National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1876-03-17
Boiling.
Extracts from q Speech Of Richard h.
Dana, ir,

Dana, jr.
The proposed Minister to England delivered
October 1875, speech upon the right of boiling
the nominations Of the Republican party and
upon the policy OF the Administration in the
ssttlsment Of Southern affairs, especially Louis
&C. mo me .'newsdepsrture:"
.'FeiloW citizens, It fs the sround-sVeiI OF t6e
coming national election which brings to high
water mark the State canvass OF Massachusetts,
The State of Massachusett in her Internal atair<
10 safe enough and well enough. The State ~
Massachusetts, is and has been Q Republic&
state ever since there was Republican pa5fy
ception about our position In the other Stftfss
The election OF 1874 was attended with cerjra Ain
aeci6ents Laughter and aPPlause:l
larger number Of men who think for thepzs eiyes
and vote for themselves Independently tfian anv
political organization that ever knew icr ever
read OF In history and last year the Repr bIfcans
BY tens Of thousands were not willing to vote for
Republican candidate who stood comm tted to
majority in the Lesi!isspre e2pfessa n large
fered from bis own will and opinions on 2he sub.
ject Of prohibition. And those Republican by
gentleman webster-C hoste Wbix(WRo tonnd
II perfectly satisfactory to him IN march in the
tse S 81 that party which did keep
Unionw was IN peril. [ApplSTse
would say nothing nnnecessarily about the
Sohgiessonai elsetionZ, but in certain districts
they saw fit. Theyexercised that naiisn able
sacred right Of bal oting which our conyention
m. Mi9iss'ter day BY resolution, ieglt
. "New Massachusetts, has always exsrted a great
Innuenee in the councils OF the country. she has
exerted great influence In the councils Of the
ought and it ever ever viii BE- sna
unless II 10 by our own fault. Her voice will bs
potent in the Republican councils next spring,
or less the fate Of the Republican party Is to be
determhe d-ior IN my Judgment more depends
upon the nomination than upon the election.
there have been signs the last year Of Q falling
barometer in the political atmosphere for the
We have to meet heavy weather, psrSaps sto sqa
We must clear up the ship for action. In such
cases there s great deal Of matter that has to be
there are some little iiektfiyink Kites that there
ia no objection to In calm weather for persons who
have particular fancies for flying, but they must
which Is most familiar TO me, would saw IN ID e
language Of dear friend Of mine, who spoke ID
the people of Maine, that whom the battle is
lowers, the suffers and the bummers were TO De
cent TO the rear. lLaughter $
u admit, according 20 my neutrality-suspicious.
may differ from me, Of course-that owing to bad
advice In the councils Of the nation, and perh APPS
in the Presidents Cabinet, and, / speak here Tor
myself, nobody Il responsible for myself, the
In the interests Of freedom, and unnecessarily.
think, too, that there Is more danger when the
bad Tss
IL now renovating itself, and has shown remark.
able power ofrighting itself when In error. Such
men are no longer in the councils OF the nation,
mostly set aside BY the votes Of Republicans
themselves. Tho Presidents own Cabinet Is
changed, and now It is no longer true, If
that 't The General Government nk intsrfsrsa
upjustifably-in the organization Of State Legis.
latures, OF State governments, and Of the inter-
nal police of the States. i believe that has be-
come pretty generally understood and admitted.
The Republican government has changed Its
course in that particular. 1t was deceived by the
reports that came TO them from excited or inter-
ested men. Now 1t will be In vain for any agent
Of any State in the South to appeal to the Gen
eral Government for troops unless its case comes
strictly and literally and exigently within the
me that the Democrats party viii not strain the
Constitution, all have got to say Is that my re-
collections are that they once did, and for very
bad cause; but never knew Of their having rec
tilted IL, and they were simply overthrow; but
the Republican party has taken a nep departure
under better In fuences.
After committees OF Republicans went to the
honest reports. wiser counssls have prevailed,
and the Republican party is as safe . custodian
Of the Constitution IN that particular as we can
expect to have. Fellow citizens, there Is one
more subject to which would like to call your
attention. ! admit that the Republican party
has not carried out civil reform. But had It any
Democratic aid in doing nj One thing you may
be sure o., you Will mover have civil service re-
minded men in the councils Of the nations 1t is
question of natural history, and not OF pream.
blts or promises or party platforms.
AOne of Laurence's notes. The speaker evi.
IDENTIFY means by this paragraph that IL Is neces.
sary that the leaders Of the Republican party
propristiHe other peoples property. ' u ~
Vide Grotius roce "ptracy."