The New York herald., 1876-10-07

Uuc, apDAfehtIy dIHeTthV man cvtTy !VaTs
in The White House. bu, tho who would influence
Hayes would succeed by the same methods IN eectng
the man OF their choice
SENATOR xRRxAxs SPEECH.
Senator Francis Herman was introduced as the
next speaker. lie greeted with cheers, which
lasted Tor several minutes. When silence had been re-
stored, he began speech which lasted for than
an hour. and N ,he course OF which he said the re-
publican party had held substantially all the powers OF
the whole government during tho past eleven years OF
peace but would hold II no longer II the American
people TO themselves and their country. But
that party appealed TO the people TO continue u In
power Tor tour years lts claims 70 longer power
should not be decided by arguments about what
allowed 80 retain power on mere promises as 10 the
future bus evory citizen OF the land should decide
that question BY turning TO the record they have made
during these eleven years during which they have held
the government lAppause.l Every armed hand that
had risen against the laid down us weapon
when the ended, more than eleven years ago. and
made In the fall Of 1861 after his tour through the
SOUTH the great mass Of the people who had engaged
In the wicked rebellion disastrous TO theml accepted
the situation and desired TO submit 10 the constitution
and the laws made pursuant TO IT, and TO 1--we IN peace
and harmony with the people Of the North. ZAP
The speaker asked every voter to remember AZ the
polls whether the republican party had pursued
proper policy In reference 30 restoring peace and har
mony between the blacks and whites at the south and
the whole people OF the South and those OF the North
and If IL had not reorn the error by elccting an
other administration TO power AZ The close OF the
he said the federal debt about 1900 900 00o
During these eleven years and half the republican
party has received all moneys belonging TO
you, and very much OF u taken from you
@ @ ana How mneS he sssss Or the prpcpa Of
the national debt has been paid out OF that large re-
cept Of funds IRON people burdened with iaxasion2
receipts Of about S. 400 600 600 all that has been paid
by the republican party during the eleven years, OF
principal interest pensions TO the soldiers thcro
has yet been left by them the ordinary admns,ra.
zion OF the government something over e. 900 900 000
A. the close OF .he war there existed about
war and which were currency. IL was de-
prcciaied 'hen, and during these eleven
treasure from the people, hat the
party redeemed those promises or had they done what
they should have done-providcd means TO redeem
them 40 that they would have been at par with any
currency in the world They had not, and large
proportion OF II remained uhredeemed to-day, and
was deprecated below the standard values OF the
world below the notes OF the Bank OF France and
the Bank Of England from ten TO eighteen per cent,
cording as It fuctuates.
IL should have been. The republican party had not
been unfathu IN these respects alone but corruption
pccuaton and obbery pervaaed TO an alarming extent
every Departmental tho government and tho speaker
askedip view OF all these facts which hau been de-
vcloped through the independent press which had np-
peared in judicial trials Of officials and which had
boen made manifest by the reduction OF the last House
of Representutivcs-whether the welfare OF the
try did not demand the removal OF the corrupt party
MI herman proceeded TO read several extracts from
the recently published letter of Charles Francis Adams
TO q committee Of gentlemen In tho state OF Ohio, IN
which that gentleman referred 10 the alleged corrup
dslinciy prove that tho whole existing organization
has been honeycombed with corruption" He also
read freely from the address Of the Fifth avenue
Conference TO corroborate tho statements OF
Mr.. Adams. II there was one thing he
Wr. Kcrnan) was proud OF II was the
fact that the American people are Intelligent and prac
tca and he would say to his republican friends who
were attempting divert them from looking into tho
condition OF their government during this
bv talking OF things which supposed to exist dur
ing the war they did Know the people The corrup
ton, waste and extravagHnce OF the dominant party
had not only impaired the prosperity OF the country
stitutions ana II II were allowed to 60 on
it would prove fatal than armed
The speaker dwelt at length upon the passage Of
Mr.. Adams letter, in which that gentleman declared
able to check the abuses complained OF, and that
therefore thero no hope except In turning that
party out and putting new men In. CIiques OF men In
the party had banded themselves together and had
grown strong by years OF association had fastened
themselves the organization and thcy crushed out
all republicans who tried to reform abuses, and kept
in power they could use Tho case OF Mr..
Bristow mentioned as an instance af an honest
republican being crushed by these corrupt men.
Out of Of 700 delegates he got only
scventy-six votes while Blaine whom the speaker
hoped body despised) got 35l Bristow, who at
tempted to save the government so much money, was
turned out OF Office after being rebuked at CINCINNATI
and Buiord Wilson and every friend Of his was also
turned out OF the capital The speaker did
not blame Grant for all this. No; there
q power in the party which would control Hayes
elected. William NJ Evars was instanced as another
republican ostracised by tho party on account OF hs
integrity II named for Governor, ana was
spoken we'll OF by all honest men in his party, yet he
was thrown aside for Morgan
Mr. Herman concluded with n general defence OF Mr.
ilden from the charges Of Governor Dix and Others
and n reference TO his services in reducing the taxes
and crushing the Canal Ring.