, 1876-07-09
lie DEFINES. Ills POSITION,


Special Dispatch to TIE Tribune
CINCINNATI, July 3.-Thc Democratic ratii1ca
tfon meeting tonight was largely attended, and
the speakers frequently applaudcd. Speeches
were made by Judge Hoadlcy, George n Pendle
ton,3 F. Hassaurek, and others. Hassaurel
spoke rs follows:
deserted ~ his men, assailed br mntiny threaten
cd with failure, sick ut heart and nearly hopeless
the glorious shout Of 'Lanl-ho!'' from the mnst
could hardly have been more welcome tAan to
those who beiierc in the Ieaersonian idea of Gov
ernment as the only possible salvation Of this Re-
public, must have been the: glad tfdings which,
s Ssai aq 2s Sea5s It of o e e9ps dsfd asd ssisn
country was at ' its i''@'s3 Worst; 1e a at 'ns q
tine 's,n when the Democratic Ray
tons, and tic truths to which it owed all its sue
cesses during the historical days Of Its usefulness
and fidelity to principle; at Il time when the pa
ternal idea Of government, With its corrnptlons
and wnscfulness seemed to have full unl jrrssisil-
bic sway over the American people; at time
when there seemed to be nothing IN politics but
the spoila without iacas, without principles, With
out living question ut ifane; ut i time when the
machine politicians Of both parties seemed to have
tacit understanding thut vital differences
Of opinion must be cautiously and etutliously
ignored, instead OF being boldly met and discussed
IN manly md PATRIOTIC spirit; at time when the
e1t A|A ~ Ate Id!tA. llltH u LnDu9nt anu p1{
ions had begun Il shrink from public lifc-at this
time, Us sad and trying us during our Revolutionary
days, the winter Of Valley Forge, At This time the
glad tidinge came, came Unexpectedly, came like
the morning dawn Of brighter future came like
the message OF *1essie Brown at Lncknow: Dinna
ye hear the tlognn:" aud With them hone returns
to onr breast hope for thu Republic, hope for thc
cause OF popular Government, hope for the Anal
asccndcncy Of rcasoh and Justice among men,
e.. THE rLATFonA.
The platform adopted at st. Lunis Is the hest
that have read since / bc,an to read political
platforms. II better one has ever been aduntei
by any political convention am not aware az IL
Il evades nothing. It lodges nothing II uses No
Implicitly or prevarication. It contains full and
complete answer to every question that may direct
J or indirectly be drawn into tic coming discus
lions Il is the first truly honest and manly polit-
cal Platform that hare read. II is the most out
roken that have rcad. 1t is the most inspirtinp
hat have read It is the bett speech t}1ut can Be
made during the campaign. Let it be read at all
oples and scsttcred broadcast over the land
THE MONSTER Or 1x1QUlTT.
It recalls the Democratic party to its better self
t brings it back to the old landmarks from which
should never have departed. It rallies it to bat
le against that nonstrous system Of innsticc, in
qntts, cztortion. and grinuins oppression which
: known by the false and dclnsiye name Of PRO
ectlon TO American Indnstry.'' That system is a |
crfefsion Of all sound principles of Government
is crying abuse Of the powers Of taxation. It
me 1ouutain- head OF political corruption Like
hldeons vampire, it has rested upon the |
reast and Sacked the life blood Of the peo- |
le- It Is nne Ut the main causes, il not |
&c main cauFe or our hard times and business de-