New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-22
SENATOR BOOTH. OF CALIFORNIA.

He Pr0n0unces for Hayes and Wheeler.
At DanviIle, Indiana, August IS, General
Ben Harrison began his canvass for the
Governorship of that State. He addressed
. large meeting and spoke for nearly three
tics. When he had concluded, Senator
Booth, of California, who is visiting rela-
tives in that State, was seen by somebody
to be in the courtroom, and q cry was raised
for him. He refused for some moments to
say anything, but being finally forced for
ward by the continued demand. he said:
1t would hardly be worth while to come
30 far to say so little, but this call Of yours
thrills my heart as it has not been thrilled
for years, for to-day stand for the first
time in my native State to speak to my fell
only congratulate you on this suspicious
occas sion. can only congratulate the Re-
publica of Indiana that they have
lead r in this canvass who bears q historic
name, to which he adds the lustre of his
own abilities and patriotism. l can only
rejoice with you that the first Governor of
the Territory OF Indiana will give us q
Governor in the centennial year. do not
deny that, as far as l am personally con-
=
htical questions bearing upon us in the
near future that are not touched upon by
the divisions between the Republican and
DemOcr parties-great questions of
tina nee, great questions of nscal policy,
met hOds of reform and administration
but when find the Democratic party, as a
com pacted mass, chershing its old tradi-
ton g, animated by its old idea, all other
ques tons in my mind are subordinated to
it's defeat and destruction. l know not
what others may think, but as for me can
see ND road to progress that does not lead
over its ruin.
For fifteen years it has stood in the path
way OF our advance; for fifteen years it has
resisted every great political idea; for tif
teen years it has endeavOred to suppress
every grand political utterance, and the
when it should cumber the ground no
longer. do not deny that the Republican
party has made mistakes. do not deny
that 1t has had corrupt men, sometimes, for
its agents; but look at the past behind us;
think OF the great questions it has confront
ed; think of the hundreds of thousands and
hundreds of thousands on that that it has
employed; think of the difficulties it has
passed through, the work it has accom-
plished, and it seems to me miraculous that
its mistakes have been but the bends of the
river that do not affect its channels as it
PUSHES to the sea. And there is this to be
said Of it, that it made the cOuntry's ex-
tremity its divine opportunity; that when
the catastrophe came over us that good
men all over the world supposed would de-
stroy US, it snatched the victory even from
the jaws of that, and make the event that
was to blot us out from among the nations
the opportunity to fix upon our policy the
seal OF universal freedom, aud make it the
usrantee of indissoluble union.
In this connection the Chicago Tribune
says:
The Hon. Newton Booth, who swept Cal
ifornis as an Independent Republican can
didate for Governor, and WAS afterward
elected United States Senator, is now in
indianapolis. He was originally from In
diana, we believe. He says he can not hes
itate in his choice as between Hayes and
Wheeler on the one side and Tilden and
Hendricks on the other, and must support
the former. He has promised to make
seven speeches for Hayes and Wheeler in
Indiana before leaving tor home. He will
mp California on his return for the Re
'an ticket, and expresses the opinion
YES will carry the State, as the Re-
are now perfectly united on the |
:. He says his letter declining |
Mt nomination for Vice Presi- |
'y written, but suppressed |
that party.