The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1876-07-18
HAYES AND WHEELER.
Speech of Hon. Emory Storrs.
WHAT KIND OF REFORM THE
COUNTRY NAY EXPECT FROM
SAW. rGIDEN.
A Caustic Review Of the Democracy
at the Ratification Meeting in
Chicago.

tnut cllN, on the evening oi tue otn.
A grand meeting worthy of the OBJ
ject of expressing Chicago's enthusias-
tic indorsement Of Hayes and Wheeler
came off Saturday evening in the heart
of the business portion OF the city.
Fully 5000 citizens attended IL, and
during two hours the frequent and
loud-ringing cheers that arose from
their clOsely-packed ranks showed the
ratification aud the orators were turn
ing ont great success. The place Of
assemblage was the large square on
Market street, between Madison aud
Washington. The large space was
dcnsely filed at 4 o'clock. the hour APP
pointed in the published call for rap
ping the meeting to order. The vide
stage, 20 by 30 feet. that had been
erected opposite the Central Hotel, and
nearly in the center Of the square, WAS
occupied by some 200 gentlemen, rep
resenting the best life and character in
the city. Reserved seats On the plat
form had also been provided for Frank
Lumbard's glee club aud Major Ne
vans brass band, both of which rem
lered excellent music and ably second
ed the speakers. Among the invited
Storrs, X. l.. Derickson, General Chet-
lain, John G. Barker, DIR. Dyer, John
ii. Clougb, Tuthill King, Charles II.
Ham, A. l.. Morrison, Phil. A. Hoyne,
A. J. Galloway, II. NJ. Shepard. o. L.
A. ID. Ellsworth, Avery Moore, Conrad
Folz, Colonel Ricaby, w. Il. Brainard.
Frank Lumbard, J. II. Mulker. Cap
tain Loughlin, Aid. Throop. Geo. Ar
mour. Leonard SWEET, +. 5. Isham, w.
X. Sullivan, L. L. Bond, and others.
SPEECH OF Hon. y. A. sToRRs.
Mr. CHAIRMAN AND FELLOW CITIZENS:
This vast and magnificent audience
assembled here tonight is a complete
demonstration, II any were required,
that the old Republican party which
has achieved so masy lnagni scent yio-
tories in the interest of good govern.
ment is stronger and more powerful to-
day than il has ever been before at any
time in the period of its history.
/ fCheers. 1t had great mission dur
ing the war. 1t has had great mis-
sion since the war. It's mission since
the war has been to convert the Demo-
cratic party. Laughter and applause.
huu NOW Splcuatiuil ~ hhH buCtttutu
is evidenced in the fact that in their
last platform Of principles they unhesi.
! tatingly declare that they are opposed
TO stealing. Renewed lau hter.
Within twenty-five years we expect To
get them 90 rntify the whole Decalogue.
lShouts OF laughter and applause. I
Think Of i'll The Democratic party
opposed to larceny Cheers and
4. al ~, q
/ Great merriment. A party not salts
! fed with stealing trivial things, but
I that runs off with a whole State. bau-
ghter A party that undertook to
/ force the nation To steal the govern
ment, opposed to larceny! Laughter. J
/ God save the mark Renewed mirth. !
I desire to enlarge the proposition Of
| the next Governor Of this State. He
| insists that the only question before ns
! il. "Who are the best men for Presi-
+ dent and Vice President of the United
! States?" Ii is a broader question, a
more serious question. The question
! is, Which of the two parties is the SAT-
est To be intrusted with the manage
ment Of our national affairs? APP
plause. II you took the Blessed Sa-
yiour and put him at the head Of the
/ Democratic party, elected Hin its
President, with it's feeling, its history.
It's traditions, its spirit, He wonld be
absolutely helpless for the purpose of
the accomplishment of reform. Cheers.
| am opposed to the Democratic party
: because il has constant, unvarying
record, injurious TO the best interests
/ of the people, and destructive, If car
rietl out, of our national existence.
am opposed To the Democratic party
because il sought the destruction OF
our cause, and / don't believe il wise
to intrust the affairs Of a great empire
to the members Of a political organiza-
ton within ten years after they sought
TO annihilate il. Applause. The log.
ic is short. il is clear, IL is plain, it is
unmisunderstandab am prepared
TO accept with certain qualification,
their protestations of repentance, bu,
the repentance has not been long
enough. | want them TO be engaged
in good works as long as they have
been engaged in bad works laughter I
and il we wait for the expiration OF
that period OF probation we will be
dead, aud our children afterwards, be-
fore the Democratic party succeels Il
power. Laughter Mr.. Tilden is in
favor OF reform. Mr.. Tilden-bless
me-is in favor OF an undivided nation
atty. The Democratic party is in IA
vor OF reform. The Democratic party
is in favor of purifying the civil seryic'
Of the government. How do they pro
pose TO do it? Have they todd you
They say they are ia favor Of the re-
sumption OF specie payments How
are they To resume? Have they told
you2
THE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.
Their platform is fnll Of denuncis
tons from the beginning TO the end
and the curious feature ef the platform
Of 1876 il that IL denounces every Dem
Ocratic measure since 1860 Applause
They insist upon IL that the Republi
can party which they arraign has i'm
peded that desired result. What flu
ancial policy has the Democratic part,
had since 1860? None whatever. ex
cert in 1853 they did invent a platform
aud put forth principle insisting upol
IL that the national debt should be pal,
in greenbacks-a policy that woul'
have resulted in the repudiation OF "a
national debt aud the destruction an,
VI tNtfF natttuHt tuttTtrt
They insist, as L have said, that th
civil service shall he purified. How
BY putting them in Office? l ask yol
To- run back through the history of tina
period, not while they have been i
powcr-bnt yet their leading men hav
been in ofiicc--and give me the nam
OF single leading man belonging &,
the Democratic party anywhere who .
any time has proposed any measure 10
the reform Of the civil service. When
Where2 I"Iild.D."l Twill talk abou
bin presently. You cannot gues
these conuudrums. Not single iIviu
Z Democrat occupying prominent po
itical position siDcc 1860 has propose
a schs me for the reform Of the civ
service. They have had the power thi
winter in one branch Of the Nation,
Government. How have they reform
ed The service? No measure has bee
introduced for that purpose. The
have bad control over the appoip
mepts. and such raft Of Confederate,
believing that tho Lost Cause was n,
ally won, was never before seen .
gathered in that city of Washington I
catch the crumbs that might fall fro