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

true purposes Il "a right for the members OF that party
to adhere TO the nominees OF that party, surrsnuerns
personal desires and preiudices 70 tho WISHES Va s"9
majority; but you will find that party tna'
ia held together with the only molNo 10 oIo
vate man 70 office that 1t Is intolerant party 30
,ras :, With tho old Democratic party after 1t
s into tho hands OF the slave ogarchy, but not 1t Its
hottar aava Neither was the Wing party inolerant In
its better days but terribly 80 In its latter days such
has been the fate OF the Republican party MI Farns
worth here alluded the bitter personal abuse that was
invarably heaped upon the Of the party Who
discovering its errors bold enough to denomee
them, and briefly reviewed the acts that had made the
present Administration party odous. In what con-
dition IA the Republican party now" he inquired
r" Rotten" replied a voice from the audience CheerS
What ought to done with it, Abandon It, the people
are saying break old political Organizations
and form new party They will do It. Enthusiastic
cheerngl The CRY was Oh, you will be contaminated;
you are associating with Democrats Copperhead, Rebels
THE DEMOCRATIC BUGBEAR.
Well believe we are all citizens OF one common coun-
try but how long Is it since this selfrgheous Republic
can party afraid Of being contaminated since
the Philadelphia Convention, probably. Settle, Rebel
was President OF that Convention, and believe have
heard of their being on friendly terms with another
gentleman from the South, one Mosby. l KNOW
something about Mosby. My REGIMENT , had uo 70
very anxious TO be contaminated by his touch then.
lCheersl Longsreet was very good fellow Wien
he was for Grant but he IA Tor GIceIe!
he is a terrible old Rebel can't forget that the Den9
erats party was glorious party ~ its Garner aTd coms
the oppressed of every nation aud now havlg aris
atitde as the champion of freedom, liberty, and re-
form Loud and continued cheersl. Iho sPead IeTy
alluded TO the constitutional amendments, anu very
clearly showed the faacy OF tho assertion that Demo
Gratis when again in power would Iepea IS sooIib 70
ments These were settled quesuons II was ioo,sn ~
taik about them It was said the Republicans fought
the war; but IL won't do for them 10 CI s, q" ad orv
Look at the brave Irish 6rigades anu every
mothers son OF them Democrat LOOK az inc
troops and see Democrats In their ranks L39h az SS
Democrats that went from our own lnidst, ni9 n m
Grant during war Democrat HookeT was ana any
crat. Burnside Meade 6a@ocrafs Oh no. gentle
men, 1t won't do for you to claim al Ine 1V ~ nm a
You were glad OF their help then. What makes
the difference nOwi Was Grant the choice OF tne peo
nle1 No His nomination was foregone conclusion.
r. was done by the oce-hOlders by the Grant army Of
6OOOO retaners. Think you II MS eectOh was oit 70 n
,vonid he elected You know he wouldn't. You know
n Won had MT this intOerabe love OF greed, TINS wanting
II he is eetd he will be elected by money, and not by
| the choice OF the people. You know this'
MERITS OF THE TWO CANDIDATES.
Cen Grants life and merits were next discussed Did
he deserve the Presidency Was he fitted to fill the high
and honorable office He thought not 1t was no proof
Of ms ability as statesman that he had been a success
| ful General While he would reward HIM for what he
had DONE build monuments, erect statues heap upon
him honors ana pere uat o. LIS hoy5 S dtted en-
Grant had been already hOnored more than any Ainef
can hero. than Washington more thdn BcOlli DuJ
what OF the martyrs OF the war me brave BOY IN D
who fought, marched bled, and died for Sl3 month
| HOW strange that they should be forgotten and
| thew -" and not Grant who saved tho nations
life II is said that Grant has paid of the national
debt tell you and VIII prove u 10 you that more OF
the national debt was paid under Andy J9nnsons Az
minstratiOn than under Grants He would next reute
some of the objections mat had been made against
candidates. THE NEwYoRK TRIBUNE had been searched
was yacilatng Horace Greeley had been in the habit
o. on aars NJ writing down for the pubc eve his daily
thoughts Suppose U. 5. Grant had written down daily
for the same time his thoughts upon war; politics, rell
| Think of it. Laughter and applause.l The various
charges made by the Administration party that he was
an original seeessionist baed zen DAYS. %op 1 pen
| ably reviewed and refuted.
REFORM IMPOSSIBLE WITH GRANT.
The inconsistencies Of the Republican party were next
taken up They had said the South should not secede
should not go Of the Unon and had fought them on
that ground alone; but, the war ended, they turned
round and declared that they out of the Union and
should not back again until reconstructed and re-
construction meant voting the Republican ticket. Abra
ham Lincoln had laid down the true doctrine, with
malice toward none, with charity for all ~ but now the
| leaders OF the Republican party did n't want the
| bloody cnasm filed up. The only capital the Re
reeiev viii pension the Rebel soldiers aud pay the
| temptibe lies; they know that no Congress, even
composed of pure and unadulteraed Democrats and
they wanted TO repeal the amendments to tho COnstltu-
ton, could do It, And we are gong 10 nave change,
notwithstanding all this base abuse We are not exactly
coming over to u.s. but we are all gong togetheI LOT
party and for REFORM You can't get reform out OF
an old party new party must take ITS place. Ths
| the Wing party did the Republican, and now the
Republican and Democratic parties are to form new
fusion, party for REFORM ana II Will De successful
fCheers Gen. Farnsworth then closed with an eloquent
appeal for every TO do his duty and remain true TO
! his convictions, against all Inducements
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