The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-08-28

superb, ana bis Di0WS so faplu anu stIOuS
that Riddleberger was unable to rally In his
reply.
This has been glorious day for Democ-
racy. AT least two-thirds OF the crowd was
| in sympathy with us.
Captain Mckinney has fully sustained his
| high reputation as all orator and debater,
and we hope that during the canvass he will
come to speak for us again.
Montgomery is all right for 500 majority
for our ticket. ,.
John w. Daniels Washington Speech.
The hour and the man have met. and WIN
! field Scott Hancock Is bis name. Prolonged
applause.l The Democracy OF the United
States are already victorious. They wait
onlS the hour when the captain says, We
shall have full vote, free ballot, and a
fair count" to register that victory, and Tor
the people TO enter into an enjoyment OF It's
fruits. | see the augury OF that victory in
these prophetic fires that burn on the affairs
OF triumph. hear it in the deep, melodous
bay Of your mighty voices. 1t is in the very
air we breathe. For six years the public
voice and will OF this country has been be-
hind the Democracy. In 1874, by your voice,
the Democratic House OF Representatives
was elected, and the Democracy stood with
| one IOOL I'LL Tue SllIIuu. III 100, hiSOi
ltervening victories which had swept the
field. the Democratic Senate was elected,
and the Democracy got another foot In the
strrup. They have saddled White Surrey
for the field tomorrow. They have both
feet in the strrups, and they nave got on
| the back OF the old battle-steed OF the Union,
| and when the captain, hero OF the spur
and plume. OF star and tournament, gets
into the saddle, when his spurs go into the
side, YOU may look for q straight shoot TO
the White House. And when his lance
shall 90 into rest in November next you
will hear the people from O0e end OF the
country to the other shout with one glad
acclaim: owe have met the black knight OF
fraud with his visor down, and be is
ours." Ny c0untrymen, | wish had the
power to cluster together, as the beautiful
flowers in this bouquet are grouped, the
ideas which pointed the mind OF the people
towards Hancock, which led TO him Us the
Democratic nominee. What were those
ideas? Every candidate for nomination,
every man who stands before the people
for their suffrage, does not stand upon his
personal virtues alone. He stands as the
representative, as the embodiment, OF the
great ideas which are permeatng through
the minds Of men. What were those ideas
which led TO Hancock? First, my friends,
and foremost, was the idea OF union. The
perpeulty and the earthly immortality OF
that grand government which was framed
by your fathers and my fathers to stand
forever. [AppIause.1
| When our Government was founded and
| the Constitution established it was not dis
tinctly stated whether or not State might
secede. Up to the year 1861 it was qucs-
ton debated in Massachusetts, in Virginia,
in Maine, in South Carolina. The legisla-
lures differed, congresses differed presi-
dents differed, judges differed, people dlf-
fered. The question was whether or not
the union OF States was a mere necklace OF
beads around the neck OF the Constitution,
or whether it was a massive chain
Of golden links, welded together in
bonds that were never TO be broken.
| That question passed in 1861 from de-
bate on the forum to the final arbter OF men,
and laid before the god OF battle. On the
heights OF Gettysburg and the plains OF
| App0mattOX 1t was written that the ques-
| ton should be debated no longer, hence
forth and forever. As one OF those who
fought against the Union, who fought
against Hancock, | say that the North
and South alike shall chime in one grand
chorus loud and long the song Of Union,
in the words OF Tennyson: Men may
come and men may 90, but the Union shall
roll on forever" [AppIause.l
| My countrymen, there was another idea
which led up to Hancock. Ii was the idea
OF the Constitution as the basis and f0unda-
ton OF union, just as the base Of that monu-
ment opposite me is what the column should
stand upon. The Constitution, with all its
broad, liberal, liberty-lovIng clauses, points
with all lis fingers 10 that brave defender
| 4, kn
tuition is TO the Union what the body is 10
the spirit. Within the Constitution the
! Union lives and moves and has lis being.
| Without it there can be no Union except
such Union as you would have under the
bayonet Of Ulysses 5. Grant, and under the
peculiar mathematical system OF eight to
seven and the Returning Board of Louis-
ana. Applause.
My friends, there was another idea which |
opened the way for the people to march to-
wards HancOck-a way as broad Is Penn |
sylvania avenue between the White House |
and the Capitol. 1t was the idea OF liberty. |
When the Republican party came into |
power it fought for the Union. When the |
Union had been saved il forgot IFS mission, |
and all over that territory which was con-
quered 1t placed upon the people a system |
at war with all the fundamental principles
which mad been declared as It's doc
trine. When the ideas OF the peo-
pie had been familiarized with the
despotism OF the Republican party, which,
like the poison which may begin in the
foot, but creep upward and upward until
the whole system feels It's influence, the
time came when Charles Sumner declared
in the Capitol that the centralized power Of
this Government was like sword whose
hlt was the capital of the nation and whose
point radiated throughout the States. But
the time came when men began to put aside
the implements OF war and put on their
tbinkng-caps. Long before this, however,
there was one who never forgot what
solemn oath he had taken, as an officer of
the army. TO support the ConsttutiOn. At
the time when one who had w6fn gray coat
could not be tried before jury Of his peers,
or practice profession. or enjoy any OF
the rights OF a citizen, there was one who
stepped forth from the ranks OF cruelty and
revenge, grander figure than when be
stood in battle on the field OF Gettysburg.
Then he said these words, which, as a De-
mocrat never weary OF repeating, and you,
as Democrats, are never weary OF listening
TO. In these are the only true system OF all
Democratic government: "The great
principles OF American liberty are still the
lawful inheritance OF this people, and ever