, 1876-02-23

voters OF tho country. us believed thoy wore
khnro 70 tako aoslons and determine tho nttnfo a.
Itself, by making a1ch platform and mich nomI-
nations ~ tho people would ndorro. II thcy came
1hort Of thls, then the party would fall - II
ought TO-, lls beloved That .ls .hs hepns'can
eYer had, and had sa,od moro honeasly than any
other party ever lad. There had hccn sono.
onco in while, who had fallen short,
but . 1lepuhl!cen rascal. he pe!losea,
OnIy honest men. and mon with honest recordA
ahosd be placed III Office, because, tho 1aepnb-
llcan patty Of tho country was tho greatest party
ths country over had, and was .,s, tho only phfey
which possessed tho power Within itself 70
purify itscf. He wanted to SEQ An honest plat
form made, representing honost nnouev, repro
aenliug an honcst tariff, loneat government.
and low tn1es; and, with houcat aud allo can
diaates, It would gain greater sFiumphs than
over.
Announced himself A. from Ksno County, and
promiaed that that county would Etvc d,5u0 Or
moro, majority FOR tbs Republican ticket. flo
purity, to Give Tho people gold and silver
Tor 4 currency, and to give tho ,young mon q
chance. II tic party would put the young, fol~
lows on guard and trust In thcn,. they would 10
AL h Tho p'ssaT ansSa, nj rse
there wore kuots OF honest God-tcaring men
who wanted Jim Diainc for President. AZ
plAuse,1 Thoso peoplo remembered the hAit-
million graves down 6outh, and uanteu 20 KaoH
II they were filed tn vain In conclusion no
advised his heAscra 10 tako IN hsna the sworn
Of truth, gtrd on tho breuRf.nlate or righteous
ness, assume tho helmet Of salvation. cafry Tho
shied Of faith, and so forth and E!vS tho Con
| fcderato cusars hell. lLuns Anu iona applaase
and taughter,1
! col. n. ". n1cAD1 -..
announced that he was not candidate Tor any
Office, but TINT he was Republican from pIin-
cplc, and that ho thought tho future OF the he"
public and it's porpctuisy depcnde1 Oh tho sue
cess OF tho ticket put forth w that organlza-
| ltup I1e did not, hs said, caro what Republican
| was nominated. because ho preferred the uonl-
iuco Of any Republican Convention to the In
plIsh by fraud and diplomacy what shoy had failed
| 10 do by arms. He believed that Us soon as
| tho Democrats got control OF the Government It
| vuuid bo timc to bid far0woll TO tho itoPnoltc.
] Tho coming contest was tho most Important ono
since tho lSebpl!ion. and 1t would be ncccasaFy 10
| fight that coDteak all over again. The speaker
| closed by predicting that tho Democrats would
| not carry single Northcrn State.
| GEN. uuNLBUr
| WINS loudly caitod for, nnd canlo upon tho plat
| form. lilo said TINT in . few days le was going
back to Washington. and would takc back with
| him sense Of Tho enthusiasm and earreasncsa
Of tho Republican party as he had never known
| It bolore. It tho meat}1g hold earlier IN tho day
Ind dono no other good, 1t had givon tho spas-
tan band iu Congress now impetus and courage,
to feel tho responsibilities cnst upon, them.
| Tho old Republican men were coming back to
elbow to tho music of.tho Union, looking for
ward to the old flag. Tho future depcndoa upon
tho broadcast pian Of equal rights to all. Ao
| wantod tho true meu to beliovo, with our mar
tyrod President Nhat this was doyornment Of
tho peoplo, BY tie people. aud for the people,
He wanted tbom 10 mako no acconnt OF Ro-ca!led
reform parties, wbethor they wero hybrid crosses
OF Grangers farmers. or Democrnts. They al
tended and rorkod together TO overthrow sht
Republican party. Some gentleman had askot
him why lo had said iu speech at tho Repub
ican Headquarters TINT tho 1lopublican pars,
was not eur0 Of victory. Ho mcauk BY that tina
II the people woro not aroused, aud lay In apathy
that Domocratio mssrnlc as oyfacncett in Con
greas, would stil 20 On. Tie worst thing tha
could be said neainRt Americans was that they die
moi take enough interest in politics. lIe paid
TINT thla was tue roABon for tho complaint thal
tLers were so many rings and cauouses-not
| alluded to them. a. places whore nlea were ex
pcctcl to do work for othera-
Tho Republican party WAS founded on The
principle Of equal ri.hts for al, and this policy
had out
plaoo It and hold 1t whoro It belonged. 1t wns
not party that went bnok upon ltn record
Organization meant tho dllfcronco between l
disciplined ATTY and ,a mob They NUT IT, l0nT, ar
publican cause, and, II they did that
tlo B,nte was assured 70 then
by from 10, 900 to $4,000 majority. 1Ie n}ludat
to this great State as the home aud burial. .plaet
! Of Liucolu, and for lis houor thoy. should CAS-
lustra ,tpon her fair name. II lhey did no
carry this State, they could SEQ what the 1csuf
would ho. Judging BY TIC actions OF the Two mel
who mlsraprcacuted Chicago 10 Congress- VIII
stated 10 In Congress- II bn thought thotd wa
! q 14-sear-oId hoy In Chicago whp did not kno,
whero this camp was, all he Ind to say VIC
that lo thought parcntAl discipline wan satl
l l. oxxfrb ~aA L..
most scorcbirg and aarcnEtic manner - Bridge
port barney and "Our Carrier" weoptns wit
It'll, aftor ho had denounced tho Union prisons
where Aencln had been qaartercA. [ories o
down Tith i!wdown - low, WITH hi.n:"] ~ "notts ts'
tho speaker. [Crios OF ''Dahl barney" Dow
with l1i!l-dovn with him; down with Carte
lab."l It waa q shame continued the speaker
. that powot should fall into tho hands Of Buc
mon Us these. ilo hold that onr preservation q
u nation depended much upon what Wo did /
our own detenso by clccting honest and goo
men. Their only dofenae Waa through Tho bn
Iot-box against tho naclsinationa OF such uo1
who would force tho l1cbols to Y
to malpla,n tho Government. II IL
Democrats eos into power and electod Dctn'
: cratic President they would change Tho 6npten
Court BY appointing nenocsaiss a,,s Judges to ps
+ amenIniont from tho Thirteenth ever made
! tho Constitution by the ROpub'iaan party "oul
/ bo declared Illegal.
!, It was but step from this to paying tbs Teb
i War-dobt; paying tho lsobals for tho emancip
tton OF the3r slavea; Pensions for Rcbe! 80
dlurs and paymout Of Nebol clAitus. All III
I was meant BY Democracy. Ono waA but stt
from tho other, as they con!A hee from the q
!, tlons Of tho DBmocratB OF the North with tho
;. OF tho South. ~.
:, Amnessy meant forgiveness, ana shay oot1
i not forgive a man who Init done TO wrong.
l. they bad done right. then i was an tnsult
v ntructiDn upon lheao things thoy could SEQ wh
10 they meant. Jo1 Daviu, Beverly Tucker, Al
IN Dal liii, hold that 1t was no crtno to hE
10 agaiuht the Union. Ben 1lill camo into Cougro
IN from Georgia and said IN Ills speech that ho "
~ Its fathers house, and he was going to Vt
10 there but he WHH 1ae thu trunnt hoy who "
* In tho clutches Of tho police, and forced to rotu
Vi 70 his homo. The Georgia llebcls had forced q
Hill luto Congress-. Nen lltliB yalor as Colon
OF Southern llo,noOnar.s In 0sorxta was NJ
n. casttcn!!y alluded to. These Southern man we
only like the l'rodlEs son III tia. tuy i,1,tsat
=, him by riotous living an asti,.E their substans
Il But they wese not cosuins iuto Inc House thor
~ ~ aolycy. Tbs North noyar had heard tI,s appu
u nf tl,a rrodteni Sou from thcua man Tnn flr