Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-09-09
REPUBLICAN,
CAMPAIGN OPENING
General Weaver's Speech
A Mastery Address. by Cne Of Iowa:
Best Men.
TIE lsa1ing scli.;:a, ozss.;sns 2ssyiess.y
saa Ab.y Discussed


ported on hearing last Thursday, and
printed la JOURNAL Extra in
twenty minutes after the speaker
closed his address
PURSUANT to published notice
large andience assembled in the
Court Heuse Hall, to hear an address
on political topics by Gen. James
Weaver, of Bloomfield, who was re-
Gently dominated by the Republic
cans Of Davis County for State Sena-
tor. The rain in the forenoon pre-
vented the attendance of many from
! the country who would otherwise
have heen present.
| At 22..Se p. IN. +. r.. Hays, Chair
man Of The County Central Commit
| tee, called the house to order, andson
his motIanC. L..Collins, was elected
| Chairman Of the meeting. Mr.. Col
lIins stated that the object of the
meeting was to listen to an address
I by Gen. Weaver. On motion +. X.
Hays, ]. +. Greenlee ard A. ID.
WethertIl were appointed commit
tee to wait upon Mr.. Weaver and
conduct him to the front. The Chair
introduced Mr.. Weaver, who pro-
ceeded to address the meeting.
We give below but briefsynopss
OF the speech:
The recurrence Of our popular cleo.
tions have abont them, to my mind,
something Of moral grandeur, and
ought To awaken the livliest and most
/ consideiate interest in the minds Of
7 our liberty-loving people.
The ballot box Is the ultimate de-
/ posithry uf the public will. EHlight-
ened pubiic sentiment is wiser than
the y;isest critic.
Ti.as6as sarF Fsasariag and. dis
! tributing accurate information in
j relation to Public afl',iis, IL simply
immense. The Press, the Pulpit,
| the forum and the hnstirgs, have
opened ups q thousand avenues to
public inquiry, and when public
I opinion utters its voice through the
ballot box this Is an end Of contro-
versy, for in this country the people
speak ''as one having authority and
not as the Scribes."
The speaker here mapped of tie
country in great geographical divis.
ions ana pictured the people dwell
| ling along the sea shore and cins-
tered around the lakes in the North
! West, and along the banks Of the
fiity.sevsn navigable rivers that pour
their waters into the Mississippi.
| He pictured the millions who fol-
/ lowed the star OF empire through
| the vast and weird Territories Of the
! West until overcoming mountain
and desert they have planted a most
vigorous and robust civilization upon
the shores Of the Pacific. And then
the speaker pictured the vast multi
tude Of forty millions Of people ris-
ing rs by n signal, and endorsihg the
Republican party rs having been
faithful to their trusts.
This bas been done three times by
the people Of the United States since
1861. The last time, H 1877, when
President Grant was reelected by
the largest popular vote ever rcceiv-
ed ~ any President. There WAS
nothing wrong with tile Republican
party up tp this time.
How has ii been since? what has
occurred to shake tho confidence of
the people in the Republican periy?
There ought 10 be, and Issfffie-
thing inpre in party than mere
scramble for Office. There are nn-
deriving principles upon which Pc
pend the great Interests Of the peo-
pie.
a party must be coverne by these
principles, or IT. life must he short.
A party should address itsf.lsso the
affections of the people, who are not
ofiice-seektrs but are yet deeply IN.
terssted In the administration OF
public affairs.
We claim that there IL something
about the Republican party that the
people Should and do lov@. when
the people cease to love thalr form Of
government II viii cease 70 exist, aid
80 with parties. They naist perish
wiisn the affections OF the people are
Withdrawn from them.
What Inns lie Republican parry