San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-09-11
From the indianapolis Sentinel Aug. 25th.l
Hon. George w. Julian speaks
) 10 a Magnificent Audience.
Calling Garfield and he Republicans
Party TO Judgment.

| t A.''.. It t.. -.tN
Showing up Their Records
The Issue nnd the Alterna. -
iilve-SA'lalnsS W. ords to. isa
/ \ t9sFsl lndependcntIIoiIi o.
sllm 5gfavoters. di rob. oii
| - 4IqTs .,slib--,at5 zoe G,ui i.
Mastcrly ID A,raigameat off, Garfield
Upon, His Pabhic Record and the ,l
! .a Part He Played IN hsgp yni
.|1I arii s,rGreat Fraud, ,siooqsaI om'
1 oi1irI ali1di-i'ii .sTetjo 20
The largest audience that has q vel
assembled 10 the Wigwam, with the
exception of the one addressed by SEQ.
retary Schurz, heard Hon. George w.
Julianilastl night The stand was
beautifully decorated with flowers and
flags, and the presencedof an unusual
large number of ladies was noticeable.
fThe Wigwam was hot, but from the
beginning to the end ofIthe discourse
every man and woman gave the closest
attention. Another, noticeable feature
| of this audience y it was gathered
from nearly every section Of the State.
Mr.. Julian Is life has been onelof the
most earnest. No scandal omQrsi the
page ofhis long political history. a,He
is wide ly known;as asoholar--a perfect
master Of the language--and there is
lagraudeur in theiYDameeiof asheliOld
Cohmoner that wins respect from eve
ry shade of political opinion.n The
management was better than upon any
previous occasion. The audience was
seated with no confusion goi Adju-'
tant General Russ was one of the ush-
ers. After the building was ascomplete.
ly filled by the entrance ofta band, fol-
lowed by a., larger delegation than
could find standing room, Hon. Aus.
tin Ii. Brown proposed Hon. TIA.
Hendricks for Chairman. Mr.. Hem
bricks appeared, and, introducing ythe
speaker. referred to othe fact that Mr..
Julian had left the Republican party
in company with Charles Sumner,
Horace Greeley, Trumbull Of Illinois,
and a. host of the honest founders of
the party. After the applause with
Which Mr.. Julian was greeted had
subsided, he spoke as follows: ,asaa3
THE DUTY OF INDEPENDENT VOTERS.
Mr.. CHAIRMAN AND FELLOW CIR
IzENs-In entering upon the canvass
tor Tilden and Hendricks four years
ago, L expressly reserved my entire
political independence. In SO doing /
was not inconsistent with my previous
record as politician. Through the in
'fuence OF early associations l began my
political life Whig, casting my first
presidential ballot, tor Gen. Harrison,
and my second for Henry, Clay. In
l84S, however, after | had become con-
vlnced that my party was radically
wrong in It's tariff aud land policy, and
when l found it sacrificing its charac-
ter and conscience on the altar of slave.
ry, l severed my connection with it,
and during the seven or eight years
following was an active and Jealous
member of the old Free Soil party.
But in 1856 | was quite. ready to join
another organization, committed to the
same articles Of anti-slavery faith, and
better fitted to carry forward the grand
enterprise in which l had enlisted. !
was q republican OF Republicans,a ,and if |
sometimes differed with my associates
it was becauseI espoused the logic of
the party creed before they were ready
to accept it. During the late war, es.
pecially, was, a most thorough going
party man, for the obvious reason thu
10 a crisis involving the National life, L
could best serve the great cause. by
losing myselfin the masses with whom 4
[ acted. But when the war ended and
the great National curse which made
the existence OF the Republican party
necessity had perished forever, and
when, as | said four years ago, the mar
velous energy displayed by it during
the conflict had been hopelessiy turned
into the channels OF pelf and plunder,
| Joined the Liberal Republicans in
marching out Of it under the banner Of
independence aud reform.
INDEPENDENT VOTERS. -rl 4
9 I refer to these personal matters in
no spirit of vain boasting, but simply
in illustration of the duty of every
man TO. be faithful to himself. even
a against the pleadines OF prudence and
peace. Nor do wish to bs understood
as cOndemning political plrties. They
are a necessity. They are an essential
part OF the maehiDery through which
ths vigilance Of the people i able 20
preserve their liberties. The great
danger Of our times Is that eXosss OF
Of party spirit against which Washing
ton 20 sOlemnly warned his eounirynen
ia his farewell address. srd which nov
seriously threatens the suppression NJ
iudiyidusl thought aud action. The
path Of political Independence is By no
means an iovitinE o5e- IL o1fers she
fewest possible TEMPTATIONS 20 selfish
ambition. Independent voters are
generally obliged TO make Themselves