The Van Buren press., 1877-07-17
The Woodstock AntIHayes Republican
Demonstration.
From New York SUM-

From New York SUM-
There were strength, resolution, and
audaeity in the anti Hayes demonstration
of Blaine and Chamberlain at Woodstock
on the 18th of July, 1t was Blaine's part
of to attack the war policy with which the
Fraudulent Administration ia now me-
nacing the peace Of the country. 1t was
Chamberlain part to strip Off the garb
of leeeit from the Southern trading pol
ity of Hayes, and to show up the dupiic.
ity and hypocricy which he has introduc.
ed into the administration Of public at
fairs. Blaine himself did not say much
about the general conduct Of the Hayes
Ring but, as he had read and approved
Chamberlain's speech before its delivery.
his position as al open relentless assail
ant of the Fraudulent Administers, ton is
publicly and definitely fixed.
Blaine takes The Suns view of the dan
ger to the country from Hayes's order
empowering Gen Ord to invade Mexico
with military force. He holds that the
scheme has for its object the annexation
of large portion of the territory of Mex
leo, and that if thas scheme be not
thwarted, the country will, in the newt
able drift of events, be rapidly whirlcd
into current that can neither be stayed
nor directed. "Ifthe course of the Gov.
ernment," said he, "shall now be guided
or even largely Influenced by the men
and the interests that stand behind this
movement-some Of them masked and
some of them in sight-we may lind our
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ious drain upon our Treasury. to be REIN
.bursed in the end by accession of territory
acquired at the wrong time, located in tAt
wrong place, inhabited by an undesirable
population, adding weakness where We
want strength, discord where we need
peace, and lack of patriotic inspiration
where most of all we require the de
voted spirit of true American nation.
ality" Having fully covered this ques
ton, Blaine spokea few words about the
desirability OF the annexation of Canada
briefly referred, in a general way, to
Southern politics, and left to Chamberlain
the business of expressing at length his
views on the situation
Chamberlain handling of the questions
of the times gave evidence of the ability
and courage which have never been deni
ed him. lie reviewed the Louisiana case
at such length that we are compelled te
curtai this part of his speech. He wrath
fully and scolnfully dealt with what hy
called the most peculiar and hum! liatins
feature of the Louisiana business
Hayess willingness to accept for hmsel
the fruits of the election there, though
the vote for Hayes Electors fell short oil
the vote for Packard by severa! hundreds
and yet, while clutchlng those fruits witt
a ready If not eager hand, to plan ant
carry out Packard's overthrow Hayes
course in Louisiana had made his hear
grow hot with indignation, and brough
unhidden curses to his lips. "Never,
exclaimed Chamberlain, "never till til,
country heard with amazement the frs
whispering of the Vaccinations of Stan
ley Matthews and the Ohio clique wht
stood nearest the President-the bases
passage | have ever read in our poitica
history any portion of the public
or of the Republican party imagine thai
the President would enter upon such {
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lain did not couline his invective t.
this branch of his subject He hold;
Hayes responsible for degrading and de
moralizlng the Republican party in al
its ranks. He accuses Hayes of subter
fuge and warns him that he cannot
dishonest on one subject and honest or
others, He arraigns Hayes for his civi
service fraud, and emphatically allirm'
! that to this hour offices are conferred, re
fused or taken away with as much re
gard to political ends by the present Ad
mlnistration as by President Grant a
any time, and with far less honorable
motives. He holds Hayes and his Cabi
net responsible for a policy which viii
take from our public domain and publ,
Treasury untold subsidies to which pri
vate capitalists would shrink with com
tempt In short, he attacks the Fraud
Observation-Disclosures in a way which nc
other leader of the Republican party
has yet done.
The w oodstock anti,Hayes demon
stration is the most remal kable incideu
which has occurred, thus tar, in the Re
publican war upon the Fraudulent AID
+ minstration. The speech of Chamber
lain, as approved by Blaine. is, however
but the boldest expression yet made oil
sentiments that have already been ex
pressed by scores of other Republican
leaders. We discern, in these rumbling.
from Woodstock, the approach of a
storm which will yet rage in the Repub.
lican camp as well as out it, and which
will bring disaster to the men who arr
repudiated by the leaders of the par
which they have brought to disgrace.