, 1876-09-18
POLITICAL.
Speech Of E. A. Storrs to
the Republicans Of
Freeport,
The Issues which Are to Bo
Settled by tho COM
ing Election.
Record Of the Democracy---
Enforcing the Constttu-
tionaI Amendments.
d New Application Of the Para
BILE of the Prodigal Son. 4,
Where Was Tilden During
the War?---A Confed-
crate Congress.
Can the Democracy Be Intrust-
ed with the Care Of
the Finances P
Shocking Record Of Lieut. Gov. Dor
sheimer, Of New York.
lie Turns Out to Be a "Reform-
or" Of tho Regular Tilden
Stripe.
Reports from the Repub-
lican Canvass in the
Northwest.
Enthusiastic Hayes and Wheeler
Rallies Being Held Every
where.
He Turns Out to Be a sRefOrm- &c
or" Of tho Regular Tildcn
Stripe.
Reports from the Repub-
Hcan Canvass in the
Northwest.
Enthusiastic Hayes and Wheeler
Rallies Being Held Every
where.
e. A. STORRS.

THE SPEECH At FREEF0RT.
The Republicans Of Freeport Ind the pleasure
Friday evening Of listening to speech from
Emery A. 8torrs, Of this city. The announce
tnent that ho was to speak, md tho meeting Of
the Congressional Convention In the afternoon,
had filled the town with people, ind the 1arge
hall which had been secured Ior tho meeting
could not hold tho crowds-Kepublicau and
Democrats-who throngel to hear the eloquent
advocate. Following is a full report Of the
speech, which WIS interrupted continually by
the plaudlts and laughter Of the audience:
Mr.. CHAIRMAN, LADIES, AND GEHTLEMrS;
by no Incans feel In addressing the magnificent
audience hero tonight assembled that nm
among strangers, or that l am speaking to
strangers. hare known Freeport, its people,
its surroundings, its patriotic spirit, its loyal
impulses, for tic last u years. am somewhat
renewing tonight IN acquaintance commenced
10 years ago, and am removing that acquatnt-
ancc on an occasion very much like that under
which VIC met when tho acquaintance bcgan. It
Is curious to ,uc, and. perhaps, may bo so to
you, to sec how long time It takes to wipe out
old political Issues, aud to substitute In their
placc entirely new ones. We. haye NIL
waited, watched, and hoped or thcday to como
when bygones should be really bygoncs,-when
tho past With all It's dreadful memories could be
erased, when al the troubles which NC had
overcome would ne oe'lau US a as 9aa a.ca
zato1is, talls grcat nntton, stlrttng afrosh upon
It's career, might say 10 ltsell mat, wnatever
future alone arc We called to look. Tint TING.
every heart TINT bcats hGfcro no tonight tells
me has not yet arrived.
nYdoNEs ARE NOT BYGoNEs.
The pnst Is not altogether past. Tho past fs
not quite secure. W. do not stand to4lay u
Hkt1.-
WIZ .is r.asn ~ sau, NY, " ~
ST Stoaa any hstory we cs bcia us W.
Ills eentury-lhe same great political orgai,za-
psa BY Tue sanS feelings, gss.ss asEofd 70 the
fdeas. % that g tl,at narlY IIrlI sixteen years
ago w',sn It organized ~. treasoa and
sought the destruction q The nat,onal Ven g" e.
I'D se. %n nc; Son sa ons
before % tic Centennial year i.atl arrivc.l, thls
Democratic party, from whicl, the sause Of
latnai lfeeao!n al u su9" sufGIn,1mans s;3 Vsssy
wllerc Ind suffered 30 much woila haSs utterly
Is 1no no more. us " Yo,l la, Hoped, my good friends
Tint ali those old poiItlcll ideas oil which that
;ty " bsss I'D e aintas 9c a1 'at9'sS
avc hoe,, 6rIeI r. n,t|isann orl uisnitc]y In
ayu r,arc cgl an n,e the IL G t~s of tic nast ill.,
eagerly as You might llava hoped this, you are
doomed to disappointment. Ill tho year ot
Erace lo7o this SAME organization, whosu record
or nnoKrn pno.iars Ann Violated pteDaEs.
~tlas sans m nulI.Icai orranIzaton. wl.Icll has
sonn thht 81 e
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s.ws{ xsS s T.