The Van Buren press., 1874-12-01
Address of Senator Eaton.

A few days since the " Manhattan
Club of New York city gathered a
their rooms to celebrated the democrats
victories achieved in the Fall elections
Among distinguished, invited guests, wal
Hon Wm. W. Eaton, the newly elected
L. ) Senator from Connecticut
With pleasure we submit tie following
brief remarks of Senator Eaton, who
during the war, as many Of our readers
will remember, gained the reputation Of
being the worst coppcrhead - in all The
North
Mr.. president AND GENTLEMEN OF TIL
MANHATTAN CLuB:
l return my sincere thanks for inviting
me to be present on this joyous occasion
1t is no time TO make a speech, and
don't propose TO make one TO night W.
have met here TO rejoice that Massachu
sets, and Connecticut, and New York
and Pennsylvania, and Delaware, ane
New Jersey. aud Virginia, and Nortl
Carolina stand shoulder to shoulder
| Applause All along on this seaboarc
of ours, from New Hampshire to Souti
Carolina, we have liberal democratic
government, and we must rejoice. fee
rejoiced because once more in this lane
men are free. Money is a good thing
and hard money is Il very good thing
Applause Free trade is very goot
thing, but free men are better. l think
it is this man who is dignilied with the
name of " Centennial Dix, "'who said ur
another occasion, Ii any man pull'
down the American flag shoot him on the
spotr Right, and why? Simply be-
cause the flag is an emblem of sover'
eighty, and that is all and here not ter
days ago a gentleman in Louisiana whom
! know as well as ] know nay frienC
VINO has just been honored with the elec
tion of Governor OF this State, was ar
rested in he own house by one of til,
hired bravos of this government, anC
when he asked the officer, " What is you
authority p he replied {" Here it is !
slapping his hand upon his six-shooter
Let me Say that the time has come whel
no man shall arrest a freeman in this
government on such authority rs that
Ii he is the man who does it he had bet
ter be shot on the spot. Applause
There wont be any more of it. Grea
applause.
And now victory is ours, not alone
however, does victory belong to the dem
ocratic party. The liberal republican elc
] n tl,N int n
in Massachusetts,, in Connecticut, and il
New York, The government is ours
| AL that is necessary for us is to be wis
as serpents, though not as harmless a
doves. Applause. If we are wise W
have before us thirty years Of power.
am well aware of the great responsibility
that will fall upon the democratic party
but desire to say one thing here, and
have examined the question and have NJ
doubt about it, and | wish TO be RESPONSE
bic personally for my opinion, that unde
| democratic rule in this couMtry in twen
ty years every dollar of the debt can b
paid. and taxes reduced each yeai
Applause. 1t can be demonstrated
There is expended to day, and has beer
expended for the last ten years in thi
country, SS0,000,000 over and above tn
excess of the interest on the nationa
debt. more than ever was expended be
! fore Once placn tho govern ont ia th
hands of men who will examine this mat
ter thoroughly, who will cut down al
expenses either in the army or navy, ant
lop off the $4,000 bloodsuckers " wht
have fastened themselves upon the bod
polite, and in twenty years every deb
Of the government can be paid.
propose that this government shaI
pay its debts in the legal currency of tn
government, the constitutional currency
Let there be one currency for the gov
ernmeut and the same for the people
Applause Let every step we tax
hereafter be step in advance towar
specie payments. No man Of sense vii
say we must come to it to morrow or th
next day, but we mean to have all legis
laton point that way. The very momen
you cut down the expenses of the gov
ernment 81 ,000, ,000. that very momen
you take the great step towards this end
i love and honor the democracy an
the liberal republican party Of this com
monwealth. honor the man who ha
been elected as Chief Magistrate of you
State. AS man said Of another VIII
was proposed for office, his war rccor
is not good [laushterl but. said he
Never mind that. There is one thing
do believe, and that is that he won
steal " Laughter
lou are about to place at your head
man whose probity and ability you hav
full confidence. In rejoicing at this
don't wish to be understood to say tha
the old gentleman who is going out ha
stolen. Laughter He is very re
spectacle gentleman, | have no doubt
but New York has no further use 70
him, Great laughter