The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-30
me ON that subject | am going to- agree with
the DaraacrafiG Marty LArarlaIlseI

going 10 dlItef With enc party III you DO
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text different from some previous comments
he had made and said. II beg leaYe TO differ
with PaHE" tLaughteTf He neither injured
Paul nor established the correctness Of his
rect the evils otherwise, Whatever may be
your views as to the remedy to correct the
evils Of the Republican party, I bessaeh you
tonight to seek the accomplishmentof your
remedy In that party which ID the osnstitu-
tional party--the nationaI party-the party
which includes the Intelligence and petriot-
Ism OF the country fiona one end TO the
other.
It is going to call into aotton the organized
efforts Of bf1fs country. r you refuse bD act
with the Democratic party you fight 1t, and Ii
you put yourself against II you wea3en the
party to, that extent. Es you ask nae what
remedy that party is going to hdopt, I tell
could tell you what I think probable as an
individual, but the party has not gained pos
session OF the government, and You cannot
tell what the party Is going 70 &c. until It gets
possession OF the government. I besasch yot1,
fellow 5itizeEts, to battle Tor your rights with
In the ranks Of the Democratic party; and
when the Democratic Darty shall come into
power and determine, after ealcuIabion, what
is the best remedy for all these evils, let us go
with Ii and accomplish that remedy.
No man ever accomplished any good who
fought everybody tbat did not agree with
him. He ig schismatie.
edy which will be applied. In the first place,
the remedy which Che Democratic party will
apply will be O constitutional remedy. It will
be- within the powers granted to Congress By
q you do not, you are unconstitutional and q,
Republican. The Democratic party, ! tell
You, is party Of the constitution, and it will
oe false to Itself II 1t attempts to adopt q REM
sdy unconstitutional in it's character. One OF
the great evils that affect this country ID the
disregard Of the constitution by the RepubE-
can party: ana naturally the great means to
correct this evil is to return to the eonstitu-
tion. IApplaase. In the second place, what
ever remedy the Democratic pagty adopts
will be All honest remedy, Are you in favor
of that?
You dont want dishonest Femedy. Of
course, you don't. Now, YOU have heard q
edy. An honest remedy, In the language Of
the platform adopted by the Rarnesville con-
vention s6hough [ have not read it yeti is O.
| remedy which will carry out the intentions OF
the Democratic party according to the oonsti-
for all alike It has not been legisIating for
classes. II you insist on class legislation you
become q Republican; beeause seetionalism
and CLASS legislation are among, the sins OF
the Republican party. They win build up an
autocracy In the country The Democratic
paFby are opposed to that, and whatever they
do will be for all sections and oh classes alike.
It will not have d different law for the rich
hHu poor ulaM. Dub tn6y Will SthUu uHuHT Gl1S
law. [Applause1 These are the great lead
ing features Of the platform the Democratic
party will adopt, and am sure there is not 81
man here tonight who will differ with me ON
either OF these points.
Now, if the Democratic party Is the party
Of the constitution, If it is In favor Of meas
rlres TO promote the interests of all sections
and all classes alike, then [ conjure you as
you love your country, as you love your wife
and children as you VIII brlng relieI to the
unite your efforts to attain the success Of thRt
party. [ApDlhuse.1
II you do not, You yourself will be en-
deavoring to prolong the sufferings Of which
your peculiar theory We cannot do other
wise wisely. Why should people abandon the
peoples party to relieve the peoplei Why
should the people be faithless TO that party
bound to be the arbiter Of the destinies Of this
country for generations to come? Then, my
friends, remain with your party; keep in the
ranks. No one man can save this. country.
The great cause, the great underlying cause
Of all the trouble that affects this country has
been the abandonment of the constitution.
The great remedy-the great oyershadowing
remedy that shall bring relief and restore
prospsrity--is o. return to the constitution.
b ess t whasysr y ava1as rG1dy Kea F M
quire II it is in accordance with the constitu-
ton; secondly, If it s honest In Itself; thirdly,
If It will promote the interests of all people
and all sections II it fails In any Of these
men, and true Democrats, to abandon it,, /
believe the Democratic party will have the
wisdom to meet this crisis.
The Republican party is going out OF power
the party which dominated over this coun-
try for eighteen years leaving behind in it's
track Of blood, its track Of rniseries, and how
great they are Millions are suffering by
their wrongs. We are suffering by it. Mil
lions Of widows and orphans are suffering to-
night who would have husbands and fathers
had there been no Republican party; and
millions are wandering up and down, starv-
ing and homeless, over the face Of this eoun-
try, who, but for this Republican party
would have home and shelter tonight. APP
plausel
Therefore, my friends be willing to sacrifice
any OF your personal views. your individual
theories, for the purpose Of giving success
and efficiency to the grea- party which will
give relief to the people. Why not set an
example This is the metropolitan dis
trictt Of the State and You have man OF
we subordinate u ali Of these Interests, real Or
imaginary, and uniting this great district,
make it an example id the harmony it will
show to the country The man who will
abandon the Dem ocratiee party for the purse r
against the Dernocratic party. Applause,l
A distinguished citizen OF your city, it was
said last winter, was proposing to leave the
Democratic party wrote to him, and re-
ceived q letter in reply, telling me that what
ever might be his views ON the currency ques-
ton he intended to battle for them in the
Democratic party. IApplause.l
do not care what may be the popularity
of a mans views, il he will just come up and
say II will stand up to the Democratic party
to the last" that man is q patriot; that man
is an honest man; that man is really earnestly
battling for the relief Of the country. He is
entitled to your fullest confidence and re-
spect, and he has his mind. I feel intensely
on this subject, Gen. Grant said on one occa.
sion, on his tour. among the royalties OF
Europe, that his hope was that the Demo
cratic party might lose it's chance Of regain
ing. power by doing something foolish. Yes,
and that is all the hope the old man has got.
[Applause.l The only hope of the Republican
party to yitalize its carcass Is division n the
that dying carcass? If you wish to do SO, be
en- unruly member Of the Democratic party.
Would you help yitalize that party which has
brought on you all the sufferings you endure?
Would you dtsoTganfze the country and