New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-07-25

:, ,,rsTiu,ifv However may have dlnered Wl.n ~
Greeley in the past leave those The unwavering be
fef thar MS great abilities viii he unr SCI 1tform
Incorporating the principles emDodlei ~ s If the
upon Which he stands into the eoNeiH"e"' VI '1
country.
SPEECH OF THE HON. D. c. LTTTLEJoHf.
~ ,pp ADVENT OF GRANT FOR HIS NEPorlsa'
crrT-rAKIyG. AND CIVIL SERVICE CORFU
TON. or-
The following are the more significant por-
80 ., the Hon. Dewitt c. IittIejohn's speech at the
Greeley ratification meeting in Oswego last An''N"'
evening" .,oo, oro,ber
tor'S Unf for mis- great country. IL is duty
which devolves upon the American people oo
years and that man is false 70 trne TO party
snS forget nTincples stand before this vast assem-
TS,e o-nifht 70 announce myself for Horace Greeey;
Iove sN' their country and Democrats OF the old
W. nee ndt 1net TO elevate Greeley men 70
positions Of power, but 70 discuss ques1os y, inhsht
mis- country in the progress Of have Tor the ast
months been almost entIy Lr @ consritinr INV
much. have taken my position witnou' ,IcaI aeto1
friends or foes II my habit 70 nx my pOnuea aSon
according to the dictates o. my own annot take the
Judgment Of my friends OF old friends VINO nave peei
very severe me personally because nave Ieser lieu
the Republican party as uhs5 e, NV conscience
right has any man to JndgSe Oh mn my 'front.' rank
~ the Repnbcan party since 1856 TIL now, until the
time has come when the leaders OF that party are cor
rrpf
~ Tan,ing no pffiee seek and ask Office from
the American people stand here TO give my indiyid-
al opuions without any hope or office or reward Nndt
ever The great safety OF Republic lies IN the fact
that preceding the time when tine American ci'lLI nc
posts his opinion In I 59e Vf scuon and these great
questions OF public POhcy are ulSSeo'eN '''0i' VIZ
people. ..-o,s mr. p.rprors
lam charged with turning traitor and deserving my
marty How is II about this desertion Of party How
WAS II in 1851 II utter words that may offend
old friends II not 10 offend but to be true 70 history
In 1856 woody headed Wings and Democrats united and
formed the Republican party. Was Whig traitor
then or was a Democrat traitor then There was
new issue and the OF the great political parties
President. and the Rebellion put down by union
OF these two parties. Was u treason tbent II not;
10 onequarter of the Republican party should
march up to the line and make fusion for the sake OF
the cOunrrys good and prosperity. The Liberal hepuO
Leans dissatisfied with the Administration Of Gen.
Grant met at Cincinnati and laid down platform the
Urged on not by the old buglemen, but ~ the young
Of day the party urged up the DELEGATES TO
without precedent they adopted the platform which had
been adopted AT Cincinnati looking not BACK INTO me
st the difference no the cases In sc the buglemen OF
the Wing and Democratic parties acGuesced in what
med 70 necessity Of the times in u the rank
and he met not in great city but the hearts Of the
ns0nIe md adonfed the nlgrform AZ Cincinnati the
rieht Ar adopted H. We move forward 20 battle with
OF 100000 OF people Is there treason in this
In these two great Conventions there was not man
whose INDICTMENT was influenced by the fact that he
drawing a compensation from the public treasury.
Marx the difference At Philadelphia the delegates
we're moved bv the lever Of paw and position and the
prospect of retaining Office In the other the delegates
we're Influenced love OF their country aud were un-
warped by anything that could influence their Judg-
TIE TWO PLATFORMS.
have come here 70 utter the sincere convictions OF
nv heart and TO what believe II has been the
rue Of my life to do that and to that whatever Of
how hafo~ ma Tho mt
Republican platform and the platform of-what shall
call :i The Greeley and Brown platform Put the plat
forms side ~ side and you will find them almost the
same A Grant Republican said 10 to-day, you know
maj parties do not care for platforms Mr. President,
that party which des into power and is false 70 it,
principles should be hurled from power Both parties
The Cincinnati platform was made FIRST and l
am proud 70 stand on it; and II Is the
same with one OF two exceptions the Philadelphia
platform But OF those or two exceptions one IL
marked II had more TO do with putting me IN my
present position than anything else That IL the one
Term principle. When NC wore weak 1t wa well enough
70 reflect the Presidents put now We want no man al
Washington 70 WELD the mighty power OF lders
army, and navy to renomnate himself and place MN
self in position greater than al the Emperors Ia the
old world could they be boiled down together ASK any
old Republican what We are lighting about The plat
II is the question Of the fitness of men, and
propose now 20 discuss the comparative merits OF
Grant aud Greeley.
GRANTS NcAPAcITY AND BLUSDERs.
Who Ulysses Grant, one Of the greatest soldiers,
Judging by his success, The world saw For what
he did honor him. de cadet az West Point, and
graduated and was placed in the Usted states Army
second lieutenant Was he a young Of studious
habits Not He sought cOnvtvial companions,
noted for reading and has grown up without ae-
curing the knowledge necessary 70 administer the gov
efnmenI OF thIs great people. Mhat n0N becomes OF
him He believes in arbitrary power That Is part of
military education and necessary 70 command arnies
ana unless the OnceF Is man ABOVE men u teaches
him 10 become tyrant Grant was elected President.
nave been elected should nave SAID 10 Ten. Grant,
you have placed your the pages OF history Let
u stand Don take the chances OF becoming Fresldent
admiration for Grant that he did four years ago
No one. Ny confidence was shaken IN him when he APP
pointed A. stewart Secretary OF the Treasury told
you he did not read much, and he did not know OF a
is merchant, importing foreign goods, shall
ne Secretary Of the Treasury 20 collect du-
10 Congress dictated by this military education asks
Congress 70 repeal wholesome law. that l. Ulysses 5.
for that first great act OF his Administration,
because exhibits the tendency OF has mind 70 override
law that the President shall not call about hun as
civil officers Officers CT the army OF navy OF the United
States. He has called around him member OF his
Official household officers Of the army in defiance OF this
with his military education, his tyranny OF will. and
am led 70 is 1t safe To lntrus this Government
70 military man az Presidentf
SEPOTIsx AND GFT-rAKISG.
arraign him for other acts. All the Presidents of the
United states put together have called many
relatives 70 office. some say IL is Is, others make IL
arraign him for this, because there anything
wrong IN H. but mention IT 20 show the character OF the
man. There's something rotten about him; there il
lack OF that tine OF honor and mindedness
necessary President Of the United States They
there moral wrong In this. Perhaps not but how
do we know that II he had $1,000 relatives thew woHld
not all be in Office For 80 far know he has ap-
pointed all the relatives he has. I arraign him
Tor sin greater wrong -Four after his election
he received through the hands OF Gen. Butterneld
$4,000 GIFT. IL may have been right receive it,
but God for the honor OF the American people
that he had been ike Gen. Thomas, who, poor
without fortune offered princely present refused
~.
accepting IT, could overlook the acceptance OF the
grt but when. within few short months, found Gen