New-York tribune., 1876-10-26
PRESIDENT WOOLSEY'S SPEECH.
Ipy TELEGRAPH TO THE TRInUNa.I

what may be called the silent citizens who are not poll
cians have neglected duty in times past OF making
known their opinion and in this late period Oi my
life mean to try TO repair ut least ON this OCCASION
some of the past harm | may have done by silence
IApplause.I Then, again, | have had the honor for
the first time in my life of being nominated 10 an once,
il | may call il 40. OF Presidential ElCctor-ah ono
which / accepted with some pleasure becau'e II h1d
scarcely any aud pay and very little reepon'i
bility-nO responsibility, because II seemed TO we lat
mike the Office of representative legislature. this
was a mere agency. and had nothing 10 DO except IN
extreme cases hut to express the choice o thoNC VINO
might choose me. Now come TO you and have but
And in the inst place have to say that thnk you
Who are pui forward by Republican party to repre-
sent Connecticut in the ENccutve Office, hr HohhSoh
for SPEAKING them because tncy were nominated last
spring but may say That no s,.lnSn m .n,S 9nT %
fellOw-citizcus more than these two whom nave known
from the time OF their college life onward ITg"cr lo
he able to say 100 tha the Sti!tIrnan WY j. pa, tol
by the Democratic party. Mr. Hub"drd, Is most re-,
markable man, our present Governor s AMI l'oHlL
wish that Connecticut had done all lis worS in choosing
all its representatives in the same way c"un "ish
that while il has shown lis best lace "i ~ pHH "
lines had also pat its best foot forward IN the Oai"
at Washington
HAYES MAN TO Re TRUSTED.
Now gentlemen need be called upon % say anything
Of the men who are put forward for the most solemn
political responsibilities which can be taEcn upon them
selves by am men in this world mean Nj Hayes aud
the candidate OF the opposite party. Nj Hayes Ia ny
opinion is who has wherever he has been placed
played a noble part tApplausc.l lie has never that
am aware put himself forward. Hehas ueverengihecred
for an Office. He has far as can understand from
some friends in Ohio always been sought by place
Rather than seek a place he was content 20 remain
private man. and not looking Tor II ~ hi me GOO" 10
be placed in SCAT of power IH'n lr a' H' 80 ,
nf he state of Ohio. and myself feel confident that
elected he Will play noble and independent part IN the
Government OF the United states iApr'uscl
TlLDEN INsINCERE AND UNSAFE.
Now what shall say OF Mr. Tildeni DO not mean TO
say anything agan. HIM except 50 FAR a. one or two
important points politics and policy concerned IN
which fee that have right to criticsr mau and
any man has a night to criticse me. feel this-'hai Mr.
1ilen has sought his office with most uncommon
anxiety naughcr do not remember nny President
WHO seems 10 Lave pursued his object; 50 ai H- can ni-
dersiand his object win grc'l'I ''>'Iuull' n' may
say with greater ability and adrclthe-s ilau h..
yo,i All or most OF You will that cannot
feel he T., quite The safest man I" b c'h l iuS
of the Union. Gentlemen. have come 80 the c'h'!u-
that tnis is not simple league ,u Is u't'"u,
and We have come conclusion wulrh 'r'h Jackson
established when ne President OF the Ini'd SAiS'
and which then large part Of bojh parties adhered t..
H Hni w. I understand H. Mr Tnten l. little shaKy
TINS particular: aud a. long as iAc." are dhsi5 rom
tne 6pu0siiC opinion want to man 10 ulic, wao
shall be- able, with a firm conviction oi Judgment ana
conscience to put down, ds Gen. jackson ""7 prpirl
10 do anything that may look Ike rebellion against lhe
There is another point with regard to Mr Tdcn and
that is did not quite like his position iu regard 10 the
reig of the resumption ac: that IS to say, The repal
OF lie act in which the date 1879 mentioned Now
might be that he sad This Is nothing hi -Lh. wen,
isn't 1t something 10 give the promise oi the thI'
statesl Tue British Parliament, ue,s am very Hu,
mistaken, voted five years beforehand alh WAY na'
IN a certain year the resumption Of sptl.t payments
should take place ia Great Britain when look al th'
apparent motive and ehect 0i the a''i" uI sI it,n ~
fee! that IT intended rs pias - 10 uhc we wv"
parts Of the Democratic party iho,e VINO W"n'eII I
specie payment ANA thOhc "h" uId Lot M"h' J.. tlN
that in Ills way IT. was not an c'li ,Ih,l ,lu ~,
right stratcgcm. ln respect 10 M lAu'h c""''''
| not word will nttor now
! VITAL INiPORTAhCg OF sPECiE PAYMENTS.
| Gentlemen, there points Of very much higher i'm
portance than this; and what are those points You W."
all agree with that there three, though hiidy
need hut glance at them they familiar To
YOU and because other gcntlrmcn VINO succeed me VIII
expound hem much better than can First Of ali -
what lust now referred tO-tEe resumption Of sprcio
payments Now firmly believe with all the Ight thai
| can get from science which taught i've anl twenty
ycars-poics ecOuOmy-l firmly believe that II - gu
Important both for the moral interest ana Tor me
financial interest of the county. The cp.n'J Is ;hI
through slow fever and II VIC should 20 h"cS"iu ana
atirmt II cure ourselves by initiation, there would he
another mscrV within few year. - ne passed lhI0dSh
Upon this point all men Oi all patcs at lrdsl III oI own
/ part OF the country, agree.
absolutely to carry through measure "mrh HlI l''n9
speedily IN the resumption OF spccc payment, ~ = soDu
sound honest CURRENCY Cn thcy br iru.irdi Nha ls
a"s r. p, ~, ncti WI if brciu.o tIey Thought trat
| this was an imposition on tho community, on me United
States and people; or dit they want To lave Hcc
1hcir desire9 Let those gentlemen those few most
honorable Democrats who y9ei asn9sl IT, net tacm
reply and / think they would tell You that large part
| Of tier colleagues were against specie payments.
NOT SAFE TO LET The sOUTn RULE.
And now come to a very delicate point, and that Is
one which was not thought OF at the beginning OF the
canyass-thc condition Of the South The question forces
itself upon IN mind, presume ii has been Thought OF
6y many Of You In the present attitude and feelings o'
the South is IL wise sautary or safe 10 commend tie
nterest of this country party In which they largely
nredomnatei Is this wise or sdluary or Sa!ei Now
have no mllignity against tho Southern Citizens
1 am sorry have to say that oar Government
there has managed the Offices OF the southern
stotea with most lamcnablc folly. Bat when are in
tbe nidst OF a movement amounting IN some instances
almost 10 frenzy; when the southern people are chc-
ciSin great caicaton to bring the scepcr back TO that
territory, is this safei / have no oJ"cuoh lo thri
having offices and having thcr share 90 p1"rf put
saw at present as this country Is situated before the war
has done Its work. and while We have immense obliRa-
tiOns laid OF a kinds si unfinished u, To me lce
redeemed from bondage, Is II safe to give the country
into their hands
WHAT Il MEANT by REFORM.
And then the hrd point Is Reform what If meant ny
reformi What do We mean by It That there
shall be general sweeping out Of the oiicers Of the
other party II they unworthy, say let them Do
swept out do not TO anyone retained III ohce
because OF party II he is unworthy excluded from
office because party lac is worthy OF an Office And
gentlemen at this stage wish to make remark "hich
NAV not be acceptable to all OF You at this imc nut
IL is one which commcnds Itself to me- In
the Southern States 10 great extent the
offices are fcd not b. the native horn, but by
Others and many Of them have gone there ~ adven-
turers. Now do hope that If the Republican party
shall prevail moderate measures Whl prevail TOO,
that every where in all o.c@' tai are not strictly
political there will be distribution 10 the h'trst men
whether Democrats Republicans, ami trust 10 their
honor ~ do the best they car IN me service OF tue
cnuntry believe II this was done would tend more
10 promote peace and good feeling than perhaps ans
thing else that could be devised ana believe That GOV
Uaycs rs such man That if he put into Oilce Le
would wish tO do 4.
What shall say Of rcformi Reform III the ciNl