New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-31
were there a change in the Government. He

SAID:
And now, fellow-cit.zans. suppose chang MAJ maj
suppose TIE restraint % publican President Is Wliu
drawn, what WI me ID ~ critc parry az ulur ~, ,
doctrine for which Judge Thurman ana General H.np
ton plead. On The day Of tho Inauguration noiue V
greedv ofiieeseekers hungry ~ search o. One, VIII
come down upon the head of depar ments win their
claims reward tor party serve - aud IN xDffisncen
Will be thrust IN 70 discharge the hiyst M s,
functions OF Official iiie 1rnutd ana eNpeFeh 90 III
GERS. whose capacity and nd lily are reeognz every
where Will De turned ut ana the great operations OF
the Government be placed al once III meAper'eH'eu
all more dangerous horde Of claim agents, now
haunting Washington. Already Keen TT pluu'l' nan
versed all the tricks OF the trade VIII seek 10 open
the doors or the Treasury to tue brood OF sVutheim
Gains which, despite our Overlooking revenues, WI
bankrupt the Treasury m wear Ihus Tar uuIi,k .
mnstratiOn the gae has been put down aud oirreu
against all these claims. The statute OF hhllatv az
ana the decisions OF the Department have cut tem on
hut under Democratic admin, OF te ,is
Department. how easy It would be 10 break uONn tnl-
Of claim agents Influential who Will vote for Han
cock the fhat his election VIII enable theih 10
the reminding the cot on TAX amounting 20 sos OOJ
900 is appropriation. Most Of the members or tne
South, through Uleir constituents. are luttreSteu III
slight extension Of the period OF limitation. as TO
tens OF millions of tins class OF claims An enlargement
by bali a dozen words OF the law for the payment OF
ury demands , or t nlCrs food - nsured nv our
army In Ill War OF Rebellion. taken from disloy al
people and Tor damage done 10 them as natural re
-u.l or consequence Of The war Experience mas s9oWn
mat to swrl these claims tenOid or even hundred
Sd testimony can he manu- lacfured tue greatest
facility ana apparently OF the eearSse az ~
object no man estimate the demands that IN tvs
way. under cover OF right may at Se And w4y
should not this b. done II the prn,
cues Of the Democratic party To be again adopted
y the votes people and the very men VINO Fought
Tor them are be placed IN power, Mhy ShOui tueY
not be unidentified FOR their losses Why snoad they
moi be pa Tor their saves Why snoud mol the brave
reDeis fought tor tbe principles De pidcSu gu tc
n,nson ol Even change IN decisions by tbr srcIe-
! fttrte- uf Al
eminent ut millions o. dollars Ot sou heIh cais
twenty Years ago ana Tue who fought for them,
are restored power you Will fnd the same si.Vlsn ao
Gun scence OF the Democratle iIaSiI-l oi un, ,o
the Democrats OF the south as before me WAL re
election OF which nave spokeu VII 9e tne Ut = ~
De repealed anu thus VIII DE le-i q ~ .o 20 --it
crimes ana frauds OF the SOIn. ana even Tue great
fraud OF NeW-YOfk vii be c0ndoned forever Amhtstt
ana forgiveness VIII be procldihru loI t'o Us,
crimes .uat nave ever been comm tled a'aInst lIse
government What protection viii there then be Tor the
freedmen Of the south Nhat E'%ru VIII M, ~,
against blOt-Oox suffers aud IKE Criminals ia 'Ae
Wal further Is likely to happenl The Democratle
party has opposed from the begn M ~ a. uhcybsutu
a system state banks rs matter OF con- tulloha
ugnt. BY he passage OF Jaw Of two INES thry eau
rrpeal the 10 per now levied upon the notes
Of state Danks and thus, without formal rcpei OF me
tona bank sten. they can revive the wuoe state
money. That this Will be done have 40 earthly doubt
Whatever All war legislation, or mt when Lac
, 49, rle Arms and Navy VIII be opened To
rebels aud tie ON We fUu-ht against VIII again
weld the nil tary and naval Of tne Govern nen
pleis sI DrolI of their achievements IN the rebel
Ion bitier IN their hearts and u OF rage against the
defenders of TIE UuI0n. vii ride iougi~hDd ID tneir
new horny o who have need tnelr al IL
defence OF country. Tue pubic credit cannot Jon :
csc PC from tue strange and unnatural reet0ral' atd
tue business interests OF tae country. 50 ultimately
identified with political events, VIII feel the staggering
A COMPLIMENT TO ARTHUR.
In reply TO question by one IF the audience as
10 the cause of the removal Of General Arthur as
as Collector of Customs at New-Yolk, Ar. oher-
man said
81 have never said one word Impugnlng General
Arthur honor or integrity as man ana senticmaH
but he was not III harmony WIN tle views OF the
Administration IN the management OF the custom
House. While 1 would not, p.rLaps, have recon-
meuaed his nomination. yet 1 WOaId vote Tor III j
for Ylce-PresideDt a III lhon times b'tjrc w"uid
vote for w. ii. English, with whom | served IL
Congress-