The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-06-15

insure success. [Cheers. The Republi
icau party cannot continue 10 lively req
son 81 rs splendid achievements in th
pdBt, nor can the Democratic party ex
pect to be returned to power upon 1t
glittering promises Of reform in the III
ture. The former party has yet TO pre-
sent men as representation ot its Prin
cipIes. The latter must discover both IT
principles and its men. Cheers and erie
of"Good."l In former days when part!
ties were ti.mer, when the immediate
pressure Of impending National calami
ties hedged us about and compelled part!
fidelity, tie platform carried on the mel
who ever they might be. Party tie,
are looser now, and no platform il
buoyant enough TO float an unworth!
candidate. Applause. The necessity
for the continuance OF the administrative
policy Of the Republican party, while no
so apparent in its immediate results, IL
as commanding respecting future copse
Iouepees as at any time in il history
We are told that ithas accomplished ID
mission, and that therefore ii has nc
claims 10 meet. Well, il il is, and the
time ior ia dissolution has come, it can die
triumphaht, ,s1ilielthe Apostle Of old, ex
claiming, ar have fought the good fight
l have kept the faith" Loud and con
tinued applause. It has many missions
untitled ils mission at its birth in neu'
Trailing the disastrous effects OF the re-
peal Of the Missouri compromise, in saw
Ing to freedom the great territory OF the
Northwest and bringing California into
the sislerhood OF States, undetiled by
slavery and adorned like bride in the
glitter Of her golden adornments; the
mission Of the manhood Of the Republican
marty, our mission of4to:day, ia q estab-
Fiish on % sure foundation and make se-
cdre.forfhG coming ageA the ftui6 6tthe
war debt and taxation through which the
present had been achieved; the benefits to
be derived 10 the individual citizen un.
der the 18th and 18th constitutional
amendments are to be secured through
such appro pirate legislation as Congress
may desire. II fulfilled the mission Of
its youth in accepting the irrepressible
conflict. It was mission worth living
for to have saved nationality like ours,
to have freed four millions Of slaves
loud chsersl and raised them to the dig:
nifty Of American citizenship, [round OF
cheers and, 70 have reconstructed The
Federal Constitution so as 10 place the
liberties Of the Citizen and the credit Of
the nation upon foundations strong
enough to endure for all time.
ask the freedmen OF the South il they
are ready to accept the Democratic party
as the source Of power. No, no. l know
from which is to flow the appropriate
legislation to give effect TO those amend
ments. ask candid public il the only
anarchy that exists to-day in the Southis
not the anarchy caused by the position Of
the Democratic party as such TO the prin.
ciples adopted in the work Of reconstruc.
ton and now a part OF the fundamental
law OF the land. The Democratic party
claims TO accept the situation respecting
the sacredness OF the National debt and
the inviolabilily Of the National credit,
but twenty million dollars OF taxa
tiOn will not make good the an
nual loss TO the American peO-
pie, from the indefinite and indeiinuble
attitude and intentions OF that party in
regard TO the payment OF the public debt
incurred in the prosecution ol the war, 10
overthrow the rebellion. For the purpose
Of procuring ready money 10 pay the army
and navy, and TO provide the immense
material, il became necessary TO supply
their payment TO make u forced loan
from the people by declaring greenbacks
legal tender in the payment ol public
and private Indebtedness. Yet while
claiming 10 be in favor Of the resumption
OF specie payment at some indefinite
time and By means Of some in
definite process, although eleven years
have selapsed since the close Of the
war; il bitterly opposes the payment of
the forced loan or the taking OF the first
practical step towards the resumption OF
our position among the solvent nations Of
the civilized world [Great applause
No, gentlemen, the late war was not u
mere fight for material supremacy. 1t was
the outgrOwth OF a conflict OF irrecon.
cilable moral, social and political forces.
The Democracy had its lot with the
moral, social aud political forces Of tho
cause which was lost; the Republican
party with those who triumphed and sur
vived. The preservation OF the fruits
Of that victory devolves on us here; and
now the Democracy has, mo traditions OF
the past; mo imphlse'S the preseht, no
aspirations for the futdre fitting It
for this task. The reaction Of 1874
has already expended itself in the vain
effort 10 realize the situation. 1t has
simply demonstrated Ahat no change IN
the machinery OF tie government can be
had outside OF the Republican party
Gcation Of the great york Of reconStruc-
ton, fnAHcial. .thaos and Administrative
Ireyolutiqn!s The present House Of Rep
'resehtatives has succeeded in nothing ex-
ceptl tladeyeloptn Gntot its own, iueapacity
tkppiausE1 From thesincepton of The
IRepublicagFHgty 1855, itIhas kept pace
with the progress Of the times, accepting
each added resp6 6sibilityd &lr5 51manci-
patton, ta1atioRp aqde 5ssppsiruehen till
the greatest pages oil American history
are but ths liIs at6ty. .pP tSe, Republican
party. .[ARplause,l II ~ ~ :
softhe. bNhdle uaSB 81 constitutional
aYsadnepts and ilsgislStiye attachments,
II takes the responsibility without
apdlogy. ut haBneHer feared to act, and
through rs action the nation has lived.
[ApplAuset n There has been corruption,
but when Il was discovered the order
went forth, tssEA to guilty nan escape"
I[ladd applihss and cheers, ] and, gentle-
nPn, thatoraer has been executed. Jap
Epleussl There has been want Of har-
'n1pY bpk kasplaliofm unyayering in its
Edesli sttbh dfa biiEdples and also
Ejtltk; q tes Iworlhy, Of the platform,
UilG I'D tngethen as Of old, into an un-
E66o blS affis, the great liberty-loy-
ms Slas Hiding majority Of the
vpIlrT 1SE 'tTis nation, [cheers,1 and
tteut6 withaidnring success the results
Eol sihe deiibeEaion OF this. convention.
n [Apptause1 Again thanking you, gen.
ttiemeSs + Findpire what is the pleasure Of
the Convention . = -
Mr. Howard, of Michigan, by the re-
auSsf Of the National Convention, and
Fwiththe entire assent Of the local com.
mites, apdby the earnest request Of the
Afiel EanS delegation, i Icwih 10 pfesent
The name Of General Z. w. Hendricks for
ssIgeaat,at.Arms Of thiS convention. He
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