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WESTERN NEWS.

WESTERN NEWS.
REPUBLICAN, GATHERING AT wAEREN, OHIO
GEN. GRANT PGEsIDES-IIIs REMARKS
SPEECHES BY SENATOR'S CoNKLING AND
LOGAN.
WAErEN, Ohio, Sept. 33.-The procession
to-day escorted the distinguished orators to
the republican wigwam, which was speedily
filed and two overflow meetings organized
outside. Gen. Grant was introduced as the
president Of the main meeting and said:
Ladies and gentlemen hope we may be
able TO have quiet and order here.
Ii is not important 50 far as anything that
| will haycto say TO you is concerned, because
shall not be able TO make many of you
hear &; but after me comes speaker whom
know you will all be glad to hear and YOU
can do 50 by keeping quiet and
ORDERLY Not being accustomed to
speaking Pubiicly | have drawn
off few words that will say in advance of
the gentleman who is to follow me-" Taking
roll Of manuscript from his pocket the
general read: an view of the known char
actcr and ability of the speaker who is to ad-
dress you to-day and his long public career
and association with leading statesmen of
this country for the past twenty years, it
would not be becoming in me to detain you
with many remarks of my own, but
it may be proper for me to account
to You on the first occasion of
of my presiding at political meeting for the
faith that is in me. am a republican The
two great political parties are now divided,
because the republican party is a national
party, seeking the greatest good for the
greatest number of citizens. There is not q
precinct in this vast nation where democrat
cannot cast his ballot and have it counted as
cast No matter what the performance Of
the opposite party, he can proclaim his
political opinions, even if he is only one
among a thousand, without fear and without
prescription on account of his opinions.
There are fourteen states and localities in
some others where the republicans have not
this privilege. This is one reason why |
am republican But | am a republican for
many other reasons. The republican party
assures protection to life, property, public
credit and the payment of the debts of the
government, slate, county municipality,
so far rs it can control. The
democratic party does not promise tins.
If it does it has broken its promise, to the
extent of hundreds of millions, as many
northern democrats can testify to their sor-
row | am a republican as between the ex-
iSting parties because the republican party
fosters the production, of the field and farm
and of manufactures, and it encourages the
general education of the poor as well as the
rich. The democratic party discourages all
these. When in absolute power the republi-
can party is the party of progress
and liberality towards its opponents
1t encourages the poor to strive to better
their condition, the ignorant to educate their
children. to enable them to compete success
fully with their more fortunate associates :;
and in fine it secures entire equality before
the law of every citizen, no matter what his
race, nationality or previous condition. 1t
tolcrates no privileged class. Every one has
the opportunity to make himself all he is
capable of. Ladies and gentlemen, do you be-
lievc this can be truthfully said in the greater
part of fourteen of the states of this
union which he democratic party control
absolutely !? The republican 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 i'm
provcment ut the expense of the
government in one section and against
this in another. 1t favors reputation
of solemn obligations in one section and hon
est payment Of its debts in another, where
public opinion will not tolerate any other
views. 1t favors fiat money in one place
and good money in another. Finally it IA
vors the pooling of all issues not favored by
the republicans 10 the end it may secure one
principle upon which the party is most
harmonious Unit, namely, gaining control of
the government in all Its branches. l have
been in some part of every state lately in re-
hcllion within the last year. | was most
Hospitality received at every place where |
stopped. My receptions were not by the
union class alone but by all classes without
distinction. | had free talks with many
who were against us in the war and
who have been against the republican party
ever since. They were in all instances rea-
sonablc men, judged by what they said
| believed then and believe now that
they sincerely want to break up
They sec it is to their pecuniary interest as
well rs to their happiness that there should
be harmony and confidence between all
sections They want to break away from
the slavery which binds them to the party.
They want pretext that enough of them can
unite upon to make respectable, and once
started the solid south will go rs
ku-kluNsm didbefore andas it is soadmirably
told by Judge Tourgee in his Fools Errand.
When the break comes those who start it
Will be astonished To md how many OF their
friends have been in favor of it for long
time and have only been waiting to see some
one take the lead. This desirable solution
can only be attained by the defeat and con-
tinued defeat of the democratic party as now
constituted.
Gen Grant was followedby Senator Conkling
and Senator Logan, after which Grant, Conk-
ling, Logan and Simon Cameron, Morton OF
New York, and Gen. Beaver, took special
train for Mentor, to pay brief visit TO Gen.
Garfield and then proceed to Cleveland to-