New-York tribune., 1876-11-02

voice could serve, it should be heard while there
was yet time. BY the methods OF our poll
tics, gentlemen, arc unable TO separate
the question in the popular mind or In the popular vote
as TO the party 10 which 1t would willingly intrust
the conduct OF public from the other question to
what man OF which Of the party that they prefer
they would select Necessarily therefore, there comes
10 Dc some confusion OF ideas in drawing the distinctions
between personal preferences and OF the force
and faculty and strength Of will and character OF the op-
posing candidates. when after all the real question and
be- which party will you have tO take our Govern
mcnt TO which will you ntrust your interests where Is
the safety the Republic be found in the period Of
| the next Pres.des tial terni
Wc,l IN these contests OF ours, so frequent and so
familiar. there always three interests that enlist
the popular feeling and the popular fash
ions The first may dismiss lighty-tis Is the interest
OF the occhodes anI the interest of the ofceseekers.
intense ana important them and to their friends, and
in the great Of Offices or element OF
power force In the community. But the cOmmotion
which these interests IN II, competition excite
neither ycry vide nor very . They do not much
touch the public peace az he public confidence.
Bat beyond tl- in all these Presidential elections, there is
an enlistment the enthusiasm and ~" aimiraton OF
the great masses OF the people the other OF the
of the country that 70 lead the canvass
I.ysc sometimes go TO great hght, and they some
times simulate in solictudc, in cstucss, the real
anXiecs that touch the public welfare Gnd arenuenced
lN the pubic safety. B these SCutt men, we al
ways lind, carry the agatons OF the puo-
lic mind beyond limit that is quite safe 10 the public
peace and quite consistent with the perma-
neEcc OF the yaluc OF tic public securities,
and after eecon-when even Henry Clay is defeated
and Polk l. elected IN cu OF hlmte agtatons OF the
community sub>ide, parties ali withn Che range OF
and its public credit unimp1ircd, and generally speak
mg and ia the happy condition IN which our country
ma. generally been placed at Prcsi ental elections what
assigned is the whole limit and range OF the
interests and the eNctements that attend an election,
I al in HlsFs rl1
tre that decision by the ballot who shall be President
g. fe United states carries no more peri 10 the public
credit aud the public peace than in England change
the Tories TO the Liberals, o. the reverse;
when there does enter into canvass when in the
qv that touch AT the vital point. the integrity OF
tine Government, the permaEence and welfare OF tho
state then the agtaOns thai attend that question sup
plant a'd oyerwhcm all the lesser questions Gat make
the staple OF political discussions ANA di1ercnces Ap
pase And the people Of these United states determine
ior themselves ana know for themselves whether In the
impending election these vital interests are Included or
/ u" Il they are the people VIII aet up 20 them; II
tEcy not they VIII not down al te Dddlng OF any
master teacher, foreign or native lGreat appausel
i take IT, the people OF the United States know aa
n. gSi .GoI! oF European houses IN Wast Irea cheers
and plause take Il 10 ." possible that on the issues
OF American politics they know and feel great deal
more. lcnewcd applalscl A. have said when these
issues come IN they give law 10 the contest; they re-
tue interests that the Northern people main
even tncir own cOGnryncn residing IN
other parts OF the country. lAppansel sometimes
/
per- the good faith the honest purposes Of the great
mass tie American people make them slow TO believe
evil ~ any of their coun trymen appanSe $50 slow IN
thcr past history that nothing bu var tna has buried
ha q million OF their chosen youth aud exhausted
thousand millions OF their treasure could open their
eyes. Eul don't need Two such eyc-Openers IN ono
sric.a .atou Prolonged applause.
Peter cooper here entered the hail. and as he advanced
T|o te rIUs o M ,c Nj IcISI , n. nSaS IuSy
these great issues stuffed untll II Is too
r ,', - "aiety Thai # sqiI AID fosy Srrcndercd
fr.ll son
Nass. Inc South Lad come 10 be so much
| exhausted in tLclr strength, ana All their AMI
mc,t, had been - complct. ly burned out Of them
and their leader Mr nd,n, oar ellowcitizen, so well
aud a ght.l the past ard hostile 10 the burdens
(laughtcI that II was scarcely Imaginable
danger the pubic credit, from the advances even
opposed, peaceful ana 50 p"ed party candidate
people, aiter all, When II comes 10 the point, had
rather trust themselves than anybody else.
Wour, after the bear had been wOrs,cd In hght, to
prove experiment how the bears strength had been
exhausted aud his hatred extngnshed by trying another
good hug with him. think the blekWOOdsman would
prefer he would Try IL with efse IN his stead
laughter ami appause; or IN some other 10 w. say WIN
slnousc around his neck, to II he could not throw
tie bear that way. tIgughtcr.l
THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES.
Well gentlemen we are in the midst of canvass ana
simple as the cali OF the committee which has honored
me with the invitation IL in rs terms no enc can fA 20
see that IN the brief enumeration OF tne subjects OF us
cussion which may be announced US matters touchng
the pubiic credit the public services ana the public
nea,. we have a Presidential canvass where the
iu.s ar, OF the vital and searching character that
- med [ will first say whatever have 10 say Of
n candidates OF the parties, and will speak nrss
VI GOV Tlden because shall have the less occasion 20
,ttne concerning him, as you all know blin as Neh =
do But have not one word " say ID eispaiass~eSs