Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1872-04-26

The Great Rspublioaa Meeting IN
Nov York.
Synopsis Of the Speech Of Hen. Henry
Wilson OF Mass.

am Republican from conviction and
from desire. care moe for the Repub
lican party Of the United States than I
do for the interests, the aspirations, or
ambitions Of any thousand men in Ameri-
ca. [Applause.] Ilabored twenty years
to bring into being the great. patriotic,
liberty loving organization that should
make the Republic of the United States
a free land. [AppAuse, and voices,
"Good."] Sixteen years ago the Repub-
lican party was brought into being. I
religiously believe that it came into being
by the prayers, labors, and noble aspira
tions of the best portion OF our country.
(Applause] believe it was brought in
to being to meet the needs Of an endan-
gered country, and to carry out in Ameri-
ca the providence Of Almighty God ap-
plause, and cries Of good] and SO believ-
ing from the time it was created to this
hour, have never consciously uttered
word or performed An act to drive man
out of its ranks, and here, to night, who
ever may leave us, he will leave US
against my wish and my protcstations,
and would, OH my very knees, if could
uO Az hoh hhht W PouSVy NOAsS OOSA ohA
stand with US, fight the battle Of this
year, and on with us in the triumph Of
the future. [Applause.] am not here
to tell you that the Republican party is q
perfect organization. 1t has in its ranks
three and huff million of men. 1t has
the great masses Of the noblest, and pur.
est, and best portion Of our cOuntrymen.
1t has some men, Of course, who are not
all they should be, and we know it; but
gentleman, l would not disrupt it because
it is not perfect. would fight on, toll
on, pray ON, and make it better i'll could
and make it worthy its great history, aud
what think is its great destination in
years to come; tspplausc] and, gentleman,
l would as soon 60 home and disband tho
little church in the town where live, of
which my wife was member and an
unworthy one, because some Christian
minister proved false TO his God. or some
poor mortal did.n0t live up to the pro-
fession he had made. Gentlemen, speak
to you tonight I ask you, who have
stood with the Republican party; you
who voted for the greatest character Of
our century, A. Lincoln [great applause];
you who held up his hands, stood by him
waded through blood for four years to
maintain your country, and enancipate
q race; you who repudiated Andrew
johnson and his treason, and could not
be bought by the patronage Of Govern
ment; Applause. ask you who re-
elected Abraham Lincoln, in 1864, when
wise men wrote letters up IS late as the
I'd of September of that year wishing to
get him out and have new candidate
because he could not be elected, who
stood by him? / ask you who voted for
the great soldier in 1862 [Applausel l
ask you who carried your country's
cause of liberty, justice, humanity, Chris
tian salvation in your hearts? ask you
one and all, to stand together; you who
have started for the New Departure come
back, come back Our ranks shall be
open to you; VIC will bid you work; We,
will win another great victory, and we
will rejoice together in the triumphs Of
our cause. .;[Applause.] Gentlemen.
there was a meeting here the other night.
l do not propose to say anything unkind
of the men engaged in it. do not como
here to initiate their example, to utter
reproachful words of old comrades, and
utter words Of condemnation Of a party
with which I have voted, and whose
measures have sustained; but. gentle.
men, l want to notice kindly a few Of
these remarks. We were told as tho
reason why the Convention is called at
Cincinnati, that the Republican party 10
under the control Of Office holders Great
God, gentlemen, = party Of three and
One.half millions Of men. strong men, in
dependent men, controlled by y few thou
sand bcggarly office holders. Why, gen.
tlemen, to be an Office holder is'to be
beggar. The Offices OF this country
hardly pay a decent and respectable
living to nineteen twentieths of men hold.
ing Office. Now look at the great pro-
fessions. Look 1T the lawyers and re.
member the enormous fees they receive.
Look at the. great merchants. Look at
the men who built your railroads and
telcgraphs, and men engaged in all other
great business nowadays, by which talent
and character. car lind their true action.
It is these men, these merchants, these
mechanics, these builders ofrailroads and
and planters Of tho great
industries Of our time 1t is these men
and great lawyers who build great houses
have fine pictures and rich libraries, if
they ever read them [laughter] Arc not
these the men who have all the comforts
and Injuries of life? And now what
about these oflicchol,lers! Thirty one
thousand of them out Of 10000 are nooF,
petty Postmaatars; 1000 Fostm asters
clerks, and $4,000 Of these receive 5000
= year salary. [Laughter.] Why, gen
tlemen, they talk about this Convention
in Philadelphia 40 4 convention Of office
holders. Well, suppose we say the Gin.
cinnati Convention Is TO be an Office sock