The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-11-06
Governor walkers speech i'm Syria
rusc. y. v. Last Tuesday Night.
fCourtcr's report.

:. tho close Of the organization OF the
,rc.iing the band played an appropriate air;
,,,cy which the president came forward and
.rorkcd the audience for the honor con-
;,rr.d upon him. and said that he would
mako no extended remarks, as he and Others
lad come TO listen TO Il speech by one OF
T,roinja's statesmen He then introduced
Governor Walker, who spoke in substance
= follows:
Mr. President and Fei|ow-Citizens,-It is
an old adagc "thst it is never too late to
r,rnt," there is yet time for m erring
'-o.lcr 10 Join the grand army OF reform
I'M, !, marching on to a glorious victory.
I,rry intelligent mind is undoubtedly made
~ how he Is going TO yotc-tlscussions by
sneaker, and through the columns OF the
rr.,> have been considered. Every SenSi-
liz man should now have an idea what ne
.aoyil DO in this campaign. There is 4
rt~rr class q our fclloW-citizenS who see
n, necessity .tor change.
reformation in the administration OF
Government affairs is needed; some change
: absolutely desirable. all see it. all desire
i. vet many TAIL TO do their duty from some
Tascring fear Of their unScrupulous lead
~. While intend 10 use language that
an offend 10 one present. yet l shall call 4
>,Jdc 4 spade hc!Orc ! get through. The
Republican parts is conducted on sheer
uumburgcry. The speaker then detailed
the wrongs that have been pcrpetrated upon
the p,0llc for the purpose Of sustaining the
ra.ry and giving lis leaders the control
0. government. The party has no
argument to defend it, and only re-
sar;> 10 ialScho0dS. which, one after the
ether. are quickly detected by the people.
INno ether presidential canvass was there
seen % many good and true men villitied rs
in this. Ii We should believe one half that
i told ii the nominees, instead OF being
raised to high positions in charge Of Gov
crnmcnt they should he confined in the
pe0itcntiary. [Applause.l 1t is phase Of
American politics that ought to be deplored
Ii j. on this account that some OF our best
men avoid public life. SANDER and yilliti-
cation never triumphed in any cause. Men
amount to nothing except they represent
principle. Such man is that old Roman
who We propose to elect President next
Tuesday. [Applause.l Another phase
that is peculiar to the Republican party
is the attempt to draw public atten-
lion TO alleged outrages in the South.
They DO not like to discuss reform be-
cause when they do they know that they
utter condemnation OF themselves. Who
~" the authors OF the condition Of affairs
that need reform: They enlisted in this
campaign under the banner OF the bloody
shirt: they waved that 4 little too long
Tie ballots that were shot out OF ONO ana
Indiana at that miserable banner has rid
died il TO pieces. 1t is said that the late war
w4> conflict OF opinion. What do you
think OF q party that arrays one section
ii our country against another, and stlrs
up the passions that arose out OF the late
Mar. trying TO array solid South against a
>ol!d North We fought Il war to preserve
ID" Union, not to destroy it, and we are
willing TO fight another to preserve it. We
fought against disunionists who rebelled
against national authority, but now the
same course is being pursued by the Repub-
lican party as was by the Secessionists that
brought on the war. We must have union
OF interests, we must be one people, one
nation, q great American nation. The
Republicans do not like reform; they
know what reform .means-they know
that the election of Tilden and Hen
drickS means that their office-hoiders
are to be kicked out of office, and their
books and accounts will be examined and
their past record of affairs shown up to the
people, who have for so many years been
swindled by their misrule and corruption.
Hayes will not get vote Of the South I'M
less in poor South Carolina. She may be
dragooned to voting for Hayes, but give her
afair vote and she will go for Tilden. Then
Twill indeed be solid South-solid against
thieving and other crimes and corruptions,
solid against the Use OF bayonets. want
TO see solid North and solid South 30
welded together that it will last to the last
moment OF recorded time. [Great APP
pIause.] ....~ T..
On account Of the want OF space in our
columns we shall postpone publishing the
remainder OF the speech until tomorrow
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