Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1872-10-08

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question of reconciliation between the people O
| the North and the once misguided people ol
the South. j stand, then, for this reform,
which begins in good faith amongst the people,
and commences with the Expulsion of all cor
rupt legislators from places Of trust and power.
Let every man vote according to his conscience
and political belief, whatever it may be. have
done my duty, and if it is adverse to the Lib
eral Republican movement it reflects nothing
upon me. 4fisa i. e.s 5E siie -
sIbelieve that we are enabled to disabuse the
public mind of misapprehension with regard to
the Liberal movement. i believe that we can
make the people understand that we don't pro-
pose to pay the rebel debt, pension rebel SOL
dlers, or any OF those monstrOsltie5 which have
been between the truth and the public mind.
[ believe that the people are seeing the truth,
and are pushing and hustliDg aside the misre-
presentations, and that a bright day dawns for
the Republic through the reconciliation of her
people and the uprising of the masses in their
majesty against official corruption and Office
holding control or dictatiou of the people.
So, friends, trusting that my purpose COM
mends itself to your better judgment, I thank
you, and say goodbye. [Cheers.
Hrs SPEECH AT WILKEsBARRE, Pa, SEPT.
twenty minutes. A large crowd had gathered,
and there was band of music. &c. Mr.. Gree
ley spoke as follows:
Fellow-citizens, We have with us others
whom know you will be glad to hear, those
whom you will not be so likely to hear at anoth-
er time as you will to hear me. | will therefore
make my remarks as brief as possible. We
have been travelling and speaking for the last
eight or ten days. / have tried to make the
views aud purposes of the great Liberal move
ment plain and simple to the great masses of
the people.
.a have tried to demonstrate that this move
ment is a simple outburst of common sense and
good humane feeling applied to the present
condition of our public affairs. I have endeav-
ored so to set this before the public mind that
prejudice shall vanish, that hatred shall die,
that suspicion shall be dispelled, that the
American people shall come together as one
people and confer with regard to their own in
terests, and in the hope that they may thereby
improve and advance their common prospects.
Such has been the purpose of the Liberal move
ment, as understand it.
I believe that this result will be benefcent
to every part of the country. | have pleaded
against disfranchisement and prescription bas-
ed upon our late deplorable conflict I have
tried to make the people forget the animosities
that naturally grew out of that conflict, and re-
member the sympathy which as countrymen
should again unite them. Such is the concep-
ton and purpose, such has been the drift of
what | have had to say, and feel certain that
unless prevented by an enormous expenditure
of money, the public voice will respond to the
principles embodied in the Cincinnati platform
and ratified by the Democratic Convention of
Baltimore Such being my purpose, such be-
ing my thought, commend them, fellow-citi-
zens, to your dispassionate judgment. ] will
now retire to make room for others.
HIS SPEECH AT ALLENTOWN, Pa, SEPT. 2STH
Fello,o- Citizens understand that gentle
man who is candidate for your suffrages in
addressing this borough not long ago, asserted
that if [ were chosen President all the furnace
fires Of Lehigh valley would be speedily put
out. Now, fellow-citizens, it seems to me in
credible that such statement should be made.
That | am protectionist all men know, but
that would not veto any bill fairly passed by
the Congress of the United States modifying or
changing the tariff is certainly true. [ do not
believe in overment by selfish rings, but be-
lieve just as little in government by IMAM
power.
l don't believe in the government of veto
The veto power of the President is not given
him to enable him to reject any bill for which
he would have refused to vote, if member of
Congress, but only to be employed in certain
great emergencies, when corruption or reckless
ness has passed measures through Congress,
which could not stand the test of enquiry.
tell you, friends, believe in legislation by
Congress and not by the President, and should
myself approve and sign bill which has fair
majority in Congress, although in my judgment
it was not in accordance with public policy, with
the wisest policy. That is my position.
Now, fellow-citizens, is there one man so un-
intelligent as not to know that the prosperity
of iron interests of this country depends, not at
all on the tariff, but on the fact that all over
the world iron is in great demand and is selling
at prices nearly double those of three years
ago? The world is iron hungry; the world is
calling for more and still more iron. Iron is
very high in all countries-those which have
free trades as we'll as those which have protec-
tion-and it is high because more is wanted
than can be produced.
1t is not probable that for five or even ten
years hence there will be so much more iron in
the world, that prices will be above the cost OF
making it here and everywhere. Just like any
other product. there is less iron in the world
than is needed, consequently the price has gone
up, not because of the tariff, but in all coun.
tries which have free trade as well, and is NOR.
ally certain to remain higher for money years
to come.
belive that if the duty had been fixed at
$40 per ton at the close of the warand remained
there, we should have had double our number
of furnaces and been supplying ourselves with
iron very much cheaper than we can now gel
it or could get it if the tariff were entirely of it
Such is my position very plainly stated.
You understand it, and tell you it is not in
the power of all the legislation on earth to put
out the furnace fires of Lehigh Valley of Penn
| sylvania for many years to come.
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