New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-08-21
REFORM AT ROCHESTER,.

A MEETING OF FIVE THOUSAND PEOPLE-sTIR-
RING SPEECHES OF sELDEN AND DEPEW.
The Greeley and Brown ratification meeting
at Rochester, N. " on Thursday Of last week. was at
tended by at least 5000 people Extracts from Judge
Henry II. selden's speech printed In THE TRIBUNE
OF the 10Th ns and today his for joining the
liberal movement are given, together with extract
from the speech of tue Hon. Chauncey NJ Depew.
As participated in the movement which resulted In
the Cincinnati Convention and TO some extent IN the
deliberations OF that Convention 1t may be expected
should alude to the reasons which induced me to
to see accomplished by it, One OF the which
ercised great influence in determining my course was
acted with the Republican party denOun ed, who
presumed to intimate an opinion Iayoraoe 10 he nom
present incumbent. Whenever an unlucly wight
CHANGED to such position, every opprobrious
epIthet which the English language contains capable
OF such application, was, as 1t were simultaneously
showered upon him. shall not attempt To repeat the
flies OF every administration newspaper say tins not
on my own account. Tor both press ana people nave
treated me with great forbeaIance, aud personally
av" nathino To- COMPLAIN Of These were Indications
sufficient teach me- without going 10 washington ana
immense power and patronage OF the Federal Govern
ment were being made use OF TO secure sra ,ne
Whether that influence was e1erted by the
President personally, or by those houing
at ali material inquire elt that this course on the
part OF the Administration exertng an improper and
dangerous Influence upon tine political affairs of the
country IL created kind OF terrorism, unlike
i'm It's objects and in my judgment little less dangerous
than that which mas been created by the Kukux organ
zatons at the South less dangerous because more
iusidous better organized, and operating upon wider
field The exercise OF this power was designed to crush
out all Independence Of political action, ald u
appeared 10 be rapidly tending toward tnat result
was Impressed with idea that without reference to
tho personal merits candidates. and without much rel
erence TO Of government, ne welfare o inc
country required that this system Oi pOtcal terrOls
s0oud be arrested. Viewing the subject as nave shown
10 seemed be duty party 10 contribute as Tar as
able toward the breaking OF these chains OF party
bondage toward aiding others " the extent OF my
humble example In the assertion OF pOnca freedom
Before any ardent supporter OF the present Admnra-
ton denounces this COURSE let him remember that the
Republican party long since had it, birth Just sneh
protest against the action OF then existing political or
ganiZati0ns respect political parties, nave always
acted with them. though never their sorVe Instrument
and that great work In affairs O1 State
the people rule be accomplished without ten
But should be- expected 10 act with them only
through conviction, aud through fear; through
ing cOmpmented by party organs with ne name OF ue
serers traitors soreneads AMI other like epthets' III
they youtured 10 question the wisdom OF party action
would be glad 70 and have faith u believe tbat
shall the time wnen the parry whip OF Morton VIII
have become useless the slave whip or IuOinDs,
hich he wont 10 with such eject over Con-
gress aud that both Will DO laid upon the shelf 10
be gaZed at by tho curious In future times relies
of departed despotisns.
REMARKS Br THE non. CHAUsCEr NJ DEPEw.
There times in the history Of republic when great
emergencies break down the force of party questions
ana bring up all the people who sctuated by patr-
otto motives to common platform for tho general good.