New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-09-05
LIBERALISM IN CONNECTICUT

ADDRESS OF THE LIBERAL REPUBLICAN STATE
COMMITTEE-F1vE THOUSAND REPUBLICANS
ALREADY ENROLLED IN THE REFORM RANKS.
Mr.. Isaac H. Bromley, formerly editor OF
me Hartford Post, and now Chairman OF the Liberal
Republican State Committee has published an address
to tho Liberal Republicans of Connecticut, winch ne
begins with statement of the fact that they helped to
elect Gen Grant and though grieyed at his bad appoint
Inens corrupt surroundings and shameful associations
continued TO support him long as there was any hope
OF reform that having attesed their devotion to party
in all ways only until the last experiment Tor reform had
failed and the last hope for the salvation OF the party
except at the sacrifice OF the interests OF morality
honesty and purity, gore" did they give their adj
besion TO the Liberal movement. He alludes to the
Liberal Republican organization recently effected ~
Hartford and congrauates them upon the certainty of
Connecticut giving an overwhelming majority for the
Reform ticket Continuing, he says:
As Republicans we have arraigned the Administration
OF President Grant Tor doyay 10 se a Sa T Ty
OF freedom should be the party OF reform na tue party
OF phianthTopc IDEAS should be the party OF amnesty
aud reconciliation that the party OF moral IDEAS should
not debauch the people in perpetuathg us own rue
that the party OF progress should make haste 10 govern
the country and put end TO discOrd and strife that
the party which saved the Union and the Constitution
should cease 10 regard the one as ncOn ana he oIher
as farce. We have arraigned the Administration in
that It has given us personal government IN III
taken unwise experiments ana innovations, and by
the prostitution OF official patronage and power at
tenpleu 70 ucDduVu IttJ 20
OF political morality; thatit has fastened dsgraceful ap
pontments upon the people, and refused upon elearest
respond TO the indignant demand or the people
for change that has sustained fraud IN places hlgh
and low; that 1t has aged rascay by exceptional
and marked cerheated commentator OF known iogues
has fostered crime and nursed corruption by dis
missing fithful officers who pursued criminals aud oD
sructed fraud that has used place and power for sci
fish ends in personal Qnarres in exchange for gratu-
ties for family ACKNOWLEDGMENT, for selperpetuaton
and for greed-that IL has divided the party and the
States 1t should have held ogether-that 1t has given
uOplW WI
purposes Omented discords when II should nave pro
country the tender mercies Of the carpebagger and
the other TO the deDauchey OF mercenary rings
tnrersthat it has walked amid evil surroundings and in
an atmosphere of eorruption-that it has lent willing
10 the c0unse OF tine worst men IN the party wne
it has been false to the professions OF the party,
It's own promises ana n%ec ths recesd Oh n ns
irom data already at hand, five thousand pro-
nounced Liberal Republicans, with hundreds more, who
willingness to subject themselves 10 the pressure OF the
party organization 1t Is not strange that with such dis
astrous detection in 30 closely balanced state tho ro-
ceivers and dispensers OF patronage should be angry
and abusive Many OF you nave been witnesses OF their
anger and victims OF their abuse It Is evidences OF
Is plain. We have no excuse for supporting an Admins
history. simply because opponents pretend to
pect that the only other ticket In the field would bring
relief We shall ut least establish the fact OF
popular yelrning aud desire for better things. The
effect OF Endorsement OF the present Administration
by the reelection of President Grant, In the face OF all
the exposures OF Its faults and errors must be infinitely
than the failure OF tho present experiment OF re-
form. even should IL prove complete failure IA
its enemies predict. We cannot say OF President
Grants administration. it IL well enough. Upon our
conscences and 0aths must the country needs
change. 1t Ia for that make the present effort BE
firm, united and persistent Waste no time IN argument
with bide-bound partisans Make reply To their
abuse. We demand simply the right OF free thought
and free opinion and We ooncede as much. Organize
clubs In towns and school distrcts Consult together
often aud encourage each other. We have more than
5000 excelent for preserving our temper keep
ing COOL and awaiting events with cheerful philosophy
They have as many, perhaps for rritaDty and anger
We fight against the odds OF perfect party organization
with all lis machinery discipline aud power, aud money
almost without stint or limit But oar cause just, The
people ara win ~. aad the victory viii DO ours