New-York tribune., 1872-09-13

the present Administration assnmed therensoi power.
Where has the money gone to "here can you
hud itf Laughter voice Mnere' vi
,yboroIpl Is IT in railways. canals, In WORKS
NJ pubic iuprovemcnt, or in any OF those mum
0eent euterrrsos which develop the wealth. ana prooo
the national prosperity OF country On no; tno Scoo
tund has been squandered the railroad Janus ha'o %
lowed suit and the tax sale Is on every FARMER 'o
lot and every householders door, Ten states are UP ~
uction and to pay for WHAT Why for the overreaeh
inc dishonesty OF men placed in apotion ny inc presenV
Administration 20 enrich themselves ana ther sa'of
ltes at the expense OF our common eoun
try. Voices "That's so."l Why, then' shouiu
teso men continue power and hold the rehs % gov
ernment over the unfortunate Southern people any
longer Simply for the reason that they Weld the ma
chinery of the Republican party in these states !'
and carry united delegations to tho National ConVeh-
tion for the denomination Of the present Administration
and because with the aid OF properly iraheu payo-
net laws they seek to control the polls ana conro INC
inspectors Of election, and thus return to the Eeotor
College the votes Of those States for tho fehonu" "
the present Administration.
ESMuY OF RACE TO DE OVERCOME
Now then beloved citizens stand upon the issues
OF dead past. Parties live only in the principles "icu
they would ncucate, and the ideas which they "o"u
enforce. All the issues for which we nave Deen suo
Cling have long since been settled by the 4AI'ee."'
Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments TO the Cohsilu
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law Of the land. They can never be ripped open
by anybody, and nobody, North or souln' uo
sres TO disturb them. lApplauseI But tne
issue in present struggle -
we can never permit one people TO DC &c. "s"H''
another people, race arrayed against ano'ho, -"
FREQ repubc Where there is universal suHiage 'neo
must be universal amnesty; and where the pack man
has received political rights, and is supported "i' sui
frage 70 protect those rights, every white man mu'
have the same rights which those OF tnat race
| enjoy. Applause Thus only can you nave
| peace. Thus only you enable eommuniueS
| TO labor together harmOniousy, Without sIl'ms
for their own defeat and the philosophy OF the struggle
I'm which we are engaged is that the powers when nave
been transferred to the Federal Government IN ' Oh
var for the suppression and the overthrow OF rebellion
now that the war is in the eighth year OF It's cesa
ton should be returned again TO those states ana
| locaties. and that We should have everywhere
throughout this broad land local seil-so'ernien''
| AN oyERPAID HERO.
Feuoy-citizens the abest, the most Judlcious ana
wisest of the Administration papers, The Eceng f0s'
| Of this city, urges that Gen. Grant should De re-
elected President Of the United States for the purpose OF
showing that Republics not unGateiul' lLaushefI
Why my friends, has this country been ungra'elu !"
Gen Grant, Who fought the late wari II was theso
ders Of the repubci from the Democratic ana hepuo-
hcan ranks alike who went out IN that bloody struggle
and where are the manned Of that gallant band To-
day They are supported and sustained as they shoud
be- out of the Treasury OF grateful country; but OF
those who arc unmamed, where theyi In the work
sbop in the field behind the plOw in the pursuit OF the
various avocations from which they spTuug' earning
| their own livelihood. Where arc the leaders ot Dat
taons generals OF army corps who fought throughout
that warl ROsecrans the hero OF stone RIVER ana ol
Murfreesboro earns his living as civil engineer
| Icheersl; Mcclellan prolonged cheeringl maintains
himself bv the efforts Of his brain, and his own IN
dustry three cheers were given for Gen Nc
| Clellanl; Hancock [cheersl, of whose gallanuy
in the darkest hours OF spotyvania, Grant sent WORD
to Lincoln Hancock was splendid in the charge To-
day" lives upon his salary as General IN the army
CONTINUED cheerng Thomas cheersl the noblest aud
unrest patrot Of our civil strife when be died LEFT such
small heritage behind that grateful friends came 10 he
aid OF his family that they might be saved from 'he
pangs Of bitter poverty. But how stands the recofd OF
| Gen Grant Iaughter.l Yes, where stands hef He
! was made General of the Army, the highest
| military position enjoyed by any American
| citizen not excepting Washington. He was made
President of the United States the highest civil position
in the Gift Of the American people, whereas before the
| war he was a poor tanner III Galena and lived upon
few hundred dollars year. And now We know nc Is
millionaire He has stocks and bonds. Talatlal
houses in large cities, farms in Missouri and Illinois lie
rides in his grand coach, drawn by caparsoned horses
and driven BY lveTed servants, and so travels through
a luxurious and easy life. But, fellow-ctzens, though
the Republic has not proved ungratcu, and these eV
It's lberdlty TOO apparent DC houDtc,
| shall 100000 of people living IN country
capable OF supporting 2O0OOOOO with opportunity for
more brilliant future than ever before known IN the
world continue such miserable failure OF an Admins
ration for four years ongerl lCres Of mo" Better
far better, pay him slOgQ1OOJ year tI4n IeelecI
| mn President OF the United States llAughteI.l
| His nep0tism senator Conkng denies, ana believe he
has but % relatives in office. Laugherl But the dah
GER lies in the example which 10 sets 20 postety-taJ
Offices given by the people for the purpose ol aumls
tcrug duties OF Government may DC uscu IoI tue
| support Of entire families. lLaughterJ
| TIE MYSTERIES or CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
FeIow-citizens we have also before Us Grants pro
fessed Civil Service reform and the manner in which he
ia carrying 1t out There GoOOO OfcehOlders IN this
| great Union, armed with funds marshaled aud gen
| eraled by Cabinet officers, who, desertiDg their
| positions at Washington, are using their
| mower for the manipulation OF the reelection
of Grant What we want Civil Service Reform which
| shall give TO officers who shall be elected ana al
pointed upOu the good Old JcersOnian principle OF ell
Cheney and intelligence to discharge their trusts. We
want Civil Service Reform which VIII again per
| init "a Butler TO DO sent to Egypt where
he has done years TO turn back the tide OF
civil and religious liberty from It's shores than ITS worst
barbarans has almost entirely destroyed the laDos
80 years OF missionary work. why, gentlemen, the
pyramids looking down from their 40 centuries turn IN
disgust from such man, and the very sphinx which
from time the memory OF man runneh not" has pre-
seuted an unshaken and imperturbcd cOunteuance,
blushed Butler Egyptian sand-mOre than can
be said Of our native Sphinx. lIaughter.l Now
then feow-ctzens, shall not advance further into
the discussion OF national Affairs, there are gen
temen here who will occupy your time ana discuss
them more fully.