Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-10-04

tolerated. Let every man who e for us show y.
ne thht u not IoI ny hsalhn,n,t ALL ~
shows hls Appt9gH o. ICY nonoah pIip,.iP,sfisi
his acoeptanoe OF the Republican party, W Jus
clphne, polloy hno humlnstAtoni NY noyT,e.
ment ol ~ hna thSli e,oo, x ~ "
Gus, liberal and msgnsnimOus couTisof conduct
ment Of people as expressed n the choice q can:
our law. tKpPiaGsS.i
HoE. A. " CLaff -, -,
was then introduced and made = lengthey an an
beautiful speech null o. telling polne snu nnlon
was applauded throughout. He began By stating
thst ne va not preseht .,oa q s,n
citizen tax payer, who was hepunlc o ~ P PHI
SpdIe az s SS@rsS ~ you'd nor"Sso a.
was made one Of the most beautiful cities OF the
world. .,,...,...
1 paigu, declaring that he was In the strietest
tense party man and ielt governed ~ w ae.ien
ofhis party AID were no voter IN this Nc
simply for the reason that he was the regular
nominee Of the party. lApplahse.l
| He had been told that the Otnet asprhnu Iot
not here to arraign any mans political intes.
/ tity, but would only say that u elthet oi them
| had been presented a. the REGULAR n3mlnee ot
sS PSry Sm N, S Fbs doSSu ~,
gone. Tho faithful are mere. we nave only 70
! close ranks, keep our eyes upon the guiding star
| OF right, and move on by steady step 70 Viotory'
/ Gen. Grant viii DO our next PresldonI Gen
/ Chapman VIII be our next Delegate 70 Oongress'
: Our District government WI remain hepubl.
Gao. The capital OF the nation, 10 the nands o.
the much.oensured and muoh.ahusod Board o.
Public Wotks.Whom nobody thlnha - psLlss9l
that they can do no WrOng-Will keep pace with
the spirit and progress OF the age, and march
and grsatSess.
And one more word In regard 10 tho Board Of
| Public Works, who are the creatures Of Con.
4 Eress and the President and have done. Lot
no man Judge too hastily OF toO severely Of these
OffciAlE who have accepted the mitslon Of trans
| forming Wilmington into one Of tho most beau
tIiai, Attractive and oommodiouS cItios on u,
habltabls globe. Lat prejudice and passion b,
laid aside until the work 4 ootdplets. BE pa
tient; be conndlnR, Expect no more OF tness
men than belongs 1ashamaliiy. They may err
they doubtless do II Wouldbs atrenEs, indeed
If they did not But wait patiently until theiI
mission ls ended. Thsn put their errors In on'
sIdo Of the scAle and the dement's and blessInEi
thew have wrong Id ou for their city In the other
and let the balance Of Justice decide uhethel
they are most IN be ocnsuTod or praised. Their
the tax payers and those who have this work II
hand that there seems TO DO mutual confidence
patience, and forbearance until Il can b. clearly
demonstrated that the Board OF Public Work
arc unworthy Of their cOnadenoe then they will
as natural consequence, sink under their de
merits, and pass quietly into that retiremen
they are entitled to Air. kind and Just consider
alton at the hands Of this people.
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Clapp's speech tn
Governor announced that q numbsr OF Othe
gentlemen who had been invited 70 speak Wsr
present. but owing 10 the lateness Of the hour 4
was not thought advisable To introduce them.
The following letter from Mr.. Geo. Taylo
was then read
LETTER OF HON. gBoRuE TAYLER.
NAV foAk, Dot ,, ls'a
Ny. A. y, SAsphsrdi =,
DEAR SIR: regret 10 say mat VIII n0t %
my power 70 1e Win YOU 'oh1aton 9Ne si,s
1 hm not politician, and aoknoMiedgo ale
glance 70 no party out as e ,sa 3 o. niag