New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-13
MR. BRANDGG Eh,S SPEECH.
DELIVERED BrFoRE THE CONNECTICUT RFPUBli
CAN CONyENTIoN-A STRONG STATEMENT OF

TnE ISSUES.
HARTFORD Conn.,. Aug 1.-THE following IS th'
substance of Aug,lstus Brandeaec's speech ycstei-
day before the Republican State Convention:
wehave together in this beautiful Capital OF Cur
principles OF mat grand political organization 10 Wncn'
under TIE blessing OF God. this people owes the NM ,
Union the security of republican liberty aud inc es'nn
shmcnt for The first time amongst toe n3uobs VI '"o
| earth Of the principle OF II rignts Tor all men. Ill,
ThIs is Republican Convention. aud we are h'lupl
cans And We are proud OF the name. We are ptoun
tue parry. its history anu tcheNenrh!s d rasnct
OF noble candldae-that splendid type ana pio"el
ooth N peaeo ana war o. inc te rinc
pies for which he fought and when he has for II teen
in he front rank of biters and statesmen. Botn tne
ana the party have record, and IL may De sarn
presumed what they VIII DO in tie future by "n"' ''
Tue eleven Democratic States. whose solid electoral
IN open rebellion. The outgoing Democratic aGnin'sra
ton mad scattered the Navy. empued thc asuntis,
robbed the Treasury, reduced the credit OF the halo
IL per cent below par, and nellesaB ptocldi,neu t
through tue official opinion Of its a'
10 save The Union and Constitution was unc"l-
| siituuonal AL tue Democrats of the s9nsh Wo'e
arIaycd In arms against the Cover ment. me Drm 1
cratic orsanizatiUn Of the North sympatBzed wIn'
and. as long as 1t was sale, encouraged men,
me new party rn 11S marty relies for pub
lie upon ITS patriotic sacrifices aud It's nag
situtiOn maintained and renused with The spirit OF
Ito upon race enancipated, regcnerated olse
tnrallcd oufrancLiscd; flg restored, floating
from ocean to ocean, sweeping the earth aud bushhg
The sars-every promise made goodI Every dol q,
of the Nations debt sacred -as SOLDIERS grave
Every dollar OF Nations currency at par VITA gJd!
Specie payments resumed Confidence restored Labor
rewarded Peace abroad, with National honor abd
dignlty Peace home with individual happiness ana
prosperity
RECORD OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
In every single step Of its policy both In peace ana IN
war from the firing upon Sumter 70 the resumption OF
specie payments the Republican party met and
opposed deliberately persiently and vicouslyby the
Democratic organic ton. IL opposed the call for Volnn
tecrs as unconstitutional attempt to "coeree our
SEIZED resistance. II met II with bOOdshed ana ii
escaped from IL t. Canada, 10 opposed the supply DIS
as the payment OF Lncon's hirciugs."
When the grcenbacks were first issued ~ necessary
measure 10 keep our soldiers IN the hed. IL ue-
nounced them a. unconstitutional. Mhen they we're no
longer necessary ustiItDe, demanded such an I'M
huted issue to preclude the possibility 81 mel re-
dcmpnou II struck at credit Of the Nation by d
man ing the taxation of us bonds and openly favored
rrpuliaiion By attempting Their payment III deprecat-
cd currency IL opposed the armihg or the egIo' Il
opnosed nis emancipation. l. opposed his enfranctfe
ment II opposed vigorous piO,ecui on or ne war
1t openly procaimei tue war 10 oc la iur ana DC
man ied compromise when tns fcDe ere upon thcir
and the rebellion Was upon the eve vi It's maj
Wien the war was over 1t opposed each end every
measure of reconstruction r. ENCOURAGED me di-loyal
element OF the South Il Vottd az INST t.eh ana cfe.g
constitutional amendment. "emoodying' as IT. eanai-
datc declares his letter OF acceptance the results
tbs is The language OF its platform in Connecticut ~
1871 With ference 10 The FL feenth Ainr"une m Which
ts candidate declares 10 bc one OF tAc re ' Oh tue
wal =" AMI 10 be inyiOlap.c ':
the Constitution OF the bniito states j. III no sese an
amendment 20 the Con ltuion, nit Us fahicaI chahte
les al The OF the compact formed by The various
SlaIes IN the Conyea ion % 170s an Ms forced and
the dradues blow struck at the sovereignty oil TIE
81 ties ana ihc liberties OF me people"
There wa n0ta single position taken 10y tho Demo
cr,fc party du ing the wn ch va. not an obstacle
10 Success Since he war ". ended II has gone on
pea 81 Tie 4c' Gs. tSa 10 b ] '' S
.t., Il
ac,omp snug one bouefcont act of legislation.
Wherever II nas had the power, win me instinct 81
splfnrt-fry tiOu, IL uniformly uIcd 20 overthrow
adj legal guards 20 the nalotboX IN Congress IL
Ued 10 starVo tAe Government iHt@ SURF h'S' "i
salu4v restrictions az inst uaud 40 the polls In NcW-
York q forged 10000 naturalization certificates La
Penns lyauid 10 died them Win coffee TO gVe tuen .he
aplrllauce OF axe. In CJuuccucut II DArgalncd for
9s, The boxa.of me Fonrfh Warl OF Eew-Haven with
fraudulent Always and eVeryw cTe IL has opposed
tne sonfn winch il To rive I35 electoral votes for it,
candidate there is such ins a. IN election Inc re-
ar.a0y known aud discounted three months be-
the farce of an eec ION s hcld Nobody Is andacous
Aud yet the Democratic pl torn has he eiironery to
declare thai nee ana llli h'ot Is the lFh lrr-IN'-
tive of al rights" Ashamed o. 10. own history tuc
Democratic ~ ty Row appeals 10 me peone ana a-Ss
1850 e. 1880 shall he forgiven ana forgotten Wna u
force ~ the pont tie bayOucf, sOeal cd ameYd-
men" II now asks shall be committed t. rs keeping TO
be enforced AS "A part OF tie Constitution.
THE ISSUE BEFORE The PtoPLs.
urn in November is, whether for this and coming
generations the policy Of this sree and grand American
Republic shall be shaped by the twenty-scven great,
growing and States OF North, which saved il ia the
war, the eleven States Of the south inst emerged
from r. beiiOn, the avOwed object Of which 20
form Il coniederacy based upon human slavery as the
normal aud htnng foundation for republican insttu-
tons Already the South controls TIE legislative branch
the General Government II dominates In both houses
of Congress- In the senate OF Tue iory-two Democratic
Senator's thirty are IRON the houh ana o. these twenty
three were rcoel brgadlcrs In the House, OF 100
Dcm1c 100 OF them are from the South 0.
won a majority served II me reDel army: or
ali committees which shape Hesitation the Sou
iorlty. In all Democratic caucuses oy "hlch parry
policy l. determined The south Is supreme. Tue rebel
army lard down us arms 40 Appomattox. but It has
now crossed the Potomac and Is camped al the Capital
IL lays siege 10 tie White House Gaunt hungry fam
shed. II has turned our every Union soldier aud filled
ali the Offices in reach Confoderacs. IL has in
creased current expenditures Of the two houses
rebel army II has swelod the expenditures OF Gov
ernment while ii has had control $25S6292 an-
reduced the upon tOb Geo aud VIII sKey. those
prime articles or democratic consumption. SllOOO000
Nothing now stands in the of the success Of the
del the sayiOuTs Of the Nations life have been driven.
There is lodged The veto power; there Is the Comman
der-n Chef of the Army and Navy there The ioun-
tain Of patronage with the capture OF the Presidency
the South has reversed the results OF the wa rolled
ballot what ii failed to gain IN -four years OF war with
cannon sword and DayOnet Is wisef is II prudent
is II safe 10 such;a tremendous risk as this Can
We these on their SIMPLE promises, VITO could
not be tru ,ted on their Odths
Ii is the saline cause" says Wade H0mpton. " for
which Lee and Jackson fought" and no one knows
better than he Where does their candidate stand on
either any OF the great issues He l. dumb upon
these AMI Opcneth not his mouth He not selected
by the south because he had beaten them but because
through they hoped yet to conquer the North His
sole claim 10 craftsmanship Is upon two letters sup
posed been written by him. since his nOmi
nation. His claim rpOm the gratitude and confluence OF
the North Is tDat lie assisted Andrew johnson IN
uullfying the reconstruction acts ana bring
ing louisiana into the Union rebel end fore
most HIs ideas OF the genius OF our Government and
The eubjrduatiOn OF the military 10 the evil hor
ity gathered from the close OF nus letter TO Cen
cTY Snernan which he states mat II Is the duty OF
military Officers To choose for themselves
great crises what and what IL not, and to act
upon their decision doctrine utterly subyersive
OF whole structure OF our Government, and the
practice Whicu has made Mexico what IL Is to-day
On the other hand candidate Is the best repre-
sentative aud product Of republican institutions.