New-York tribune., 1880-10-30
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Mr. DEPEW'S SPEECH.
NR. CHAIRMAN AND FEMow-CiTZINs: l have
inst returned from tour through the central and
western paris of our State. In my long experience
of political cauyas.rs / have never seen such pr.-
found enthusiasm / have never seen such gather
iu-s sof the people togrthcractuated 5y unanimous
desire and ce,sru nation % bring abou, IN this e.ec-
toa tie settlement Of all vcNed questions ana the
continuance ci the material prosperity OF the he-
public. II was my fortune 90 he present at one oI
T o.e great mass-Inectiug- where 10000 men were
advised by the first citizen Of lhc Republic General
Grant 20 vote for James y. Garfield and Chester y.
Arthur
On The Central Road the other day mot a gentle
nan turning from Indiana, Who had been out
tlere representing Tamnany Hall. for tie purpose
@. as-i.tnCl IN the eec-.on u tla, o.t.' / SAID TO
l,m: How is i- possible tAat surrounded as you
were hy "a body ol heltly and frequent voters j. a
failed IN this contest " said be: The reason
Was that came acro-, lot OF fellows / never met
Win before They were called the manufacturing
and agricultural classes Ii is tie nanuiac, urluZ
aadagrculturql classes who have taken tins contest
ont oi the 1luds of the professional politicians, and
are running it themselves in their own interests.
We have bad ia the pas, issues upon great moral
Questous-issles ID which the Jltrl tsn OF tle peo
pie was appealed TO f1r the pres rvauon of the Re-
public: bu, in the present coutes, we have issues
which appeal directly to every man VINO has any
thing al stake in capital business or labor We are
10 4 condition of unprecedented prosperity and
hope f. the future. auI the question
winch presses Itself upon every man is:
Shall this prosperity be continued bv the policy,
the measures and the men who have BROUGHT it
about. OF s.aii W- abandon them. 20 en- Dark uDon
all experiment doubtful upon IT'S basr promises and
Cs srrous II judged by the record and prime pies ~
ti. -ast Of tla party which advocates 70 change?
..II IN ..r'.F ID .il
party. rs history its men and rs pr!acp and u
doing .o 10 not wish any Democrat here present %
tiuh tlat 1 mean TO uJlre has pride or
Lrr- his ceilings. | speak of an Organizi-
t4 whose principles and measures be can
neither alter nor influence. All parties arc
voluntary or-lu.z ttions governed bv Board o. D-
rce-iou. IL ourcoua.ry thar Board ofDrectou .a the
caucus Of rle members of Congress belonging to tie
party at Washington. When tAe caucus of the
Democratic party comes together, threa-fourrbs ot
IFS membership come from the lately rcJellol-
States. and are men who fought on that side IN the
la-e civil wa. Iey know nothing about ou- great.
Thriving. industrious. manufacturing. commercial
North Their education, opportunities and sur
rou.dngs unit them 10 understand VIVA,
this great country needs. They are lani.-
lar only with the interests of the section
winch rley represent: they necessarily .er.sia.e for
that at the exD.use of umcteec-twe-tiet-s OF the
rest If tle Republic In TIE caucus # the Demo
ci1uc party these gentlemen decide by e thee
fJusths vote what shall be rs principles and meas
urce: and when t1e clucu, o5ilurns the policy of
tlo part, Is ..rd. and uo Democrat DID tIe state
a. NeN-lork can alter or change o. i particle.
IT, must either vote fGe NcH-t Wilch carries oul
Tie principles tuus designated Or bolr' tLe party
and vote lu accordance "lll lis CONVICTIONS ana liz
l,I--ts
ARGUMENTs OF THE DEIOCEATs.
Tie issues lav. seemed 20 M So entirely plain
t, year that 1 have w-h more than asua, care
rat the speeches of the Democratic orators, for the
purpose OF ascer,ain!ag what hey could sag TO m
t....av Inau 70 vote that ticket tl8 .aI Tier
a--rrcr.- are easily stated ard answered. They
say +.a H.rrirr.u ug ~ Wo. formed by t'o rf.I
,+t...t Wing. and ID .,nocra-s tor Tie p1rr ,e cf
,r.v-uIuo tl- extension of slavery INTO Tire lerr-
torres. that. incidentally, 10 led t1 The Overt arrow
utt.It rs.ita-ou. and they are heartily j1iced t
.r-f tie rartJ was ended. and it Shout! hlve
t.-tar..d. have tailed o lind DO The speech ct
any Democratic ortt single sentence Wucu
successfully cnac--- aus OF t-ie great acts D W-c.
t.c Republican party, during t- twenty years NJ
r.-.l carried rHe Republic through tle c.F.i "af
and r.e-te5I.saed 1t upon an I'D ar.4g basis
placed the Republic mon a career or
Ilcv say shat Tire Republican party IS % se"uora, !
party; bu' f. D. the only National pdrtr ~ tay .ruc
which all yccat"- and permits lrre speech, an honest
ballot and an honest count an every part OF t5 vast
Epublc. lCteersJ II is the only party which !
,d5ocat-s and VIII carry out tac constitutional !
protection TO every c'tzan 60 enjoy every |
where bis civil AID political rights !
d must live uutii Tie I.jouty Of poor and Iowly /
citizens, Nh1. by the hundreds Of thousands |
al. POLITICALLY eNferuIIafei ia tie south, can /
cast their votes as freely ANA nave them counted as
fairly The minority of Demnrra, ln the towns OF /
Vermont aud Massachusetts, where the ucieabor- /
hood sentiment Is unanimously against them. IL /
must live until Conllug, B.alne and sherman can |
sp.aS les freely and 1e received a., LosTlabiY III |
Mississippi aud south Carolina as Wade llampron |
Ben III ami f"Ti PIio" C. iiuiria are in NeN-l 'TN
But they say the ihe AtrtD 'ai pal, y, -aFiht Drrh
m power for twenty years u i has tLdt power eZ-
tended lour years longer, Will De so nlrcnched tAaJ
90 can only be- removed 10y Tty Iluuou. his is |
f.mbIe Of law, order and constitutional |
Rights. 1t IL Republic where the bal !
lot governs. Whatever may be the. practices
g. regard 10 the franchise where the Demo- |
trats have control, whore RcpuoI ans rule the !
honest Judgment expressed al tie polls s never Ie-
Dcut Of the people Of this country should De- that
tie Republican, party 20 from power, II viii retire
without revolution or ci'li war ana await |
return ot c0uhocucr iHey say III is |
wrong % charge the Democratic party with !
dsloyalty fifteen years after the var II Is wrong
10 charge u with dslOyaty duuny nat contest |
when It contributed THOUSANDS aud tens ~ thou !
sands Of men % the armies Of the RepubAc"-and 80
il did 4 honor 10 the War Democrats who broke |
the bonds Of party and enlisted ana lost rlsked
their Iyes tor the sake of their country lChcers.l
But Of the tens OF thousands who dld mat ninety
nue out of every hundred are to-day yOlng as t1eY
t0ught-On the SIDE Of the RcpuDhcan party. |
lCheers.l They say We gave you the great |
generals ana statesmen Grant ana Logan dhu 'iiu- |
Ton and Dix, and they certificates Of lOy- |
lty'; but they forget 70 mention that |
DIX ana stanton died Republicans. and Grant and |
Logan are leading the Republican forces III THIS year
1850 iCheers
IAey iolget TO state that while tens of thousands
. the Democrats fought on the loyal side, Oue-halt
lAe Democratic party symqGth4zrd with the he
1I"n, and u the armies Ot .ae Rebellion tAry were
al democrats they forget 10 mention tina no lee
plblcau ever fired shot no ihc hiP of hl- country.
H. presenting the CLAIMS " General Hancock they
~ Aol ease ILem upon las Itay services.