The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-12
PARKE G0DWIN'S ADDR ESS.
WHATA LJBERIL SAYS ABOUT THE
ISSUES or THE HuUR
The Republican Parry Party Of Promises, |
Devoid Of Policy aud Principle Its ttvii |
IN IN


dust with 1t, was not favorable to the assem-
blage of a verv large audience OF indifferent
persons In the Cooper Union last evening, but
II was no lukewarm crowd that thron9ed into
the great hall. Hlling every seat and blocking
the passaeeways, to hear Mr.. Parke Godwln de-
liver address on the political situation. In re-
sponse to an invitation from the business men
of New York; Long before eight O'Clock every
inch OF room was occupied. and the enthusiasm
grew more and more demoustrative until 1t
eliminated in a tremendous burst Of applause
as Mr.. Parke Goodwin and a number o, other
prominent gentlemen took their seats upon the
platform.
MIR. Franklin Edison presided, and among tho
long list OF vice-Presidcnts, whose names were
loudly chetred, were those OF Howard Potter,
Royal Phelps, Gen. Joseph Hooker, Charles A.
Dana ex Mayor Tieman, VIM. II. Appleton, Os-
walu Otteudorfer, wm. E. Dodge, Jr, c. God
frey Gunther Henry Havemeyer. Col. +. A.
Conkling, Edward Cooper. A. Belmont, Con.
Franz Sigel, Samuel u. Babcock, Peter d. Oh
ney, Erastus Brooks Manton Marble, Frank Les
lie, W. o. Bartlett. Benz. A. Willis. Moses 1ay-
OF. John 4. Aenew, Richard A. McCurdy, Eve
rett r. Wheeler, and sydney =. Nichols.
The Chairman introduced Mr. Parke Go1win.
who for some minutes was unable to make
himself heard. when the applause which
greeted him had In some measure suDsided. he
said that the questions to which the civil war
had given birth had, whether wisely or other
wise. been definitely settled, and the nation
must pass on to other issues. Some OF these
were ndoubtedly traceabie to the war, tut they
no longer ADJ ertsined to It in any way. The
conflict had left the country enormously IN
debt. IL had demnrllized the civil service, our
dened the nation with neayy taxes, and impov-
erisheu the population. when pence was re-
air u. v.
Patriotism to settle the questions presented.
How had tha dominant party dealt with the DIM
culties that lay before itp Had II met and over
come them. or had n evaded anu tfihed witn
them2 These were queries which must be an
swered, and answered not by appeals to passion
and prejudice, hu ~ the calm ixht OF reason
and areumcnt. lApplau-e ,,.-
The licpunlican party. from the beginning Of
Its career, had mad n uultcv at all. 1hi- was
not altogether it. own fault for II WAS originally
"A war pariv. organized for a particular pu pose,
nnu outside OF that purpose. IN the Held ol
It ,tesmunShtp without definite principle of
any kind. IL hnd formed no plans. anu no COM
p@tent ~. n had stepued from us ranks TO take
Inc hein u state. II had been essenti lly a
uaity OF promises. rather IN Oi performances.
tApulaus J II mad been more devoted To par
ii~nn tnnn 10 patriotic nea- ures. ana han show n
especial incumuctehC. ~ itS aitempt u scltle
the question of nnancc. when the county
EN- lea from the war 1t W = saddled with
- many debts that it would nave damaged
the intellect uf "a Wall street broker TO have
made au estimate Of ,hetn. D.. ushtcr lhe
INST uuts of the dnnih"nt u"ttN Va !" u We
consolidated tnrn All N % une great Grbt. boar
ing = low ie ui Interest as o--ib,e. But
how had the financial hanAL rs "i the hhtloh
dealt with TINS q irsiinnf Mhy. Oy IN er
stroNe of fohv, theN had attempted 70 pay OH
tue de lts. OF course, tueso Obieat."ns should
have been cinc lied - soon as was consistent
with the welfare Of The rountr., Dut u was n"
time to nav UG der; when the nation was
Just emerging from AN exnaus,ing war.
1t was time, tnoush, to feuuco ex-
penditn,ss, aud TO P,.etSss S,o,n,, tie mo-, ,;x
wbiie 1t iving to pay Oh deots already provided.
Tor, uiunged into s"ch rxtrav gances that IN this
1 l.aN rsaI IA a 81 n IL
niinisiration had been tlU,Ob.UOO more tban In
In the nrst. Ouly by the sAcriOns of Demo-
been saved IN annual outlay OF s.D,OO0000. ZAP.
plause.1 The mod. uf procedure % the RepuU-
iicau party In endravorng to c.ncel the nation Il
deut was ike the SURGEONS plication OF the
| tourniquet to one outcfy IN oruer 10 quicken
the citcuia lou elsewhere, with THIS difference,
tn I the surgeon performed tue oper zion ON u
diseased Iart to produce health, whie tne
dOninent rarly applied us atroclous lnsirumen,
to heal hy place To produce disease. lApplausel
DO YOU want proof OF IL, YOU business inen Ot
! New York; asked the speake W here are
| your ciipp shlps that once sailed upon every
sea an bore American commerce TO every
! land Taxed out OF existence; and this incu-
Gus Of tax .liun still strsudlss your necks, the
| legs of the old nan OF the sea str ddled tue neck
OF sinoad tue sailor lAppause. ,
| money man, for he had all his lite boxed tue
| compass OF polite / opinions with amazing Ia
cilitt. (Llueh.er.l lie proposed that day
| should oe named for me resumption OF specie
| payment, but In Congress he was laughed TO
scorn. lie persevered for time, and Congress
|
wnat was the result 0i this protracted delibera
| ton? WHY. pronaoly on the principle tnat he
cures like. they resolved To renedv the evil OF a
| plethora Ot aper money uy lssulug great ueLl
more ~ IL. lLaugnter
Mr.. Godwin then went on to speak Of the ur,
gent necessity Of reform In the civIl service. II
| nc gone ON, no sid. growing from bad L.
worse year after year, until Mr. Jenckes OF
Rhode Island, pr"m'nen ,l.,li hep9onran, mad mad
TEN ON the face OF the e.rth. This perniciou'
| system II was that placed men IN ufhces whose
NhaNt ffaEl n hi an
| Ing. Marx Twain said the other day At u put
| fellows into the Custom House who didn't
| know till OF ladiug from the transit Of Venus
having never seen either he one or the other
| IL iught-r] 1t put Intricate public documeni'
INTO the hands OF men who nad never succeeded
In wrestling with wnsherwoman's pill without
| getting badly thrown. Laughter and app au-e.
Mr. George w. Curtis, Mr.. Goodwin continued
| bad worked h,rd for several years u institute
| reform In the civil service, but his efforts wer'
| In vain. and he finally retired disgusted. under
z, nile ripple OF smiles from his fellow Repuon
c n Congressmen. All OF them insisted that tn,
civil service OF the United States was one OF tn,
best, and a lew protested that IL was the YER
best IN the whole world. lLaughter1 But how
indeed, could Congress be expected 10 reform
others when II WIS so d IDLY IN need OF reforma
tion tseff lApplause.l
-Four years ago prominent Republican said
"Our party is rotten from rind to core FOu
years ago Charles Sumner denounced the sal
Domingo Job "a mOnstrous lniquity. Fou
years ago Car SchuTz said the sale Of arms 4
France had diser ced the United States IN tn
| eyes 81 the civilized world. -Four years ago MI
| Jacob Cox was shouldered out bee iuse he al
| tempted to inaugurate reform. And four year
| ago, ia 1872, many Of ITS best and most honoranl
members eft the ranks Of the Republican party
| utterly disguised with the corruption int,
which they saw IL sinking. lGreat applause.
Yet the Administration four years ago was
an angel Of light and purity compared with tn
dark and sinister forms II had since as
sumed. For before 1872 the bayOnets OF tn
| United States Amy were not considered neces
sary to influence elections and overthrow az
pontments fairy made by the people, lAp
| plause.1 1t was since that time, too, that tn
Speaker OF the House of Congress had show
| by his own letters that he had been the helpe
and supporter OF iobbers, whose favors he ha
secured by the influence OF ms otfcal position
| MIR Goodwin went on to speak OF the disgrac
of Belknap. and closed his address by drawing
| mastery COMPARISON between tue characters o
Cows. hayes and Tilden.
| 1he Hon. Thomas j. Macy, Judge OF tn
supreme Court Of South Carolina, followed MI
Godwin with ringing old-time Democrat
speech. lie said II might seem strang
| mat ne, Republican, should he foun
speaking at Democratic meeting, but a
II was said OF old that " all roads lea
to Rome" SO now be found that al
pathways OF reform, no matter from where the
start, lead directly 10 the high altar OF demOC
racy. As a South Carolinian, he did not feel "A
alien or str nger on the soil Of the state u
New YORK. On the l7th Of April last, sounds u
martial music were heard on the great com
cial highways Of New York. Merchants lef
their stores and workmen Their shops to JON
the eager throng and amidst the Tol
of cannon and enthusiastic cheers Nt'
| York welcomed "A hand Of SOuth GtrDlin IA