Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-08-14

lesal measures is far moro difficult mat
ter than to push forward war, when the
warmest sympathies are aroused and when
means and measures and motives arc not
so sharply scrutiuized. We ask the Pres
identto secure for the country the great
boon for which we have fought aud toiled
so long. We ask him to consummate
POLITICAL. financial and industrial construc-
tiou when all the old systems have been
overthrow from the foundation. we
ask him from the disorder and disorganl-
cation that has followed the terrific crash
of forces in internal conflict TO give us
back 4 whole country. That is what We
want, what we fought for and what we
are still lighting for, and now when the
crisis has come, when the hopes and
pledges so long held are being honestly
and vigorously realized, shall We basely
desert the executive on whom our own
choice has deyolyed the difficult task =?
Have friends grown so timid or loyalty so
Iukewarm that we shall be asked to let
the President alone, or at the most to give
him a fair trial
What has the President done to make
him leper to be let alone, or culprlt
10 be nut on trial? What change has
come over the spirit Of our dream since
We, a year ago, in this convention affirmed
our confidence in our principles and ~
our candidate ~ resolutions much strong
er than this, / now venture TO offer Is
sincerity 50 new TO Us that We are sur
prised and shocked when one takes US at
our word? Is it the Presidents crime
that he thought We were honest IN our
resolutions and promises? Take care,
gentlemen, lest the people think 1t Is We
VINO are on trial and not the President.
If he is carrying out fairly and squarely
the principles announced N ou- platforms
year after year, is it not in fact and in
earnest the party that Is on trial
The measures We propose for the we'll
being OF the country, are they not on
trial? Ii We believe in them, why not
stand by them ? What is the meaning of
all this? Where is the enemy who 50
strikes the resolution out of mems hearts
and the consistency out of their charac-
ters9 Shall We be told TO wait and see
whether the President succeeds or not
before we sustain him When our flag
IS being borne forward to the very edge
Of victory, shall We stay back in the rear
10 wait the result before we dare to say
whether it Is our flag or not ? Are you
gOiUg to put Ma'ue III the rear Thst IS
not where | have been accustomed to see
her. Mr.. President. That is where, de-
pend on it, she will not stay If you put
her there. No, sir the President Is going
TO be sustained by the country, and am
confident that the Republican party in
Maine will sustain him. Let our resolu-
tons then agree With our principles. let
them al least speak our meaning. II we
are honest, II we are wise, We shall stand
by the President. Ii the administration
does not represent the RupubliCan party
VIC have no national party. If this Con-
yention does not endorse the administration
we cannot claim to belong TO the Repub-
lican party OF the country. But let US
no longer use words in mockery. II We
mean TO recognize the President as the
exponent Of our principles and the head
OF our party, why hesitate to say so IN
the language OF men and | will say, also
if We mean otherwise, if 1t Is our honest
conviction that the President deserves
censure and deSertion, let Us have the
manineSs to say so frankly aud Grmy.
We owe it to the party, we owe 1t to the
country.
Mr.. President, the resolution | have
offered Is simple and clear. II is more
moderate than | would like, but il is such
as every Republican ought TO accept. |
know not what other gentlemen will think
it wise or prudent 10 say here, but for
one, 50 far from waiting to see how the
President will come out in his efforts to
paci6cate the country and purify the
country. am with the President now
and here. am for his policy-his and
ours. 1t is the only one that can save
the party and complete It's noble record
and triumphantly elect the true men We
nominate to-day, the only one that can
restore peace aud business prosperity and
faith between man and man, and the
whole country. | am for this policy for
still another reaSOn-because it is right
Mr.. q. \ BOutelle OF Bangor moved
the following substitute. And addressed
the convention in Its favor
Eesolr,d. That this convention declares It's belief
that Governor Packard Of Louisiana end Govern
or Chamberlain Of south Carolina were elected TO
their respective Offices by the same votes which
elected 4 4. HAYES Presiuent OF the United States
and that both governors were clearly eniitled 70
cognition BY che general government, and that
the failure 70 recOk liLe them placed the national
government N the humi' 'atlng attitude OF surren
er ~ 70 the rebels threatening with arms n the
hands 10 resist its Legitimate authority.
Remarks OF Captain Boutslle.
Capt. Boutelle, Of the Bangor Wing,
in presenting his resolution, said the last
speaker had ignored the fact that there
arc difference Of opinion in the eonyen-
ton on the question OF the Presidents
Southern policy. The substitute which
he offered for the amendment proposed by
Gen. Chamberlain, he thought, expressed
the feelings Of at least portion of the
Republicans Of Maine, and he believed
very large portion Of the convention was
composed Of sincere, earnest, patriotic
Republicans, who eoncurred in the views
embodied in his substitute.
The convention had been told il should