National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-10-26
THE BALL ROLLING ON.
Enthusiastic Republican Meetings at
Utica and Brooklyn.
General Grants Plea for the south-Ue
Would Help Them Against Their VIII
Secretary shorman's Speech.
Immense Republican Meeting ut Utica.

Immense Ropublican Meeting Mt Utica.
UTICA, n. V, Oct 23.--At the republican mass
meeting in Utica to-day General Grant was wei
coined by an immense concourso Of people, esti-
mated at CO0O0. He prositcd over one Of three
mass-mcetings and spoke ns follows:
CITIZENS OF UTICA: Under no circumstances
would detain you long but having n bad cold and
being so huaTse that can hardly speak, shall de-
ut political meeting. II is anew business ior me,
and If 1t was not for the earnestncss feel for the
cause which agltOtcs the public mlud Mt this time
J should continue custom which have followed
for more than ity years that Is In not taking part
in political meetings But this country has suffered
so much IN blood and treasure to uphold the flag
ofguvernmcnt that has ever been devised for men,
that II seemed to me that could not bear the idea
ofseclng the country IN is legislative and in all its
branches turned over To party composed in great
part of those who so recently tried TO destroy 1t.
lApplauSe.l We do not advocate the principles OF
the republican party because we believe they
alone and to the prejudice of the in
tsrests Of the opposite PARTY, but we proclaim
best for all parties lApplauSc.l We believe that
the democrats uro as much interested IN the sue.
cess OF the republican party as the republicans OF
the United States are. We believe further that the
southern states which were lately in rebellion, arc
just as much interested and more interested In the
success Of the republican party. We oil know that
not privileged to como and settle among US
IN the north in any section, and retain his political
NlcNs, Vtl NJ lDc sumo prosecute MS DuslNesS
whether IL be professional, mercantile what not.
The northern man has not the same privilege in
the south. If he goes there to prosecute bis busi.
ness he must be quiet on political questions OF
great weight. III other words, the carpet-bagger
Is not welcome citizen among them. Now wo
want TO see all OF this changed. J. myself am from
northwestern state. We are all carpetbnggerS In
that state. The whole of 1t has been built mp In
The lifetime OF many here present and see the re-
suit Of cRrpctbag settlement In the northwest.
The whole oft out of which has been grated five or
six fine states, is gin of one the old slave states
See the prosperity and the thrift which has been
brought TO these now states by these carpetbaggers
They built up our Cincinnati, our Chicago our
Detroit, our indianapolis, our Cleveland and hun
dreds of smaller towns Of great prosperity. With
The same privileges extended TO carpet -baggers the
growth that has been seen in the northwest would
have been seen ere this in the southern states. We
claim that no great prosperity can overtake these
until every citizen of every state Is regarded as
citizen of the United States, no matter where he
goes and what the privilege of proclaiming his po-
litical principles without molosation Now, gen.
tlcmcn. know you will hear so much more than
can say on this question, and hear 1t so much bet
Ter said, that will say no more, but will introduce
tho next speaker, your eminent townsman and
statesman, Senator Conkling.
Senator Conkling then addressed the meeting
Messrs. Banks, Boutwell,, Tourgee and others ad.
dressed the other meetings