The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-09-29
Stirring Speeches.

right well were they repaid for their
trou hle and tine.
The first spe'ker was Hon. r.. 8.
Cleveland, of Connecticut, lie told the
masses how lie had Teen an Original
Republican. appointed hy President
Lincoln as Post insster at the CITY o.
Hartford, and held the position for
nearly eight wears, when he resigned
honorably and settled his account.
sqnareiy with the Government. while his
successor under Grant. wac q defaulier
the first year for s60oO. lie sho wed
his audience y long list of defanlters un-i
der he presen' administration, and
gave tie figures Of the immense
amounts they had stolen, aud the places
they yet occupy a. officers OF the COVER
ment, amer being proven de:suitrrs.
This evidence ot corrup ton. with other
things. had driven him from the party,
anl TO seek new affiliai ions where be
knew from long established reputit;on,
and sr.iuous trials. honesty would pre-
vail, under the led OF samuel j. iii
den. lie dwell upon the exfrsvsg,ncc
: p-rmestin2 the snIir. y stionsi Govern
uent. sriconirastcd il W IL the onoI.y
eudssvored 20 ht Instituted by onr'c ndi-
l.Ie TOT Gov. Hon. y. -. Williams,
and which Was - much nee ted in
these hard timcs '!r pal high COM
: plimrnt 10 the in,rsri, d otl "Bi ue
Jeans, and predi"ie, a.. election by a,
rousing majority earnestly urging all
Democrats to work. thu ~ majority
might be Overwhelming. .ni carry DIS
a.! into the radical rl.k aui render
y.,iory In November doubly sure. We
cannot give synopsis oi his speech.
but il was one raleu.atcd ~ do good b,
it, eloquent appeals and sound argu-
ments. AZ lis Close, aud frequent Is
durin" it, delivery, he was greeted by
hearty applause.
hon. Daniel i l3fus o. Ne State
Of Penn,ylv was next intro
idueel, aud sith his deep sounding ri-
) quence carried Nv. audirnCc with Liu
without tagging during IA. entir'
speech. lie told them how h- hal b-sr
"a Republican and gicrifa iu the grlrd
achievements Of the panty, bu; L.s -s.p
by slcp, ana cap by leap. il had drgsn-
Grated. ill il had not ono 81 the old
/. iprinciplrs. and scarcely one OF the Old
leaders ieft until IL vas led into being 4
disuaion party At present by ,uch orii.
raj rebel. And disuniouisls n Ben. But
Ter. iom 4. Logan and others. and
until honest ncr. who knew al the
: surro Inding, were compelled. y. be wa..
. Ia leave 10. he demonstrated that 9
-uion prrr';uall, held icgc;her by bs,
onris, ~ the S'ts 81 tie Republican I.art,
showed they expected. would not b,
such q Union - was contemplated by
the coh.iiiu' ion but would lee destruct-
i've OF albert, aud appealed To hi. hearers
A. The, loved liberty and peace TO vote
for Tildrn, Hendricks sud Williams.
lie closed w ilh such psnegyric upon
the argrl of white winged peace. and il
blessed effects uron - country, a. il
seliom heard. IL wss = COOL thing ia
hear him, AMI his speech called out
hearty spplau.c. from even the Republi-
= cans present..
. lie was followed ~ Hon. Greene
: Kendrick. a son of Gov. kendrick. 81
, Connecticut. and descendant Of Gen
2 Greene, OF Revolutionary fame. for
D whom he was Eamed. Mr. hendricI
! made most eloquent appeal To- th'
: Young men. 10 start right in heir politi
e. cal life. showing l., histor, what grea
d things Young nen lad accomplished
h and what superior crp"riunitie
n were offered them ~ free America
If freedom. peace, plenty, prosperity snt
harmony prevailed ~ they were sure Il
under DE nocratic administration. Iii
speech was well delivered, eloquent an'
: argumcnts,'vc, AMI will certainly III
! productive of gooi. Yesterday la
: speakers addressed lstgr crowd a
I tel,-i'ne. and creaje' an enthusiasm
, heretofore unknown H. o =, iccs'uy.
@ ew more such me-ii".. az Their
5, would be no more Raj. lei. in thi
county.
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