New-York tribune., 1876-05-17
sprrcHEs BY DELEGATES.

WAITE AND PROF. W. C. SUMNER
After the Conference had acted on the report OF
the Business Committee, President Wooisey asked "
il was the pleasure Of the members TO listen TO ad-
dresses from gentlemen present. Charles Francis
Adams it, was enthusiastically called for and amid
great applause he arose and said:
All that have to say to the meeting can say in
very few words bearing directly, believe on the Ad
dress In one respect this meeting very happily differs
from a great number OF somewhat similar, though IN
many points very dssiuar, conferences which II Aas
been my to attend other years On those pre-
vous had always noticed that those persons
who were present seemed to have very vague ana I'M
perfect idea of why they had come, aud when they hd
found that out they seemed be very much afraid OF
public criticism In the first place, our Address states
both why we are here and what We propose to DO IL
IS however confined TO general terms Now'
Mr. President reason Why !, speaking lndVidu
ally and for myself alone should not be far more explicit
in what may say than any general address emanatlng
from us in a body. propose to say exactly why am
here and what ia the painest possible language
l. Sir belong the floating vote Of the country Am
an Independent in fact and such what want is po
ltical and financial reform tApplausel wan5 au
honest government and an honest money lIroionSe"
applausel Now Sir, practical man. see Two great
political organizations in the country, Win clther OF
which, under certain circumstances can cheerfuly act
1t is to bring circumstances about, can, that
am here. lApplause Now. also see that
the elements of reform IN those two
great parties rapidly concentrating on
few prominent party candidates and also sec that
among those candidates there one or two whom
would gladly and cheerfully support also como to
state explicitly and distinctly why am here am here
to induce the Republican party to believe If can that
IL they wish have the independent vote o the country
their surest If their only way of getting it t ts late
stage through the nomination Of Secretary bioto"
[Great applause.
IT, however the Republican party think they can do
witt he ind
the party machine the good old time-honored
issues of the war; that political spell which certain
of their prominent think the party IN the sht OF lts
pas record throws the country, relying upon Del
lowing out the of jefferson DAVIS, soaring te eo-
Die as the Saracen mothers used 10 righten ther ch
dreD by stories Of Ceur dc onif the Republican party
think they can without the independent voter and the
Democratic party will nominate Gov Tlden lappauseI
will certainly practical man, support Gov Iueh
as the next thing Brstow for practical reform through
the party organization CONTINUED applansel IL, how
over neither the Republican the Democratic party
choose to put forward this year candldIe WHOM We
smgsstion of the Address will be carried out t5c le
ter, and shall meet IN another conference anu lcc
put forth candidate OF our o"n tappanseI i2r "non
we can have at the consciousness OF throwing con
science vote. Great appldus ,,..,t,o..
10 say. believe too that you will agree VITA me that
have not eft y3a . 10 fsoPs R yS hen as some to
hope that the coming campaign Is 10 90 an iltenseht
campaign, nor hard-cider campaign. nor thank
heaven wood-ohOpper campaign. lLahshtef anu sp
planse We Eaye passed through dreadful ia " IeNo
iuiion and have passed through the period oi recon
struction, and now that we nave come i, 10 'N9 ,s
will be pretty hard tor the party leaders 10
rouse US up to thst pCSt ooS o. M nv % "a, who o
little disposition 10 throw up our AaSS ana nl WIN
deed far moro disposition to burr our faces ID our
hats 10 hide our bushes ltughieiJ We "ab 20 l.eui
La L M am he he Democrat or Ne he Independent,
Ia
date ho shall be a Of clean hands and pure e q
tried man has shown that he is ready 70 YrapPie
PrOlangd apps@se some man VINO M na @
iu his own behalf; some man man VIZ nP"s sn1"S
between pable day and party discipline, and tn9t be is
prepared evidence bis desire ior r. IN Ia worAa anu
nomination Of of that type through Tie acion oi
otaefs is what want IN the rst place FAILING ~ i;
we are prepared to meet tOgethcf-at east sn-aud II
are only dozen IN nGnoer 10 nom ss saSn y la, m
that mug stand up and be counted. lAPpl@uSeJ
ADDRESS OF PARKE GOODWIN.
Amid the enthusiasm which was created by and
which followed Dir. Adanss speech Parke Goodwin
was called for and in responss 20 the desire OF the
meeting made the following address;
Mr. President AND GENTLEMEN: | am no politician
ss YOU a al aware and dsdain h.s arts. Ny whole IN
tcres in this movement, in other movements IS 10
raise the standard OF politics ana e. nsorse the
very much like that which Mark Twain Describes in
serpent or a Toad put your foot it without ASKING
whether 10 is Democrat or a.hep1Ghcan lLiuSL'ti'l
tie reformation 0; political part, IS IS Webster
said Of crowded professions, tsre is ai"eys va
the best OF our parties go up e higher, Dut there
is especial fOT this reformation at bis time Ihis
when back that period and call to Ihna the
prophecies made as 10 the uule u lLe iIe-
pubic have uSti1ed our title to existence
Tho prophecies then IAn that because we sp-slSd TOT
our eanse soDiime0ts Wa wers sentimental.
bSs think, Tic most practice % ~ tle Gov
etnnents then prophesicd tiidt because NE 81
poalsd to the feelings o. tie people we should Ton 1o
copiBOtions aud revolutions We have hst IN us oouh
tIy for ths last hundred years fewer ana
fewer revOut than any 0f the naios or vac IAee oI
the earth Ia said thai because We e"ltied o'teste7
tn geat prime Pee OF progress and sdVnhcensnt We
should not be ssusned until had Overrul a tue sur
rounding nations and comnltted ouI iiaioh @ =" .
OF unlimited conquest. We have made Out one conquest
during all ia time. We have had MT two 'ofe.h nas'
Ar1 tAoae Insignificant was feS''iis ~ o'ie % C1i
views the other DAY some statistics un TIA. POM ana
was surprised. Conhdent aad bolci,I a. ! ain OF
the democratic principles, was shfpii isfu Iu"t "nI
England lad had three or four France HF6 or ~ ahu
othsT countries N Ike proportion, We nave i.o oe orc
great TtYJiutlOn, ana hst d-d hOt emmy ~ oi''
strengthened he form OF cur government l4ppmuse.
While they have been running NJ to the doles ~ f,ssiS
foreign wars wble tney L.Ye DteH sIaNiib 90
tossing win domestic cDnVuSiOnA, our lscuniic Has 20
NAMED serene aud UnmOycd. promo o lci peaeT, sQng
fe cass while IN all these great ends OF national exist
may bc hosEtful oi our past careei WY is H. s
the Address says Ne have hdn5 OII Iva. ,''.' !.
during this Centennial yearf GcnileDen, the 6ttSe Is
constitutional, II IS only toPcSi or local 80 - oS ~
permanent 10 is only trAns4toy IL does hVt I.e Ve va
our institutions lApiause IL IL not native 70 tbom,
but ii irOn tine bsdness OF aihinistfHtoh, anu
sdnsnists you hsve swept on the disease. .
Now, what l. the remedy have no inae 10 ceiain
them arc trSnsitoIy tAPpsusel our great wal soTl-
Gus was IN many reslocts. IN. EnicLt es .ae 40
suits been ia iasny respseis he's ytt h sy,ne us
ferrous Influences On. Of tnese Ia iAt -" Nsf Is grtat
disloc4On II uDhinses the moral H's.e OF man ana
produces effects III community that We "9du hot sec
under normal rcstrsints Again. 0NilS 70 t"' ""i ""
have lost mnob OF our political education - ,lo ot
contest tn4t led - the war the oy qeesion vas 9r
cry which treated IA a E'fne 1919