The Republican journal., 1874-09-17
Speech OF Hon. George M. Stearns.
AT THE MASSACHUSETTS DEMOCRATIC STATE
tpNVENTIOS SEPT. 9. 1874

BROTHER DEMOCKATS-lt Is with Srea
| pleasure that | acknowledge the qualification
/ which it affords me to receive your kind invita-
ton and your special favor in this mode of ask
| ing Inc to address you. did not come down
here intending to speak. There are times when
| actions speak louder thon words, and when ac-
tions themselves tell in multiplied force, and
think that time is now that We have gathered
here for the enunciation of principles, and for
the declaration Of truths and great force will
accompany those truths if only they are uttered
III boldness, with courage, with clearness, with
precision, with unfaltering persistence of power.
Applause These Democratic truths need
| lot be told to these veteran gray-headed men
that sit behind me. Renewed applause 1t is
one Of the great characteristics Of truth that it
applies to all ages, and all times, and all eXi-
gtncies, to all vissitudes and all changes, and
tne great truths OF the Democratic party that
made this country prosperous for half cen
tury, all of them, tit themselves and adapt
themselves to the eXigencies and demands of to-
day. The truths OF Jefferson and the truths OF
'lackson-God bless his Old head-are Just as
III ana adapted to the vicissitudes of this day as
they We're to the times in which he lived, and
III which he ruled. What were they! And
dSh your attention for Il moment to them. Why,
Today they come up aS though they We're dis
coNerles We want to resume specie payments
W ny, old Andrew Jackson knew that years,
and wears, and years ago. Good! Good! and
applause. And if ever man that God made
mated the sight OF paper money that man was
Andrew jackson; Renewed applause. The
only one thing thai he did hate worse-and
bless him for that, for Cod bless II man mat
loves his Wiie-he hated the folks that slandered
Mrs. jackson worse than all. Laughter and
applause. The Democratic party to-day but
lrlttfale the cry that comes down from the past
When they say, mo humbug money" no
shams no false, lying promises, but down
riSht hard specie Prolonged applause. !
The Republican party have wn themselves
thliftly unable 70 meet this financial issue.
Loon at the last Congress. lallymg while the
nation suffered, with the people crving out for
standard, with trade linguishing and com
| ln"fce dEIng, and business stagnated and the
| people crying out, Give Us some standard be
It higher OF be it lower; fix it somewhere. /"
! W NY theN gave Us Il quandary, they gave us II
| query thei fed us with Il doubt; and aS to the
law they passed, the business man does not live
ON the top of Gods earth who can fairly tell
| whether IL - contraction or expansion. Ap-
| plauSr. 1t reminds one of the little boy'~
pants that We're cut jGSt alike before and behind
amt who said 10 hi, mother. a. he looked at
| Them: wv hN, mother when get into them
| >han't know whether | am going to school OF
! coming home Laughter and applause
| lhrh, gentlemen, We are led to another query
or, rather. we are led to JickSon> next truth
| amt thtt'> also as though it Were new OiScoV-
| rlN-lhc honest payment of the National debt
according to the fulnesS of the promise. l.
| that new; Why, | rccolleet seeing that wears
/ ago, when that same Old fountain of persistent
| obstinate, unylclding wisdom, Andrew Jack
! son, was President Of the United States, that
he Vetoed all bills OF internal Improvement
and SAID: Let the steamboats, stick OH The
NnagS but MOI Il dollar of public money shall
! ~ tNPeh,led tor outside purposes till the las
dollar OF National debt shall he extinguished. :
Applause. That is where we learn that We
aie 70 pay TINS iebt down to the last dollar: an,
| would say: SHOW me the Democratic Atl
mnistratlon that ever paid its debts in anythin.
else but gold Loud applause We DO no
nave to debate tins question between paving ;
man IN rags or paving him i'll money for Demo
tratlc history shines with the Furnished gold 0
| ITS performances. Coed. Good, and renewf,
applause. Then, TOO, we 90 for economy il
the Government, and all we have to say is
| u hutr Ike circumstances we furnished tn
people With a better government for one quar-
ter the money" We cry out now again TO
nome rule. We do not want an emperor A
Washington to declare what are the rights G
the people and of the States. Applause. w
onoI believe II IS Democratic doctrine after a
election has been held, either in MassachuSett
or Louisiana, to telegraph on to Washington I
know who is Governor GHrar, Herr, an
applauSe And when the State of MaSschu
SettS elects " liam CASTOR for Governor fcrip
| ut we Will ~ I'VE will :" and apulausc1 X
are going to elect him with or vith6,,-and W
doh't care Whieh--tlIe consent of ULYSSES :
Grant ahd II he wants To he may telegraph o
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