Delaware gazette. (Wilmington, Del.) 1837-1883, 1874-11-13
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Sneech 81 Senatoa. Ranard


eious and kind it is. This is not the first
time that my hand has sought yours, and
that my eye has met yours in hearty and
sincere con0ratulation ON honest victory
in politics. We had preliminary show
er in Connectieutl and New Hampshire,
but Il strikes me we have had something
Of an equinox now all over the country.
The first was but pattering drops TO that
which was to follow. This is deluge,
and most welcome. Never did the thirs-
ty and parched earth 30 long for the grn-
cious showers; and never were they more
needed or more welcome than has this
change been to the hearts of the Ameri-
can people. 1t has been long coming,
but thank God il came at last, and come
TO stay. 1t is not a mere passing shower,
the effects of which are to be forgotten.
No, gentlemen, it is great, rich achieve
ment, and our children, to the latest gem
erotion, shall rejoice in it. wish l could
only say cheering, kindly words; wish /
could shake your hands with the simple
JOY feel in contemplating what has oc-
CURED. ! won't say contemplating, for
| have not begun to realize and feel what
it all means. But in the face Of the re-
suits that are to follow individual joy,
short Lived pleasure seems exceedingly
unworthy. There is something to me in
the contemplation of the consequences
that are to follow that should excite our
most prayerful gratitude. We can stand
and cast our eye over this broad land
where it reaches the unemployed, hon.
est, toiling masses who ask for labor to
obtain food, and find it not, or to the
thousands of southern mothers, turning
their eyes to heaven, and see to-day safe
ty and relief for their children and for
their homes in the victories which have
been gained. These are grand thoughts,
aad it seems to me that to put mere tenn
p0rary, idle joys beside them is rather to
peiittle the occasion. Let us form some
conception Of the responsibilities to come
with the powers that are likely TO be in
trusted to our hands. And now the pow
er has been entrusted to us, and we must
be. prepared to sustain this power by
gaining and by keeping the confidence Of
the American people. (Applause.) This,
believe, can be done; this, believe, is
the need of the hour. We have gained
their votes, and now we must gain their
confidence. But there are many things
to come as the result of this election ,
There is no time tonight to gather them
up and array them before you, but the
Ksest thing that IS to result is that it
shall revive the trust Of the people in
thesreality of our form of government.
y
server a. the affairs of this country ever
since / eatue to manhood, and for the
Last six yhhfa have been where could
watch it more closely than ever before,
and there has baen q growing distrust
and q growing disbelief in the reality
and the permanenoe Of the Government
under which we live We have seen the
growth Of tyranny, and seen it SO strong
ly intrenched, and the wisest care of our
ancestors brought to open shame, and we
have seen the popular vote apparently
sustaining these things year after year,
election after election, until hope itself
almost died within us. Now, thank God,
all that has been changed, and hope has
been revived, and believe it will be q
lesson to our people that no abuses. no
power, however strongly intrenched, can
stand in the way of the public sentiment
OF this country when once justly aroused.
think that one fact will send us all
home tonight prepared to do our duty
as American citizens pledged in the fli-
ture to sustain the Constitution under
which we live. (Applause Almost all
great epochs Of the worlds history have
tesn distinguished by some eliminating
fact,-sonie one a SEe many Waterloos
OF the world in which the whole political
canvass Is changed by the result of one
the United States the election that took
place on the third day of November, 1874,
will be as marked an event as was the
18th Of June-I believe that is the cor
rect date-on which the battle Of Water
loo was fought.
And they can be found In this com.
try and this party. But here, / have
gone much further than Eintended
only wanted to say WORD of congrat.
inlation and could not resist the temp
tatton to come over here tonight and
take part in the general joy of our
whole country, and have been led to
give utterance to the reflections which
came to my mind in coming over
here. Because there has been no time
to trammel up all the consequences OF
this victory as yet. That it includes
the election of Democratic President
in 1876 cannot reasonably doubt. II
seems to me we voted for Democratic
President on Tuesday last in 1876.
[Applause.1 For you all know, my
friends, that such is the desperation OF
the party now in power that if the
House of Representatives and the Sen.
ate of the United States had remained
in the hands of these men they might
now put in operation their dark and
shameless threat, and though the cleo
torial votes had come in, electing ouI
man, they might, as they have done
before, have refused to count them
and we might have had the Vice-Pres
ident of the United States sitting al
the head of the council of the two
houses, and declaring that he would
not allow the vote of a sovereign State
to be counted. This was the shameful
action of Mr.. Wade, of Ohio, on ont
occasion, and the only time in the his
tory of our country when 1t ever oc
Cured. Thank God the elections o.
Last Tuesday will prevent this being
done In 1877 when the votes of the
Electoral College come in. This i
no time to attempt to gather up the
consequences of this election but th'
next House of Representative will
have the power to investigate abuses
ut to go through the forms of investi
CATION and then bring them in q pal
Of whitewash to cover its results, bu
an investigation that shall give yol
the real state of things, and / tell you
and all honest people, that when tn
American people shall come to know
all the secrets that are now covered vi
In Washington, there scarcely will b.
found man who will vote to continue
in power party which has been show
TO have forfeited every particle o
honor. Applause. Every one Of u
may be glad of the result of this alec
tion. Every one Of the people, whit,
as well as black, good governmen
covers all, and your worth,
Governor never. spoke, truer wor
than when he satds you cannot hav
one position of the United States i'm
poYerisbed. without impoverishing al
the rest. Now, gentlemen, / know
that gentleman was called for befor
came upon the stand he, trust,
now lSre. We shall not gather tn
conseqHnces of this election or realiz
them all in q week, the weeks Wi
grow into months and the months int
years and the years into decades befor
fully and thoroughly we shall apprt
ciate the effect of last Tuesdays work
But all that was done was done for tn
happiness and advancement of ou
whole country, and ] was rejoiced t
work and have some part in securin
the victory. Let us all take lesso
from this event however strict an
steady we may have been in our pai
allegiance, let us still remember thi
there is something higher than part,
and that is the welfare of our countr,
IApplause.]
It was not the clash Of armed men,
was more than that; it was the clash {
moral forces. (Applause.) There is I
my mind great hope hopefulness in thi
for this struggle has shown our peopl
that so long as we can preserve theforn
Of free voting, 30 long we can extricai
ourselves from any difficulty into whiC
ignorance or bad government may bril-
us. I confess to you, my friends,
feel revived and stronger. Ibelievet tn
this Government will be perpetuated, b
cause the American people have shov
that when they choose to withdraw the
confidence from any party twill, it mus
totter and go to pieces. But one 9th
word Why has this confidence come
us2 Why has the trust of power be-
withdrawn from the Republicanparty al
given to the Democraticp ? II is becau
S,og distrust, in, Rsdiealism..- There isri
doubt Of that. But, my friends, it
given to US to try us, and it is only to
permanent gift provided we shall pro
ourselves worthy Of it, and if ever a ps
ty was called upon to stand the test
time, it is the Democratic party to-dl
yUa knnxy thara hnva hoo,, many nv;