New-York tribune., 1872-06-04

Ss4cnnafi Platform which principles were indorsed IN
nst9oTm as the platform OF the Democratic party
And II therefore this Is our pauolan "a.
nrncpes and how are we expect to gain that except
y tbe nomination OF Horace Greeley for the Presidency
tSoSe hS Seo 4 In baltimore tell what we must
do The Convention In baltimore mss no Ilgss W ~ i ~
Sound 70 abide by the Judgment OF the rank and file
and that Judgment is undoubtedly n,noso minee mhn
~ Ibc Cincinnati Convention The friends Of the
Administration since they have felt unmlstakaoiy tne
awakened to the necessity of universal amnesty they
preach universal amnesty, but the only sttanS thS
SnnG AMNESTY y'D 70 Horace Greeley for the sins Of
the past think they will find that the Democrats
by his election to the Presidential chair the WISDOM OF
this amnesty. Applause.l Gentlemen, now Deg 10
introduce TO you Col Benjamin A. Wills
SPEECH OF COL. BENJAMIN A. WILLIS.
FEILow-CI1IzESs This the uprising Of the people
the awakening Of people the wants Of their country
Seeing that corruption permeates every department;
seeing that the limitations iof constitutional gov
ernment were rudely overturned seeing that
the nice balance of departmental Government was being
Interfered WITH seeing that the Presidential once was
made moro matter of merchandise for the beneht OF
the President seeing all these things, the people nave
gathered together and sent their representatives to
the grand nG Set pure E emby that ever
bled in the last 20 years nominated two men more thor
me age more sympathetic with the wishes Of the peo
ple more thoroughly elevated above the mere
paTisa1sHRs Tteas Horace Greeley and B. Gras Brown
Ii was my good fortune to he delegate to the Clncn
two eminent men for President and Vce-PTesident.
There in that Convention gathered men without DIS
RSGn W6o have ei met e IN private together held
their public meeting and there accused te mednDetS rs
securing the nomination OF Horace greeley 70 tnat III
nuaon here prepared sshes 70 ge tbst be M are before
the people. There is scarcely any department.
but what has been oyerrdden by the Presdent lie mas
grossly insuted the Government of Hayti He has n-
vOved a difficulty with Spaln and now has gotten
FnS,and Tic south instead of being a blooming gar
den as IL should he under wise Executive II nothing
reyel Bat trust fellow-chzens that next November
Will happy change IN all thls'
SPEECH OF THE HON. W. w. NILES.
Wv Niles was introduced by the Chairman, and pro-
ceeded TO speak OF the contempt that had always been
thrown upon almost every movement looking 10
reform from the time Of the demand
for the rights conferred by Magma Charta,
in England down the present time. This attempt has
always been attended by failure lie cited the issuing
OF the proclamation OF emancipation by Abraham
Lincoln, how he denounced for 1t and how
in the end these denuneiaons fell TO the ground without
effect Tic cry is being repeated that the people are
rising up in their might and majesty from Maine TO
California against the present Administration, with It's
military rngs with ts Custom-house rings, with its
all the fostering coTruptiOns OF dishonest admnsra
tion-because | say, the people rise up ana
demand reform, the cry Is made on the one hand
that we are abandoning the Administration. on the
other hand when the honest Democrats shaking of the
dead bodies Of dead issues Of the past ana meet
MS IN the universal demand for REFORM government
that they are abandoning the Democratic platform. No
reform or progress is ever made In a continued
administration. When get into power
they become conservative, and cry, Let wen enough
alone" Men when they give their adhesion 10 TRUTH
find that truth and principle always progressive
and when they refuse TO proceed IN the path marked
out the people rise up and demand that change be
m comes with poor grace from the minions OF this
present AdnnistratOn-whO called not Republicans
but Grant men ITO talk to US Republicans on talk
TO YOU Democrats about the past Where Cen Grant
when Horace Greeley fighting the battle Of liberty
these LAST Q5 years Where Cen Grant when Horace
Greeley was attemptng-uot 20 trampc down the peo-
pe in order to elevate himself but TO elevate them TO
higher platform a higher life, to more remunera-
five toll 10 some complete and more perfect form OF
Govern mont The Prince OF Peace came this earth
not 10 LEI well enough alone but TO stir up the people TO
higher and hoeT purposes; to more benevolent ana ne
nehcent work. That has Deen the mission OF horace
Greeley. ,.--.. o.
Fellowcitizens thines'becOme symbolic OF men. Can
Won thnk of Horace Greeley except as the emDOyme
of that ppn which prOcaims the higher intellect ana
moral life of this natiOni Can you think OF Cen Grant
except smoking his everlasting eigarf lCheeIs ana
laughter.l
Among the remaining speakers at this stand were
Louis NJ Coates j. j. Jaques OF Connecticut the Hon j.
NJ Harra Of Arkansas, Judge Berry. OF California Nj
Saunders, and Thomas Duffy.
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