National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-11-05

and cheerful, then, although You stood on vol
the earth was liable 70 open under your feet 4
any instant the people did not see X. II sSv
thought all was going well anu tneS gass the
credit for the apparent prosperity IN y q land
ard giving them that credit, they over soked 81
ton and the violations Of liberty an az gios
aions OF all the habits, feelings andf sSots 81 the
people and 70 the assumptions e Pewsr that
| rulers. They shut their eyer. % these Tti5inTS
They did not like them. A r. An with an Amer
lean heart did not like to sec his Constitution vio
lated. A man with an Am SrScan ss.ll did not axe
TO see the military set alb owe TIE OWL pOf7eE
man with the love OF liberty did not ike to
States Of the sSS S5. ST. 0t tSey Ss ss1t
their eyes and said, tsTTme Wi redress this The
say nothing about, these thinss, but VIII redress
them In the fu' .ure-" Bat when the country
ceased 70 be pro Perous, aRd when at lsagth this
and truth, VII en- the reality Of suffering and In
| debtedness Fas brought home to every mans
TO the viols iOn Of the Constitution, and Of every
| right Of '1e American people; then these men
who had ,hosed their eyes 70 the persecution OF
these m en- at length gave vent to their feelings
ano w result my triends has been what Is now
s So oih N called "a tidal waye7 All, yes, It is q
| tidal wave. Let no man think 1t is a spssmodic
earthquake. Let no man think It has happened
500 n to pass away. No, my friends; the founda-
til IN for the victory We achieve this night were
ibid last year. The victory We obtained in Ohio,
| Cor instance this year could never have been OBJ,
tanned but for that great and superb victory in
/ the hour of supreme necessity, which We obtained
| last year. [Cheers for Ohio and applause.l The
wave that then set in has only acquired strength
/ In 1874.
But my friends It is not high tideyet. Laugh
ter, and cries Of "GOOd"l It is only little rise
in the tide Of about si1 feet that is about spring
the Bay Of Fundy-high tide; that Is about sixty
feet. [Great LalghteT.l Then, my friends, there
will be swept away this misrule, under which this
| people have groaned so long, and swept away
frmly believe, and trust that God may grant, Tor
ever and forever Amen Great cheering; A
term3 Ny friends let me tell you about that
! thing-Of the third term. If my friend up here
| in the White House had not given the idea Of the
third term, there would not have been any any
where He is going TO fight II out on that line II
it takes year and q halt [GTeat laughter
has sickly infant-BeTer had any chance Of be
ing raised-[laughter and applausel and all the
| milk bottles that my friend Mr.. Conkling and
some other folks can get together 70 nurse that
| infant won't prevent that infant from dying, and
dying in 20 Laughter and aPPl9uss.I NJ, my
| third term, that many Of his supporters have de-
sired third term for him, it is simply useless to
| deny. II he did not want q third term, why, in
heavens name, didn't he say so? 1 saw publ
| cation here few days ago, in q newspaper, that
there had been talk in Cabinet council about 4,
his dignity to notice this thing Of third term,
| and the newspaper went on TO say that It was
| only sensation, which was being kept up by
| four or i've newspapers, and then proceeded to
draw portraits Of the editors Of those newspapers
that were by no means catering. ILaughter.l
| Now that was q very poor apology. 1t didn't be-
the dignity, forsooth, Of the President to say
| he was not a candidate for the third term, be-
sF 81 9S four 1h o P9T was only the
But there was the Republican State convention
| Of South Carolina, that had solemnly nominated
him for a third term. Did not that authorize him
| to speak, or does he consider that the Radical
| party in South Carolina is SO utterly eontempti-
Bile that It does not become the President to take
/ notice Of rhem9 TIsauuhEpr If that ig his
| view Of the case, then must submit But am
| going to leave that TO my friends when Congress
and see the thfrd-termers and anti-third-termers;
! how sweet 1t is to see ''the brethren dwell to-
| Al Voice. EHoW about Massachusetts ~
! I have spoken TO you about Massachusetts,. 1
| do not know what may happen here pretty soon.
| in Congress, with Yankee on either side OF US,
! shouting for Democracy. l tell you, my friends,
these iolks are coming out right These Yankees
fellows TO keep up a thinking they are persist
| ent felloWs-they are such a hberty-loving kind
! Of people. And didn't you hear last spring New
| Hampshire and Connecticut come ali straIghtP
/ Now Massachusetts has come all straight and
though It should be like meteor that flashes
across the sky, It shows my friends, that there is
| aHeayen above u.s.. Now, my friends, beg you
/ will let me say good night.
['HoW about the Independent press?"l Why,
| the independent press did some work this year
| think Il did. And think 1t did o work that
was immensely serTiceable to this country, and
shall last; tApplause, and three cheers for
! Now, about Butler. 1 have no quarrel with
Ben" and as to my taking the side Of the press
against him, that would seem to Indicate that /
thought that the press would not be able to take
/ care OF ben" Between the press and "Ben,"
/ t'Old Ben" will get the worst Of it. Besides,
have natural sympathy for taking the side OF
/ the weaker party; in other words Of pulling out
| the undermost dog. [Laughter.J But am not
Newspaper Row. send him telegram this
! morniDgf have not heard the reply to it. but
| when that funeral comes, may be there to see.
/ MY friends, am glad to see you here, in this
| city that bears the name Of the FEATHER Of his
Country" and the president OF that convention
| that framed the Constitution OF the United
states. IGrest applause.l 1t is worthy Of you,
citizens OF this city, to come forward and manifest
! in q decent and orderly rejoicing the gratitude
that nils your heart for victory, not Of . fac
ton, not by persecution, but Of the American
| people and OF American liberty. And now bid
| you good night. IGreat and continued cheering
1t was suited 70 his auditors, and yet they en-
treated him from time to time to give It 70 the
niggers, TO bottle up Butler" TO repeal the
fourteenth and fifteenth amendments to the Con-
stitution to ''lay ont the Republican party" to
"blast old Grant and many other such fanciful
things, but after Mr.. Thurman had relieved his
mind and reviewed by an Rbortiye speech all
chances for recognition in a Presidential nomi-
mating convention the procession was reformed
and moved down New \ Ork avenue to Thirteenth,
and thence down + to the
RESIDENCE OF COLUMBUS ALEXANDER,
who was IN the vanguard. Here It stopped while
the band played one or two airs. Mr.. Alexander
refused 10 respond TO q call for speech. "Hhe
Democracy mad spoken and that was enough for
him. ItWas then suggested that a serenade
should be rendered TO Mr.. Richard Merrick, but
it was soon learned that he is lying critically i'll
proposition was abandoned. So they marched on
down Ninth street to the Avenue, and thence to
ne once o. ne Aioni, opposite the metropolitan
with FOTHey's Sunday Chronicle, and its windows
were Illuminated with talloW dips. 1t is true
many people learned for the first time that such
an Atom is in existence, but somehow the pill
grims had got It into them heads that It ought to
be eheered for Its great exposure of corruption
! old stamping ground.
The band played again. ana then solitary in
| diyidual stuck his head out from under the roof
| Of the building, and waving his arms as II about
TO wing his flight TO some bar-room, made out to
ssemmer, God (hiel brass (nic) the Dlmlcrats,
(hic,) good bye (hic.)" But now the object, the
real object, Mr.. Alexander had in view IN march
ing his army down there peeped out; but previous
10 this the pulse Of the crowd was Crrefally felt
\ 1t would never do to precipltate the proposition
that was about TO be made too suddenly for there
might be grave doubts in the minds of some
present as 10 Its pTOpriety, and II there Is any
thing Democrat believes in It Is proprIety
| At length Mr.. Alexander Yentured the expert
ment, and sung out, "Three cheers for FOrney
and the Sunday Chronicle An earthGuaks
could not have caused greater CONSERVATION.
''The diEili What is the maneing Of that?n ex-
has the world come 10 an ind ? Be jabbers, thisi
niYer do" A little cheer, worth about a cent,
was made out for the Sunday Chronicle. What,
! Just what, It was for Will puzzle the average
| Democratic intellect for a long time TO come.
| Mr.. Dickson and Mr.. Alexander now held q
| private consultation as to what should be done
next. Alexander was for trotting around little
longer. He wanted to hear from Judge Moore,
and then he wanted to hear from Baldwin. who
ever he Is, but after while Dickson succeeded in
impTessing the irrepressible Columbus that it
would be In accordance with an ancient and time
| honored usage of the party to take drink, and
/ that possibly the band might like to wet their
whistles, be was induced to head the procession
| for HarTey's. Passing the Chronicle ONCE, nine
/ grOans were given for that institution, which
| seemed TO do the procession power Of good.
Reaching HarTeyis, Dickson went IL and ne
| gOtiPted with Mr. Cash, while Alexander stood
! outside. At given signal from DieksOn's fore
finger, which the crowd mistook for the beckon-
| ing Of an 'angel, In they all rushed. The band
lined the marble counter, and the victorious CO.
horts hlled up the background. The glad and
eager expression Of their eOuntenances when they
went in soon gave place 70 q troubled look, and
then, as the TACT grew clear that onlYthe band
Was 70 be treated, they became the picture Of woe
ilselL a happy vision was receding from their
gaze. bltsstul expectation was Vanishing into
thin air. This, together with the cheer given for
Eorney, was too much for Democratic human ma
tire TO meekly stand. The flag Of rebellion was
raised, and they sWore they would not travel
another inch. Then the band was dismissed
and the first Democratic celebration Of the season
terminated.
one OF the most surprising things connected
with the afair was the great number Of unfamil-
lar faces in q LEGAL Democratic gathering. There
seemed 10 be o sudden acquisition Of great num-
Der OF converts, many Of whom have hitherto been