New-York tribune., 1872-06-04
sprEcU OF SENATOR DOOLITTLE.

L
FELLOW w-CrrIzESs: I have consented 70 say few
words this evening upon the political situation. do 50
upon two conditions Is, must not be expected to
speak over half an hour for came to this city upon
professional business-to try some causes In Judge
Woodrun's Court which arc set for wednesday next-
| and have not timo to prepare myself Tor longer
| speech II would; and the other H. IN what say
must be permitted to speak from the standpoint Oh
Democratic Republican. can speak from no other
II we look over the field. three important National
Conventions challenge our attentonfir the Conven-
ton of Cincinnati; second, that OF Philadelphia m~a
that Of Baltimore The first has been held Its platform
and its candidates before the country the second
| and the third are yet to Gomez. r.ra..HaI
| THE GRANT CONVENTION. ..
In rspeakine OF them, notice the second or Grant
| Convention first call 1t the Grant Convention be-
cause Grants nomination Ia thing already
fixed. Mr.. Sumner. in his Late speech-equal to any
Of Cicero against Verres, OF Demosthenes against
Philip-has made last appeal to the Philadelphia Con
venton to prevent that But he appeals in vain IL Is
too late. Some weeks ago thought 1t possible
| Grant might withdraw. And I think even now,
II The Nep- York World The Chicago Times
and a few other Democratic journals, had
said for the last 80 days, what large majority OF
our press said, While Mr. Greeley s not the man OF
our choice, we approve the platform on which no
stands and IL Gen. Grant ia nominated at Philadelphia
we prefer Greeley to Grantliand VIII support him "-if
they had said that L think now he might with
draw But that idea is gone by. The seeming division
In the Democratic press and leaders. the chance OF
third candidate at Baltimore has strengthened the
hopes of Grants election that his nomination Is now
morally certaln-as certain ~ If already made.
In the solution OF the political problem, two things
therefore may be taken certain First, Mr. Greeley
has accepted the nomination upon the Liberal Republic
can platform and he will run, whatever may be done or
left udone at Philadelphia or at Baltimore. The idea
that he will withdraw in the Baltimore Convention
shall nominate another candidate, has no longer, If 1t
ever had, any foundation. am assured OF this. His
friends here say his acceptance Is unconditional, and
his candidacy fixed fact. Second. Gen.
Grant will he nominated at Philadelphia.
He will accept; and, will That, also, may be taken
as another fixed fact In solving the problem, we have,
then already reached two known results. But still
remains unknown. What Is that unknOwnl IL Is not
what the Cincinnati Convention has done We all know
that II Is not what the Philadelphia Convention VIII
do We are morally certain of that But what i'll the
Convention at Baltimore dOl That's the unknown
thing which now all thou ghtul and patriotic men,
That's the question now Give us an answer 10 that ana
the great problem Is solved.
TIE BALTIMORE PROBLEM.
Irepeat What will the Baltimore Convention do
First as TO platform second "a TO candidates No one
can know the future with absolute certainty, but
sumo "a to its platform that the Convention will do what
ought to be done. know the Democratic Republicans
Of this country and know them we'll They have been
schooed I'm adversely for years. They uncOrruped
ey Sn federal 5a5ffnas of S sne @ oe With soms
most fragrant exceptions, taken az mass OF
and selfsacricng men ever lived In any country IL is
in the belief of this that so confidently say whatever
duty 10 their country requires them To do will be done.
may such words as some OF you are not aeeu
toned to hear They may be words which @ some some OF
you can hardly believe, because You nave always
acted against them aud for years past the Tanmany
no fair 9tivG OF the mass OF the Democratic Re
ublicans Of the United states. Men who nave never
acted with party cannot know them as those VINO
was reared among tlem from my youth, in Western
Ncw-York II my fortune % act with them upon
most auesons-upon all except the Slave question until
is56-until the repeal OF the Missouri Compromise and
With and helped TO organize the Republican party of
1856 continued TO act with that party until the end OF
them both. know them both-through and through
inside aud out aud when say more Honest patllote'
and sesacrfcing body OF men never lived In any coun
try than the great mass OF the Democratic RepuD-
iican voters of the United States, | only tell
Won what | know from experiences; and, therefore,
Il is their Convention at Baltimore II IL larry
represents them, will do what ought 10 pe done ana
viii do nothing in my opinion, which directly or ind
rectIy win aid the election Of Gen. Grant. You must
evcnse me felowcitizens love that old name,
q Deinorratie Republican - for that was the they
bore In my youth when Gen Jackson was their emef-
tain and Wright Flagg, DIX Marcy, and Van Buren, in
tbjs sfae and Benton Blair Houston. and m.n Of that
class, were its leaders elsewhere. III taxes me
secession beyond the Kansas invasion, beyond
the fatal repeal OF the Missouri Compromise, which
divided that party severed me and thousands IKE me
from t and which originated the Republican party OF
1856 IL takes back TO the time when the Demo
and reminds me OF what Liberal Republican party
NAV be when fully organized upon the platform OF Gin
cnnati if it shall be backed by the Convention at Balt
more sustained at the polls by the mass OF the Dem
ocratic Republicans well the Liberal Republicans
THE BALTIMORE PLATFORM.
Bn the question returns What will the Convention do
at Baltimorel First As TO its platform answer, it
seems to me morally certain that, with perhaps one ex-
ception and will notice that, hereafter they must IN
substance ndorse the platform OF Cincinnati as adopted
by the Convention, a it is, perhaps better stated in
T...fa 1afta nf Nm
cratic -Repu bcan doctrines could be applied To the
present situation of affairs, il drawn by Jefferson him
self who founded the party in 1900 by Gen. jackson,
ia great LEADER who reOrganiZed It in 1928. Whatever
else they uy DO or leave undone a Baltimore they VIII
not fail in substance, TO ndOrse those great principles
have said there may be one exception, VIZ: upon the
Tariff question But am not sure Oh tnat. am nOt
raising referred TO the several districts when
elect members OF the House OF Representatives is the
BEST and the most truthful is in fact the consttu-
tional mode OF dispOsing of that question All know,
mon the Tariff question. national platforms have been
pnrpOsy left to speak with double tOnguen ambiguous
phrse-O say Free Trade" TO the West, Protection"
10 the East while the Cincinnati platform makes the ques
ton OF the peoples business. and frankly
admits difference OF opinion, aud OF interest IN dif
ferent districts and sections. But here Is thought
which strikes with great force the Constitution OF
the United States places in the House OF Representatives.
exclusive jurisdiction 10 originate bills to raise revenue
The House alone has power 70 do that me & PRESIDENT
alone can. This mode Of dealing with this question, as
Presidential one, though novel and, at first seeming
evasion after all frank, manly, and eonst tutlOnal
| am not sure but this new discovery is worthy Ola
patent. Applausc.l
FREE TRADE AND PROTECTION.
The words Free Trade and Protection are constant
MISUNDERSTOOD by some, misunderstood by many The
advocates OF both always earnest, sometimes
treme and even fanatIcal. For the present. and for
many years come there must be tariff for
II laid upon articles OF import not produced here, IL Is
simpe lax consumption If LAID upon articles which
are produced here, 1T becomes, Of necessity not only
a revenue but 60 some extent, Protective Tariff and
i'm proportion to the OF duty added IL rises
a mere revenue tariff with incidental protection, to
tariff OF high protection or OF prohibition, with incl
dental revenue revenue AT ALL SO long O tariff