The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-17
RATIFICATION IN CINCINNATI.

AN xNrHUsrAsTIc MEETING AT Pixies oPxDA
HoUsE-rHE BRIsrow COMMITTEE INVITES
THE HAYES COMMITTEE TO MEET rHKM-
JUBILANr SPEECHES AND JOYFUL DHMoxsr1A-
| TONS.
CINCINNATI Juno TO- 1874
| Asrand ratification meeting was held TO- night a
Pko's Opera House Tho committee Of the Brisov
Club, Of this city, waited upon the Hayes COMMITTEES
| and invited them to take possession OF the Opera
House. The large hall was flied to utmost capacity,
and all tho speeches made with the ~
most enthusiasm
The meeting called to order BY John Carlisle.
who said that the club tho Brisow Club but
now tho Hayes Club. bad rendered tho Of the hall
| for grand ratification meeting
He introduced
GENERAL HAwLEY
Of Connecticut who came forward amid loud cheers,
and addressed the meeting as foows:--Mr Chairman
and gentemcn-being just at your door when this call
came could not plead In Justification for non-attend-
ancc the extreme WEAKNESS which certainly all feel
You arc aware Of our arduous hbors Of the
last three days, especially those Of who
committees, some Of which sat up all night 70
complete reports. and quito ready TO rest
and to rest swecty and pleasantly, because say
that the whole exceedingly satisfied tho
work we have done tCheers) We do deny that
this the turning point in tho history OF the repub
iican party. say to you than said frankly
In tho Convention-N not worth our
while to shut 10 tho fact that
there existed throughout the country not little
dissatisfaction; but the great body Of the staunch,
faithful. patriotic, indomabc republican party stood
by its colors (Checrs.) There many with more
loss dissatisfaction who Left Many wero ID
an unsatisned and dissatisfied condition. or course,
when party has been in power for sixteen years -
has committed moro or less blunders. Inevitably Is
has made errors In appointments and in other
details OF tho administration; inevitably Il
has made mistakes in legislation Tho wisesl
mon could hardly havc failed to do
this We shall find party administers
ton that will conduct the affairs Of this government 10
perfectly satisfactory manner But many OF us Tea
that II might have been much better than It was
whatever the reason, whatever the philosophy. And
don't stop now TO point out these errors. That
is quite unnecessary, and would certainly DO an IN.
grateful The fact that they existed And It
is an excellent sgn-not he lamented-that
there prevails throughout tho country an interest
longing to hft up party politics to a higher
plane as far as possible, to make all possible
apology, II you choose to call 1t to the American
people for our SHORTCOMINGS by giving them new
pledges, and the strongest in our power for better
| future. tAppausel II IS impossible Tor any
in tho United States to be brought into personal
|
him. tAppause.) There is in tho man
faro combination OF mental and physical
energy restless, eternal activity, that makes youni
men cling to him and follow him. and as to the history
| upon the borders OF Indiana. tApplause.) Nobody
this side Of heaven knows the debt OF gratitude tnia
with which be ihro,sled rebellion in that State.
!cheersl ! stand . hero also ~, to say that !
what he has been during the last three or four
years in Neutrality-suspicious. while there was moro
among our leading men, especially the grave matter
OF the currency and matters OF hnance. know that
going 50 far as to reach President Grant In that rs
spect Roscoe Conking stood like rock You may cali
because he had the courage, and upon the qusssio:
| he erect from the beginning u
: END S; ss No" .ssss M. s.7 Ia
honorable and ablo statement but the great Of
people, for somc other, were unsatsned with
either precisely. am free to say myself, that from
across the river Bristov1: tcheersj I should hsvs
| that there necessity Of my running. con-
graduate you and tho party in general upon the
It seems to me that cannot DO wrong feel assur.
| ance OF an overwhelming victory next November.
he leading questions before the country think we
have especially done SO In the matter OF nnance LAST
fall " ne s n state you mon: sdS
soldier. Indeed, those who taught those
dangerous doctrines concerning finance
dangerous to the country and the whole United
States than the who sought to destroy them
by force OF arms for the same at the worry foundation
OF republican government the integrity OF the peo-
pie and the integrity Of the nation The whole country
w
looked with great respect upon tho course Of your
Who shu urne@ nehe, - 9bo rsS Oor
10 tho len and did tbs thing which was
right, caring not whether victory or desa. wa s
this country great service, and II not the first
time politics in battle that the State OF Sherman,
country. Those Of US out OF the State who do NOT
know Mr. Hayes personally will find upon more par.
him. They will begin IRON this hour all the land
10 ask what sort OF man Ia Rutherford B. Hayes, and
they Will learn that hn man OF sound Judgment, Of
purity OF unquestoned integrity, self respect
nessan admirable representative OF the best type OF
tho american AN citizen I,s Cheers od MT Wheeler
honor to r with him three winters IN Washington He
is man Of much more than ordinary force Of charac-
tcr-a rcsouto broadjawcd strong wled, frank, EAR
less direct courageous man. There s not a member
OF Congress and has been. Of either party, that
answer promptly that he knew William a. Wheeler 70
be an honest man respected man, man. There !.
who partially or wholly lett u.s. can imagine
for them. see no reason Why they should NOT
Us in this light Il will not be light one wei have
very many oncmies very shrewd encmy. We
ssv' app Do s sse granted sS
always shall whip him. They will pu.
us--an able man and a shrewdly devised platform. II
they choose to make the issue either hard son
money you know xhat the result will be. We wons
victory this question once and under Rutherford B.
Hayes win another. (Cheers) Looking the
whole field over gentlemen oier you my sincere con-
graulations and join with in hoping for and pre-
dieting glorious triumph next fall loud checrsl
The Chairman next introduced Mr.. Pomeroy, OF New
York. who was received with applause He said be
always hated TO make speech, but on this glad occs
sion he was proud 10 be present Mr. Hayes was ne
had formed his acquaintance in the city Of Washington
during the war aud mad found him OF the
best friends tho Union had and Of the
wsest legislators that sat in Congress- (CheerG1
His personal character well known above
proach. Tho speaker said he we'll satisned with
the nomination that he was ready TO ratify
anybody lie had worked Tor kling--fchcers)--had
believed him, aud had wished that gentleman
might have been placed tho ticket The
Convention did not III TO do this, but no
was glad 10 say they had nominated somebody who