New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-07

cord In all parts OF the land For twenty this
party has guided the Ship OF state brough Of trouble
through wars OF blood, through distress and devasta
tion In your country. through trials troubles and ca
lamities; and tonight you find the Government resting
In the hands OF the same party with peace throughout
your borders your flag unured on every foot OF Ameri
can SOIL your whitening every sea fapp,ause].
the credit OF your nation to-day veing with the credit
Of nation OF the earth your people to-day prosper
GUS and happy. your money of every kind
| OF the same valne In fact from the Atlantic
| to the Pacific, from tho lakes Of the North
to the Gulf the South you fnd tho farmer is happy,
the mechanic is work, the laborer receives reward
for his toll and there has time in the history OF
| this great Nation OF ours when We have had such
prosperity have today, aud IN fact you
.hnd no such prosperity in the annals
| or history OF any country for q century
past IAppiause. These. my counirymen, we find to-
night and finding ourselves in that condition we are
naturally inclined to ask ourselves the question, What
reason have for changing this condition of things
Nation ont of the hands of the Republican party and
placing them elsewhere, would like to know Zap
| plalse.
My countrymen contrast this history with the history
Of the party that now claims the right to control this
party What Is Why, my countrymen. 90 back only
Nation Of with the wrecks Of fortunes
from one end TO the other on account of the financial
the country Not only so; the credit Of your Nation
but Sc cents to the dollar You could not borrow money
to run the machinery of this Government. for James
it right in the City oNe York and failed to obtain the
na 10 per cent f. ny MY
party. ana what do they propose to youi They
fore Take the very first resolution Of their platform,
and they say that they pledge themselves anew to the
cratic party" What were the constitutional doc,
@ tTines and traditions Of the Democratic partyi
party that this Government confederation of
States Another one was that slavery was divine
cratic party that they Themselves had right in
our Nation These are the traditions these are the
These traditions and the doctrine right States
to Gs Gig yI the lay S and s to ys i
rebellion, and covered this land with distress,
and nled your streams wit, with the blood Of
ESss ifa Sat preduced ssS s
these CONSTITUTIONAL doctrines and traditions Of old
Now. then upon these doctrines and these traditions
stand the candidates the Democratic party. far
as these candidates concerned have naught to say
For that he is entitled credit But he stands tonight
the representative OF the IDEAS of the doctrines of
enod s Of ts
party, to no more than the party, itself, as
ApplaIsei M So that the Democratic party have Dor:
it, 'Ose Il Certainly that tse
improyIng lLaughter They have finally come to the
respect as rebel soldier Laughter and appleuse.l
Wny ny rsi 0 &c % % dp ge'an EGq put
while ! speak Of General Garfield loud applause!
in contrast with the candidate Of the the Demo emo
fought gallany and bravey. They are both honorable
men General Hancock represents an the good and al
Garfield tonight represents all the good and all the bad
The The principles Of the RepubcSn party that have
brought you to this condition are represented tonight
IN
II followed up and carried out In the future, VIII
Saa na
publican and Democratic parties this idea Of nalon
atty The Republican party ndorse the idea that this
Nation il las right TO execute It's own laws, to con.
strue the Constitution, TO legsate for the people, 10
Union lapplause that man Is not required TO 90 to
Mckee and notify tae Government OF the Unltedsates
from this Government. Laughter ana applause
ec lis citizens on land and on sea not only insist that
1t has the power but insist as an individual that the
The laws and protect citizens under the laws this
Nation. in their political rights not worthy the cOune
s. then maintain aud Insist that it IS the duty Of
this Government, when 1t passes laws 10 prot ct ITS
duty and bound to whatever force may be necessary
IChecrs OF Good" The Democratic party takes
the ground that the State is supremchit Is that is
the that It may judge the
cuton of the law that they the judges AID not the
II it undertakes the laws their soil
ont their consent We take issue with them lChcers.
the duty of our, Government ICheers.l General
does 'y not sff that n
the proper instrument for collecting ballots Neither do
does not believe the be the proper instrument
collecting baotsueither do IL do not believe the
% or S %S baos are s S by hs sho
gun ana while ballots re collected by the bowie knife
le has the right that any Instrument shall not be
employed to protect the citizen in his rights without ill.,
terfercnce. Loud cheers and cries OF "Ihapf so"
Now my fellow-:Itzens. # tae De%9cratic party Ii
seen what they have done Not only have they at
empted to destroy the Union but they hay. attempted
B their Congress they have attempted Is repeal the
d S and n o nd 3 S tie Of ns ss Of @
present President Of the United States cheers for M
hey will do. They have blazed the road-to-daytha.
# Confederates will quickly fnd the place where the
opening Is They have prepared the way no. b
he United States. but by their theories they have pre-
Jared the way with success 10 their bands for years to
rought about before provided the principles
Sy na out S nawe M
Now feo cltizens IN conclusion let say this Ina
Ountry like ours-grand in Its area. magnificent in ITS
'ealih with your mines with your agriculture, with al
lake a people prosperous-keep ithe Government CO
the hands Of. those that have shown you
(cheerslj keep It In their possession. in
our own control, until 1t shall grow IN wealth and
rosperty, until the hopes Of the people snail be re-
zed IN s greatness and It's grandness, and until tho
of liberty planted by fathers years and years
gone, shall spread Its branches from ocean.
lake to gulf and shall bear fruit rich so -
oil the nations of the earth shall that ~
liberty and stand beneath IT, and feast upon the ripe a.
uits that prepared for prolonged applause ~
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