liberal Republicans in all
the States to meet them in National
Convention on the first of May. That
Invitation was accepted. There was,
indeed, a great response. They came
by thousands, in such vast numbers,
that delegate Convention of Repnb-
iieans from all the States was formed,
both from principle and necessity, to
give form to its proceedings. Many
of the ablest men of the country, late
" leaders 6 of the Republican party,
were'there, and took part in the pro-
ceedings. They. were assured a large
number of Liberal Republicans in
every State, and from all portions of
the country, stood behind, ready to
sustain them; and they were morally
certain that if the millions whom we
this day represent, [cheers] would
only come to their support the num-
Der of Liberal Republicans would
reach half a million or more. [great
cheers.] Thai Convention presented
platform and presented candidates
to the eountry-for President, Horace
Greeley. long continued cheers and
for Viee-President, B. Gratz Brown
more cheers]; and that, Convention;
for the promotion. and. success of the
principles declared in that platform
there enunciated, and the support of
the candidates nominated by that Con-
ventiOn, have invited and cordially
welcomed the corporation of all patri-
otie ecitizens, without regard to former
political affiliations. Those principles
were clearly and conciselys stated in
the platform itself, and restated in the
letter of acceptance of Mr.. Greeley
more cheersb and they, are so well
known to you all that will not re-
state them !; for weeks that platform
and these candidates have been before
| the country i{3:fiW yl9v3 Hg9di ie8i
Meanwhile the Convention called to
nominate General Grant [hissesf and
to indorse and continue the principles
practices and policy of his Adminis-
| tration has done its work Kisses.
Between the Liberal Republicans and
the followers of the Grant Admins
tration the issue Is now closely made
up. 1t is Grant or Greeley. Cheers
and cries of Greeley ]e8buI a4moi
| 5While these events were passing, the
Democratic Republicans whom we
represent held their Conventions in
ali these States. The Liberal Repub-
lIean movement, the example of Mis-
souri,, the Cincinnati Convention, the
platform and candidates, with their
letters of acceptance, were all before
these Conventions, which were very
largely attended by their ablest men
| and the paramount question before all
these Conventions was, Shall we ae-
cept this invitation and cooperate
with the Liberal Republicans? [Great
applause.] Shall we adopt their plat
form ? loud cries of yes. yes, and
somelcries of never Shall we nomi-
nate the same candidates? [yes. ves.l I
And shall we elect them ? lyes, yes,
and loud eheering] or shall we refuse
to cooperate, nominate other candi-
dates, mo, no Greeley, Greeley, and
strive to elect them over both tickets
in the field ? Il fB -eiliuss buG. -g1
Gentlemen, these ar questions
which you are to decide here. That
you will decide wisely cannot doubt,
nor can anyone doubt who looks over
| this body of men, representing, as
they do three millions of citizens, and
who feels. as everyone must feel, the
high and patriotic purpose which in
spires you.s Gentlemen, what means
the great uprising which you every
where see2 ii What means the pro-
posed union ofthree millions of DEM
oeratic Republican with a million, it
may be, of Republicans? What means
this union upon common platform,
and this proposed union upon the
same candidates A union so sudden,
so compact. so earnest as to surprise
| its friends and to confound its enc
mics, [applause] which comes as the
winds come; which, to borrow fig
ure, oyerwhelms the ordinary current
of public opinion, as great storms al
ways run counter to surface currents
What means all this There are some
| things, gentlemen, it does not mean.
| It means not the abandonment of
| what is true, of what is just, of what
Is. good in human government. APP
plause. 1t means no union of the
dead upon dead issues, but union OF
the living upon living issues of the
present. 1,lApplause.] 1t means no
union for the spoils of office, Tapplause1
hut it means union of men of the
same faith upon the great and para
mount issues of the present hour--a
frank, manly equal and honorable
union of men who. have the sagacity
to see and the moral courage to accept
the situation. Cries of good, good,
and loud cheering.l 1t means union
of men who have the sagacity to see
what is past, and to deal with the is
snes of the present, and for the future
to do their duty to their country, their
God and their felloW-men. Applause.
The issue of to-day is not, the re-
| neal of the Missnnri Cnrnnrnmisa nn1