, 1875-03-22


NEW HAVEN, Coun., March l9.-I'he political
campaign for this yeaz Was opened On the Ko.
publican stie In this portion of Connecticut By d
tnaaa-uoeting this evening In Mue1c Hall. There
wna no baud, nor were any other adreutitlous
means used TO draw crowd; but at an early
hour over 2,ooo people verc gathered in tho
body OF tho hall, while many OF tho most prom
inent Republicans Of tho city we're seated upon
the platform. The first speaker was tho Hon. L.
lockwood Hoa., Of Massachusetts.
On advancing to tue ataud alr. I1oar ut once
put himself on tho best torrns With his aadionco
by saying tlst ho did NOT feel that be Vas nd
dressing strangers, for be Was auro that he had
cousins enough tn NoS Iiarea to make up nn
audience agen NJ large as tllat lie nov Haw before
l,1m. Ho then went on to say that ho Was
glad Lis public life was oyer, but ho
did not for that reason cease 10 taks M
interest In public kTal1s. and he had come
to consult with tdom In order to see Whctlnr
nhould not this year return TO that allegiance to
the Republican party by which, In former years,
Bha had 40 Lonorod herself and sorred tho tla-
tim. It was time for the State to pauso. Tho
great War-Governor. who bus Just gone down to
lis hono,ed grave, hsd been suecoaded in tho
Sauata by Wllliam II. Eatou, and this first fruit
OF Democratic aaeendency shont surely bo =
bufIicient warning to tho patriots OF Connacti-
cut. The election Of ths year H. to a., determine
ginning aud 60 boldly over to tho enomy, or
whether it nlall a1tng bsck to IL mootings In
tic uuion; whetlor it shall assort it1 old cllarac-
ter Tor vftuc aaa Independence, Or shai! l hence
| yassal OF Tafnmany Hail. This was hardly
| time, the speaker, added, for hesitation.
In hfs little village Of Concord they
wero preparing 70 relsbtatn a4o coatonnia'
but tho patriots who guided the nation through
that struggle had loft one blot npon our natlo.
| It waa reset vod for Ito Ropubllcan party, DUR
ing nfteon years 1'ossesson ot the Government,
| TO nraso TINT blot and to mako fhc Declaration
Of Indepent1eucc practical fact BY tho abolition
Of slnyery and By honost efforts to raise oil mon
to pnrfnct e.yi! and political equality. 1t II tue
e,oat glory Of t.s Republican st'arty TINT we arc
never rises upon master, nor sets upon 4 slave.
When s1cl, memories nre crowdiug upon NE. it
bcl.ooyes all patriotic cltzcns TO carefully COLI
eitler their political action. Tlo speaker hero
car|ior history of the Republican party. At tho
e,M Of tho Wr ths party was not only
willing. but hn1ious to return, to
rorfccs paaeo and harmony. aud III
sul WITH CLARITY fol all" It sought to blnd up
| tha uatio1l'a wounds. Its efforts welo directed
| to building up tho States which bad been IL re-
bcllion, but. oWtn9 70 Democratic opposition,
fn. Until that task is fully performed tl,e
mission OF the Republican party IL not ended.
We layo tho constitutional amendments, |; ts
tru., but NO got them in spite OF tho Democrats.
who true 10 thoir instincts. fought them TO tho
ond. All that tie Republican patty aaks of tue
south to-day, aii that It ever has AsAsd IL tl.st
all n,oa shall bo equally protected BY Tue 'aw.
Kuroly, tl.at Ia not unreasonable. ls4t can tho
Democrats DO expected to do ANYTHING o. In 1ho
Lind ia good faith7 When plank Of the Dens-
ocratio platform OF 1871 wAa uBed ~ pro-
sIle to II. oyi-lghts b, b'lI It, ssss!ea MI
isen cocTcoI luto taking that plauls, and
il was, therefore, plain tLas. tho se'ltinents 1T
oppressed waro uot sincerely profcssod by the
party, II any moro oyidouce "as wanted Of the
toal suimus Of tho Democrats, lot 1t bo tcnso,l-
bored TINT Foruando Wood Tas t1e candidate >. Of
| ho Lad iriud to make tho CITY Of Now York uel-
tral in the struggle for national life:
After Judge Hoaf concluded. addresses we're
| made by the Hon. Julius @. burrows, Ut Aich.-
| gau. and Gen 3lcLane, OF Arkansaa. Tlle tneot-
ing broke up n late hour. but not uneil tho ~
pub!icans OF New Haven had bson tlot9ughly
aroused TO senso OF tho Importance Of ~ ~
itcal dntiea whlc'. arc now resting npon she4a'