Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-03-06

cans together to give expression to
all ardent objection to any nomina.
tion for the presidency which should
be in violation of the precedent cs.
tablished by Washington, and fol.
lowed by his successors. Satisfied
that. if that objection was respected
by the leaders who would control
the Utica convention, no such OBJ
noxius nomination could be effected
the German republicans were at.
sembled to warn the party leaders
not to smother, III the contrivance OF
he "unit rule" or in other artificial
devices of the machine, the senti.
ments ami the votes thus represent.
ed. Recognizing the fact that there
were IN the party many distinguished
citizens worthy of the nomination,
aud especially attached to no candi.
date, the German republicans, above
all things, desired the success at the
coming election of the grand old
party of ''free soil, free speech, and
free men - and therefore they insist.
ed that such nomination should b.
made AS would unite the elements OF
The party. The forcing of the third
term candidate by the machine lead.
testify for the purpose of fastening
tighter the machine hold on the party
organization, was calculated only to
widen the breach, sufficiently wide,
in the party. 1t was dangerous ex-
pertinent, and the speaker hoped that
the note of warning sounded by the
vast assembly might be needed in
time.
Judge Dittcnhoefer concluded by
nominating Mr.. Otto Hunt to preside
over the the meeting. Mr.. Hum was
accepted as chairman. A list of vice.
presidents. including many German
names we'll known IN the city, was
read. and then Mr.. Frederick Has.
saurek, of Cincinnati, was called up.
on to address the meeting.
Mr.. Hassaurek was greeted with
hearty applause. He is young man
aud fluent and pertinent speaker
His address was interspersed with
an abundance of facetious anec-
dote, aud kept the large audience
constantly enthusiastic. Mr.. Has
saurek held up the first president, the
great American whose birthday yes
terday was celebrated with unex-
ampled enthusiasm throughout the
land, to the consideration of his
hearers, who received the name with
long continued applause. Washlug-
ton, the speaker said, was elected To
a second term. but long before that
term was closed he disclaimed the
wish for longer continuance in of.
nee. Not waiting Tor time when 1t
would be sure that the nomination
was not coming to say: II refuse
that which is not offered me" Glaugh-
teri. the first president expressed
himself against third term while it
was still virtue Il him SO to do.
The speaker quotet> from Washing
toms farewell address, and drew forth
great applause, a score Of expressions
of ardent approval coming from all
parts of the house. The speaker re-
ferred them to the next lllustrious
| president who set the uuseltish eX-
ample OF retirement from office after
due term of service offered to his
country. The name af Jefferson also
brought out uproarious applause
Mr.. aassaurek called on his hearers
to be conservative i'll this matter, and
10 keep fast hold Oh the traditions,
for where was the guarantee that,
after a third term, a fourth and a
fifth, and sixth might not folio " !?
In this country there were 46, 900, 600
of People, perhaps, and perhaps one
halt of these belonged to the republi-
can party. Now, among all these,
was it possible that only one man
was to be found who was lit to be
president! [Jeers and laughter. If
that really was the case with the
party, then the party was too poor to
be 50 big. Laughter, and a voice
"We'l make it smaller."] What, by
all that was reasonable, was the es-
pecial qualification which fitted Gen.
Grant TO be president, and which was
denied to all other Americans? To
answer i'll the current phrase, that
was conundrum, and the speaker
gave it up. Lsughter.] A great re-
| belllon had been overcome, but did
| Grant alone overturn il? While we
! accorded him all the hCuor that was
due him-and he had been amply re-
warded in honor and in matters SUBJ
stantial-still 1T would be dishonest
and unjust to deny that there were
| other generals there. Sheridan aud
Thomas and Sherman [great APP
plausel, bore themselves with a cer-
tain degree of merit in that great
conflict, and moreover there were
SOME millions Of common soldiers
who could not reasonably be shorn
OF all honor for the part which they
bore i'll that stupendous transaction.
Let US ask ourselves if Gen. Grant
for what he did had not been honored
enough and given enough. A voice
-" Certainly. ~ Tne war over,
now we needed statesman in the
place of trooper. We did not send
dlsordered watch to the blacksmith
any more than we sent shoeesa
horse 10 the matchmaker, and it WAS
not now the art OF war, but the art
OF peace that was to be uuravelied.
Grant had been good in the field. and
had been poor in the cabinet. Wnat
had he done for the republican party?
He had turned section of it adriit be-
fore the close of his first term, and
the scandals of his later adminis,ra-
ton sat upon the party like an incu-
bus. Some wanted him reelected
because he had travelled over the
world. Alas. that hobnobbims with
kings and emperors should be re-
garded as good education tor re-
publican. Applause Why, the
dinners that Grant WAS reported to |
have eaten were so many that they |
must have been almost contiguous,
aud the tritlng intervals between
them could not have afforded either |
much time or very clear head to
pursue the study of government.
lGreat laughter Tie word most
often i'll the mouth of the American |
politician was the word '.eXpedient."
Was 1T eXpedient TO nominate one |
that so large proportion of the re-
publlcans would under no circual-
stance uphold? The speaker con-
cluded noting the difference between
form and spirit in government. The
emperors did not abolish The forms
of the republic i'll Rome, and they
were preserved even under Nero and
Caligula. Our need was to preserve
the spirit OF our free government,
There was nothing in the cousti,u-
tlon against ten terms-eXcept the
spirit to which we should cling with
ali the tenacity Of our nature, in or
der that our free estate may be pre-
served to our children and our chill
dren's children forever. TLong con-
tinued applause
AT the conclusion OF Mr.. Has
saurek's address letters were read
from Francis Hecker. George III.
Foster, Matthew Hale, and others.