New-York tribune., 1876-04-07
TIE liberal REPUBLICANS.
MEETING or TuE GENERAL CoMMI1TET-nUGGE5-
TONS TO ISDKPENDENr voTkRs-ADDBEss by
GIN, COCIRANE.

MEETING or TuE GENERAL CoMMi1TET-nUGGE5-
TIoNs TO INDEPENDENT voTERs-ADDBEss BY
GEN. CoCHRANE.
The Liberal Republican General Committee
met last evening In Trenors Hall, at Broadway and
Thirty and Gen. Cochrane. Chairman OF the
Committee on Resolutions. presented tho following
resolutions. which were unanimously adopted;
Resolrrd That thou yh the Liberal Republicans OF this
organz On four years devoted to The cause o. IN
dependent politics. believe mat Of tie two political par
ties the Democratic has proved less accessible 10 the
legitimate influences Of public opinion than the Rcpub-
They nevertheless recommend that a ndepchcut
nd dress themselves season .bly IL the respective
national conventions ~ these parties, 10 thc end that
their proceedings shall far!y answer to the country
whether either of them Is 10 be trusted Tor an honest a
minstrtion of the Government. or whether ~ their
failure independent movement OF The people WI not
Wheeas. The nfrhly enumerated principle OF The Lib
eral Republican Convention at incilnLu IN i9t] Nn,;
Thorough reforms of the civil service as ono oi the
resng nrcrs-trs Of tho hour: honesty capacity,
ana ndGity constitute the only valid claim 10 public EN-
plDyncnt that offices OF the Government cease 10 I've
matter uf arbitrary favOrsm aud patronage; and that
nbc station becomes post of honor, has been
,pnroyei by the authority which summoned the Union
Republican party INTO National Convention AT hclhat
IN $40 and has been affirmed by the Rcpnbcin Con
venons of the States Of Indiana Onio, Penn.'Nania.
York, Vermont, and Connecticut. Ms II doubtless
viii by every Republican state Convention responsive
20 the call: therefore -, .
RsolreJ, That avail ourselves OF the occasion TO
congratulate the country this advance made by the
Union Rcmbicin party from the depths ot adnlnlstIa
i've corruption, TO the firm ground of administrative ie
Rcsolred, That IT was a spectacle contemplated with
nrdo when ia the fatncss Of these pursy times The
Union League Club of Ncw-lOIk city. d"nounclng ihe
coruuOH of public AFFAIRS demanded tnht thr
condition aud conduct OF every bran of the pubic ser
vice searchn-y myr-li lated, that an corrupt prc
res exposed and the bctrayers of puouc trust DC pun
shed -. ., IA.
u,n,ent American citizen due 10 tine Hon. George
william Curtis for the fearlcssness anu success WIN
which, n the cham pon OF honest politics, ne wilaoou
the cons0rted bands Of political machnlst. h SYRACUSE
and the faitnful men VINO united win MN 10 ioSl't
their selfish schemes
Nf Rose then read n preamble and resolution declnr
iny James Blaine to he the choice OF the Liberal re
ublicans for tbs President of the United states
The Chairman ruled that, a. the Committee ON Resom
tons had already canvassel the subject fully the motion
was out of order Mr Rose endeaOrcd to speak IN favor
of his resolution. but allowed To proceed. He
then started TO withdraw from the room, but in
duced To return. G,n. Cochrane was called upon 10
make speech nId said among other things, the follow
ng:
do not perceive either by observation conversation.
or CORES poncnce that the Literal republicans have a
all determined any spocal candidates. They -eem
they wish 10 purge the Government of Impure
men, Who act from impure ana inerctnary lnoNe', lu
ting In hcir pac those who are fearless ana inrpchu
cnt will be the duty " earnest ihDrri RnpnDHcans
10 visit Cincinnati when the great Convention shall meet
tlcrc and 10 illuminate those same lilneips i
there In lS12, which nave since asilato' Tue Mol'u
Those buded better than they knew me waters oi
purity have risen so high as To ovciwheim a., Az
opposition, and the OF popular Indignation ai IN.
recent disclosures has Oycrtnkrn the guHN men 'ui
associates are be found In every party ana The terms
of .Ipport are desire to cure honest ana pure hrh
Ne I NOT only invited to take seats with the magnatcs
Of the land hut mplOrcd tO glVe our aid now 70
this. TO that political oIganKaii" Lot vs. stealg
keen In view this one Thought ana take cour'sc-'i'
ri1ht VIII ultimately prevail.
George W. Palmer review ed briefly the change In pun
lie sentiment since 1872, when the Liberal l'epnDhcah
was secuted, TO the present time, when he Is courted