Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-06-20
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pacity and experience, and in affirming thai
! the title of President Hayes to the Executive
office is perfect in equity, in law, and in fact.
After good deal Of confusion he got
upon the platform, and, in the midst
of an Intermittent tornado of Kisses,
cheers, and disapproving shouts, he
made q fierce, viDdictive assault upon
President Hayes. He said the South.
ern policy was an outrage on the rights
of Southern Republicans, and the Civil
Service policy sham; that the veto of
silver bill was designed to defeat the
only means of resumption which would
not ruin the country; and that a great
party had been betrayed and humilia.
ted; that two Republican States had
been handed over to the control of
rebels, and that the Presidents policy
sought to cOnciliate Democrats by
sacrificing Republicans. 1t was a poll
icy of cold bloOded ingrStitude and
deliberate treachery. This policy of
injustice and humbug was copied from
Fillmore, Tyler, and Andrew johnson,
and had left the President without q
party or following.
Much OF Beatty's speech was in
audible on account of the frightful
tumult of cries, Kisses, and applause.
The cheers came largely from the out
side element, but not few of the dele.
gates took part in them. Afer throw
ing his tirebrands, Beatty stepped
briskly back to his seat to watch the
conflagratiOn. None occurred, how
ever. General GrosvenOr skillfulIy
threw water on the fire. He made an
excellent and timely speech rebuking
Beatty In kindly manner for dictat-
ing policy to the convention after
seeking tO.destrOy the Republican
party only year ago, and succeeding
in throwing the State Into the hanus OF
the OCOnnOr Legislature by his bolt.
ing movement. He counseled har-
mOny, and said that If every man in
sisted that the platform should express
exactly his ideas the party would be
disorgsnized. The platform, he said,
does not go back into the past or say
that everything done last year was
wise. 1t meets the issues OF to day.
The President had perhaps been un
faithful to the notions Of some men
about candidates for Office, but he had
been faithful as soldier in the field,
and faithful in all the trusts the State
and Nation had committed to his
hands.
After GrOsvenor's speech there was
immense applause, under cover of
which the chairman declined to re-
cOgnize any body among a score of ap-
plicants for the floor and pressed a |
vote. Bestty's resolution was tabled,
less than dozen voices supporting it.
Then the platform as whole was
adopted with ringing shout and the
convention adjourned precipitately.
Beatty was carried away by excite.
ment in his speech and made fool of
himself. The only effect OF his ran.
cOrOus TRADE was TO increase the friend
ly feeling towards the President and
show 10 all reasonable men theI
necessity Of frOWning down such de-
mOnstratiOns and of labOring for har-
mOny In the Republican ranks. Ifl
Beatty had made moderate, good
tempered speech in support of his re-
solution, which Is temperate, we'll |
wGrded affair andlwas much liked by |
the anti endorsement element het
might have divided the convention.
AS it was he only sOlidified it.
In the Committee on Resolutions sll |
shades Of feeling toward the Admins
tratiOn were represented. The men,
bers ranged themselves into three
groups: Five of them were strong
anti Hayes men, and wanted to have
said in the the platform about
the President; five were ultra Hayes
men, and favored comprehensive,
endorsements; the rest
were moderate men who looked to ex'
pediency, and advocated the golden
mean of a carefully worded endorse
ment OF the motives and patriotism of
the President without reference to his
policy. This element finally carried
the day, and the resolution agreed
upon gave satisfaction to all the com.
mittee except three or four imprsctic.
able extremists. The feeling tonight
Is that the endorsement question has
been fairly met and wisely disposed of.