The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-04

great or so powerful by cliques ana rings, ana I'M
less this is overthrow the otlce-hoding power Will
destroy all that Is left OF the purity OF election. Let
us them start reform by restricting the Presidency
to one term ony-let it be for four years or six
years-but leave no hope for any President to be
reelected. The speaker frequently interrupted,
and eventually withdrew without having concluded
his speech.
General Kilpatricix's Speech.
FELLOW CTTIZENs--We are living in hopeful
time; every day is radiant with the sunshine OF q
new and glorious promise. This vast assemblage or
earnest men ID but another increment to the great
mass OF testimony that is hourly accommodating 70
show that our great political parties are rapidly
dissoving for the want OF honest principles to
heretofore separated honest men are being sponged
out, and thar men who have minds of their own
will no longer allow their manhood to he Frustrated
beneath the tyranny and corruption OF the caucus.
and that, at the polls, they will be influenced
by principles, and not by promises OF patron
publicans will no longer submit to an administra-
ton OF their own creation, which, while it controls
all the enormous revenues OF the country anu hoids
in its power the issues OF war and peace, OF order
and anarchy yet proclaims itself above and exempt
from all honest criticism and uses It's vast army OF
mercenares primarily to perpetuatc its own power;
an administration which enjoins upon all Its adj
herents an obligation to keep tomb-llke silence
in regard its faults and to PROSTATE themselves
in obsequous adulation Of its most insignificant
achievements; an administration which calumni-
ates the oldest and abest of the party which it
misrepresents, solely because they refrain from
singing halelujahs in praise OF its sagaclty and
purity and persecutes them when they have the
manhood to protest against It's glaring nquites.
DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS SIDE BY SIDE.
Honest democrats are standing side by side with
OF treachery was . not launched against at;m the
hearing of my voice, or in all this broad
us in this revolt, because the questions that here
tofore separated them from us are to-day historical
and not living issues. The question OF territorial
slavery of slavery itself no longer agitates the
mind universal suffrage and the guarantees in
our amended constitution are everywhere acknowl-
edged. Leaving the dead past buried, there are no
vital questions of national policy in which true
nt oil nurfi a
And the traditions OF the elder democracy especially
renders them most hearty and efficient allies in
this era OF executive usurpatiof-When the rights
of States, for which they have ever steadily con-
tended, have been so often outraged by the
central government. And after all, what is there
to excite criticism or even comment in the fact that
men who have heretofore opposed each other
should now unite against common foe 7 is il q
new experience in the political history OF this eoun-
try Is it not a necessity that new combinations
should be formed to meet each new emergency
Was not the republican party itsef-aganst which
we are so loudly accused OF treachery--composed Of
elements the most descendants And what let me
ask is treason to party but mere juggle of words
to frighten tlmid souls from their propriety And
consummated that this scll-same charge
| or q Dickinson and say that they were traitors to
| democracy. And Is there republican who does
not honor the names of Fessenden and Grimes, who
dared to walk in what they believed to be the path
of duty2 Gentlemen, the world has Outgr0wn this
nonsensei and when Republican Convention at
Cincinnati, and two Democratic Conventions, one
at Rochester, in New York, and the other at Read
ing in Pennsylvania, all put forth the same declara-
ton OF principles, IL Is the most cheering omen that
we are living in the dawn of q new era-and with
us it rests to hasten the time when the gates of the
morning shall be flung wide open, and the shadowy
spectres of party discipline be chased away forever
WHAT THIS GRAND UNION OF PARTIES MEANS.
Gentlemen wish to say one word In relation to
the military secretaries, as Mr.. Sumner has
justly denominated them, the military ring which
surrounds the President. In time of war; with
unparalleled labor devolvng on the chief Execu-
tive, Mr. Lincoln, for the first time in the history OF
our government, was allowed two military secre
taries, both, however. of inferior rank; and also
trne over So 900 beside for clerks and messengers.
Now, If In time OF war Mr. Lincoln had two mill
tary secretaries, surely in time of peace we had
right to expect that General Grant would do with
one. One Gentlemen General Grant entered the
White House with no less than fve-none of them
officers of inferior rank, but brigadier generals
each and every one OF them-and a host of
citizen clerks beside. Five brigadier generals,
gentlemen were required to wait upon his military
hghneSs-hve brgadier generals to dance attend
ance on this champion OF retrenchment, economy
and refOrm-lve brgadier generals at salary of
ing, for time at least the pay OF Secretary OF Le
cation at London Observation-Disclosures General Bah
COCK, Brigadier General Porter, Brigadier General
Dent, Brgadier General Badeau and Brigadier Cen
eral Michler, the superintendent of Public Build
ngs, whose duty was also to attend the royal court
OF his military majesty. Five brgadier generala at
an aggregate compensation OF more than twenty
thousand dollars: and this is Grants promised re-
trenchment, economy and reform. Gentlemen
this grand fusion Of honest men from every party
means that the people demand return to first
principles; restoration OF the reign OF lay;
guards, those revered formaties, those
almost sacred traditions OF our fathers which
we have inherited as the garnered results OF that
stern struggle which our ancestry whose first in
stnct the love OF constitutional liberty, waged
for centuries without truce against the encroacl-
ments of arbitrary power. 1t means that although
the people tolerated and even authorized these
magisteria assumptions while war was making its
own wild havoc with law, yet they are sickened
that seven years of peace unbroken even by Exc
cutve lawlessness, have been worse than wasted !;
seven years of peace, whose bitter fruits are cen
ing civil disabilities and suspended habeas corpus
IL happens that these two falacies are held as
politcaI gospel by the faithful
Fyra-Aleg glance TO General Grant takes precedence
Secoad-That democrat is alien enemy.
Now, both Of these fallaces we mean to sweep
away forever by the election Of Horace Greeley
And this, gentlemen, will be the last political cam
paign In which party will attempt to perpetuate
It's power by ringing in our ears the old battle-cry
OF rebellion The rebellion, thank God, is ended ;
the war Is over; the time has come for peace.
WHAT WE INTEND TO DO.
Gentlemen the partisans of Grant cry OUT
| 'what do you intend to do What do you expect
| to gain ~ Our answer Is. the election OF Horace
Greeley will break up that close corporation
which assumes to possess all the po-
roeates to itself alone the credit Of saving the
Union, and demands perpetual lease OF power,
based on a fictitious sense of gratitude 1t Will
tear down that false barrier which assumes to sepa-
rate loyalty from treason. 1t will bring together,
without sacrifice Of dignity or principle, men OF
all sections and parties II will utterly destroy that
sectional spirit which forces the passions Of war
INTO civil life when the war itself is ended 1t will
bring about real union OF honest men from the
North and from the South, and 1t seems to me to be
the only way to effect such a union-a union &C.
mented by a common and patriotic purpose to pro-
mote the Interest Of the entire nation.
So that Coumbla,s soil may have war line no longer
A line between brothers dividing their own;
n May the blessed reunion hearts still stronger,
The past be forgotten and buried alone
WHY WE CAN VOTE FOR DEMOCRATS AND WHY WE
CAN VOTE FOR REBELS.
"Ah, yes" we hear, "this all sounds well, but can
you liberal republicans unite with democrats2'
Why notS Who forbds the bansa We did not re-
fuse to fight side by side with democrats when we
had a common cause, and why should we snudder
at the proposition Of voting with them In COM
mon causeS
WHY DEMOCRATS CAN VOTE FOR HORACE GREELEY.
But, again, 1t Is urged that democrats cannot
vote for Mr.. Greeley-that no great party can sup
port man who has not been Identified with their
organization. Why, my friends, four years ago the
republican party voted for man whose politi-
cal principles 1 II he possessed any, had
IL was generally conceded that he was q
democrat II anything. He surely was not repub-
lican In 1906 when he was supporting the 'my
pocyr OF Andrew Johnson, and Whom he was send.