Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-03-02
A SCATHING REVIEW Of RADICAL
ISM - SPEECH OF GOV. GRAIZ

BROWN.
After the adjournment Of the Radical
convention on the 2Zd Feb, at Jefferson
City, No, an offset to the performance of
that body Of the Grant braves was gotten
up in The shape of serenade to Gov. Brown
on the part of the Liberal members of the
General Assembly and others who participa-
ted with him in the canvass of 1870. At
about II O'Clock the band, accompanied by
an immense concourse, proceeded to the
front of the. Executive Mansion, and, after
some excellent music, called him out. The
Governor had just risen from sick bed,
and was somewhat indisposed to venture,
but finally, after repeated calls, respon ded.
We make the following extract:
What have we witnessed again to-day
in the State of Missouri? The President Of
the United States controlling directly from
the White House all the officials Of the gov
eminent service, and precipitating them
into this convention to control its delibera-
ton. Only week since it was announced
in the press that a conclaye Of them had
been summoned to Washington, and to-day
they return with their worthless, consci-
enceless leader at their head, and backed up
by several car loads of followers, who have
been put on as delegates, take possession of
the convention; make their SaChem tempo
rary Chairman; organize their committees,
and ''run the machine, TO use one of their
own classic expressions. This is the Re
publican Tammany. Those who have
noted tell me that two hundred Chere or
thereabouts) of the delegates are office
holders, employees, or dependents by con-
tract or service on Federal patronage.
Both Marshals of the United States are
here, the CustOmhouse is here in full
force; the Surveyors Office is here. The APP
praiser of Merchandise calls the body to or
der. What happy selection. ICheersl. The
Internal Revenue pOurS in its Collectors and
Assessors, and subOrdinates from every dis
trict in the State. The Land office gives
up its ghosts. And the POstoffice has not
shamed to parade in platOOns even the letter
carriers of St. Louis, whilst summOning
likewise its representatives from every vii
lage that could be reached with a railroad
pass. TCheers,1 and las of all here turns
up again that celebrated trio, whose unquiet
shade had thought was finally laid, Gas
ton, Smith and NewcOmb.' Cheers
In some instances it has been really pitt
able to see the stretch of power that has
forced attendance. Here was Postmaster
Warmoth, father of His Excellency of Loui-
siana, who comes feebly forward to duty,
protesting aside 'yOu know [ didn't want
to, you know, but CO uldn't help it, you
know" [Cheers.l And here was my
friend Tim O'Brien from St. Louis, who
had escaped all their vigilance last fall,
cornered at last, and now crowded to the
front to give a show of Liberalism l sup
pose to the convention. Cheers. Why,
there could not have been a greater gather
ing of them if there had been a five thou
sand dollar Office to be filled. TCheers.l
What a rest it has been for the people of
Missouri! For one day the silent exac-
tons have been suspended. For one
the mails must have ceased to dis
tribute. For one day enforcement of search
and seizure has lulled with the detectives
whilst the oflice-hClders held high carnival
over an expected four years added lease in
their luxurious livings. Let me say, there
fore, that when from this list of the five
hundred you take out the henchmen
aud the marshais, the ex-ministers and eX-
peCtants, the custOmhouse and surveys
Office, the internal revenue service, the
postollice, the inspectors, the mail car
riers, the contractors; when yOulsubtract
the very respectable members of the
General Assembly who were appointed del
egates, to save mileage perhaps, [cheersl
and those l have before named as vainly
coming with hope of better things; when
all these are deducted, the convention,
fear, so far as the people are concerned,
would show but beggarly account of
empty benches. And this is what is COM
mended to us as a neat but not gaudy illus
tratiOn Of civil service reforml Do you
wonder now that civil service reform met
with a sueer from the President, and was
kicked out of cOuntenauce by the Senatorial
ring? And We Liberals are abused and ira
duced because we do not choose to take part
and parcel with them in such dissertation
diaholical Dissertation, Of all true Republi-
canism.
Itwas against Just such courses offalse pro-
fessi0n and infamous practice that they dared
us to try conclusions with them one year ago.
That they did not much relish the result of
that conflict, l judge by the plaintive cry
that goes up from them on all occasions for
union and harmony. LCheers.l Yes you
arrogantly demanded reunion, but who
taught you the virtue of that amnesty
whichyou now parade in your resolutions,
vet are as far from feeling in your hearts as