The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-09-27
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me s.a.s speech q ssa.sor H "
sr,rrsa MADE 81; SENATOR HILL IN Ar
y.sNra SATURDAY NIGHT ON TIE s0GcA-
GOV IN & sERESaDE. 40 THE NOMINEE
On THE BARsEsvIELE CONVENTION ss;s2

There arc phfipsop hicai reasons for the
daath "a fha Rapphiican Iarty which II can
not avoid. and which it cannot escape. IN
the first place, the Republi can party was as-
,.sx.a !. sacs;nna, narty. It vast formed in Sec
s;naas Issues. and had professedly ID sectional
nrgnniZation. In the second place, It was
aissars an demonstrations party. IT had its
nrpanizatien In nj, avowed attempt to
change The Constitution OF the country by
sorce-- and III did It. In the third place, 1T
i - = ,arsu 80 ich has been mainly devoted
IS : pal .npa,,ant ns.cia setss. IT ia
.. Sus sa,..s.a ,,arty demonstration.
s = pa Mas mr., Class fin the
aharaatar ~ tic iegisjatioY,. IL cannot
S,.a ionc In America. It would be
q reaectsop on the virtue and patriot
ss g ~ enc naonle To believe otherwise. The
B 1s.u e ,,srty has accomplished oil the
,',,r,n.as ~ ;ts existence: aud it would be
~ pu fao,isS tn snnnose that q dead man could
he hrnnobt hack Il, life as that the Republi-
lso,, = no Nv Gould he restored to power when
II mas accomnlished the purposes OF its ex-
istepce. IS
-, Il, I saia m n d;stin ouished Republican two
years. 600 !. There Will never be O Republi-
..n 1as,sa NJ Representatives again in this
ea,,ntrv ), some saw we will not have the
,,e~t Gnnse of Representatives. tell you,
,ny sr;enis: NE viii have one by fifty ma
inr;tr. :. and. the time will never come when
The RsnnbIican pnrty will have majority.
rAnn,anse s:, So
Said 10 him: SIN the course OF time
we will have a Democratic SeHate.0 He
was startled. But it is so. The character
OF the next Senate is fixed, and it VIII De
not less than six nor higher than ten Demo
cratic majority. [Applause.1
After the year 1880 there VIII never. %
another Republican President OF america.
Thank God for that. Applause o dney
have Republican President from 1916 TO
1850 created by fraud, and we have submit
ted rather than break the peace OF the coun-
try. Then naturally, philosophicaliy, tne
Republican party must die.
What party must take its place! Whas
party will be in power after the RepuDlican
party has passed away !? Tbe lndicatlonS
are Just as clear what the party IS as In 1nas
the Republican party must pass away. Inc
party destined to control ana regeherate
the interests OF this country for genera
ton to come is the Democratic party. lap
plause.] In the first place, the I,emocratlc
party is national party. In the second
place, the Democratic party IS cohsti,u-
tioual party. lt INTENDS 10 administer Tue
Government according 10 tue priDclpise VI
the Constitution. You nave hearq *; gr en-
many definitions OF Democracy. VII ten
you the best definition we nave tne zen,
erai government LOT genera PURPOSES ene
local government 1or locai purPoSes' we
have the. General Government from Tue
Constitution, the local government ny ~
herent authority and reserved powers,
which remain, and are not delegated. me
Democratic party is party that Keeps ana
respects the rights OF the Federai Govern
ment and the State government With
their proper bounds, ana administers tuc
State and Genefai government not AZ. :.
the interest OF any section OF ciass VI
people. You cannot Kill toe DemocIatic
party, because IL Is tue outsioM.u anu ~ -
preventative OF our constitution. LOU
cannot Kill the Democraslc parry uh'i YOU
kill the Constitution OUT oi "nlcu ~ ue-
riYes its strength ana existence. L say
this, being an old Whlg-and 10 tniS
want to call your attention momeng. BE-
fore the war there was no dlnerence
between the Wing ana the Democratlc
party as TO the character OF the govern
men as it now exists: we dlheie9 Us 10
such measures OF nuillncaIion an9 sev1s-
sion. Inc wing party tas pIsseu a"a :,
and the Democratic party apsoLps Ihe l in.e 5
ligence ana patrlotlsm WnlSn once easssu
in the Wing party Win perlect CONSISTENCY,
and every man In our country VINO Is III
favor Of the Constltutlon. Is, py Tue very
force OF circumstances, a Demoefas.
These two facts beng estapisneo' ~ pelns
established that the hePupiican pai.s -
going OUT OF poMe., anu ILL, lug oar Sn 1
party coming ihto pomeI, !" n... % ou. 49,! =.
luis pam. Anu IL is 1oi tno pun poso =.
enforcing ile REMARKS ani soins ~ iiah :
to you thatl make Inns argument.
FelloW-cltizens, you neea not ,uoaoI ~
you need not question IL. Inc Detnoctuti.
party is going to control thls Uovefnnen !
for generation. Inere Is no parry Wnicl
can controllt; no natioh on eafth cah co'ieto
it.
begin 70 think thas Inc Demoelstlc paits
can never be killed. [Appiause.I secession ,.
did not Kill it, the war mas not hiiieu IL
fraud has not Killed II, IL mas MOI kliieo
itself, anu ltWlil MOI ole. lappiause.l;L.s
Here is the point TO when want 70 ulrec,
the attention OF my frlends: It's natura
that after this sectional Kepubhcan parry
has been in power eighteen years 1t should
have passed q great many things that bear
heavily on the prosperity OF this country.
You hear of disaster, sorrow, arrangement,
confusion financially and otherwise, all over
the country. That is true. They are aD
results of Republican rnle. They are deep,
widespread, terrible, as I consider it. A
sectional, unconstitutional distinguishing
party cannot dominate over this country
eighteen years without producing misery to
the people, and the Republican party has
nrodreeil these results.
We are MI anxio1,s to remedy these re-
sn,ts, We want tn restore nrosnerity to the
country. Bnt Il il natural in seeking rene
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