Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-09-28

publican Prc~iirIt without, in ny iIi--
mcni at least shadow OF Surrender ui
any republican principle, received the
slave states oi Gr,ieia. OF Virginia, aLd OF
Tennessee, VITA confidence and respect,
while the original antI--lavery republican
state OF Massachusetts, cheers HIM on. q
he goes, (applause), and the Tepubll-
cans OF Maryland, who have tried
in their own persons the bitter ordeal
to which any republican in any
southern state of this country has long
been exposed, echo back to Massachusetts,
the cordial approval and express confidence
and respect " hch Massachusetts, has uttered
from the republican heart of the Union
(Great appiaus5) Mr.. prc-itent, when W.
went before the people OF this country al the
late election we asked their cUntiiauce. We
asked their votes, We set forth our prlncI-
pies We nominated our candidates Now,
sir, ii Is IL prlctIcil parry question, since
parties exist for the purpose OF reducing
great principles to practice, 1T Il a party
question whether We are wiling II declare
to the people of this Country that while We
know what ought to b. dOLe. B.. lille We make
the wisest declarations OF principles yet IT
the same time We TAIL III the essential element
of party ability to select the proper
agents W Ctll tbG-t III luAb Uncut
If, therefore, in my judgment, the repub-
lican+ Of New York snail directly or indi-
rectedly declare that, in their Judgment,
while they wished civil service reform.
while they wished the paciticatiJn U! the
south, they are vet unwilling to trust the
administration whom tuey have placed IN
power to secure these results, then. sir, 1t
seems To me that that vast Constituency be-
yOnd the thrOng that crowds this hall-that
constituency of American voters. who,
desiring refDrm sincerely, desiring peace
with all their hearts, also desire that the
republican party shall he the organization
by which those great results are u be
scared. ,Applause). Ii seems TO ms that
failing to meet this question fairly, prompt
", and fully, We do ourselves bitter 10 US
tice, We do our great party i full wrong
because, as il seems TO me. We shake the
confidence of the country which Is waiting
even at this moment upon the deliberations
of this Concentrating confidence OF the
country in the republican party a. party
of reform. (Applausc) We have, Mr.. Presl-
dent, in the platform which has been
read to us, which il - elaborate and
50 extended, which has 80 many
points in which every honest repGbi.-
can will agree-we have. nevertheless,
IT seems to me, failed to answer this I'M
portant question. Why. SIR, | remember
that Ons year ago, in the republican con
vention Of New York, where the election Of
President was pending this was the demand
OF the republicans OF New York. | read
you, sir, the second clause Of the platform
of the republican convention, mt SIratIga,O
1875: " We especially approve and empha-
size the declarations for ref lrmed public
service. based on honesty, tiielity and capa-
city. and We accept the unequIvUcal declara-
tion upon that subject ut the presidential
Candidate a. the platform Of the re
publican party" (Applau,e.) Now,
Mr.. President, and gentlemen, i the
President OF the UniFed States. whose
declarations upon that subjact We accepted
last year a. your platform, recreant to his
own platform? (Appauso) Has the
President Of the United States betraye cd the
principles that the republicans of New
York laid down? The question l. not. sir,
whether every specific act of the President
does, or does not meet our apprO baton.
The question is not whether all methods
which the President in his discretion may
adopt for the carrying ont OF the lnstruc-
tlons which We. as Z part Ct the great
paTt. OF the country, gave him, please us or
please Us not.
Mr.. Curtis then submitted his resolution,
The nominations will be made Tomorrow.