, 1876-07-10

fGEtluHs Atltl EIAk6Eet VIC l1,HY PRESUMABLY HOtt
lion viii hy ihs. blesstng ot God. b pre.ominent
as an era Of good feeling and period af progress
So9srsS55 popf ah9 nappne'' TSsPfss
CHICAGO SPEAKS.
EloHr THOUSAND PEoptH
assembled on Market street, between Washing.
ton md Madison, Saturday night. From the
north aide Of Madison almost to the south aide
Of Washington, the street wns crowded. The
night WAS su'try. The people suffered with the
heat, but there was no effort to get away.
They STOOD packed md jaumel together for
two hours.
Tie occasion was Chlcago's ratification Of tho
nomination Of Hayes and Wheeler. A call had
been iasued, aud In response the Republicans OF
Chicago camo out In thousands. a stand had
been erected on tho cast side Of Market street,
in front Of Field & Leltcrs store It was G0x4o
In dimensions, and was crowded to Its full CO.
paeity. On each side aud In front the throng
were packed In together From tho southwest
corner Of Madison and Market streets, and In
front Of tho Centrul Hotel, lime lights illu-
mined the scene The character Of tho crowd
was Of tho highest. II was no mob. Thoeo who
attended last might wcrc men Of strcngth and
respect In the community. No more respect.
ablc body Of men llavo evor assembled III
Chicago, and seldom in tho history Of this
city have her streets held 80 largo an as
semblagc, called together In tho name Of any
party. -.-....
The Hon. 8. II. McCrca was chosen Chairman.
THE NEXT GOVERNOR.
Shelby II. Cullom then came forward amid
loud cheering, and addressed. tho meeting as
follows:
n. 1,...t.s..A r..I1..- r,As.,.. ~ r,,.,...
confess 10 very great disappointment tonight In
having to come here to listen to several Of the
most eloquent men In the State who are pub
ltshcd to be here, Ibolieve, anl whom, end arc
not present 10 addrcHs you. hnl expected 10
have had the pleasure with you Of listening To
the gallant eloquent 1ugersoll, to at least one
other distinguished n,cn, who saw published
to DO here, but whom I understand arc not
prcscnt tonight. But NC must got along the
best way we can.
We aro here, my friends, to ratify the noinlna.
tton Of Rutherford B. Hayes, our candidatc tor
President, and WIN. A. Wheeler, our candidate
for Vice.Prcs'dcnt OF the United States.
fChcers.1 Under tho Constitution Of tho United
statca 1t becomes necessary oncu In every four
years for the people Of this country to select
President and Vicc~prcsEdent, Tint being
duty dcyotvfng upon US itcnr11ed with 1t another
duty equally important, and that Is that ~ VIC
hnvo thcso ec!cctions to mako 1t Is oar duty as
Intelligent cltlxens to meet together and AZ
cortniii Is bost wo eau who arc tic best mon to
elect ns President and Vtca-prcsIdent Of tho
United States. That is what We an hero for to
talk about to-tnight. [CheerB.1
VITO ARE THH DKsT MEN,
say, to be elected TO rule over us for the noxt
four years from the 4th Of March ncxt1 Are
thoy 10 DO, In the Judgment Of tho .Amorieau
people, gon. Hayes, Of Ohio, and William A.
uel 1Je'i J. Mldcn, of Ne1 York, md nd Thomas T X.
Hendricks, Of Indiana In my Judgment, say
In my Judgment, Il is the duty of tic American
people to select for those high positions the
asG se ~ ssnsfahs e. "aa Won e sfGsas ass
named who rerc nominated at CinelnnatI on tho
TINT in my Judgment they aro tho best mcnl I
eay, and glye aa ono reason, that they havo
ALWAYS BEEN TRUE AND IorAL
to tho Government Of tic United States. (Ap-
plauae.] Tint Ia cue rcnson. give as another
rrason, that taose mon arc honest men. without
tue possibility Of any man truthfully bringing
IAppIausc.] Ihavc the honor, my friends Of
fsaSlng personal acquaintance with both Ccn.
Hayes, Of Ohio, and MIR. Wheeler, ot New York,
aud say, without fcnE OF contradiction, TINT
br:adth of Ills land two pure. men nov before
the American people. (Aprluuso.] They nra
honcst, they orc modest, they arc
shss they a5s cone nss
motive, no ambition, except to servo tho great
mass OF Tho American, people, IN whatcyer posi-
ttons they may be placed [Applause.l 1spcak
whereof do know when say there arc not-I
publican party selected as its national Standard
bearers 1t Cincinnati, at our recent National
Convention. (Applausul Tint Is ono thing In
ANOTHER REASON
why those gentlemen should be elected over the
other two gentlemen who have been selected by
tho other great party Of this country. | under
lug tho two candIdatcs Tint they did select,
could have scarcely found two men who hal less
sympathy with each other In principle and In
feeling upon tho great question: before. tho
ns sna Nv nsF ad ns q sss s
bond existing between those two Dcmoc1ntic
nominees, nnu that bond Ia that both aliko were
urtnu til. rcot siqorels fss Iour which this
countTywas pass!ng during the lato War for the
suppression of tho Rebellion. Thosc two men
ogrtod 10 that plain proposition that they wcre
not M IN ynpathy With ths Republican party hay-
thu Rebellion, as II did during tlat long strug-
glc. Why, my friends, why aloud tho lsepub-
llcsn party not ba sustained to-tlayl What hsa
II lo,lc that lustiacs thu people ct ttA country
in saying or declaring i ut The polls that their
nominees should not bo elected, and that thu
nomlnecs Of tho Dcmoeratfc party shouldl
LOOK At THE ussToRY or THH REPUBLICAN,
PARTY.
When It camo Into powerit found itself involved
In struggle 70 save the country, and 1t did
save Tic Country. While 1t wAs dolng this, tho
conscience OF tho american people butng quick
cned II ths election Of Abraham Lincoln, It
ae!zcd tho opportunity Ut WILING from the face
II that lasted SO long. rrcfes to the institution
Of slavery.
lssy tic Republican party abolished slavery
What clso dld Il dol It passed law giving
to the people of this country, whtto and tlaek,
il gave 10 tie colorcd people Of this country
wlo Ind been In bondage for 30 many yeais
after tho purity Ind lifted them lip upon tho
great platform OF riyll rights lit gaTo 1iloso peo-
plp theis political rights IN this country, and
thereby eleyatod all tho people ~ tue great