The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-16
THE RIGHT KIND OF TALK.
now THE PRESID ENTIfI CfNT.isS
SHOULD nm CONDUCTED.
speech Of the Hon. Riobard d. iiubbn rd. Jam
dtd"te Tor Governor of Counecticut-rhc
Commando Issues of the Day set forth.


didntc Tor Governor of Counecticui-rhc
Commanding Issues Of the Day set forth.
ron, ne Htrirord nmes
Mr. PRESIDENT, LADIEsA AND GENTLEMEN
a thousand thanks. nv friends. neiq h Dors, and
Fellow citizen, for these abundant and kindly
cheers. am not here this evening to ratify my
own nominltOn. You will not, however, re.
gard IT as inappropriate II avail myse { Of this
occasion to signify my acceptance 81 the NOM
inatiOn which the democratic ana Liber 4 party
81 the state has. through Its Convention recent
" assembled, conferred upon me and also to
express my grateful acknow edgments for so
distinguished an honor.
desire that the lnt word utter in this cam
paign snail be an appeal to decent behavior on
all sides In the manners and methods OF the
canvass. When ! speak OF the manners OF the
canvass, / mean the style and temper OF political
thought aud discussion. A canvass is or ought
to he, ONLY an earnest, temperate, and respectful
debete between differing friends. mel ehbors. and
/ fellow citizens, all OF whom have a common pur-
se Tor ne common GOOD. know no reason
WHY political discussion should so generally
degenerate into license. rancor. faIsenood, and
every form OF personal ab'isc nor why tongue
which Is civil and truthful IN all social and bust
ness relations should seem to he set on fire Of
he'll the moment II touches upon party pohtics
Unless parties can correct their manners In tins
! reSutct American politics VIII soon come to
resemble n brawi between nshwomen or the
/ wranee OF dog nght. Why not carry INTO
/ politics the methods OF an honest man aud the
behavior and conttesles of a gentleman.
Inc issues OF the present canvass sum
clently grave to require something Of gravity IN
their treatment, something Of truthful = ate
neht' something OF SOBER reason III their dis
c ssion.
The crv to-day from all good men is for politi.
! cal reloru. l Join In the cty. 4 Join In It, not
as ahuHQw catcO-word, to be mouthed anu w.
cfer.ted IN the spIslns Of an lee oral campaign,
and forgot en and fiisided aftprward but ~ a
sincere, resolute, ana e rnest demand for the
correction Of existing apuses-abuses known Of
| all men. aud calling for Instant aud incisive
remedies.
tne ciyll service Of the Government--bad
enough 10 begin with-has become, under the
par now 50 long III power, fun of nepOtism.
Ritt-t king, brtUerv, stealing, ana every form q
uncieanness. TINS offence OF il Is rank Ia the
nosttils or all h. nest men ana IS scandal O. our
good name at nome and abroad. our custom
| houses. navy yards, Indian bureaus, and other
| Departments II tue public service n ave become
the pest houses OF Official peculation and party
uoh. ic-. THE Administration h. come TO have
! a civil list of nearly ilOUn rppointeea The
methods 10y which tneV are arp IIuteu. and the
tenure by which thcy bold these aupOintliruts.
| nave made the larger part OF tuem mere toois OF
J TIE party IN power, nj many Ot them mere Hes
/ sitts IN politics Add TO Ia = civil brigade OIL
place men a standing army of more than thirtv
thousand. held IN leash and used oy party cbief
/ Tor political purp pses. aud you nave network
| OF party Observation-Disclosures wnich meshes every
state, county, townsnip. and lesty district In the
country Like the SPIDERS web-a drawn So ord
whose MI; - Erasped IN single hand At W ASH
ugton, @nd whose point touches tne whole re-
public from centre to circumference.
All TINS has got to be ca tnged for the benefit
/ ~ lItll II Is CLdugeO. our bDlltlChl con-
tests wiz ve a mere contention for Ofiice, ana
scr mole for It's spoiis. " hot we need is an or
nic coanRe Ia the system OF the evil service.
| Nnnout TINS, permanent md organic form 10
dimcuit. Aeantime, our nopes must rest on the
Individual oh Aracter, quail d atom, and courage
81 the man VINO holds the Presidential once.
An 1 mistaken Ia saying tuat tue people d O.
uand at the present time "a man VINO can OIL the
once he hOlds-a refofmer not In word only, but
| Ia very deed not ia promise only. Tut In prao-
uce; man whose past snail give security FOR
| his future man With head on his shoulders,
bf aims In his he adj. anu ouscence In his brains
ana no symptoms Of Itch On the ends OF his
| fingers.
| Bu this IL not the only evil that exists, nor
| the only reform that Is deui anGed. Inc hes
interests OF the country, ana the best consider
a iobs Of commercial morals and public honor,
r,auire that paper money and coin should DO
BROUGHT to a common value Nv rcsump tiop Of
specie payments with all pruient sic. 80 tn It
the bOndhouer su IA no longer 90 paid In one
currency anu the people In another. This cannot
come rom lDels uecIar-tiOu " fosuDp,ion
without cans. IL mast come from an earnest
aud resolute intention with persistent aud IN
tehLvDt provision ut wa md means.
And a. ame. rs to this end. aud not merely as
me- ~, but I'M more for las own sake and re-
nd. We "a ed.
l. \ Severe and unsplrnx retrenchm nj In
? tile 'Nptn !itures. NOT merely in the Federal
Gov. rnmcnt, where pfooigai1v, eXtrayavsnce,
"a" waste AN il't' DIAL VA state ana inunleipI
expenses as Wi. \ Nnie aud courage Is nseued
! 1 Vas service. \ reform here Is not Dus~l lie
I vi h"u' sureeTN' nor ihitrwd SURG ~ wthuut
/ an uutcry from tue patient. lne people nave
/ euiuftu thr Di.iu oi unlimited TAX uun Wi
| iulp .utnt e o0i iaI cXttaSagaaee, p"cul .uon.
a.t rot Toe a. 90 lLc sung ut taxation H. waste.
| =. A o,s' a. ~. Cr,~ttt.i. -at. nON tnAt ms
| " o.. "ely. Nears ciDseu. vi post Dtitm H. .ii-
| eS a-diA-t our s,rter Statc~ 81 tue >O.th. not
! u"i' = poh.cH avn tur-t'an a.tl, out =
,.IttAi Co tHe gcner B ptcspr rity OF IL great
ana a. inoniO4s unin, atloa ~ IA The peop,e ~
! go iHe Si.t"- unuert qua ". ana ia "A common
! sentiment e rtutn,'i cidk-usntg, Fraternity,
u..D peace. IN other w1tds, what We need now,
Is nos renewal as the potts ot tue battles OF An
tstln al Geltys burg. nut. IN tue Iangu, ge uf
! Co., Andrew. tue ~ dto-t u Governors
| duIiug tDe war and he most pacific Of states
iiCu e. Her At. "A vigorous Prosecution yf
81 cse are the commanding issues Of the day.
| { IA the part, now in power trusted WI u
! ihese lssuesf ihey nave nd PROBATION Of
| fifteen arr. Of twelve years since the var Wit
| uulmite 4 political power, aud unlimited op. Or
| tunities 81 uoug worAs meet for repentance.
! Meantime the auoiic service has gone on putr-
| lying from wear TO wear.
IA,y have nad tue resources OF unboundei
taxation, aided by spios. search. seizure. hand
, mel. lac peOlle have poured into their hands
! N tue last ten bc e. tie stupeudpus Aggregate
al over N ee thousand miIions of dollars; and
| the ueoilc Ia ua,er: capital ana everl form Of
| Industry - IaraiNzed aud labor Tired OF brgglnx
! Tor enno'mrnl' Is be-sin! Tor brrai. Is II not
tlHe for cg-n-e 4 partiesf 10 men gather
grapes II tnorns or Ggs Of tnistle-f
Lee u- ten w. zone WIth dead issues, and
tddrr-- ourselves 10 tue rel questions ~hicn
conrtrh rnr prosperity bnd peace. slavery, So.
cfS-ibn ana their rcidied questions are deau ODD
! Ouiied. Iney ATE Meie n4ouuY muu.mIes. aug
4 OUT ~ mouldY tomDs, t. fri-hten the pubiio
I NINA rom lis proLuetY Tie attempt TO inilame
sectional pas-i'us aud hatred, against people
exhausted by war, oVerrun ~ piunderlHg al
NrntuTerS, and struggling with the most uilicuit
social trou EN- ever encountered In IA Tree gov.
eminent, Is seuitiOus, cruel, and wicked. We
/ have hai enuugh, md more than enough, ~
| LunpoWict pulitl,-. let us have little more
! reason aud less suluL ~.
nave only to DID, ia clusion. that, If elect
! ed TO Tie Dnlce fur which | AN nominated. |
! shall ondeayor 10 disch rye It's duties win IN
toihg lice AID lIelitN, No4 may be sue slou
! ate ambition fur p one ufi"e tut II can, even
/ ,A tHe aunuiest way, iu,TIuutc 10 the purinca-
! ton OF Tue manners anu etuuds OF polite or
! Ia auJ urtiu WAy 10 The service u our good old
| commonwealth, / shall ueGruuse myself no
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