The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1876-08-25
SPLENDID AsD TELLING EFFORT.

SPLENDID IND TELLING EFFORT. I
Last Saturday there was large Re /
publican massmeeting held at Danv;lIe, |
Indiana, at which Senator Booth, Of |
California, made short but splendid
speech. Th& is the account given by
the telegraph:
The Republican candidate for Gov
ernor, Gen. Harrison, spoke first.
When he had concluded, somebody saw
Senator Booth sitting modeStly in cor
ner and called for him. Instantly
the cali was repeated by thousands oi
voices. Booth had 70 intention Of max
ing any public utterauces Tor several
days yet, but they closed around him,
cheering In-tily, and actually pushed
him upon the platform He was carTi-
ed away by tie enthusiasm of the mo-
meut. Those nearest HIM saw he was
greatly affected, and Tor an instant,
when lie hegan, the same could be dis
covered in his voice, but only for an in
stant then iii Gear, ringing accents lie
made this remarkable speech sit
would be hardly worth while to come
so tar to say SO little, but this call OF
yours thrills my heart as it has not been
thrilled for years, for to day | stand for
the first time in my native state to speak
TO my fellow-eitizeits upon political
questions. / can only congratulate you
upon this occasion: | can only corr
gratulate Republicans of Indiana that
they have leader iii the canvass who
bears the historic name TO which he adds
lustre hy his own abilities and patriot
ism. | can only rejoice with you that
the first Governor OF the Territory OF
Indiana will give us q Governor in this
Centennial year. | do not deny that
so far as am personally elucerned ]
recognize that there are great political
questions bearing upon us in tie near
future, that are not touched OH by the
divisions between tie Republican and
Democratic parties; great questions OF
finance, great questions Of fiscal policy,
methods of reform and administration,
but when find the Democratic party
as compact mass cherisfiilsg It's uld
traditions, animated by it's aid ideas all
other questions hi my mind are ssbUreii-
nate to its defeat aid destruction. /
know not what others may think, but
as for me, l can see no road to progress
that does not lead over its ruin. For
10 years it las stood in the pathway OF
our advance; for Is gears it las resisted
every great political idea for Is years
it has endeavored to suppress every
grand political utterauce; ard the time
has come, yes, tie falloe<s Of time wien
1t should cumber the ground no longer.
l don't deny that the Republican party
bas had corrupt men sometimes for its
agents, but look at the past behind us !;
think of the great questions it has con-
fr6nted think Of the hundreds of thous-
ands that it has employed think of the
difficulties it has passed through, ,theworbl
it has accomplished, and it seems mi
Taculous that its mistakes have not been
more and greater than they have been,
but they are as the bends OF a river tlat
do but detiect its channel as it rushes to
the sea. And there is this to be said
that it made the countTy's extremity Its
divine opportunity that when the ca
fastrophe came over us that good men
all over she world supposed would de
Etroy us, it snatehed victory even from
grim defeat and made the event that
was to blot US out from among the ia
tions, the opportunity to fix upon oul
policy the seal of universal freedom and
made It the guarantee of an indisscluble
union'' To say that this speach which
hardly occupied five minutes IN delivery
produced great effect is not to describe
the scene There was roar after rear 0
APPLAUSE and if Booth had not escaped
by q side door he would Haye been car
ried on the shoulders of the multitud,
tn the station. With this incident o
great significance and with the promis
fr5m Booth that lie will make speeche
il the State before going home, Ger
HARRISON began his canvas.
ssInstead OF beinga reformer, 1'Illen
himself IN as urgent need of reform a
the party which has put him in nomins
tion.''
"The Government for the chef ofiic
for which he has been nominate
wouIdnot now exist if1lis example durin
the rebellion had been followed by hi
countrymen. .'-sJoI2a Il Di@.
The Democratic platform is tie Al
tiiority for the assertion that reform ca
be brought about only by peaceful re'
oIutlon." The good people of Amerie
are likely to inform those short-haire
gentlemen that they have had abor
enough revolution for one century
least.
------. s.--
Sitting Bnll has sent word to Quee
Victoria, asking her to act az mediate
between tie Sioux nation ard 4
nited States.
as. A. Garfield las been re-nonlifa
ID fgr Congress from Ohio,