, 1876-09-14
POLITICAL.
Col. Robert G.. Ingersol in
New York.
An Eloquent and Vigorous
Speech on the Issues
Of tho Day.
The Record OF the Republic
an and Democratic Par
ties Contrasted.
Why Hayes Should Be Elect
cd and Tilden De-
fcated.
The New York Democracy
Hold a Funereal Meeting :,
at Saratoga,
And Then and There Per-
petrate a Second and
Greater Blunder.
LuCius Robinson Nominated for
Governor In Place of the I'm.
willing Seymour.
Tho Illinois State Democratic Com
mittee Fearfully De-
monetized.
They Are Now in State Of Dole.
fuI Dumps, Waiting the Re"
suit in Indiana.
A Weak Excuse for Tilden's No
torlous Tax Dereucti0n.
LuCius Robinson Nominated for
Governor fn Place Of the I'm.
willing Seymour.
Tho Illinois State Democratic Com
mittee Eearfully De-
monetized.
They Are Now in a State Of Dole.
fuI Dumps, Waiting the Re-
suit in Indiana.
A Weak Excuse for Tilden's No
torlous Tax DerelIctiOn.



n1s GREAT spEEoH ny NEW ToRK oITT.
Col. Robert @. 1ngossoll. Of Peoria, ILL.,, spoke
at New York, on tho night OF September II. 10
what the Tri6ua6. Of that place, desc1ibes tths
largest and most enthusiastic audience which.
during the last ten years, any single speaker hos
attracted" The Timer charactcrlxea the address
n ''onc Of the hest political speeches ever de-
lIvered In New York" Tho Hon. 0oorse opdykc
prcsided over the meeting, and introduced Col
1ngerao'], who spoke subtanttally "a follows:
COL. 1NGEHsoLL's srEECu.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: an juat on my way
home from the gallant stato OF Matne aud thcre
has followed me telcgFaphfc dispatch which
will read to you. {Cheers.] II It YVES not good,
.you may swear would not read It. tLaughter.]
Hys a2ss
I'D IT, taE EEstety l.
A Vo!co-We arc on the homeatsotch. laugh
tell
Nr. Ingcrsoll-Thst dispatch ID signed by that
knight errant Of political chiralry, James @.
DlAiHe. tChcers.1
Ny friends, two political parsica arc asking tho
voea Of this people; Wishes 10 retain the power
that It has held for 1B Tcars tho othar wlshca oico
tLAughter] Tbs Democratic party, with the
hungry, starving eyes Of \ wolf, has been looking
In at the National Capitol and scratchlng at tho
doors OF tho White House for 10 Year,. Laugh.
teri Occasionally 1t has retired to SONG cnngcniA
eminouce and lurubriously howlsd about tho Con.
stlsutlon. [Cheers md laughter.1 by George,
that is 1t exactly. [LsuEhtor.1 The Ropub.
lIcan party comes to you With It's record open,
and asks every man, woman, and child In this
bsoad country to read Its every word; nnd say to
you there 1s not u line. paragraph, a page In
that record that il not only an honor to the Repuh
lldan party, but to the human race. [Choers. On
every page of that record IL recorded ho1ne great
and glorious action, done either for the liberty Of
man or tho preservation OF our common cnuntry.
[Applause.1 We nsk everybody to read its every
word. Tha Democratic party comes before you
with It's record closed, record OF blot and blus
and asks yon not 70 read solitary word Of what II
Las DONE but be kind shongh to TAXA IT. infamous
promise for what II Will do. Allow ns to soy here
record and not upon prospectus: fApptansc. ]
A man has GOOD or bad character by what 10
s Sn Sy s Sss hs 10 asn sss u ao
Filden nd tho Demoetiiie parly would have one
- sysna: aes ~ nseP0ss e e sa,yy y
The Republican pasty. little of ths history Of the
Ps5ty a M nFns ths hcpub9ss p"rsy
! 1t is tho
ONLY rnER COUNTRY uroN THIS EARTH;
IL Il the only NepuGlic that was eYec established
among men. Ne havc rea4, We have heard, Ut thu
Kepabl,s e Greece, 9! Egyp::, Of ven!ss; wo have
pubic IL PHoms thsrs sver ~a. erbc IN
Athens, there mover waa free city In Europe,
| there never wAa Government nut cnfsed with
| with slavery, these never waa 1 Government not
tss a,o3{ ss: ns nn IT, IT,
title nobIlity than .ala that beong to tho Re-
publican party aud did a lttlc toward muklns thlt
csrtain What liz Republican rarty did for us-foI
| ns-l mean to refresh ourselves, for we all KIM"
\, but :, It + vel! enough to ssy It now ant
aeeomp!ishsd, let u. for moment consider ths
bon @ Tue Wien Il. a'y va. S
ot Ams,'ca law known - tha FuyItisa s!avu law
ia the ste d Ne. Yosk VA ,ado e ~ aw VIZ ooa
hound end could he set, could be hlasea. upon
1KS2r1 Mse 81 ~ ; Il. St:s !" wa ss b.
dug upon Wild beast. That was tl,e Fugitive Inv
Of isAo: i made Ys9ry man, every Northern man
not have thr .lcceacy 10 int tho nan's Mans oa III
so!Iar. bai !hsy p!t Tho name of hls Msstcs. /
expect to sas i ssSsfaI ti,nos aga,., sithoasl
hesra ontfax:d The Religious ' T. .e,tmont i Of III
= a sts III liz Fasva i sw * x tns iss
Laughter. At thu aansc time IN nearly ali Of III
ho.pi,u!lty l'ec.nlo au. ln4ict!blo, o4en.s. Vhsr
crime, and ,nsn, simply for au act Of kildnea
exercised, could bc lndicted Imprisoned, an
Il gave drop u cold watsr, ota csust Of brca
to ! ponr fugitive from slavery. ! could be In
diclcd, hned. and innpriaoned.. Under tue tnta,n
lava of .hs Western States when tho Hepublica
party WA born. Il roman: M. looths whit
shtid hHid IL % hsr arms, had yoae through wilasrpes
and sanXlc, snd swamp and river, and finally "
within me foot Of frce soil with tho light Of th
Ieen III iniictibe oiicnse to have glrcn her dro
pf walsr and u ctust Of bread, AMI avdet "
. Fugitive. Slave aw. II was sue duty VI Notshef
woman, aud band her back to the dominic
OF the hound, ths Democrat. and tho lash
[Checu. Wuat morcf The inasiln.ion ot slArer
had polluted and corrupted ths Church. not only
tho South, but lasge proportion u Tue Church !