New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-10-22
THE SPEECH OF Mr.. EYARTS.

The meeting ut Coorer Institute last night
testing To the very utmost the capacity OF the
great hall, was cheered with all the omens OF
| victory. Enthusiasm. resolution and c0nli-
! dCncc were expressed no less clearly III the
demCanor Of the audience than in the
speeches of the orators, and there prevailed
besides a general good humor. which exactly
! denoted the sentiment of the Republlcan
| party.
Secretary Evarts'S speech was not only a
| vivid presentation of the issucs-true and
false-of the pending campaign, and the char
acteristics of the coutending parties, but IL
was remarkable rs harmonizng so perfectly
with the spirit of the people and of the tIme
! lie gave an adequate voice to the serious pur-
poses which animate the Republican party
It's determination that the civilization cstah-
lished at heavy cost in blood and treasure
shall not be destroyed that suffrage shall be
free, equal and universal; that no man who
has night to vote shall under any cir
cumstsnces he driven from the polls !;
that no man shall under any circum-
stances vote more times than his neigh
! bor; that 10 section of the country shall
domineer over the rest that no branch OF
the Government shall usuTp the functions OF
| the others that the great work OF rcsump-
ton shall not be undone; that our progress
in the path of industrial and commercial
prosperity now opening before IL shall
not be checked by the disorders Of
/ half-babarOus communities. The audience
kindled with him when he dwelt upon
high themes; they shook with mcrrlment
az hs comic description OF the perpleXiti,s o.
/ the Democracy and his analysis of their posi-
tion ia the present canvass; and the room
rang with peal after peal of laughter when
/ Ire depicted the two Democratic candidates
now running for The Goveuorship of New
York.
Mr Evarts brought ont very distinctly the
connection between the approaching election
m this state alG the National contest 10
which it is the prelude, and his remarks
upon this point led him naturally TO
speak Of those who magine that they
can safely work against their party this
year because the immediate concern is
only with a State matter. Nothing could
have been in better taste than his handling
of the subject. As the first Cabinet officer OF
an Administration with which the handful
! of tho dissatisfied profess to be IN mystic
| sympathy, and the nearest official representa-
tive of a President for whose feelings these gen
! tlemcn seem TO be 4 great deal more concerned
than he is himself, Mr. Evarts was listened
10 in this part of his discourse with especial
curiosity. There can be no uncertainty now
If indeed there ever has been auy-abOut
the position of the President and the Cabinet
on this subject. With great decision, with
! becoming politcneSs, and with a gay, good
! mmorwLich the "ScTatchers themselves must
cnjov the dissatisfied are reminded that they
cannot "votc in the air :" they cannot vote
! fOr an abstraction they cannot even vote FOR
! a party but they must vote for Il candidate !;
! and the only course for men o. patriotism and
| sense, when a convention has failed to follow
! their advice in selecting nominee, is TO vote
! for that one Of the candidates in the field
who represents ii great and essential par
! iicu rs lie principles of their party. We shall
not attempt to summarize this part Of the adj
dressj it viii be generally read IN the full
report which we publish in other columns
We need only add that by his handsome Gu
lo-ium upon Mr.. Cornell, his striking
statement OF the duty OF faithful Re-
publicans, his warning Of the revenge
which conscience may take upon them if dis
aster result from their "vOting in The air"
and his drOl showing of the absurdity of
casting a vote that cannot count, MIR. Evaris
has left what remains of the Scratching Party
iii an extremely embarrassing and ludicrous
position.