, 1876-02-23

voters Of tho country. l1o believed they woro
tharo 10 tnko action, and dctetnlne tho futuro Of
itself, by making sucla platform anl Hch nou,l.
nations aa tho people would indorsc II they camo
thort Of this then The party would fall % ~
ought. to-, liz believed that tho Republican
party lad bi1 p qa es, ,sf 1S sst1y tag
other party over had. There had heen soma,
onco In i willie, who had fallen short,
but 1lapubtican rascal. he beloved.
was tho n,cancat rascal on tho faoo Of the Garth.
Only loncat men, and mon with honest records
should be placed III Office, bccause. tho nepnb-
ltcan party Of she country was tho greatest party
this country ever had. and Was tho only party
which possessed tho powor within itaclf 70
purify iiso!t flo wnntod TO 900 an honest plat
form made, representing h3ue1t money, repro
sentlng an honest tarilf, honost govornneie
and low taxes; aud, with honest aud able can-
ddAtes, It would gain Groatef tsiumphs than
ever,
MR.. ". II. rAHKs
announced himsclf ~ from Kano County. and
promised that that county would giyo b,hlD, OF
moro, majority for tho ltopuhlican .,chct. 1Io
wanted tho party To clean itself OF all i'm.
purity, to give tho people gold and silver
chance II tl,e party would put tho young. fol-
lows on guard and trlBk In thou,, thoy would be
all right. Tho speaker further said that: about
every little country settlement and school.houso
who wanted Jim Blaine for President. (An-
plAusc.] Thcso people remembered the hall-
million graves down South. nnd wanted TO know
II thoy were flied In valn. In conclusion, ho
adviaed his bearers 70 tako s9 hana s tns sworn
ncss nssumo tho hclmet Of salvation, carry the
stiela OF faith, ami SO forth and give the Con-
federnto cnsees hell. [Lung and loud applause
and lanEhtcE,]
col. II. II. nIcADY
announced TINT ho Has not candidate for Any
office, but that he NuB Republican from prin-
ciplc, and tint ho thought tho future Of tho TO-
public and It's perpetuttf depended Oh the st1o-
cess Of tho tickot put forth NY TINT orGanlza-
tiuu lie did not, he said, care what Republican
incc Of any Republican Convention to the III
fcrnal ConfcdetatoH who wero trying to Accom-
pllsh by frand and diplomacy what they Ind tailsd
70 do by arms. lle heiornd that as soon as
tho Democrats got control OF the lovoynnaontt 1t
would bo t!mc to bid farowcll to tho tlopuhlic.
The coming cuntoBt WaB tho most important QUO
Sinco the Nebollion, and 1t would bo necessary to
fight that contest all over again. The speaker
closeu by predicting That tho Democrats would
not carry single Nortborn State.
GEN. lIuKInur
wha loudly called for, and can,o upon the plat
form. lilo said that In a fow days ic wAs going
back to Washington, and would tako back with
linn HcnHe Of tho enthusiasm and eAruostnesa
OF the Ropnbcan party as ho had neyer known
1t bofore II the Meeting hold oarlier in tho day
had done no oshor good, 1t had givon tho spar-
tan band IN Congress- now inpetua and courage.
to feel the responsibilities cast npon, them.
tho front as In 81 to march elbow to elbow
elbow to tho music of.tho Union, looking for
ward to the old flag. Tho futuro depended upon
the broadcast plan Of equal rights to all. Ho
tyred President that this WAS Government Of
tho people, by the people, and for tho people.
He wantch tlom 70 mako no account OF so-callsd
reform parties, whethor they were hybrid crosses
Tu-G. fn-+ Haun- ++n1t
tended and moskod together to overthrow tho
Ropubcan party. Soma gentleman had Rekod
him why ho had said in speech At tho Repub-
lican Headquarters TINT the Republican party
II tho people, were not aroused. aud lay In apathy,
that Democratic misrulc, as evidenced in Con-
gEoaH, would still go on. The worst thing that
could be said nEninst Americans was that thcy did
not tske enough interost In politics. lie aa1
that this was tue roaBon for tho complaint that
there were so many rings aud caacuscs-und
alluded to thctn. rs p!nccs whore Men Wero ex-
pcc.oa to do work for oihers.
Tho Republican party was founded on tho
principle Of equal riEhts for all, antl this policy
TLoy NODDED now b thorough organization tn
place It and hold 1t whera 1t belonged. 1t waa
not q party that went bnck upon itB record.
Organization meant tho difresenco between 4
10 have islsi In The lay. and tle Ee.
publican cause, and. II they did that
BY from 10000 to 80. 900 majority, lle elluded
Of Lincoln. aud for his honor thoy should csst
tustra upon her fn1r namo. II they did not
carry thia State, thaY could sec mhnt tho rcanls
would bc, Judging by tho actions Of this two mon
who 1nisropreaepted Chicago in Congress-. who
stated 80 % IN Congress-: Il 10 toghs i thors org vas va
14-yoar-oll BOY In Chicago who did not know
rilcro this camp VAS all Eo had to say was
that lle thought parental discipline wns sadly
required in, aono, fanl!lsoa. 1lo pictured in 4
port barney and "Our Carter" wcopsng with
I'LL, aftor he had denounced tho Union PRISONS.
whero Hebola had boon qu1sterol. [Cries Of
.'Doun with Hitl-down with hin."] "Bottcr
down with tho mon wllo nlisrepscsent you" nAia
tho speaker. [CreH Of l}ah! barney" Down
with IIiil-down with him; down with Carter,
bah."l It was ahnmo, continued tho spaaker,
that power should fall into tho hands OF Hucli
a nation dopoudcd much upon what wo did III
our own dofonso, by ctecting honest and good
men. Their only lefonso VIVA through tho BAL
lot-hox aghlnst the macbinationa OF such mon,
who, would force tho Rohc!s to tho
to maintalu tho Government. II tho
Democrats got into power aud eocted a Demo-
cratic President they would change the Supreme
Court by appointing Democratic Judges to pro-
eids oyer ii, T,o upshot would DO that every
tho Constitution BY tho Republican party would
DO declared illegal. ..
II was but Il step from this to paying tha Rebel
War-dubt; paying the ltebels for tho omhncipa-
tiou Of their slaves PENSIONS for Rebel SOL
diefs and payment OF nobol ciai,ns. All this
was meant By Democracy, Ono wns but d step
from tho other, as thoy conll hes from the ao-
tions Of the Democrats OF the North with thoao
Of tho bouth.
Amnesty meant forgiveness. aud they could
not forgive man who had doi,o no wrong. II
they had done right, tlon it was an insult to
pretend to forgive. Yy putting D strict con-
| struction upon these things theg could SEQ what
they meant. Jer Davis, Beverly Tucker, and
bon Hill. hold that 1t WAS no crime to fight
agannt tho Union. Ben Hill can,o into Congress-
from Georgia md raid In hts speech that Id wm.
IN his fathers tiouse. and he was going to stay
thcrs. Int he was like thu truapt BOY who wns
10 tho clutches Of tho police. and forced to return
g his hong. Tho 0aorsia Robo!s had forced Bon
Hill into Congress-. Ben Hills yalor AZ Colonel
OF Southern llotno-OuardB in 0norgia ras Har-
casttcally alluded to. Theno Southern lnrn woro
Gully lho tho l'rodigst Son. in thu. ,hoy initiated
him by Hotous living eniwastins their substance.
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