New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-09-27

will agree, we have nevertheless, Il seems TO me.
failed to answer this importint question remember
that one year 90 IN the Republican Convention Of New
York, while the election ~ President was rendng, Is
was the demand of the Repubicans ~ NewYork. Will
read you the second clause OF the naiform OF the
IL" rublicaps. adODicd AZ Saratoga m 1876:
reformed plhc service basel up "a honesty ddciy and
ton an thai subject Of our Prssena candidate as the
platform Of IN, Republican party app aus 49,, r-.
States declarations upon that subject we accented
last year our platform recreant to lis own platform
trayed the principles that the Republicans OF NeT-fork
laid downi Tho question u ar, whether every pe
cc OF the President does does not NEE, our ap-
W. the President n his dserefion nav adopt for the
carr ying Of his instructions wuch we, as
a part Of the great party Of the country
This substuoh which submit for the consideration OF
the convention is not you shall see, substitution
method; but, SIR standing Republican conven ion;
| stand where stood during the war; ! sand " ere
stood when Abraham Lincoln was President or United
States great appldsc IN the name OF tne Union wiglhg
against ecession The keDuocans here di NOT enter
into detailed statements OF the inethOds Dy WHICH ty
thought the war shoup be wased ny he fEesllen., D
Mcclellan so lOug upon the fo9h 1c tna ~
and adopt d. but not drca Ing their
regret. They stood behind Abraham Lincoln IN ne great
he was carrying on IN obedl nee to heir dctates III
obedience to the feeling OF the country aud tney ne up
hands OF the great martyr uut tie great WORK was
done. Great and long continued applaiseJ
CIVIL sFRvICE REFORM
President OF the United States. in obedience to the
declarations OF not how many State conventions
and in obedience the declaration OF two or three Nation
al conventions OF Republican party that the Civil Ser
vice Of this counryI beg pardon. If shall seem to
he using in ths presence nauseating shibboleth -
carea that Civil Service Of thus country should be
reformed Tue Presirnt his tax mp the war against
the evils AMI the abuses OF the Cyl Service. now s
il serious aud hearty war The question Whetn
er In the which he has thus begun-whethera as In
the other every speenc measure carries Win our
preference and our own uust or NOT we
sho foe, the Democratic party thatthe republican
party not only knows what it wants but knows also the
rvIff In
plat.sel is sir, the evil ~ the Cyil service ana the
especial Of the civil Service which, 10 the minds OF
tnIs convention, is an evil point ii OCT by the
greatest statesmen Of al the great parties OF
this country-I eiie TO You neDster an. Gay 90
on the Other-and of the great misch els Of the Cly
Service rs we haye seei u, M i5rf-encs Win he
reedom elections, ,gans which all tue great states
men lifted up their WAY, sir. | spoke TO
You OF President Lincoln o moment ago. There
was a story winch MI Lincoln was himself very fond
telling Of himself, and witn 'r permission Wil re-
neat IN 10 vo There senator OF the United States
In the time OF Mr.. Lincoln, whose name "a IL eone"l
utterly under the name oi tle non Jerfinan Jones te
Hon. Jeremiah Jones was manly DISTINGUISHED so Mr.
Lincoln asserted, Tor bis udsIy ~ seek ng places Tor
his ucnis. In the hottest ana hlo't tthStrous
hours of the war the Hon. jeremiah jones
wal ed upon Mr. Lueon ana asked nun 10 III Ae sure To
put man INT that Place al the Vlh na INTO ms
mace I'D chat cerian results when AZ htd IN view
mgh be carried out The Pres de u wa, asked one day
IN ~ the day and the President said TO nim, witt that
sly tHlnKe ia ms eve which we caa al Imagine, Well
my friend, eat nv ur,aaIhst, ana lhen 70 10 nch
quarters and hear the latest news from the army,
g.fft
ana near the latest news from armv. and thrn /
drink my 10 headquarters ami hear re lat.'t
ready tor bed. and / say my prayers and look IN
tue bed % sect Jerry is tnere aAd not, thank 90!
Ne had at last, | am gad to say it, We
nad at last President OF the United states
wno in obedience to the clear commands OF bis party.
prvpnsed 10 drive jerry Out nom under the bed, anu
an sure ior one that every vino cordially desires the
restored ina pend nee OF the voters OF this country Will
co.dlj second tue PIe,ide.t - t9e enofss tnat ne
mas whether those specnc Efforts DO or DO not suit
hi. individual APPRECIATION.
Ihye spoken OF the great constituency that Is beyond
this hall watching At TINS moment our deioeI
atJs own part recall VIVA! we SAID lwO years
ago IN convention a. Saratoga when see the fIes
dent Tor whom NOted' NhVm WI dll suPtuts.' Ps4
sum- in the way that a. deems best what ve thee d.
clarel to Dc rs sn5 there d ',i "pi obtI,oa
i decided and nUunced Az interfering VIA the
RIGHTS of Zens. know, sir, aud affirm what know
tna the President sOes ana srEes al one o. tho-e io
aI,u-es OF dc-puIism when challenges openly aud d.
recty hAn one man that sits IN t1 convention
Ave- sr my scat tls conventional owe II, SIR To the
e,.rlv discovery OF the fact mat there were ehjit7
resides ID the hands Of the officers OF the United safes
defeat ny election as eliddlie 10 M, e9uFehton
s1poct- Of the Administration and lis CyA scrfle
~ r ranpIal-rl ana therefore pc who likely
~ d.st. tue harmony of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
was supposed not to De IN sympathy win nose VINO
would conuuct, control and guide tnis convention.
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PRESIDENTS ORDER.
Now sir the President, when he says there shall be
eou.l rights-wlch a fundamental principle OF the
palty-means what He means that when ctzen
without a voice a citizen standing alone, comes upon
this platform OF any platform, in company with
45O OF 400 OF my fellowRepublicans IN NewYOrk, he
snail come upon an equal pane witt every OF them.
lie means that five men rem this point aud ten men
from that point from another point, who meet
me mon this floor, where the principles OF New YORK
R,pubcauism set forth, ware the guide Tor New
York Republican acton - manlfestcd-that mat uau
shall not come this floor, where nave one vote,
and forty, nav, or hundred votes IN MS POCKET
by reason oil the places and the emQumenis that he
gives To the VINO ii support the measures tuat
may choose to adopt, ! certainty have no
desire 10 introduce disc1id III thls convention
NV desire j. that every man IN the Republican COnyen-
t0n shall ne perfectly free There are men oder lan
this nal who nave seen more thah anu lnel hno"
the lute hypOcrcy OF thls charge tht The order
fnc President 0f the Uuiied states nvades what is in
good lAth the eli III h' ga "5 - "a .1g
serve this measure OF the President, against when
tho special wrath OF his opponents - directed Is an
executive order. j. an issued under and b.
calise o. existing circumstances IL ~ not law IL IL
not declared u De permanent principle Bul a-k any
man familiar with the operations OF the Government
ask any man knowing that the patronage OF the
TO send au Immense vote into a convection,
and to WELD that vote, ana Aho" anu
eofnS ~ t ~ T9 Pro- - moi i'm fact release OF
a., C ,ai Of honest Republican citizens OF cry
OF NewYorS and OF The sa,e OF wno pave not
the disposition % 40 iatOa convention He th OF 70 AK
any part in public affairs because they know they Will be
me-not By brains, not always 10y re lhteEence NOT
always by CONVECTION by repres ntitye men, out WIZ
he met by the forms Of power which the Federal patriots
assume. Great applause These are not truths eaih'
10 saw They truths nevertheless, necessary 10 state
and whether this convention snai IN It's wisdom see NJ
10 adopJ tn frank and full espOusa tLat recOnInen
shall pre.er 20 aoOpt the more elaborate s'aleieh.
which is III lie OF course, at variance Win tie
special wnch the President h.s iaAen nat,
ever 1 say may be decision Vi this convention,
have no more doubt what is TODAY the decision OF Re
nnbran Sew-Yolk amt Republican America THAI have
that stand at this moment III this place. lap
! plduse.l
THE COUNTRY WITH THE PRESIDENT
do not believe there is any eminent Republican, how
ever high his ambition sore his discomfort who
in his heart hopes carry Republican party to the
United states against Rutherford b. Hayes lAppause
Aye sir no such Republican,, unless intoxicated with
the attery Of parasites Applause blinded by bis own
/ src, Peuublc1n. trOm Maine 10 CilifOr-