New-York tribune., 1876-08-12
TILE SPEECH.

| THE SPEECH.
Again the Republican and Democratic par-
ties confront each other struggle for the cohtroi OF
| the Government The Republican party points with
pride and satisfaction TO lis record OF honorable ueeus
to Union preserved slavery abolished, to the es'ap
shment of equality before the law to oNerninent Wen
administered aud to its principles replete WIN JuStco
humanity, and the advancing civilization Oi the age III
such a campaign. with slander az the chei weapon nv
pubcans must he excused II they speak plainly o' inc
political character. history, ana purpose VI 'nci' 7
onists.
II the Old World should believe what is aid by the
leaders of the Democratic party, by sham refortr ana
the night ravens of politics they would conclude hat
the people of the United States the most corrupt and
degraded of all nations earth claiming 10 Do cNhllu
Mr.. Tiden, tne Governor of Ncw-lork, was SefeIueG
the other evening in honor of his nomination iof re'i
dent nv the Democratic Convention, aud ~ itpN su
What next do we Ind the public administration Livery.
WeS r o Sguss ISTS a Of H. % inaiio,s o. Or"
try and nsteid "i non n IN, tn,ih UP ~ m arc cons
ing them scandal in the eyes Of msnGnd we nH G ,
unsrrnpulous they 70 contTo ne elections t ~
people Indifferent 81 all equally divided are naoo 70
exert corrupt influence sufficient to peTpetiaIc lher own
T6r fact that candidate for President should have
made such speech IN srougea evidence thai cHh I've
produced OF our pomtea t @ lf w ~ r door of
nearly every house ~ the land gaInt ana mnsy, nd a
wrongs escape which ancestry abandoned Yer
homes in the Old World he utcro ISLANDERS saigclcss
of things he describes Is 10 br found IN e CIty o New
Y0ra under his administration III those btiDOclalc
purlicus and among the people who gave Inn MS IaS'
OFFICIAL MORALS.
SO far from official morals dctcriorating the puDhc
service becoming dcbauched and The country standing
on t4e brink Of ruin pronounce this and ail kindred
statements which make up the body and trimmings oi
Democratic platforms ard speeches, 10 he uniiticd
bv,h and dcnagogsm, and that the very opposite Is tue
trutn. CE Ia, J,h OF ury last tue sch4' ~ t,so
u,Ion called upon the secretary of TIE Treasury iOra
statement cf ali the balances due the Uaitci nats ifon
he Isl of Januay 1891 From the statement it appears
that during Grants first four years were ON!
I,e part on the - 900 of what they were during the sec
ort administration of Gen. Jackson; only o2 part o
what t,y during the administration Of Van Buien
ouy ~ part what tEcy during BuchaHanS = me
last Democratic administration IN" lON5'S HurlhG
Grant, sec nj term, Imam three years io
on the ri 900 ou lG part oi what tcy were during
tine adsnslration Of JACKSON; Isl i'It oil what H'y
during Van furcnS administrations dh 20 IA ="
what they 0ullng Buclanau'S administration;
ON The same day Mr. IogIil oi Vermont iad before
the son te letters from to assistant sete,d3 o. tnc
Treasury ANA from tine Commissioner o internal rev
cnuc Igc'e letters ahd hs,tN ONeTttLi lou, @ ~
tncrn truth j., that although dea!cations and nai
IeaSstnces sometimes occur, ana always Will tlrtt Is
more official integrity tir lcN,hus .lc il,de ,n'@'I @
collected, and The rblic service better performed "n
any iog. pciud. DARING ihe ils, lsciI yer Ghn-
the pth of June. So tue surplus rcycuue was 22i9
UUO which was applied 10 the reduction Of ne national
Zsi OF the national debt On the 3Dth 0i JuGe 1866
Tie dcDt was 2GiO.3lS,0GO: now 1t is in rouni num-
ne u n,tn GH0 " rDluriIoI of nearly twohIrs or
nearly 900 OUOOUr per aunun. This Goes nOt iOOh IKE
atiunJl bankruptcy and paralysis.
Contrast this with the iasi lnbccc, soycnly ana We
nal administration o James Bu 'hanan During h's tour
years, IN time oi proiouni p,ace me iyi,!H.s iS
short of the ordinary expenditures S'9,-l' ~ "htH
,um WAS made No Icy loans and added 10 the burden
win which the kerulen parry received thG hoEcli-
mcnl in SOL 10 enable the Government IL I'VE IRON
Gay to day curing last o these four years tte per
bonds Of United states were hAWkcd anJut the
markets OF the world and disposed oi with d'cuy al
discount OF Il PEI cant -.
Tne Dcnccr;iic party made the rebellion anl tle re
beIion made the dent netyy taXcs tIthDich ava VA
Iial banks necessity and II II Is true, rs We are con-
SANITY tod that public aIi private decentralization ana
Ion train Of cyI,s are Inc iheHItae consequent on
civil war. tDc very Hsoleuco OF iaiscnCod 10 hld We
RtIubaau party r'sporsi"l" Tor them IL Is poSSdpV
the rebellion could have been put down at less cost Ihr
rebels say it could. AMI thai we "nSnt 10 nave "hlpl
them one-'ll the expense; and they are pimnuhdy
indignant at want OI economy ana okiI III perform
mS the operation
THE DEMOCRACY.
In reviewing tic action of the House in regard to ap
uropTations and what they call rctrcnclmcni 10 man
can resist c inprcs. that it has been taken in total
disregard Of the public interest. Nothing has been done
because ii Ought 10 be done. the public interest &c
m1nd, H. but rs far as We cln in every for PC
luica capital or profit To create the impression or ie
trenchment and ccOnomy u rtPlnGi'd panIiE os5'ni
st.ntcd aId ciipci the alIny ANA navy r' uh'iis'l
come useless, withheld iroai courts the means necessary
enforce ne laws, ana reduced salaries 10 & sila 'is
.I,uld y mat il IS Un.enGy 10 the Government ~
know The body {" It's members 10 nave nave - p,co & ,so "
i5r, N The House they have wholly iai!rd ior cisht
uon IN. To produce any pan scheme Of relief or policy
~ ~, tgr .ilicrt OF currency, banking, taIiM or any
"ibr. rr,uo,,tc Gurs,iou. Whc abusing every thing
mat exists they produce nothing, can suggest nothing
trnon t,e d. uoriaiic ncnDcgs House there are
81 rcrsoms who officer, anu soldiers IN tlc Snhiei-
eracy. Oycrtrown by the North ana detected ibl ~
.orcd ana desperately III earnest, and Wilh wE0m ihc
Northern TmWtEZrIs ana doushidces VIII nc 80 'i"9
IN Inc ha..s o. ,uc potter. ,
Thc Drmocg,fic platform ri 81. Louis b. described
~ au ciaDorc extended ia'ehoed Gllued lhlo Sc
ion, W. NAY saic DEFY the most lnEeniou' 10 ma III
II one honest ana truthful statement In the hrS' sec
Tm TS tc 5crcg o he wioi country we here rearm
our lith in the ler.aucucy Of t"e f"ch 'n' or IT
10 he corsiilon Of De & miG' ,iIs. T ~ , m ,f er5
n,nia ~ iTI M 81. yaf and DO here record
s,rast cUundclcc the pyrpctuty oi republican Sco'
Wmri we reflect that nearly oncalf of the authors oi
tus declaration had been engaged IN armed rcbe mon 20
destroy t. Union in which tHcy had thc sympathy OF
the other half, We know what tiey mean ny iaHlIih,h
tacir "Iaith IN the pcrmanchcy of the Federal thoh
ana wh,m tor more ihtn ioar years neaiiy & tn' ON
with the sympathy OF me othcr ilii, ' "'st u o'o
war the overthrow oi thr Con ntt'lOi we KNOW NJ; M
tlt.r mean hy devotion to the Constitution mat
they love the Union and Constitution as ", hoWS me,
nave ever DONE We can nu fe.,nb - t Vn,.rnn,i
ii,"rv of tnG great masses of It's mnmD,T., are but
hidco;s lnockcgies ana INTENDED only Tor deception
reform l. ace"a,y to put an tmd proniae waste Of
r i'm T,y,T yic. has .luanacrun 2JOOOO 1000 upon
rllioas alone and ont Of more than thrice that %csH'e has
less than siA di,r ty to nels oi ir son hen
Tnc mc4l tns resolution WI D. appye,alga Nhcn
refer the fact that the candidate "r Nict-fISIcu ,
mat period when most of the public lands were SAhleu
10 railroads nud distinguish cd Tor the general hcry
support ne gave TO sncn grants, and particularly ior nS
earnest ard repeated aiynctcA VI thc l s' s',, ~ @
ia the grant oi 81 OOu.0jO acres 10 ,e Northern
Pacific Railroad. the most siuendouS si' ever 'oo 10
TILDEN AND HENDRICKS
OF NJ. Hendricks the Democratic candidate for vice
President it il not very important speak this com
IDuuity Yuu have known biI as member of Congress,
OF the legislature Of the Constitutional Convention as
Commissioner of General Land Onicc as senatoi o
tbe United stars Governor of The state foI neaF' 80
policy produced measure started no idea which any
humay being can reuehDtf siHg we ana .Acapt ol3 Ip