New-York tribune., 1876-07-26

Iesoired That we heartily sympathze with men IN all
the walks Of life who made To suffer ir9 'e
O prolonged lnaadmnistratOn I'm office. We look WI
alarm upon the many thousands OF people VINO nav ~
come bankrupt in fortune and who have iost IA suis 10 D
hundreds Of millions yearly, for f0ur years past, uic
fults Of long years of toll and especially DO we sIn-
thze with the surings OF our mechanics and day aDor
ers who though willing T. work for low wages seek IN
vain for employment absolutely necessary to proVuo
bTcad for thenseIyes and their families Blessed our
country II IN every variety OF soil with uncNamped
mineral wealth with millions or acres OF NlrG!n ldiuS
with enterprise hitherto unexampled in the civilized
world our present National distress is not only an
anomaly upon al nee SGyern;sh Det n M
Resoired II at as the source of national woes must
be traced 10 dishonest men I'm Office whose frauds and
corruption have literally plmdered the people OF Eu
dreds Of millions OF dollars, and who have ADDED neSe
hundreds OF millions national debt ana taxation
until the Federal and state governments are coNerc9
with debt as with garment and the people Oppressed
with inolerable burdens OF taxation, now the Only
source of relief l. in change Of the Federal admnls
ton by turning out OF o1ce who, having De'n
weighed IN the balance, have been found wanting IN all
Res5irsd That absolute personal economy IN public
Office and absolute rctrenchHent IN the pubic rvcc
free from all eNTayagance and u now essen III 10
the life of the nation. While at least five millions nave
been saved TO the people in taxation IN our own tom
monWCalth under the Democratic administration 0i COY
Tdcn. aud between thirty and forty millions IN SIX
by the persistent efforts OF the Only DeinoGtalc
House Jf Reprc> >eutEtIycs in sixteen years past ~ sh
ugtou there is abundant FOR hope Witn Demo
cratic Congress untrammeed by the letters OLA h"puD
cun Senate aud free from the administration On an 0D
and cOrupting Executive, the people nave every
assurance that change means reform aEu le.oi,l 'io m
revival Of good will among the people OF e"n'Er@o N
hITbgT-, Of Industry IN our WORKSHOPS OF huu'sl
money IN dealings and once more DeholdinS thIll III
industry and piCsI cuty among tue people
The Hon. John Hancock of Texas, who was intro
duccd as the first regular speaker Of the evening,
severely criticized the Southern policy Of the Repub-
lcan pary and claimed that it was alike oppressive
to both races He said reform in all branches Of tne
public service was essential to the welfare OF the
country and asserted that it could only be secured
By Democratic success
ADDRESS OF GILBERT c. WALKER.
Ex-Goy. Gilbert c. Walker OF Virginia was the
second speaker. lie made the following add"ss
WE. ChAiHwiN AND FELtowCTHENs: consmtdIate
here tonight. tits omen OF victory ~ N0VrmNer
next lArplaGse Il w.l cheer and vitall1e Demo,
limits Of oar country. lAppausel Il demonst>'tcS
hat the great Democratic, ps,y,. OF New
c.usyey that, matter WHAT differences oi o'lnon
nay cN-t among y9l gpon ioca, lGe'Iioh', unC' an @
side by Side aua shoulder shoulder they march ipTth
20 conquer the common enemy. pp%use, IL
old Democratic principle ~ actlOn-od ~ Democracy
s,I-1aE ar.su hut little apprecAted-and tn'l ~, 20
matter H, much may strive in our own party Tor the
- lr a, i., ,u "f te majority bas been
= ,. , ,.. fi., r.. IA forth Zach ,iu..ous only as
TO y-.ou a- ,eltioyt' l-e most Ao1 INC o'c'"o" Va
orr common ,unay, tAppl5U-'I ,,,
F,oy-,.l u.s. this Is l- t suo.ld Je always. Eepub-
rs@, were ap.c.s, divided r.,.iyc- here tonight SUCH
oycrwhriaug rciHstIn H. carries dsapr'G,iusHt l.
,crrorz-d foe. lApplau.el Now as TO
E.rill y I,3lef, for,,ol. and hey congTalalated
themselves and ,ujr3yur.i to tihe courage from the
pr,Giciuu ilIt tine Na,oup. Democracy would split in
tti" ug i.c tlr.uc, question:; Dat fe.low-y!tilcas,
the, were about uc !u ts piHutlpu as tuty arc III
other, and ON tier general uCJHn No sooner had the
sf Lauis Convention proclaimed i- platform Of
IN" ,.l,t ~ the Druor,acy Of Sev-Englaud;
tf u.sfa fINT N
echoed 20 the sammy FIELDS Ui tus south EFtiy"h I'
through. ;ec broad ini. Of country tin canon.
~ a It.A 1,.e enthusiastically .ecciye ed, ana tlo
National Democracy iud'f, NI..chf res FlEe'l is'i.
Grated ruI Eifmuuztd. ruscat % TIE common Zoe
solid f.ort ll determined aut glDic lreneh an S1Ol'
e-rn % i.v. tur uv d. NV 'uner next WAirh 'h' 'A
esutc q I.csaus U and utterly "nniri.alc U'dic'iIsh
Fcow-r.3n- ~. attitud, Of the Democracy eyeeg.
where b u., of the uippie-t - of the times ]. Is
evidence J tgy mind Of nC Serl n-urst patriotism TBS
rurrcudc or Individual ps'c.,u.e- - ID. veal "i me
many tN- -IaoniiHaton ot local aud MINOR ~, IONS
tie e,,t aud oycf,uadowiug necessity gt red, a"ing
90. cpu,y corruption and msluic, are acts yt the
Bu, tfr.Iuuc and sratiyiig as this position Of
The democracy Is, hopc.nl as Its n".llAiy uIouEu'
n cl.tm here tonight that my section
of countrr I- more unanimous In tue slippit oI tIe
,r,etf Applu.l H. the II southern State 10 or them
iu my Judgment wiz give tner votes ior IH-
den and Hn.ducA- lNPF.ausel IL, e't'eu.A
poor aowu-t.Oddcn South Carolina, tn' Carpgt-
south Carolina thc Land of Radical robbery aud teFvy
and crime! nth Carolina, wLi"h stands to-day tAc
Illustration ut ktiltt duA
m.slui'. Soutd tliOuu~ nay cast nct t "t 10. 80
fHisscsl But with this ore succ iJmcutihc Exception
M Iia' n m. Judgment Eih n.t trcriSJ an ,
r..ul,aud when say white people mean the people
aluo, unanimous for ths tickgi ANA even our eo.Ig
brct.r are falling INTO line Itrits 81 Noul so.t.
are Two nouJishng TiIden and Henorck;
club. composed entirely OF cu.orcd men lApI!dU,t'
And tlr Intelligent and better portion or thr Soi'Itd
people tnruus shuu tine entire south gradually dis
covering tlat tacr iuc Interests lc not IN dus'lu-
with t,,m Iuc more intelligent they become
The more tgcy rct!I2" the duties ana rtsluh-lD,I-
ties Of citizenship tha; were thrust upon item the
more sure are they TO unite with real interested
parties ~ government in every section o tht 7oNt1
.u tie south they VIII see that we are lhele Dest
friends le south H9Gi bt H'i Ter may n,e c,rrct Tyg
,agg,rs and dcnHsosGfS VINO wen, " a3"n '"tre, 1r;
i sqnsh to Taca1' ora t9s rg S@G syn,T5 Dy nIat
,l.ug the white man in order To ggt the hrsroc, IN
cugtruL Wherever IN the Soati Democracy or CONSERVE
t,r rule has obtained, there you will uud tine coiJcd
nan fu.ly protected in ail his rights. lAppau-'
Tie other GIs there occurred an ahuF IN SCUM caro-
lima which every must Gcp.Cctc II could lave oc-
, ven. I'M rir, ltani here tonig' 10 MAKE small
trJictirr When d-ht is let INTO this transaction 10
sill bo found that IL wgs nothing but Radical con.
such wrongs 300 the South. watch closely ana you Wli
find Radical talsch1ud covering Il an over.
,ir,..r I .u.u,nus Tor ridden and ucIIiIrk-. Why 0.
tins So Tie can bc found iu thv history OF thc
Radical marty Tor the last Ten years surely there could
be- mo- better Incentive 90 these downtIOdden aud priNr-
,itrd I.auIe than tlc desire put down these m.--
rI,.r. and d, gI,l and crush ont these outrage>.
Decentralization uis spread through the whole c1un-
try. n done the people took ina hand " reformation
e., the Government I o. the people u! th' -ollh
that GOV Tideu H. himself living platform. iAppLusc
The people ot the south are uut Tor another reason
They desire to De recognized as cV'dt Wtu
auv other Stato, OF the Union How they reatcll
You rcrolcct poor Longs,rcct T. ne were elected 10
Congress don't suppose uc would be- denounced a. cN
Confederate aud Vnyi Because ue has fallen down and
yielded up allegiance the Republican party. Laugh
rI Loyalty q thai party the test Of fealty to tue
Union The lrrar body oi the -outhern people to-day
are as true 90 tie Union aui that old Tag any ~ you.
They say !,t the dead past bury the dead and they
MnuL 10 rulne hlrk y NOu dct rmlLNu tlIt nOihug