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HANCOCK AND TRUMBULL."

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the friends Of !" Hancock and ITumbuu." It
appears that this did not mean that Judge
Trulnbull had been substituted on the Dem
ocratic ticket for Bill English, but meant
simply that the meeting was to be addressed
by Judge Truulbull In his own behalf and
incidentally in behalf OF Hancock. En-
glish's name was studlously ignored during
the entire meeting.
Judge Trumbull spoke for an hour and a
half, professedly in reply to Secretary Sher-
man, but substantially repeating the speech
he has been making all over the State, and
which has become familiar frou1 constant
iteration. The fundamental theory Ut the
speech was to the effect that the Republican
party, since he left it, Is nothing more nor
less than au enormous ''lie,'' and this epi-
thet he rolled out many times during the
evening.
The position Of the two parties on the
question Of the nature of the Government, as
stated by Mr. Sherman, WIS controverted by
Judge Trunbull, who since his experience
before the people has concluded to expound
the State-rights doctrine Of the Democratic
party in a mitlgated form, and represent 1t
as nearly that Of the Republican party as
possible. He quoted the resolution Of the Re
publican National Convention which was held
in Chicago in 1860. aud which nominated
Mr.. Lincoln, to the effect that to the several
States belonged exclusively the right to
regulate and control their own domestic
triue had been abandoned by that party, who
now proposed to make the National Govern
ment centralized despotism by the usurva-
tion Of all powers heretofore recognized as
belonging to the several States. The Tkln-
uNE~ has repeatedly pointed out that
the resolution Of the Republicans at their
Convention In 1850 had exclusive reference
to the institution OF slavery, and that its pur-
pose was to disclaim. for the party any:inten-
ton to use the General Government to de-
stroy OF interfere with slavery In any State
where it existed Thht WIS fully understood
by the country at that time. There was no
pretense nor allegation that the Republican
party had any design or purpose to Interfere
with any other domestic institution In any
Of the States. Nevertheless. that resolution
in terms represented the general sentiment
Of the Republican party at that time no more
truly than it does at this time There Is no
Republican party Ut this day, not even
Traction Of the Republican party, nor any Of
Its statesmen, leaders, nor Of its press, which
proposes or advocates any measure to
take from any State the exclusive power
to regulate and control Its own domestic
institutions. No measure having such
purpose Is now pending or intended by the
Republican party. During the War, slavery
was abolished by an amendment to the Ma
tional Constitution. That was as much o
necessity Of the War as was the killing Of
men In battle No one now Ques-
tons Its wisdom or its necessity. Dur
INK and Immediately following the War
there was legislation made necessa~
ry by the condition Of the country
resulting from the War, the most if not all Of
which was framed aud supported by Judge
Trulnbu11 himself. All Of this legislation
preceded 1870, up to which date Judge
Trumbull claims that the Republican party
was pure, honest, and devoted to the sound
principles which he is now advocating as
Democratic candidate. Judge Trumhull ut
terly failed, however, to name or cite
one single act or measure proposed,
enacted, or advocated by the Republican
party having for its effect or purpose
to take from any State the exclusive hight to
regulate and control its own domestic insti~
tutions. No instance Of any such inter
ference, actual or attempted, was men-
toned by Judge Trumbull, though be was
profuse In his denunciattons OF the Repub-
lican purpose to make the National Govern
ment "a centralized despotlsn."
Judge Trumbull attempted some criticism
Of the Republican management OF the
finances, but Ills argument dragged heavily.
lie wound up this branch OF his speech BY
claiming for Democratic Congress the
glory OF having restored the silver dollar
which he In 1873 had voted to denonetize.
Judge Trumbull closed his speech with
fervid vindication OF that plank In the DEM
ocratic platform demanding tariff for
revenue only" In so doing he held up the
doctrine Of protection to ridiculc, pointing
out what he pronounced to be its fallacies,
and its injustice and its injuries to American
workingmen. He claimed that with the elec-
ton OF Hancock and a Democratic Congress
to act In harmony with him, the Democratic
party would reform the tariff by reducing the
taxation to revenue standard.
EaNC0cK's fAR1FF LETTER.
Presidential candidates who have fallen
(nto thu sere and yeltny leaf usually testify