The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-19
WHY WE ARE ALL At SEA.
GREAT SPEECH ON THE ISSUES or
1HE CAMPAIGN.

The Democrats OF Flushing, Long Island, |
were out In force on Tuesday evening. The air |
was filled with music aud the streets With torch |
hpht bearers. All the local clubs were repre-
scented. At the Town Hall mass meeting was
held Mr.. j. L. Steele presided. lie introduced
~ the first speaker Judge Armstrong who |
made a telling speech but the great speech OF
the evening was by the Hon. Richard oGorman' |
SPEECH or rBE NON RICHARD o'GoRsAS'
Mn. CHAIRMAN AND FELLOW CrIzENs-i
think with my distinguished friend who has
preceded me that there n,ver was Tune wben
the people Of the United states considered po-
liticai questions with more rnes'ness ana
with more deep anxiety to do what Ia right than
NJ this present moment. Never was there
question debated OF more IMPORTANCE; and u
behooves every man whom the people honor ny
an invitation to address them to say nothing TO
them but ODDS truth a. far as he knows 1t and
ices IT, And the man who now, In this great
crisis Of a great nations fate. would utter one
word to cloud mems judgments or deceive
them. who would set before them what
he knows to he a false issue or light the Gre in
their faces OF any prejudice that ought to have
been long ago dead and forgotten. Is a worse
criminal and a baser traitor than half the men
who suffer In your jails. IAppause1 am
giad, citizens, to see that the tone aud temper
OF this debate on both sides is grave and earn
est as becomes lis imrortance ana le. me nere e
make my Acknowledgement to the distinguished
gentleman whom tn, Republican party mas
honored by n nomination for Presldent' MI
Hayes, that he has rcpudiat all idea OF con-
Quoting TINS 1t discussion IN the manner OF
mere ,ituperation and personal abuse lis
views have been echoed by the gentleman who
represents this Staee as of its Senators;
ana Roscoe Conkliny knows very well tnat his
intellectual weap N will be all the keener he
cause no stain OF calumny sullies its gltterng
blade. tAppl use thrust that. In what have
TO say Tonight. l will speak in the same tone
and temper and pr test at this moment that
10 discussing the question at issue before us
DO not speak OF thiuk a par Is n. Not ms
Democrat speaking to Democrats out as ciu-
zen Of the Uui ed States speaking TO tte peo
pie OF whom am one. aud IN whose future all
my interests are involvod-in that capacity nd
~ that alone am here " address you Tonight.
Ctiz-ns. there Ia no man among us, Democrat
or Republican. but knows and feels that all "a
Wrong 10 The tuiisd SSieS iod Msre y, r ana OF
land with mountains of gold and silver. pro-
ducing every We 7 regular crop OF treasure as
IL " were crop " corn or wheat; anu yet we
all know that there l. staRnatiln IN ir de, that
capital is shorn OF Its profits; th I labor ,s de-
prived OF Its honest wages. that enterprise Is
pHralyzed, that there ~ some str nec fatal soeu
perv. ding all what is NJ what Is the cause
know we have. because we paid II four thousand
millions within the last ten yesr. Applause
so HoPE FROM HAYES
The Government N our servant. The Admin
istration j. trustee for the people, Iaid by the
people, bound to protect the people In their no
cries, nd to be true to them For that we have
thew done their duty7 NY Republican friends,
piare your hands upon your hearts and tell me
have you 10 CON plant against this Government
that calls itself yUurSr need not 20 into tue
shameful psTicasrs need not give you .ne
ruptiop. As an American, hate TO utter what
msn ought to be ssn,med 10 Ssknoniedee l
this. I read the otner dav. letter Of
my friend, Mr. Nordhon, 70 me H r.
and he says that IL the future four Yeas Il ms
Nan finn no h. q N az Ire Sfi H.
eTn people ana the ruin 81 the nation. hese
are the sen imeuts Of Mr. Hayes: the RrpH, lican
change must come, and he hopes. have 10
DOUBT sincerely. that change can oe effected
that there has been foul wrong done. and be
says d change must be effected. other gsntle-
eDdeavor to excuse and offer some hore OF
changer With the yerv oest intentions could
Mr. Hayes, " he we're elected President, n he
his purtyf One man con do little. man Is
TIC representative at his party. y" IA ter no %
raise hiai w. M Il DC below Tin, it viii d'a4
him Gown. Ties. en- are honest meu. iaith
fol to their party Obligations; and tts.c't th'
III ~ tn Il stands by tn, party ia.. lhe~t ulet
nope That bS reforming their party ihey Nii ne
abuses IN the future. nat is their ,iew Of ns
question. Last nlgntin the ciy Of New Yori
there came to speak 10 us the man who abov'
all others, represents In every pect the ncaf
the soui, the SYSTEM tue tendency u the nuns
ten pa " I'M cdllCu h-puAtiiail- bldtc
IH-sesl wat does Mr.. Blaine saw tCvnun
bissinH.l No. Ct nens; 10 peueht; let u
ns'en 70 every man. ne nss pnr 70 q "' ,r
have read as tat as time would admit the repog
boid Ia NY hand II would appeor Ia u he
received WITH enthusi sm. There SO 81 ~
Blhinr' the chlel ain u may -; th1 "ivu
Blame cUuceGed DO,ning, apoloL lzed Tor nott
Ing, nromised no eoanse, az stood tue irpt'
sentative Of his party, den ,nt AND ",repei !
tint before the people. what did ne TAI
OFF Did he s'v one word In favor !.
but nc blamed the Denocratic party woo b
lately oeen dmrteu to power IN Congress Il
hayIng ATTEMPTED any rettenchnrnt and n
furm. In the re- " Of his spes ca | hud tines
words: How the Democrats hauled down ~
parr of SIR. Bl~Ie's speech. Hon the Den,
Gratis hauied down the American MAJ ms
the crime that is CHARGED against the Dem'
cratic party-thit they insulted that Il y IN
was ised ~ tuem Ia higher honor ttah II eve
was " any Otner parry. lAppI. usoI
FACTs ABOUT THE FLAG.
But how did they maui down the America
n,g abroad 1t turns out tuat tnere are or IA,
been various sinecures scattered all over a.
earth-Consuls m places where Consuis nad u
business; American CbnsuIs where the Amer
never 3, ileu- that got no lees. Performed 10 d.
it's and were pad by the Govefhm, nj or
the peoLie of the United STATES rather, {
hoinK nothing whatever. Forty-two Of tn
enecurrs were abolished by the DemocIa at
woe in Col Rres-, snd that Ia what Mr. bis't
calls tealnV down the American H.
AnOtUer charFe IL that the Demoor q
Int Ience IN Congress provided that aUpr,
p ittion bills might De amended by en- raft ing
them clauses tending TO retrenChmeut. 1 he e ne
Is mat the House shail nave power 10 cut uOw
AUprOpr tiuns " any extent. ar. Biainv nl
Into n at of indrn alton aRainst tnis. hv says
b. a VOCATION of ihe rules Of the huus
Laughter. Is that any evidence on the part
tbs great lie der Of tue Republican paTtN Of
tehdency toward retrenchuent and rciurI
Mr, Blaine takes the Ground distinctly that Il
Re JuDlican party, DO called because II suCcss
fully conducte tue civil war 10 a cl' Sc Il
theI efore right 10 govern the county N
time TO come. MIR. Blame takes the gr0ui
int lhe,e Is now presented 10 the neuI
TINS simple Issue: Mili IL accept; Mil
notion all the acts Of the heNubtG
party, reconstruction Is eN'r ,vdganc., hnd ,
IN 1 the whole people con plain II VIA hr o.
Ile now Accs,t and sanction all tnese thlu :
II not, let IL support tn Reform party. Ihai
the question lie puts squaTeiy before tue peuO
Are there any Republican, n suCh honor me
beng here Io-uight, VINO can honestly say 81
they will accept his side OF the issue, oud al
tiOn all that the Republican party has done
the last ten years1 Citizens, say II ~ not nt
the RspuDlican party. There MAS time II
That party, full of young ME and vigur, cat
into being fired with the grand idea oi ireei
every slave all through this land. Inc a ~
ton party bad a living idea before u, IL
Revolutionary party. IL Laughed at the 20
attI,tiou 4 ram ped on the law, II set me IL