The New York herald., 1876-10-26
l REPUBLICAN RALLY.
Mass Meeting at Cooper Institute
Last Night.
SOUTHERN WAR CLAIMS
Speeches BY Secretary Taft and
Murat Hastead


see1ceMeui tnat speeches would be made BY Secrc
ATTY TAFT and Anrn Hastcsd For some
ssher the meeting exceedingly tame. The only
vmptom OF enthusiasm manifested during the meet
NJ when the name oi General Grant
nentioned connection @lth the nnal VIC
,ors- Of the lndeed. the meeting sas
cresry contrast the republican meet
.nss INT have been held during the past month.
secretary faa l. speaker VINO excues enthu-
ssu aud hs speech seemed TO fall Ike wct blanket
aoH The audience, large numbers dropping out by
sue when he had been speaking about half an hour
Ex-senator L.lmbeer called the meeting order
aud nominated T. W. stoughion as presiding officer.
NJ stoashton started out by saying that he would
eupy but nlle ..me himself IN speaking as there
Distinguished men prescni who would address them :
teutielLen ifOm ono. He SAID he realized that the
State vi Nee York w-s The battle ground OF tho cam
pnsn, and asserted that there be quest
ed ~ the battle of the hour, but which would
sct the nation Tor long time 10 he then in
rodaced Attorney General TAFT. Who on coming for
card " the platform quite warmly greeted.
srlscH rArr
Mr.. TanFsid ltwas The phenomena OF this cam
2aisn that the old rctrosradng democratic party had
.ssumed the garb o. resormer, beginning its plat.
fofn and ending i with that form. He bsev ca the
.hng Itself not very well described iD the plat
orm- It had in that platform said some hard things
" the republican party, among other things that it
~as noncycombed With corruption. IL occurred to
hm TO AJAX vac u MAS that maze this charge. The
democrats m ,dc reference in their platform TO
what they Aai done show that their
administration OF The government when they
power had been without corruption
There vas oae record tney could not get over There
o1eai report exlant OF all the moneys paid out
si0leL or osi ~ Insolvency by adm illustrations tor
years past which would show what each administra-
ton had done with the public moneys they had 10
count Tor 10 the administration OF Andrew Jackson
All the money lost was $40 the 5000. In the
next administration, that o! Van Buren, the loss
vi, and so On down ~ thai OF James Buchanan,
Mhea The average loss was 80 s. on $1,000
There ended the democratic sdFr iuistration OF
the government he hoped forever Then came
the republican admnistration. Durng Iincons ad-
% ~ turing Mr RucAanans That was the tran sit
iroia demo.saic TO republican administration In the
nrsi Hour years Of General Grants administration the
loss was Iorty cents Of the 81 600. and the last
fo1r yosrs which were about close, t
was only twenty six cents There was not q gov
such record The gentlemen at - Louis had SAID
reform was necessary TO restore tho credit OF
country. Think of u what fronts aud faces they
must have had What credit did the democratic
rarty lsayc the country In The administration OF
james buchanan after the old debts had been paid
~, he not only iaiieo 10 pay the current debts
of his administrator Uut he had to issue SIS 600
OF bonds al sx per cent interest and twelve per
discount and they were pcdced about Europe that
What would those bonds be sold FOR ~ s~ucd
premium. Al the very time amosi when the st.
LOUIS Convention declaring that the credit OF
nation needed dociorpg $500 voo 900 had been ncgo-
hall per cent Interest The credit Of tho
country was never better, be said; nevcr before
had bonds OF tbs country been issued IN
tcresi. ~ the republican party contnred In
power be had no doubt bonds would be issued aud
people would be glad 10 get them four per cent,
whereas n by any misfortune other party get INTO
power even successful floating OF government bonds
might be Impossible. What was tho democratic party
honey combed with lsGos Was II not with
treason well corruptionY What the
the relation existing then between the democratic
al Of he fIs
at that tmey Here Nr rsft sxpl sned how the demo-
erats IN power then hsd made DO enor; To keep the
south IRON golng out Of tbe Inion-a little bit OF
history when he secmed think OF his bearers
had any acquaintance With lie aiso spoke OF tho
the republican party had TO 'spersuadc by arms'
tie Southern states 70 do their duty; how the great
war ended IN triumph tor the republican party and
finally rAansirucied the south The zone
grsat s1cccss, he said, sns u was made SO by the
N.ribsrs r."ple through The republican party. he
told of the Democratic Convention declaring IN ls64
lhsi tue war was allure. while our troops were
nRhiing oravely' when the enemy had been
pushed mack steadily. aud even wnsn vicksburg
had been taken and Gettysburg had been fought la
the lace Of AL this what an enormous lie, he SAID
chiragoi Mr rail asserted that Mr. rilden
vas one 81 The men who reported that declaration
IA. form OF a resolution 10 the Convention. Where
Rutherford B Hayes that tlmes Al that
time. he sad. iiden aud Hayes drew, as we're, each
hls ui.re Mr.. Taft then read General Hayes
wciI known letter In answer TO the tender oi Con.
yfcssional nom nation which he made reply that
anybody who efi the army to secuoneer ought TO be
scaipcd. Mr. Taft tnen asked " IL safe the
democrats IA power Just now and then referred TO tho
SOLID souIH.'
That term M ant. tic said. that where IN the South
there were republican maloritcs the republicans
would either have TO vote The democratic ticket or
very grai length rom the platforms OF the two
parties that the democrats we're lavcr OF q
Genera uayss "I 10 show ,h., eps""'v r. v,s =,
in favor Of protecting the two races
meant this, he added The leading In the south
VINO went iGto The war against the Union out
OF II ruined They saw hopes. gctlsng again into
power by the aid oi the democratic lart :, aud was
desire wss to 80 W aris,ocracy OF their own oy
sohd south meant Us electoral votes, and II
heins majority o. the democratic party
power. majority Of = majority. I'm. motive Of ,ae
Southern leaders was their conroing motive, and "
Inc democrats win November the4e southern
men would WELD tue ioAer "f the democratic admin
Niraton to saIt thew WISHES
NrRsr mAlsrxAp's sFErcH
The Chairman then Introduced Hon. Nurat Hal.
STEAD. editor u the Cincinnati C0a.e,yt,al who was
received wth APPLAUSE. ne began with genera rel
ens eampaga. laying parSiealsr s,ress .pan
the southern war calms Ansding 10 the
clicr of Governor Tlldcn declaring Ais In
tenion NO. to allow any such Gains. Mr h.issead
crslafsd himself ~ thlnk h0w Mr. Tiasn
could have - utterly mstoncsNed the character and
extent ~ the cians ana " hs r.ia,ton 10 thea.
'As Tor the resua.uss tnat Mr. Iiden assumes
pose uEoe himsci 10 reEarl 10 the claims" SAID NJ
Hssicad why, not lonecr ago than August last he
saa, 'EApercnce has repeated exposed tas iaifiy OF
stlmposcd Restraints h, candidates.. II must have
been the imperative sente o. th- nescssity SAVING
something. aud that 90 esiy " d ca caused him nov
make proclamation OF lie that be ASSUMES
10 impose gpon hmsof h- tells what ne
viii n elected fresdeut respecting the
fourth clause 0f the fourteenth amcndmeat, when
does apply 10 the taxing about AZ
ai We relcr to the claims i0f damages for Soethern
property, whose owners cian ihas taken the
oi toe IBi0u army. ~ the national sodi.rs
tfexp ur0n tue southern states the ella
are Jusl ou. to ~ p-d But We Isl laks t,ov
cfEor Tilocn's word ior u thht such eef mpostd
fcstralnis useless aud there bot rsxlfan nt
that ! believe would be caeSiuxl aud thst d
reeiain hm floin bscomtpg Ifes.dcnt ~ tie Tinted
States" tAppiagrci Governor Hayes, on the other
hand had been himself ireeiasscf. sbd u hs
elected claims would ever trouble The so,srn.
mcut
Mr. Hnlstead devoted TIE close of hs speech
tu!osy oi gcyernor Hayes. whom he had known per
t0nay for n quarter of century. and 10 emphatic
denial that had been Know >othiug.
nj se nv lnWtl he