The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1876-07-20
Portland RatiHes.

ed the meeting with stirring speech. He
said, in course Of his remarks
The Democracy enter upon this campaign
With no ordinary or common motives. We
feel that now the Government and the coun-
Try have need of us, to lift our public admins
tration from the depths of degradation into
which it has fallen. To-day we must rely up
on the intelligence and patriotism of the peo
pic. Without this, all hope is gone. We be-
licvc the people love intelligence enough to
understand that intamy has reigned triumph
ant in our government for six years gone. The
| people have that honest love for their lnSitu-
lions, ana such pride in their character as a
people, that they must now perceive that there
is remedy for the existing, shameful, mon
strous state OF public affairs but III complete
dism ssd of that party that has so dissraced
the nation by so corrupting every branch Of the
public service.
We enter upon the campaign with the feel
n@s Of men who have positive and manifest
duty to perform. With us it is 10 mere scram-
bic for political power, TO mercenary aid for
the spoiis Of office. With Us this campaign is
no auction Of the peoples manhood, no barter
| and sale of their conscience and their votes.
| IhG Democracy have at this time no soothing
| words or batteries, no cuiogies upon the Cen
| tennai grandeur Of our majestic republic TO
| uEl public perceptions into Unc0nsciousneSs.
| We have 10 praises iOr Tie WondrouS beauty
| OF our institutions, when we see that Il hideous
| dctorlnlty Is growing upon our national char
!
| vitality OF our nation and It's institutions.
On the contrary we come with words of warn
| ing and dcnuncaton against the party whom
the people have SO long favored and Upheld.
| We call upon mon to break up their political
| associations and form new ones, for new and
| great purposes. We aim to alarm the public
mind and prick the public conscience. We
come saying you have done wrong-you must
pause-you must break OIL These are not
pleasant lessons to learn, they are not easy
| tn
The President WAS followed by Gen.
Sam J. Anderson who said he would
give some account of the ST. Louis Con-
yention and the nomination of Tiden and
Hendricks. lie said the delegates, when
they arrived, were pervadcd by 4 feeling
bordering upon strife, concerning the
choice of candidates. He revi ewcd the
various claims presented by the friends Of
Allen, Parker, Hancock, Bayard Thur
man and Hendricks. Referring to Tilden,
Gen. Anderson said
But, when at last the Imperial State of New
| i ork in the person OF the chairman of its dele
| cation, came before the convention, and, not as
man who simply represents his own single
State, but standing there to represent the great
/
| Whole country, i'll lifting Terms presented the
name OF the man who to-day and for months
past has been first in the minds of his country
mcr--lhc Name OF Samuel j. 1llden, then was
il known that the keynote Of the convention
| had heeH struck (Applause.) Then the rep
| rcsentaiVes jumped from their seats, then
| We're caps thrown in air. And how was he
| presented to the conventon? Not us the only
| man in this country whose life was such that
! the people would knew that he was Il man to
| y. 81 Is :
| exponent of reform, but as the man who had
| been tried. who had had the opportunity 10
| show that he was Il true rctOrmer, who against
| rings in his own party. against corruption in
| the opposite party had ever stood firm and
| foremost, who had shown that he had the NOR
| al courage to detect and punish frauds that sur
| rounded him in order to protect the interests of
| great people whom he would never see. APP
| piause.) That man so presented to the conven-
| ton recognized as Il true exponent of the
| principles upon Which this contest was to be
| carried on; not without trouble, not without
| argument, not without meeting vile SANDER and
| vituperation of men who came there from the
| slums of New ! orll and the border Of the eau
| al where they had been driven out instead of be-
| ing driven in and drowned us they should have
| been. (Applau>e) They abused Mr.. Tilden.
| But, gentlemen, the very abuse so heaped upon
| him by the representatives of the thieves and
| rascals Of New York was one element which,
| although for the time being pressed down. in
the end aided those men who were the chief
friends of Mr.. Tilden. lie was supported and
sustained by the convention and was finally
| nominated. Now the canvass has commenced.
| had the opportunity few nights since of
| meeting Mr.. 1iden as one of the delegates sent
by the convention to inform him of his nomina-
ton. And will say that from my observation
| Mr.. Tilden is IL man Of power of mind, II man
| OF strong sense, a man of iniieNible iirnlncss,
| man who would know no Kitchen cabinet
man who would know no ring, Il man, who if
he is elected President, will be President OF the
| United States. (Applailsc long continued.)
The speaker proceede to-day that eff
the votes are fairly returned and counted
by the returning officers we shall carry
the States on the Pacific coast, the States
of New York, New jersey, Connecticut,
all the South, except South Carolina, and
the State of Wisconsin, the State OF New
Hampshire and Indiana. His only fear
was that bayonets would be used in the
South, under some preteXt or other, to
prevent a fair vote" Commenting on this
probability, Gen. y. said
| can only say that if that is done, if the Re
publican party dare again to take the course
they have already taken and take the presiden-
tial election by force of their bayonets, illegal
ly to wrest from the Democratic party votes
that belong to their nominees for president and
vice president, believe there will arise such u
revolution throughout the whole length and
breadth of this country as We have never vet
seen, and it will not be put down by bayou
cts. that they will be able To bring. Cap
pause. II they do by bayonets what they are
moving TO do there will be such feeling eXci-
Cd throughout this country that not all the
bayol.es that Grant can bring can place Hayes
in the Presidential chair.
The meeting closed at half past ten
, with ringing speech from Hon. l.. ID. M,
Sweat, in which he made terrible az
raignmcnt of the leading officials of the
5 Republican party
President Grants own views of the high
responsibility and obligations attaching to the
+ great trust which the American people have
reposed in him, is well illustrated by his letter
q to the President Of the State Convention, in
which he urged his claims to Il second nomina-
ton upon the ground that he had renquishetl
l. the office of Ma or General, which was Il posi-
e ton not only of honor but of more emolument.
" With such views as to this high place and its
# duties, how could it be expected that he would
=, surround himself with statesmen of well-known
. ability, high-toned character, and undoubtcd
patriotism With such head, how could the
j. country be well surprised to find judges in your
J. courts lmpeached, charmen of the committees
l. in the House of Representatives bribed, your
n late vice president yielding to the ft> cinating
!; influences of Credit Mobilier? A minister to
England dabblng in mines like Il curb-stone
broker, bringing disgrace upon the great coun-
: try which he represented abroad! With such
: Il man at the head of affairs, how could we ex-
If pec honest and faithful men to be his personal
. family attendants, and though for the credit of
. our nations school at West Point, and to the
J. high and honorable, and brave men which that
l. institution has sent forth TO fight our battles
If and protect our honor at home and abroad we
It would unwllingly believe the charges which
were made against his private secretary Bah.
= cock, and though we were glad for the sake OF
IS the honorable standing of our West Point grad
yates to hear of his acquittal upon his trial al
|, ST. Louis, the result shows that he was not only
l.. guilty and ought to have been convicted, bu
!. that he had added to the main crime alleged
= against him the other crime of stealing from
u their lawful possessor the proofs of his now
g well-known guilt. Passing over with but
y mere allusion to other members of Grants cab
e met, like Richardson. Creswell, Deano, Bout
If well and Williams,-all of whom have shaker
j the nuhlc faith and some of whom by thei]