Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1872-07-18
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to support them al in their full vigor,
| they at the same time demanded. in the
name Of peace, in the name of liberty, IN
the name Of republican government itself,
that freedom and equal rights should he
restored to the white people. iGroat ap-
| plause.
| They organized. nearly forty thousand
strong. End called upon 3. Graft Brown
[applauss to lead the movement They
placed him in nomination fer Governor,
and then what followed? Eighty thousand.
democratic repub licaus. [cheers looking
upon the success of that movement as
above any party triumph, [cheers} resolv-
cd to sustain It with thoirlwhole strength.
Love Of country. love of republica n
liberty. love of the equal rights of Il
men ,eonspired that union and taught me n
to act together who had been politically
opposed to each other all their lives upon
other questions and il other times and
without violating either honor, logo,
conscience Or consistency on either side.
| This patriotic union was based upon.
| higher grounds than ordinarily con troll
political action. [applausc.] Even those
who had fought against each other in
battle clssped hands over the bloody
chasm, renewed applause, and side BY
side like brothers, with hearts beating il
union, beating strong, with the same
high purpose, and holpod to boag its flag
to a glorious victory.
/ That, gentlemen, is liberal republican,
ism, Enthusiasm, and that is democrat
tic republioansm. Great enthusiasm
The victory which calue FROM that nuion
vas th3 end of p roscriptioB test oaths,
Of pain and of strife and OF all di4opal.
ty. In word, the real end of the civil
war came with that victory, and did uo6
/ come unit them in n issouri Tlntcuse
applause. 1t redeemed that STATE. L
gave the rights Of free men to seventy
thousand men who had been bound and
feiserad, Missouri is now free State
in this Union, with all her rights, diEDi-
~ aud equality under the constitution
aud not ono murmur Of disioyalty is any,
where heard. By that union federal
dictation in Missouri in their local elec-
ton was oyertlroWn, and By that union
strife and hate have given place to peace
and to good will, BY ttat union iibcr,
ty with eqaal rights for ell, have given
to the State unbounied prosperity. aud
70 her people joy almost uuspoakablc
So great was their JOY and 50 complete
their success, the liberal republicans os
that State were not content withou. max
ing an effort to extend the same union
! Of liberal and democratic republican. and
Tith ii tho same blessing Of liberty, peace
and fraternity to all the other States.
| Rounds of applause
Accordingly, in State Convention, on
tho 14Ih Of March last. they resolved
to invite tho liberal re publican in aIn
the States tn meet them il ,aasa
vcutiou at Cincinnati on the 6rst day u
! IaY, That Invitation Vas accepted.
There Vas, indeed, great response.
They came by thousands, in auca vast
numbers that a delegate convention OF
representatives of all the States was form
ed, both from principle and from nooesai-
| y, to give form to its proceedings
Many Of the abless men Of the country,
lately leaders in tho republican party.
we've there, and took par. in its deliJera-
| slon. Taoy were asssred large numbers
| Of liberal ropu 9Iioans in every State, and
| from eli portions of the country, stood
behind then, ready to sustain them, and
they were morally certain that If the
millions whom We this day represent
Lohoerg] you'll only come to their sup
port, the number OF liberal republicans
would reach half mi!liou or more,
Cheers, -.
That convention presented a platform
and presented cand ida tes 10 the country
for President, Horace Greeley, long
continued cheering and fer Yice-presi-
dent. Is. Gratz Brown, [more cnthusissm;E
and that convention, for. the promotion
and success Of sde principles declared IN
that platform there snunciated, aud the
support of the candidates .ncminsted by
that convention, have invited and cordially
welcomed the cooperation Of all patrio--
tic citizens. without regard .oeprevious
political utilization. Those principles
were SO clearly and concisely stated in
tho letter of acceptance of Mr.. Greeley
more cheering and they are SO we'll.
known to you all, that W i'll not restate
them. For weeks that platform and
those candidates hayo been before the
country. '>
Meanwhile the convention called to
nominate Gen. Grant Thissesl and en-
dorse and continue the principles, prac-
ticea and policy Of his admins trstion has
done its work. Kisses. As between the
liberal republicans and the followers of
the Grant Administration the issue is
now cearl y made up. It is Grant or
Greeley. immense enthusiasm, and
orles of"GroeleY," "Greeley,"l While
these events were passing the demoora tic
republicans, whom We represent, held
their conventions IN all the States. The
liberal republican movement, the example
OF Missouri, the Cincnuati consenlon.
its platform and Its candidates, with their
letsers of acceptance, were all before
those convo ntions, which were very larg-
ely attended By their oblest men, and
the paramount Questions before all these
conventions were, ''Shall We accept this
invitation to cooperate with the [Great
applause. liberal rspablicans7r Shall
~o adopt their platform? Loud cries OF
:" Yes! yes!' and some cries of"Never!"1
Shall We nominate the candidates, 1''yes!
yea" and shall we elect them? [''Yes.
yesl yes!' and loud oheeriug;l or shall.
we refuse to cooperate, { 'No''] nomi
nats other candidates, NO! nu! Gree,
ley. Greeley!') and strive to elect them
over both tickets already il the feldY