The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1876-10-21
Political sfairs.
Speech of Parke Goodwin.

III lcspohsc W uu lDVltntlOn extended by
number of prominent merchants, ire.
sPectiye of politics, Mr.. Parke Goodwin, on
Wednesday evening, October 1lth, deliv.
cred an address at the Cooper Union, New
York, on the issues of the present cam.
nign. The speech was listened TO by an
immense gathering of representative men
convened under the auspices of the Young
Mems Democratic Association, without the
aid Of fireworks or music, or any of the
usual aecompaniments of political meet.
ngs. Men who rarely or never attend
such gatherings were seen on the platform
or in the body Of the hall, aud the charac-
Ter Of the assemblage was altogether far
above that Of the average political gather
hg.
The meeting was called to order by Mr..
John A. Beall, and Mr.. franklin Edison
vas nominated for chairman.
Mr.. Edison, in taking the chair, said he
did so with pleasure, because the meeting
vas one called by merchants to consider
matters of national importance. He then
Introduced Mr.. Goodwin, who was received
With long continued applause. He said :
Fellop- CaiZens and Friends / think
The newspapers have confounded two
speeches, namely, one proposed to give
on political topics in general, and one [
proposed to deliver specially before the
Young Mems Democratic Club. | must
thank you for this large gathering and
kind greeting; no doubt many of the faces
here present have been attracted by the
CHEEKY breezes from the West. The speaker
then began review Of the political his.
tory of the country dating from the war
and the adoption of the constitutional
amendments. First he wanted it under
stood that the war ended eleven years ago,
that as an issue it was ended, and that new
| questions and new interests were now be-
fore the country. The question of this
anvass was "Have the party in power
discharged their duties to the country un-
der the new aspect of affairs, or have they
.Vaded and triAed with them p "The
Republican party" continued the speaker,
started, without a policy. to meet the ex-
sencies Of particular crisis. So eager
we're they for mere ascendancy, and not for
true mastery, soblind, so deficient in saga
city, that this party chose for its leader a
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