, 1876-07-09
CULLOM.


Shelby NJ. Cullom then came forward mnid
loud cheering, aud addressed the meeting as
follows:
Mr.. President, Fel1ow-Citfzens Of Chicago, I
confess to very great disappointment Tonight in
having to come hero to Listen to several OF the
most eloquent men in the State who IRE pub
lished to be here, Ibclieye, and whom ]. ind are
not present to address you. I Ind expected to
have had the pleasure with you Of listening to
tho gallant eloquent 1ngersoll, to at least one
Of our United States Senators, and number Of
other distinguished men, who I saw published
to be here, but whom understand are not
present tonight But wo must get along the
best Hay We can.
We are here, my friends, to ratify the nomina-
ton of Rutherford B. Hayes, our candidate for
President aud Wn-A. Wheeler, our candidate
for Vice-Prcsident of the United States.
[Cheers.l Under the Constitution Of the United
States it becomes necessary once in every four
years for the people Of this country to select &
President and Vicc-Prosident. That being 8
duty devolving upon us tcarEies with It another
duty equally important, and that Is that as we
have these selections to make 1t is our duty IS
intelligent citizens to meet together aud as
certain as best W6 can who are the best men to
elect rs President and Vico-President Of the
United States. That is what we are here for to
talk about fortnight. [Checrs.]
WHO ARR THE BEST MEN,
I say, to be elected to rule over us for the next
four years from the 4th OF March next2 Are
thoy to be, in the judgment Of the American
people, Gen. Hayes, Of Ohio, and William \.
ucl J. Tlden, of New York, and Thomas 1.
Hendricks, OF Indiana In my Judgment, I say
in my Judgment, it is the duty Of the American
people to select for those high positions the
men whom the Republican party has selected
named who were nominated at Cincinnati on the
17th Of june last. (Applause.] Why do say
that in my Judgment they are the best men} I
say, and give as one reason, that they have
ALWAYS BEEN TRUE AND LOYAL
to the Government of the United States. Zap
plause.l That is one reason. give US another
reason, that those men are honest men. without
the possibility Of any man truthfully bringing
charge OF corruption or dishonesty against them.
[Applause.] Ihare the honor, my friends, Of
HAYES, Of Ohio, and Mr. Wheeler, Of New York,
and say, without fear Of contradiction, that
there cannot be found in all the length and
breadth Of this land two p,lrer men nov before
the American people. [Applause.] They are
1assaf n1nss they they se a1s modest t as
they .Gare of the people, pure and
simple, and have 10 sympatlies, no instinct, no
motive, no ambition, except to serve the great
mass of the American people, In whatever posi-
tons they may be placed- -LApplaase.] 1spcak
repeat it again--t'go purer men than the Re
publican party selected Us its national standard
bearers at Cincinnati, at our recent National
Convention. [Applausc.] That is one thing in
favor OF those gentlemen. We'll, call rour
attention to
why those gentlemen should be elected over the
other two gentlemen who have been selected by
the other great party OF this country. l under
take to say that the Democratic party, in select
ing the two candidates that they did select, |
could hare scarcely found two men who had less
sympathy with each other in principle and in !
feeling upon the great questions before the !
country today than the tT1 g. men 4 that they haye
United States There is only: one common j!
bond existing between those two Democratic |
nominees, and that bond is that both alike we're !
AET1-WAR MEN |
during the great struggle through which this |
country ,yas passing during the late War for the |
of the Rebellion. Those two men
agreed in that plain proposition that they were t
not in sympathy with the Republican party haV-
ing control OF the Government in crushing out !
The Rebellion, as it did during that long strug-
gle. Why, my friends, why should the Reput- |
[ican party not be sustained to-daye What has !
it done that justihcs the people Of this country |
in saying OF declaring it at the polls that their
nominees should not be elected, and that the ]
nominees Of the Democratic party shoulds
LOOK At THE HISTORY OF THE REPUBLICAN,
PARTY.
When it came into power it found itself involved
n struggle to save the country, and it did !
save the country. While it was doing this, the
conscience OF the American people being quick
,ncd in the election OF Abraham Lincoln, it
'eized the opportunity of wiplng from the face
II the American Government that stigma upon
t that lasted so long. refer to the institution
# slavery.
say tic Republican party abolished slavery
n this country.
What else did it do. It passed Law giving
o the people Of this country, white and black,
heir civil rights, all alike. What else did it dol
t gave to the colored people OF this country
rho had been In bondage for SO many years
fter the party had lifted them up upon the
!rcat platform Of civil rights gave those peo.
lie their political rights in this country, and
hereby elevated all the people to the great
'larform that was laid down III the adoption Of
he Declaration Of 1ndcpenden:e, now few
lays over hundred years ago. The work OF
arrying ont, Of bringing into actual reality the
laid down bY our father IN the adop- |