Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-08-22

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Speech of
HON. Il. L. DAWES,
Of Massachusetts, at New
Havon, July 10, 1872.
NIr. Greeley not TO ne Trusted In the
Arms Of the Democracy.
Mr.. Dawes said that he had not
come there to utter single word in
defense Of the personal cli aracter OF
Gen. Grant or in disparagement of
that of Mr.. Greeley. The one had
too recently filled the hearts of his
own countrymcn with gratitude and
the cycs of mankind with admiration
for lns great military service in tho
salvation OF the nation, to need it,
aud the other had too long toiled be.
fore the world in building up a name
as chief in one Of the noblest and
most influential Of professions in civ
il life to permit it. Each, chief in
his own sphere, commanded therein
the respect Of mankind, before which
personal detraction should be dumb.
But they stand before the public, to
day, in no personal character, but as
representative men; each Of whom is
the exponent and instrument through
which a great political organization
is seeking to win the public conf
dence and through 1t take possession
OF the government OF the United
States. Everything personal, there
fore, sinks out OF sight in the great
considerations which press apon tho
mind Of him who socks the path OF
duty amid the contrasts with which
he is confronted by these two oppos.
ing organizations.
Assuming that these two men arc
honest and true men, they can be
nothing in power other than wha,
the organizations behind them shall
make them. They can do nothing
to which they arc not pushed by the
force through which they live and
move. and can accomplish nothing
not undertaken by and for it. To
step outside The groove it cuts 10 to
fall, TO turn upon 1t is to be crushed
by it. To the claims Of these two
organizations, represented to day by
Gen. Grant on the one side and
Horsce Greeley on the other. the
speaker invoked the candid judg-
ment of,hosc present. IIc spoke Of
two organizations simply, TOR he dis.
carded the pretense that this is q
triangu.e. contest. Whatever may be
the forms men struggle to maintain,
and whatever may be the motive
which prompts men, thero can be IN
the nature Of forms but substantially
two opposing organizations. lie said
that it was more crcditablc to the
heart than to the head Of the gentle
men who associate themselves TO-
cc.her under tho name and separate
organization OF Liberal Republicans
and yet lend themselves to tho Dem.
ocra!ic party in tho coming cam.
paign. OF the honesty OF these men
he entertained no doubt. To their
ability in public stations, IN tho fold
OF journalism and in private life. he
paid tribute. But the very effort
they made, while striving for the
same end as the Demo ocratic party,to
keep out 0: its organization and en-.
brace, is a confession that actual
touch IA contamination. But the
effort is vain. "How can two walk
together except they be agreed ?"-I
1t is in morals as in physics, two
bodies, except they draw against
each other, draw together, and cv.
cry hour approach each other. till
they inevitably become ono as there
is a law which governs action.-
Equally certain Is it that the strong
est determines tho point OF the union
and tho direction OF the resultant
force. History and reason alike
teach this. Two bodies with one
head Is moro OF a mostrosity than
ono body with two heads, and
nc;ihor over did 1.-Two longer than TO
draw a wondering, gaping crowd
after II.
The organizations represented by
Mr. Greeley are therefore substan.
TALLY tho Democratic party, and eau
only support their claims to the
public conf lence by the title which
that party shall be able to present
1t Is q very singular feature Of this
claim that it is built entirely upon
professions. Nothing in the past
record OF tho party is brought forth
to sustain it. Whatever is good in
tho Cincinnati platform upon which
it stands has been borrowed from the
republican creed, and is in direct con.
tiict with tho past record Of tho par.
ty now Tor the first time embracing
il. Turning its back upon the work
of It's lite and taking new departure
for tho sake OF success, il can give
no other security Tor tho fultillment
Of its promises than its own naked
word, uttered in tho Same breath
that con!csscs tho ialslty OF its past
Ito. This Of itself should bar its
claim, Works mect for repentance
can only inspire confidence. But as
tho democratic party, stronger than
the liberal republicans wilt be sare,
il they work together, to swallow
them rather than be swallowed By
them, so tha, party, in turn, Is sure