The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-09-12
THE CAMPAIGN.
Grand Republican Rally at the Cooper
Institute Last Evening.
Speeches by Governor Jewell and
Mr.. ChOate.
General Review Of the Charges Against General
0rant-The Long Branch Cottage, the Col
0red Cadet and tho Chicago Land sto-
rics-An Enthudastic Eulo-
t:um Of tho President

t.um Of the President
me frst Of O series of grand republican ''ral-
es' to be continued until the end OF the campaign
vas given In the large hall Of the Cooper Institute
hast evening. owing probably to the compare
lively meagre list Of speakers advertised, there
Yves not the same eager rush to obtain seats, nor
vas the hall 80 densely crowded rs was the case q
few weeks ago at the first ratification OF the Phila
aeIphia nominations Still, the hall was very FULL
ana the enthusiasm reached very fair high-water
mark. the managers of these meetings, how
ever win only learn to be little wiser in their
day and generation than they are now
they win open the doors much earlier than they
we're last night 1t was almost halfpast seven
before the glass doors were pushed aside and the
iron doors flung apart and the crowd permitted to
enter. The natural consequence was that many
Intending members Of the audience got tired OF
waiting, or became afraid of being damned in
crowd against the wall, and went, disguised,
away The patform-as usual at republican meet
ings-was pr0fusely and tastefully adorned with
American flags and bunting. In the centre OF one
Stars and Stripes draped to conceal the cavity
that leads directly to the committee rooms at the
back, was hideous caricature OF General Grant,
glaring nercely and unsympatheticaily upon the
congregation Of his supporters. Above 1t, In huge
blue letters, shaded with red, were the words
s'Unconditi0nal Surrender.n The lower extremi-
ties Of the busts OF Winfield Scott and Henry Clay,
which stand out from the wall on either side. were
also for once decently attired in the national
colors
The meeting having been called to order, Mr..
Choate was elected chairman, and made, as usual,
. witty and good-natured speech. which was
eminently successful in putting the audience into
the happiest vein Of good humor He said that II
the entire audience were onice-holders and rea-
tives of General Grant, all that could be said was
that the Presidents family was increasing
at q prodiei0us rate, and that the civil
service had already gathered within its ranks most
OF the intelligence and patriotism OF the country.
Judging from tho news from New England, this
same nox.ous no 40 Of relatives and oticehOlders
had swarmed down upon the polls like an army Of
locusts and had devoured the very substance Of
Greeleyism. II was not, however, wrong in one
sense to say that republicans were engaged in the
service OF their country because they had buckled
ON their armor and would not stop fighting until
they had achieved triumph Of pea 80: iei would
Ss the o. the e egtsa a1v % @
which, under the same heroic lesders.s ~ they
achieved seven years ago Mr. Cnoateaseaa alluded
prophets. He had noticed that thef = y ig..this
that their TO-, always shouted before an election
while they ara all their shouting after 1t. Mr..
Greeley, and went on to make q eulogium upon
General John A. Dix, coupled with prediction
81 those Which s
and DIX in the days Of the war against Herman and
now Sleeping in the same bed With Horace Greeley
About Herman ne had to say this-that he
to hear h out ana say a he
OF public schools. He believed that il Herman was
not himself in favor of overthrowing the one safe
guard Of our iberties-our system OF public educa-
reason to fear that Herman was now put forward
against our existing institutions. The republican
party had been scandazed by the very men who
hoped that now they were out the door would be
locked and that they would never be permitted
The list of vice presidents was then read, after
which Governor Jewell was presented to the audi
GOVERNOR JEWELS SPEECH.
He was received with enthusiastic applause, and,
after few words Of introduction, spoke as fol-
dates 1t Is within the recollection Of the youngest
At its birth its principles were very brief and its
platform still more 80: 1t was simply this, Equal
wa to e sor VI Ra ~
could turn the entire current q Thought Of
m ea ts ola ehan 9ss,ee Of LOOKING w1h
;
strength and rapidity with which we are moving
achievement so remarkable, so noble, so important
In It's results for the race needs words Of excuse
Great as have been its achievements
numerous and important as have been Its victo-
rtes, much as It has accomplished there still re-
ats mission and have completely carried out the
idea Of freedom which called 1t into existence. Our
party must continue Its onward and upward prog
ress until the last vestige ofantagOnism between the
races OF people of which our nation Is composed has
no other possible end could Providence have raised
mp this magnificent and powerful party. II any
to oil them up and to plant above them the seeds
OF peace, prosperity and unity. Bloody chasms do
not belong to an era to people to an intelligence
as carefully to our political duties as to those OF
our private and social life to make our fair land
pecting 1t would be since IN our childhood we
learned the truisms Of the Declaration Of indie
up to this, we have had two great parties con.
fronting each other, each with q distinct
ret OF principles ana co n sms TINS year
Its traditions has put forward its PLATFORM and on
1t It's candidates. pledged by their past history to
carry out to the letter the doctrines Of which we
are SO proud and for which we have sacrificed so
much, and with which we feel certain to succeed.
We have not changed our tactics, nor do we pro.
continue the same general course which we nave
neretofore pursued But what DO we md opposed y
wing Of disconnected so-called reformers-to the
support Of whom are invited their enemies and
ours and for whatY Simply for Ofice for patron
age, for spoils; and how has this been brought
about, and how are our opponents seek
ing to carry on this campaign? they do
not pretend 1t Is democratic; they do
not pretend 1t is republican, they do not pretend 1t
le anything IN particular IL Is simply aggrega-
eion Of the outs to get n at the North for one rea
son, at the South for another; state for free
trade, In another for protection in one place pre-
tending TO give the negro his rights in another to
deprive him Of them In one section because these
they favored secession. 1t Is all dodge to obtain
power and plumber 1t is fraud SO stupendous