The daily gazette., 1875-10-16
SenarOr Bdydrd's Speech IL,
Richmond.
THE CONSERVATIVES ANSWER To
THE INDEPENDENTS.


klub. The building was crowded to its
fullest capacity. Every class in the
community was represented. Profess
slonal men, merchants, mechanics and
laborers, and n considerable number of
| ladies' were there, and listened with pro-
found attention to the speakers, and
showed by their enthusiasm their devo-
| ton to the principles of the party
which has safely guided Virginia's des-
tlnies through the most eventful years
| OF her political history.
The stage was handsomely decorated
with flags Of all nations, the national
| colors and the flag of Virginia, which
was the most prominent. The chairman
| occupied chair on a platform raised in
the centre OF the stage. and ranged
around him in semicircular lines were
the seats of the Vice Presidents.
HON. THOMAS F. BAYARD.
General Peyton Wise, chief of the
klub, at 81 o'clock, nominated for chair
man OF the meeting Mr.. Thomas w,
McCancc, and he was unanimously elect
ed.
As the Hon. Thomas F. Bayar1, Of
Delaware, General johnson, and the
other speakers came forward TO occupy
the seats provided for them, the band
| played Hail to the Chief" and cheer
after cueer went up with such mighty
effect as must have chilled the blood OF
the bravest Independent within hear
| ing.
ttn. Wise announced the presence Of
| Mr. Bayard, and proposed that he should
\ be greeted as the guest Of Virginia by
| every lady and gentleman rising. The
| suggestion was readily accepted, and in
addition to rising. the audience gave u
| ound of cheers.
Mr.; McCance then formally introduced
MIR. Bayard
Mr.. Bayard spoke in complimentary
terms OF Virginia, and declared that he
mad always felt an affection for and in
| terest IN tho welfare and success of her
people. 1t had ever been kis opinion
that outsiders should not interfere with
the loc" issues in States, but this con-
test here in Richmond and Virginia he
regarded as but the preliminary to the
great national campaign of next year.
he felt a very sincere interest in the
success OF the nominees, and one of them
General Johnson, whom the people had
welcomed so heartily as he entered upon
the stage, he had known intimately for
nfteen years. HE ST oke of General
Johpson's character and abilities in
terms OF the highest praise, and express
cd qualification that he was the nominee
Of our party. He knew that General
! Johnson had been outrageously assailed
by an anonymous writer. He knew that
he but uttered the sentiment of this
brave and honorable people when he
said man who is ashamed to own him
SELF should pc ashamed of the name he
bears.
Mr.. Bayard tLen spoke of the objects
and purposes of party organizations,
and showed that all proper party or
ganlzation was intended to emerge the
conflicting private interests for the
common good. He said he who enters
the party should do so with high aud
patriotic intent, not to promote his in
dividual ends. He illustrated his con.
ception of the usefulness and power of
party organic ton by an illustration.
Sunpo e, $ id he, that some immense
obst Gle should be dropped into one of
orr principal thoroughfares. One man
might want 1t removed for one purpose
another for another and so on. But
could 1t be done by each man under.
taking it alones Not at all. The
whole community, actuated by COM
mon impulse to remove the obstacle.
would take hold, and by long pul.
and pull altogether do what it wcs
impossible to do without organized
effort.
Mr. Bayard proceeded next to speak
with cloq.ence and effect of the
necessity of maintaining our party or
grnlzation, a1d of the absurdity of in.
dividuals interposing their private,
pun1y interests when the welfare of q
great people were at stake. This con-
test he regarded but as the pattering
of the shower compared to the storm
that would burst upon Us next year.
Hence the necessity for preserving
and maintaining our strength and or
ganization. In the great struggle we
are soon to enter upon VIC are to de-
eide whether we shall have limited
constitutional government of coequal
States, or semi-military government
such as Grant has for seven or eight
years imposed upon US.
Mr.. Bayard, after dwelling upon the
folly of supposing that the Conserva-
tive party, upon the eve of great and
important battle, will permit itself to
be divided and dismembered, turned
his attention TO national political poll
| tics. The misdeeds of the Republican
party were pre- ented in new and strik-
ing lights. The wrong and outrages
heaped upon the South were alluded
to SO as to show the terrible necessity
for a change in the Federal Admins
tration. Mr.. Bayard believed General
Grant desired to be renominated. More
than that, with the one hundred and
thirty eight votes from the South,
representing the negroes and Federal
ofiice-holders, Mr.. Bayard did not
doubt that he could be renominated.
The result of his reelection would be a
cruel blow to the country. In such
an event he should despair of the lib.
critics of the people, especially in the
southern States of the Union.
On the money question Mr.. Bayard
touched toward the close of his ad-
dress. He gave a statement of the
powers of Congress over the subject, =,
Nowhere was given to Congress the
power to print money. The Constitu-
ton gave to Congress the power to
supply 10 the people the measure of
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