The New York herald., 1878-10-25
TIE FINANCIAL QUESTION.
Civil Service and the Pac6cation
OF the Sections.
NECESSITY sF 4 REPUBLICAN CslGsEsA
The Policy of the Administration Is the
Policy of me Repub ,ean Party"


Cooper tussaals alghs hsn sscrsssry Of state
6s.rss siasass pss.sa, u Tie B2iioa IN
90 rslssssa policy % sss saaisisuatioa.
kiissa Y. Cswd,a eaecsea chairman Of the meet
iag. asa 81 iss prsaiasnis inelsdsd ths
name. of sasA - A. u. h.rsan. Moses taylor.
Cyras ". Flsaa. gssssea = schssts. ssneair reassy
a@a etnor. emt1sat - pgbhe sns professional iii~
Most ol tae gsstlsRea wnsss nasnss wsrs aFoa tns
Dst sessa spoa she pissiosn. Mr. Edssrds
p1errepest occupied . eoGspieaous posiuoa. M.
Evaris salsrs1 somswnss lats, ssa, ooming ierwsra
osaa tn Ma sas,oaary san of blass, with fan over
ballonsd the ehin was received vita applause
ana rossiss ehssr M C0sdia inlreascea ham ~
the fsslo sing vords.-
FELLov CfrlzExs-wc are assembled ihls evening AZ
rspressutauves q = an.s.d rspaeaean parry We
meet tae anvecAics Of henost and eeosomie zeal ad
mhstfaton 10 natl0na.. state Aad manlelpal Aralrs
We urge Tie eieetien o. 1 regsbAean Assembly ~,
stais& We earnestly desire the sisciion OF deciosd
MAJORITY o. tue memosrs o. tns nerl sosgress, ~no
uee IA plighIed fstn Of tIo naslon Binding ap0n
AL lls people. weare lhe araent and siaecre cham
pions OF American industry, o. tbs revvaloi Business
OF The restoration Of Pfespefy ana oi shs pay meat
Of all NE aAtionai Oslisaieas M geed hard, sonssl-
Grsteru for the honor you have done me 10 calling
preside TINS occasion, wiinout ierwsr pref
ass. nave sres. pleasure IN no~ prsssltins IAs
lhs Hon. William ~ Eyarts, secretary of state
1H rHs
Amid enthusiastic appiaase Mr. Evarss came fer.
Eard and said
Mr.. cnAIRsas Asp GxsrLssss,--I cannot sun
nagIilcsul alien dance u my isllo~ Of Nsw
YORK, and OF tnls cordial aud generous sreeing As
atte ndance and suen grestisg, 80 no repay
BY bis own speech saeh grauloAton snd saca an
great inIoresta sake ana me minds
and the hearis Of the people are asaks 10
great mass OF the citizens that, IN the wing mind
and sprt o ths natios, make the speech aod set at
The nusnce IN AZ be disirlo1Lsa through
out this wiae land.
II Is now twsnty-,wo yesrs since had the honor
TO make speech at the arst repabicsn meeting thas
vas ned in The city OF Ss~ fors. tAppiaass.l sven
Tie place where IL been oOIitsFated and
mas passed from the minds oi many OF oar sftxens;
IA Was toe OLD TaDernace--not 40 spselous . hell a.
this-and you may be sure y was not go veil nled-
Tue venerable presiding ofleer OF that meeting.
grown venerable SINCE, but ialsy passed
from our midst-Ar Bryant In no momsnt IRON
lie strength and the success o. tue rcpubean parry
wsro not OF paramount interest 10 the welfare VI ths
That infant 0ut Herculean infant. that sprang to
honor aud the safety o. the couatry, has
grown 10 oe party that has hsli away IA .hs eeaa-
Try uow Tor nearly twenty years And who - there
that dares 10 poiut Gut ons instance or ons moment
Of Its possession OF power ~nen ths safety of the
counIry did not repose upon tnat possession, wssn
the safety OF the country wac not psfm the sov-
erntnent should De taken from nf l VIII MOI De-
great OF the countrys history daring
this period by assuming heroic proportions ia sne
tuncture of our affairs which nov presses itself
upon the duty OF The citlzen, uut l VII say
NJ this juneture have reaoued. though 70 may os
the end oil our necessary duty, though we may
bc approaching that time when The politics oi tue
country snau not make Us soiiciious as 20 tne we'll
bsins oil the nation, yet the Junsiars ~ilh which ws
meet - one OF The series Of auis. OF tue repao
lcan party, which, unprovded for. VIII esvs tue eu
minatou and tho safety OF ths srcn whicn we have
reared stil In danger From The time sbat hsre vas
first meditaled revolt against the authority VI the
constitution and partition OF our county until
now, the existencs, the eobesop the hoes INC
public spirit tho absolute love oil country and the
absolute devotion 10 us safety we're easenIal 20 keep
on loot great tue great ices that
IRON people VINO should tnsir
country against SO great danger. a.nger greater
than ever yet any country saved iron before; a
uanger greater than any country hereafter can Is
savea from, unsss Ine RECORD Uf our nopor and our
duty 10 made com pleto by saving the record OF
I,ored prosperity and public tame by the mantsin-
Ancs OF the obhganons wbien We assumed 10 accom-
piish tins object 'App ausel
Tho result OF the last election placed tho executive
power OF tue cove r. menl again in the hanas
republican party ard made some eoasiasra1ie gass
IN the popular mouse OF Congress over It's predecss
~ all know. ana the actual circumstance OF the
slection imported INTO he poiitca scene topics OF
.pous ana never sneoia ays been r,sd INTO .hsm
BY a suppression oil the rizht OF suffrage 10 mauy
states o. sn,s ,ysa nou os isrsIeaI Ysan s,o. H.
votes tDas belonged 70 her, and twenty
more were brought into doubt Pausnh serene,
law abiding, making threats itself anu iearIng 20
threats tuai were made against Il, the rspubiIcan
party ready receive The eosnt OF that vote W
EAatevsr const method deliberations OF
HE Congress OF nation should assign. IL dia not
Dvoive tao attendance OF hundred thousand armed
knew that there were IN Attendance, watching
that count, all over this country, soms
bic bearing arms n necessary. Appiause)
How dia know tnaty We had tried ~.
w. had mad threats against our governmsnt, we had
heardt called rope OF SAND ana we had heard tnut
inunity OF tnrit AMI gam aud comms rec aud
Industry was not a community thai could Ds relied
upon take up arms Tor their liberties and their
e0untry. 10 ufls tho nar OF neaas TO DO
lsd and aia not tase up arms u.pl ~ was nee
sssary and ald not lay them down till u VAS nn-
ished. tApplause.) 80, now, ~ anybody wanted
70 break down Tho constitution Of tns Un'ted states
by lorce, because Ihero . disputed election, 80
were quite ready that the constitution OF !he UGied
states should De daioBded IN a disputed eecuon as
In everything else, sud pv an exhioition of wissom
a0d courage, by compresensIve estimate oi the
gravity OF tns situaon, the people exhibited cou-
lro over thsmasayes ia AL emergency VI thus k.pd
tertaiuy unforeseen aud fuy unpfovGed Tor tnat be-
poke the greatness 1.-THE nation in ts cive espaety
as the record Of the eivh war had proclaimed It's
greatness as military nation Ia tho stress oi ihat
eonA.ct
THs APPROVAL oy xArioss.
do not exaEasrato - wnsn say the nations OF
The world conuec1ed with us In our systsm oi cvl-
lzation. mad watched with uier toe great do
votioa and the great power sxnibied the OF
Uaion. were nlled wish greater aston hmegt
uhen 10 tnoso who wlsneJ well to Us aad those wbo
wished III 10 Us aIike II seemed ss II We had me,
bhat hnal test and rouOie ia tho Of The
vast sunrags--~pss disputed .iectiou could Daa no
revolution but ~ tue passions ana Tue powers Of tie
opposins parties Ana when 0otn seesIons-ootn
parties resorted TO method OF husi ssttsmsnt
lnat should be OF DEBATE and OF reason, or
lu1gment ard OF dccision-ths unanimous applause
ske Of the nations mat admired our scheme Of ires
government vf the nations that disssntsd IRON u
nent up that the una trial OF tue American people
ma carried them safely through anu heuceforth IN
peace there was no rroUeu 100 great Tor II 70
roive. tAppiauscD But now This great aud peaceful
nation, rsposing in that justice ana WISDOM aud
,cpting from end to other the determination
pfthc question tue executive power thus saved md
mus protected, has looked with indifference n DOT
With contempt upon all the ide schemes BY when
"a strains ol cOntumely aud OF Islander tbal
.fts was sought be impugnsd lyefy
amt appiause.l NOW " 80 happened tnat alinuuEn
the rep1bncan parry disappointed in The resors
liou oi its authority the HOUSE OF Representa-.
fIut Hsnn
eitctiou has not made a very great proveusnt 10
the pubic interests.
THREE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS.
rho three graat questiuDs that we're IN the m nds
hearts people, that found expressyn tu ths
platforms OF tie different parties tnat lofmed tne
Itaple OF the discussions through the press
Rna tine hustiugs during tDat election
wero the pacinoation oi tho country into
il nnai moral suDn ssion TO tho constitution; The
rlnvnllnn ~ nnhllc nnd nnlnn Of