The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1872-04-20
H W BEECHER ON THE PRESI-
DENCY.
His Speech at Brooklyn-Emphatic
Endorsement of Grant.

At the great Republican meeting in Brook |
lyn, N Y onW ednesdsy evening, resolutions
indorsing the Admi nistraticn of General
Grant and advocating his denomination, were
adopted. The principal speaker was Rev
II W Beecher. He said:
This is meeting OF citizens. There has
been discrimination made that do not be.
lieve In. For polite reasons II may have
been wise to exclude Office holders; but it is
my belief, gentlemen, that il you make hold
ing Office odious you will have odious Office
holders. iApplauss.] Ny belief is that man
may hold Office under the government ofs city
of the State, Of the nation. and be N an
still (Applauss.l And there ought not to
be . discrimination made between one class
of citizens and another. You have no right
to say 10 me, syeu must not meddIe with
politics because you are . minister no more
than have right TO say to you, you must
not NEEDLE with politics because you are
merchant. - sHaa s
There is no class known in politics and
men that have Office under government ought
to have honor, when they behave themselves
in such way that We can honor them.
| [Applause.l When, therefore, q call Is made
for citizens, il seems to mo that it should be
made without distinction Of class among
citizens. So far I pay my respects to Office
holders. It's no question thst We Aavs
come to discuss tonight - bstwssn NGns-
publican party and the Demscntie party.
Allow me 10 spsak with the utmost fsGpect
OF my lifelong antagcnists. Allow me 10 say
in regard to them that while recognize in
the ranks of the Democratic party men as
wise, patriotic, and able As aay that. live.
still believe that that party IN the ascend.
ency would be safe 10 the country provided
that its best men might give tcne to its
councils and administer its affairs according
to their late Judgment; yet do not believe
that the Democratic party, taking in rank
and file, are safe 10 be frosted With the afFairs
of this nation aud 30 think the people. Zap
plause.I They lost the confidence Of the
American people on moral grounds when
they driited by and became not advocates Of
the rights of the common people, but became
the advocates Of the right Of the worst ar
stocracy that ever infessed any nation
lapplausel, and although in the great strug-
gle that followed there were multitudes oi
noble men that upheld the hands Of the gov
ernment and the army, yst IS an organiza-
ton the Democratic party regained no trust
in the people by their conduct during the
civil war. [Applause.l Subsequently W
were attempting to rssonstruct sss nation
they pursuid the obstruction policy; they
acted simply in partisan spirit a. We think,
aad not in large aud truly national spirit,
and they have gained nothing with The
common people By that course. And no,
to-day they themselves consider il . natts
o. doubt &hslhss thsy nay b considsrs'
a standing win Hamlet, and saying: #
b. or not 70 BE- ILosd laughter.l Iii
thosght that they might b i1merssd in Ii
Cincinnati Conventiou and come out goo,
Rspublicans enough for the occasion laugh
teri; paradsvsnturs II might b. so.sas
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