New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-07-04
EX-SECRETlEY RoBESoA's SPEECH.
HE Il A PARTY MAN, BUT not cANDIDArE-Nor
YET TIME To ABANDON THE VITAL PRINCIPLE oS
TIE REPUBLICAN, PARIY-EQuAL RIGHTS.

! HE Il PARTY MAN, BUT not CANDIDArE-Nor
YET TIME TO ABANDON THE VITAL PRINCIPLE OF
TIE REPUBLICAN PARIY-EQuAL RIGHTS.
EI.secretr,y Eobesnn at Tr,nion noHdqy n'5At
| / understand. my fellow-citzens, that 1t has
been missed by some that this occasion bas po i
signIlcaI and he's been arranged WIN We" OF i..y
since You ere Tro sing no political action and am
caBdidate for office. There Il more an one pe on
0eice m lie gffr of the people Of New,Jersey But
know ~ no su'h office for when would myself DC
ranks ready to can for the furt0oInnee on
tie principles and NJ advocacy Of the great ktPnDl
crssify and the efficiency Of parties Tor carrying ON
political business Of cry great anu Tree coun.
and so many Interests aud FEELINGS The poh
IDEAL sentiments Of any large portion OF tho peole "a
the great organic principles upon when large ma,7, OF
people agreed. II csc principles can ony DC 'ni-
bodied, ked out and put IN execution through 'haE
system Of conventions, patorins ana OrsanI a.lDn
which cal parry machinery without tnIs IlgHt y,
and futD, however truthful VIII De de'd lot wiz 20
without effective works In truth tLe aayo, , 90
champions of the right shOnd also asSDs5I"' otu9,,
they ana their principles " VIII isIi, one Dy
one an implied sacrifice, contemplate struggle
Tue great Republican party was on tue one crnl iu'a
ot e eol fights of ali men under the laws. To enforce
aud see nc p 3pes wenae ct cd every man OF
every pruyuiGs cOnuttUu WIN equal pD ci pBhtn' Jus
seekin nj once TO place in his hnGs The weapons Of AIS
own deense and bcfUie him The pIzs OF mat IN
dv,dual eXer,iOu and advancement "b.,h make Va"
progress country and inc deyeiopmn t OF race
the idea of Rcpubliclnsui' aud this Il 10
great MEASURE which tho Re- ubean patty. mas u"u'I
taken 10 establish ana hlaiH'a'n. "a '"' -
tnat party was Organized; lOr tnis II has suuB,
ged Tor 20 years through defcat TO victory, ana
tnrOgh IL an the hepuDhcth pdlty na5 Do'n ~ -
iis .ledt vital principle. know not how others may
feel, for myself am sure tnat We are sale whatever
NAY come long Wrchelish aud tue to ihs pm
cle. IL matters ttlo what else mercy ~ men oi nous
lost sacrificed TO the accOmp i>Inent 0i ms
greater good IL can com. wtn p,acc, vita harmony,
w good feeling, with renewed Sympdthlts ahd assyca
tous between nItuetO antagOni-tc ctOn- aud waning
uocI systems Letus 80 welcome II as the bright
Oi justice r. cuO, and ccc nut let IA Dc care
ul substance OF tne principle BE- not saerh,ed IN
an endeayur 10 secure one OF results however sir
able clsc viii nnI the achievement nOt'Ouly barren
but gc success scent. Peace alone VIII hOI
l.st without freedom ana Justice
Inc t.c free man Viii not long endure sys
ten WnIcn depriycs HIM OF MS pOural ugni', VI IS
status IN the country aud his power 10 iise. RE
dom without political nights l. war, and always LIS
D,cn IN TIE hiatof' OF tnt NviH. NoH' ny il'N".
II Denrye that these results are Ni,dl certainly Too
RepuD party should not be Abandoned nor the or
sdzaion destroyed "hIie Iney are SIN uh''tui,d n,
IN dtn.td. 30 tncre - an Organized ana
country "uicn denies the 'u.'5 % tHe pa .' "N.sn
esteem essential ana the sanity anu tIhc'cj Ol me
leZil ana constitutional means when We h"Ne tShtu 10
establish ana secure lhci We cannot aisoAu our 'iM!'
iCuctrs. long as there rem aims u tails cuupiB Oian
ulnIndt.ye opinion seeking expression ~ poueai
forms, WnCu WOud, eiibef VIA oi without l" "ty 20
cqual personal anu political liGn- Tue contest
IN fJ.In must continue, ana IL would be- mora
inan IOuy, would be treasO 10 man To abandon our
party rrluqush our OIglnZdlon. tbIcat C.ttrL-.I
UO must be- our Icau ia tie utlft ln tie isist,
iog as wIthuil, the great H. pup party Goyt IL
WUull been wiOut some paIty
prOu ssiuG It's pFiiclp's ana advocating ltn measures
mat Government cannot lOng endure nor LIS sptt 10
sept ayc nor s mission carried UGL LIT us tnch, IL
IOh h pUDCa.s o. NtN Jersey. be True dht 10 obi cV'
Try, party. nj prucPes. 1T "a accept WIN
,vvG rcaul. when Involves nO rlcc % uul Fiai lfn-
pies DANCER st.rtle, no iaill Dctry, 30
private interest barter; Let no excitement sweep a"ay
n.I-pccd fctty 10 tlUs. ideas 81 justice dhd ~
n-n WnIcn are the source ana hsiug rpinss OI All
wnicn must flow "Or else run my TIE lNef OF oil ha-
tiUndl freedom, development, ana progress.