The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-13
REAL QUESTIONS AT ISSUE.
THE GREAT GRIMES or THE AD-
MINIsTRATION PARTY.

fotNutu WORK INV
Parry Finisbed-Tbc Cause Of Hard Times.
On Wednesday evening meeting was
hcid at Continental Hall In Glen Cove. Long
leland, under the auspices Of the Ttiden ana
Hendricks Reform Clue. Tire worknemen's
Democratic Ciun and the Locust Valley 7 ilden
and Hendricks club, In their uniforms wore
present. The colored element was also repre-
sented in the Demucr tic ranks. Tie u vas
filed 10 its utmost capacity. and the ioio"ihR
gentlemen were smone those on the Sarei r
l.. NJ. Barlow. Charles A. Dana. Elias D. beach'
Wilmsm ". Weeks. Daniel V. Weeks James II.
Pc rsall, George Armulcr. VI. ID. George Scar
Ing. John Dut,ca. wright Duryes, John I. MUIR
PITY, smith seaman. and others.
Mr. g. l.. NJ. II. rlow p esidt d, and az o'clock
he Introduced the speaker Of the evening.
nylnQ:
Ladies and rci tlemen. have tho honor IN nm
nouu,e to YOU that our distinguished neighbf
-distneushed abroad fsa o. iriot and an 90 ator
log tcfnre he came among us-M Nchad
OGormHn, Is to address you this evening
,Cheersl
SPEECH or THB HON. RICHARD O'oORMAr.
FELLOW CITi2rNs Aud I am rappv that can
my fellow neighbours. l have lived for mhnv
pleasant wears aimost within siabt Of the v,llage
o. Glen Cove. ami 90 II eet Won hero to-iiieni and
receive your gracious Welcome Will be another
pleasant memory for me to carr into the future.
All through this lant nr,ai discussion nccu-
pies mems mind4. IL IL rd 10 ima CINE ny
lues lon ~ greater import ne and II = simply
his: By What men. nv whai mea urs ~ what
pian Of government shall forty Ave millioue Of
human beings be controlled In the dHvs To
some7 The c ms tuition OF The United states
wisely provided every four years Tor the neccs-
srv Of change Of government AID gave the ueo-
pie easv means OF tnerting tn change. no
late Of no people, thcr fore, is IN thar own
hanus, aud n they sun.r any government to
sxist or ~ co0tinue that l. incompeteni vic
i1us o. c9ttunt' the zee ls h,ys ,nems eye,
twn neglect they deserve no symp tiny and will
have no ity from mankini. Cltlz ms, as u
In H. I.N f.V gs Ia
,mple. know that YOU have been address ed
bv gentlemen OF eminence and lhilitv and they
luis deb, te. They have rush ed away fl-e ssues,
and at last you stand face to 7, ce with the
stun ~ this: Is there in thu Unteu states. po-
hticai snstocracv2 Is there any cuss OF men,
by conquest or by divine risht, vested with !be
DAYS to Gomez For, ritizeus, N you cor aider II
for n onent. you will mud that the q I'm made
by the present oovernn ont at WASHINGTON to
continue IN once q el ends on reasons hen, "
tnectuuI now, will he equally enectusl four
years hence, or forty wears hence. or any timo IN
the future. You have heard, no doubt, the
charges made In what Is He'd the platform OF
the Democrl tie party. ado ted ut ST. Louie. of
ootruution Of ex,ravaRsnce. OF reckless violation
OF the Constitution and the law-the charges
m ade ne inst the Federal Government at WASH
ineton-lnd not sing'e one OF tho g CHARGES
b. any nne 90 It's sdvOrateS thought of denNing.
They cannot denv the ces Of the men there
CHARGED 10y name with corruptiup. hey cam "
denv that In the last ten wears ~ he Admini- ira
Lon In Warrington g. OOo 900 nave been taken
shape Of taxes to the Governments OF the United
Btates. They cannot dens tnat the expenses
for the oruiD ~ PURPOSES Of the Government fur
the last ten years have he, greater than all the
txp nsea Of the Government Tor sew nty-two
10 1891. During trese seveniy-two years the
Republic rrien on two great ". r. IL struck the
a. ~ me no n% sns Dsea 20 sn
waves II obtained enormous territory. Ii cot
Louisiana ana the Mls-is- ippi river from France.
IL fought on the plains oI Mexico ana WIN tns
Koiden lana OF California. tAppl use.l An
these things were done IN those sevenIy-two
yenrs ~ less expense 70 the peopl tn II they
have been put To- IN the l. 1T dssraceful ten years
thst We have seen OF the Administrator at
Washington. Has any man denied these tnings2
DEATH or A GREAT PARTY.
n . the party that claims, "a IL we're. bv divine
rizht to hul IN Its hand- forever the Govern
ment OF this country put fOrw ird single one
What do they dor They present various
as fsrS as tine vii allow. Rrst thew 'I say, I'VE
are me Republican y rtv. ana berause we
the Republican art, and h We observed well Of
the country for our services curing the civil
war. We nave the INT tn forgiveness ana I'M
have oommitteO." Now. fell"w citizens, I he
Issue Win tuem upOn that. lh.ys they are
the Republican arty. l deny tn / tney are the
KepuDhcsn rty sir turning IL the Charm NJ
Inc Republican parry was great patty; lt
.psa9s o ato NE Fra1 m hG i'm 1S
lde,, II grew until IL COMMANDED tue
bouls and tue hearts OF all It's members,
on Iivil rigats, furcetfI ~ all nut the great
lg,on of onil inthropy which hleo Its soul, that
party started with TesOiute viii on to Its
pointed end. Hear ue, De moe at, speak thus
Of Il Republicans. | was not ~ hem, out look TO
the lays TO come, when history the only sale
judge, viii metz out justice to their acts and
the meD of Their !; ana believe that hts orv
will say that tue Repu .licdn party, viewing II
a. was, ss a revolutionary p.rt', meant eli
TO mankind. and deserves tue Respect OF the
future. lApplluse.l But a tine cane when
the Rspunlican y rV had accomplished is
pur. ose. 1t had seized the giant OF slavery Oyt o
threat ,ud had slam nlm IN his II. he atni $
OF the South were defeated. heir Surrender
WIS comlIete-a ~ render not only OF swords
aud Oayunets, but of hearts. They yielded, and
the mOmeDt they Welded. The inOhent IN {
slavery VS. overthrown the hepuDiican y rty
bau fulfilled its nlseion and It's nour OF dissniu-
zion hau come. lAppi use. A time came wnen
the WHOLE Southern land Was ike one Vast bat
Lr-held torn ana tortured ny the scnurge oi
war. Then the BOYS IN blue that we hear people
Talk OF. thanking God that through the storm Of
W.T. they had attained blessed peace. sunul-
dsred their uuskets aud tram pcd iack To their
homes; and there they have been siuce quiet.
lathtul aud law-abdlng citlzens, LOOKING VA h
to the Uast ~ a scene otl, 10 be remembered
with 81, assure, because It's sOrlows and It's woes
never can DC renewed II Tue hepu Jl,can y, rty
then had YIELDED 40 Its power, Its position in
history would have teen a position. but
upon that battle neld of the south tGers came
.ne camp followers, the foul birds Of prey that
hang over the slain. and the southern land W. :
gwen Us a hunted beast 10 he hounds 10 he
torn e. pieces among them. An, II was not the
ksp bltcln party diI this. IL was not Lincoln,
that man OF rough hut tender heart. lie wes
not n Iarty To tnis atruclty TOWARD the people of
lhO south. Inc great ul-asler OI That uay
the catastrophe that TOOK INN away rom
Ing the misery that TIE men who used
hts name, but taficatuTed his position. were In
hlct NJ Ou that unfortunate Southern land IL
was not the work Of tue Repaid can party; IL
was the work Of the men, VINO, Ike thieves, stole
the o Othe- uf the Republican patty and lalked
about uAintaning wnilr they caTicatuTed the
acts OF their matters. Was Seward "a p rty t.
these misdeed.f seward left America lie de-
y Ied from tue lind rather tnan look upon the
SORROWS that no neve Intended to tie produced
aud was unable to prevent. The men That in
nicted these crimes, the men TIA are now IN
power, have no right to call them selves The Re
publican party. Iney nave used tnat name for
the purpose, not of serving the nation, Dut Tor
the purpose Of filing Their pockets with the pro
duCe Of iii n gtiu. ! will en- tnem me Aumiu-
iHlratiun party. | will call them the party ~
piunGor " YOU will; nut Will not call tneu by
tue nOnoIed name Of the liepu uilcan party that,
Z = some tune AT least, upheld the honor VI tue
United States.
Tribute TO THE COLORED RACE
when the war was over, YOU remenb Der. citi-
zeDs, how Gen. Grant-G rant then the soldier,
and not yet debased into the poiiticlan-Nent
10 the south ard reported how easy II would
have been To set 10 all their uihiC ulties, how
easy IL would nave been 10 give confidence 10
the defeated men, aud bind them 10 the Union
by tie stronger than ever, tie Of renewed
love and nectiOn. lie gave warming 10 the
parry Of the Administrations, aud they did MT
listen u II. lie warned them how unsafe, now