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AsAmpLE De MocRATIc SPEECH
Tho other evening meeting of
democratic leaders was held at the
Palmer House, Chicago, which in
cludcd such men as Goudy, McCor-
mick, Stiles, Leib and Judge Otis. the
latter presiding.
The notable event of the evening
was speech from State Senator
Robinson which we clip from the
Chicago Times and print below for
general information:
"sTATE SENATOR ROBINSON,
man of immense physical strength,
great vitality, and impetuous temper,
arose and wildly assailed the stimOr-
ous policy of those who would sit
and wait, Il move as o substitute"
said he, for Mr.. Goudy's motion, that
this meeting now take measures to
have mass meeting in Farwell Hall
rOu LuG ulkCI1OOA hnu CVCuAtk Va lGAt
Saturday. 1t is said that mass
meeting is not the proper place to
discuss these matters. If the people
cannot assemble and consider the sit
aation, would like to know when It
is going to be considered. If you
don't commence in mass-meetings to
inauguraic measures to resist this
usurpation, this usurpation will soon
be an accomplished fact. Mr.. Tilden
was elected. The other side, failing
to defeat him through the agencies Of
the returning boards, propose to de-
feat him by the action of the Presi-
dent Of the Senate. They are trying
to intimidate the people
Are you going to stop these things
by resolutions P asked some one.
by force, if necessary. [Applause.
Shall men sit down demurely and say
that they have no minds of their own ?
We have been for four weeks and
longer silent spectators of the most
extraordinary spectacle that was ever
developed before the eyes of men
an attempt to subvertthe government
by usurpation. There is an army oil
10000 greedy Office holders who are
dependent for their bread and bu tier
upon the success of this usurpation.
They have it in their power, unless
measures are taken to arrest it. Gov
ernment by the people will have per-
ishcd from the earth. 1t is no time
to keep still. Iwonld not let it stop
with mass-meeting. / would have
permanent committee on national
safety of 25 appointed, and I would
have the democrats of this town take
any measures that they may deem
necessary. I believe that unless
these people get ready to resist
this usurpation by force, free
government has perished from
the land. The people of the north
west expect the first voice to be raised
in Chicago. There is no danger oil
Incorporate speech at this time. II
tell you, our severcst denunciations
come short of the fact. l know what
l am saying. l know that the time
may not be far off when may be held |
accountable for this as for seditious
uttcrances. Great confusion.] lido
not care. Only one of two things un-
der Gods heaven will defeat their
purpose-either to discover that the
moral sentiment of the republican |
party will not sustain them or that
the democratic party will not submit. |
AS a part of their conspiracy they are |
trying to educate the masses of the res
publican party up to supporting them.
They are losing the better classes of
their party every day; but they ex-
pect 60 retain the men whose politi- |
cal theories are all summed up in
'hurrah for Hayes and Wheeler !'They
are taking measures to secure the sup
port of these men. Arc they not cre-
ating public opinion? Have they not
got their subsidized presses through
ont the land? We must peacefully |
assemble and talk this matter over. |
Let us appoint a permanent committee
Of safety and direct them to organize
and hold meetings over it and take
whatever measures may be necessary
to resist this attempt to subvert the
government by force if need be-
Applause.
THE UTMOST EXCITEMENT
prevailed during Robinson's speech
his sentiments seeming to be those Of
a majority of the meeting.
The above sounds right old-fash-
ioned, from old Coppcrhead sources.
Fifteen years ago, southern democrats
were trampling OH the flag of the
nation. In rebellion, 10 establish a
Confcderaey, the chief cornerstone
of which should be slavery, and the
Robinsons, such as the one we quote
from, were bowling that the republi-
can party was subverting the liberties
of the people in whipping their
southern friends. Now in this Cen
tennial year, the southern democracy
intimidatcd, defrauded and murdered
the blacks they fought to enslavc, in
order to cheat the nation into the
election of Tilden and Hendricks,
two of the EXTREMIST and meanest Of
the old Copperheads, and because
honest State authorities existed in
three southern States, aud in strict
conformity with law, defeated this
infamous plan of southern democrats,
the Copperhead Robinsons commence
the old howl of the republicans
trampllng upon civil liberty, and they
bark vociferously. The experience
of the last fifteen years ought to teach
such chaps that these things don't
frighten the party that has once
scOurged treason. Such Outbursts are
very foolish-they are worse than
foolish, they are in every moral sense
criminal.
Hon ID. L. Corbin, the republican