Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1880-10-07
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Tuesday, Sept 2lst, Gen Graat, Senator
Conkling, Jno. A. Logan, and others,
were welcomed by 5000 people. Gen.
Grant presided and made the speech
below. We prefix the opinion of this
grand effort written by Gath, the ia
nous correspondent of the Cincinnati
Enquirer:
Altogether, the most effective piece of
work for the Republican party has been
Grants speech at Warren, Ohio. Its
calm and dispassionate tone, its Omis-
sion of all personalities or attempts to
make hits, and merely summing up the
question in the Interests of Northern
civilization against the Southern, are
admired by Democrats as well as Re
pnblicans.
The following is Grants speech In
full:
"L.Aprrs AND GENTLEMEN: 1 hope we
NAV be able to have quiet and order
here. 1t is not important, so far as
anything that / will have to say to
yoIl ls concerned, because shall not be
able to make many of you hear; but
after me comes speaker whom know
you will be glad to hear, and. you can
do so by keeping quiet and orderly.
Not being accustomed to speaking pub
licly, l have drawn off few words
that will say In advance of the gentle
man who Is to follow me.
(Taking roll of manuscript from his
pocket the General readl:
In view of the known character and
ability of the speaker who Is to address
you to-day, and his long public career
and association with the leading states
men of the country for the past twenty
wears, il would not be becoming In me
to detaiu you with many remarks OF my
own; but it may be proper for me to
account to you, on the first occasion Of
my presiding at political meeting, for
the faith that is in me-
lam Republican, as the two great
National parties are now divided, be-
cause the Republican party is a Ma
tional party, seeking the greatest good
of the greatest number of its citizens.
There is not precinct in this vast
nation where a Democrat can not cast
his ballot and have il counted as cast,
no matter what the predominance of the
opposite party He can proclaim his
political opinions, even If he is only
one among Thousand, without fear and
without prescription on account of his
opinion. There are fourteen States, and
localities In some others, where Repub-
licans have not this privilege. This is
one reason why am Republican.
But l am q Republican for many
other reasons. The Republican party
fn
public credit and the payment of the
debts of the Government, State, county
or municipality, SO far as 1t can control.
The Democratic party does not promise
this. IL 1t does, 1t has broken its prom
ises to the extent of hundreds of mil
lions, as many Northern Democrats can
testify to their sorrow.
81 am Republican as between exist
ing parties, because it fosters produc-
ton of the field and farm and of manu-
factories, and it encourages general edu-
cation of the poor as well Ms the rich.
The Democratic party discourages all
these when In absolute power. The
Republican party Is party OF progress
and of liberality toward its opponents.
1t encourages the poor to strive to better
ther condition, the ignorant to educate
their children to enable them to compete
successfully with their more fortunate
associates, and, in fine, 1t secures an en-
tire equality before the law of every
citizen, no matter what his race, nation
allty or previous condition.. 1t tOlerates
no privileged class. Every one has the
opportunity to make himself all he is
capable of.
''Ladies and gentlemen, do you be-
lieve this can be truthfully said In the
greater part of fourteen of the States of
this Union to-day, whom the Democrat
ic party control absolutely? The Re-
publican party is party of principles,
the same principles prevailing wherever
| IL has fOothold. The Democratic party
Is united in but one thing, and that Is
in getting control of the Government
In all its branches. 1t is for internal
Improvement at the expense of the Gov
ernment Id one section, and against this
in another. 1t favors reputation of
solumn obligations In one section, and
honest payment of its debts in another,
where public opinion will not tolerate
any other view. 1t favors fiat money in
one place and good money in another.
Finally, It favors the pooling of all
issues not favored by the Republicans,
to the end that 1t may secure the one
principle upon which the party is most
harmonious unit, namely, gaining con-
troll of the Government in all its
| branches.
"I have been In some part Of every
State lately in rebellion within the last
year. was most Hospitality received
at every place where stopped. My re-
ceptions were not by the Union classes
alone, but by all classes, without dis
tinction. / had free talk with many
who were against US In the war, and
who have been against the Republican
party ever since. They were In all in
stances reasonable men, judged by what
| they said. believed then, | believe
now, that they sincerely want break
up In this Solid South political condi-
tion. They see that 1t Is TO their pecu-
MARY interest, as we'll MS to their happi-
ness, that there should be harmony and
confidence between all sections. They
want to break away from the slavery
which binds them to party name.
They want pretext that enough of
them can unite upon to make it respec-
table. Once started, the Solid South
will 60 as Ku-Kluxism did before, and
Is so admirably told by Judge Tourgee
In his Fools Errand.' When the break
comes, those who start it will be aston
ished to find how many of their friends
have been in favor Of 1t for long time,
aud have only been waiting to see some
one take the lead. This desirable s0lu-
tion can only be attained by the defeat,
and continued defeat, of the Democratic
party as now constituted"