Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-11-04

glory and dignity of American citizenship as
shown by the progress and prosperity of the
country. After disposing in a few words of the
personal charges against Gen. Grant, the speak
er closed with congratulations upon the sure re-
suit of the coming elections.
DIR. Loring spoke for more than hour in an
eloquent manner, interspersing his remarks with
touches of humor, that kept the audience good
natured and attentive. Mr. Hoar prefaced his
introduction of Mr.. Dawes by earnest words of
praise for that gentleman's past services in nd
ministering the finances of the country, and the
course he has taken in the cause of protection
to American industries.
Mr.. Dawes was greeted with hearty applause
After few words of thanks to the president
and audience for the warm reception accorded
him, he spoke of the time when last he ad-
dressed a Worcester audience. He then warned
the people of the city not to follow the lead of
their representative in congress who was afili-
ating with the democratic party, and now he
would again ask of them to adhere to the cause
Of republicanism. He called attention to sever
al facts patent in the present campaign, to make
the inquiry whether those who had left the re-
publican party were not af1iliating with the
democracy. There can be but two parties in
this country as there can be hut two
sides to any well defined and import
ant issue. Every one must belong to
one of these organizations. This presidential
canvass, in which it can be said that every slave
has become freeman, every freeman citizen,
aud every citizen a voter; the first in which
every man living under the flag of the United
States can take part; is the first in which the
great democratic party has entered the field
without platform or a leader of its own. In
all the leaders of the party there was not one
whom they could trust; not one of their long
time principles did they dare to place their feet
upon. Taking refuge behind disaffected repub
leans, and under the leadership of traitor to
the republican party, they seek for votes. No
greater credit to the work of the republican
party could be obtained than that the opposi-
ton confess by its acts, that their only chance
of success is to adopt republican principles, and
acknowledging that their past course has been
wrong. They strive to make the people believe
that they arc truer to the republican principles
than the republicans themselves. They claim
to have been born again in moment. Is this
SO, and if So is it reason why the control Of
the glorious work begun, should be placed in
the hands Of their converts of an hour2 This is
not the custom of wise men in the conduct of
than mere professions absolutely demanded
from these converts.
The speaker entered into a discussion of the
honesty of the motives of the men who left the
republican party TO adopt its principles anew
at Cincinnati, and showed by the means en-
ployed at Baltimore to induce the convention to
adopt Greeley, that the movement was the re-
suit of bargain between the democrats and
diSaffected republicans; the platform itself, de-
signed for the adoption of both conventions,
demonstrated this clearly Mr.. Dawes then
took up the coalition platform, and subjected
it to close analysis, showing that the planks re-
garding the new amendments were meaningless,
as after the adoption of their platform at Gin
cinnati, every democrat in congress voted against
next plank in regard to the protection of the
citizen was shown to be mere words by the
manner in which the "local selEgovernment" of
Georgia prevented three-quarters of the eolored
citizens in the state from voting by its "im-
partial manner of assessing an exorbitant
poll tax; and all this in the face of
the provisions of the fourteenth amendment.
Persons of all parties are ready to applaud when
the power of the government is exerted to pro-
tect American citizens abroad, but when it is
the negro in one Of the states of the Union who
is in need of protection, there is no cutlery from
the democratic party for redress Until senti-
ment of loyalty pervades the democratic party,
it does not deserve to triumph.
In drawing his remarks to a close on account
of the lateness of the hour, Mr.. Dawes said that
in view of the brilliant republican victory now
so close at hand, there remains nothing now but
for the democratic party to look back over the
past, and see what has given it its death blow.
In 1864 it declared the war failure; in 1868 it
declared the results of the war failure; and in
1872 it has tried the old dodge of Disgusting itself
in lions skin. The ears and hoofs protrude,
however, and it will be overthrown next Tues
day, as it has been in the previous campaigns.
1t was after ten O'Clock when Mr. Dawes fin
ished his remarks, but large portion of the
audience had remained interested listeners until
the close, and many persons expressed wish
that he could have had time to give his views
more at length upon the various issues now be-
fore the country.