New-York tribune., 1880-10-04

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From Speech IN Troridence on Tuesday Eeenfng .
FELLOW CITIZENS: | find myself to-nlSht III
the some nat novel position of addressing pOIca
assembly. III compliance with the very courteous t
your cnairman-an nvlation nay 5,y, a., 'na t
WAS urged SO kindly and so cOuTttOnsy that uiu ho'
feel liberty decline It, especially ID view o, the ~ no
the pleasure of greeting here many faces aileaS lH
milar 10 me. am not here tonish hoWeVrr, slmr' @
IN response to court invitation; but am hele
fellow citizens, obedience 10 my own sincere ana usp
convection OF duiy Now VIII lTahnE M ave-" az ve ,ne
outset, order that nv position ana the ol9 CT nave
in beng mere address you may be early understood,
thai have not been Who'll IN sympathy with The 20 ley
of tbe Republican party belong. individual. to
that section o. The party VINO are sometimes ealeu tio
| fully called the sorc-headed" ones. hold
my duty 10 support, at tIis % g,s,S' Rn,nirn rae
parry Is IL party with a known and recognized re-
cord The Republican paIiS has neth before .'o e1, %
power In OF that great crs winch W. nave
had 20 codueuty described tonight II arose from 'he
slavery Question. The Republican naiy was suholleu
into power 10 save Union. And lor twenty years
pas; tie history the Republican party mas been tne
ered Now say, fclow-c zens, Whatever the short
comIngs OF the publican party; however we may I'el
that Oh thlS point, or on lhat Pol,, W. "ui @ % nm
have personal opnons carried ont more lulN
however much We may ciltcse the pnDic'n pattY,
intelligent aud tair-ilnded man II say. III We" VI
that history OF twenty years, tlaI IL MS noi oe -
the kcpu hcan party tua hclVeu 'hG MOI u 10 @ o
great business of crushing the Rcbcllou IL was he e
publican party hat sustained Abraham Lincoln uurnS
tnose auxIOus years wheh tine fate OF the Hrpnplc
seemed 10 tOttcI the scales. Ii was the epupc'h
Was over. 1t has Republican party Gat since
that tme step by step. has brought up tne Nal0,hl M
United States par with that oi the most or
ward nations of Old World No man can d'ny that
su,h bi.foly a be looked back upon Win
pride by all lac R'pub can parry. say. has known
record all these great questions We Rho" Where IL
Now claim that the Democratic party as 1t now ex-
1sts has no record. We don't kno" Where IL STANDS
n has shflei faltered taken one side and tnen an
other siue. 1t has gwen its support TO almost every III
nIIcous measure which has brought forward dur
the .4Sf
the element OF danger, the element o. pubic dlNioh"r'
Democratic party Ii has been party without defined
policy. II been uarty without staesm'h since II
has had control OF The National l-esiSldturc. ,,,
AsaIn, another reason Why tlIng TO me Eelunhcdn
party is that policy has al lWavs been sound ana
honest policy. Always been, DO sayt IeIHd!~ ui'!
make options regard to one or 40 measures. bI
say take poncy OF the Republican party since me
over its policy WIZ S'rd 10 iin"noV n ,t has
a sould houest .nd honorable pohcy Il pohcN 'hat mas
strengthened the Nation, poicy iit lnah~s US TO, lo
day proud OF the name " American our circuit mas
been steadily Raised. our pubc burdens dinniseG our
debt absoueg reduced ana the ln'etest uini' ID n1u @
nearly Oue-Aaf III every WaN tnc c"nuWy ~, VI " An,
nuances been honest and successful. WIN dsDt
that would nave staggered any nation IN EulOpt-t,c
fact that have come trumIhanty "ut OF 'hai uni'
en- ty T., If pOssib greater triumph thah our miHaS
triumph III the Public men III Europe nave loOkeI
upon .nagenen of the de1t-o9r oou IGuu [ 1Inn m
oi IT, gIapplc with the question OF now IL Should DE
raid, cur coming forward and resumlng specie pay
ments-wllh he greatest admiration.
The third why sustain and cal upon you' my
felow-cuZeus to sustain the Republican parry AZ lns
tine that tn Republican partY, with al lts Sh'It
comngs aud all is faults, is tue part oi ttiIih' Wndt
6'Tg fe lsi IwenIy wears has been done the Re
publican party, and has been done against he steady
Opposition OF the Democratic parry. lAppIauStI
Every sep taken the direction OF Clyii service re
form every public declaration III idVor oi honesty I'D t
pubc service. these nave come from the htPupuch
party. The Democrare party has UNI 9rnS au iron, ron
duced principle mo our public sysiem should
they come INTO power on the 4th OF Maroh nc ~ !ou
would save a tide of of -Ia corruption spreading over
te country the IKE which not had since the
days Of Martin Van Burcn. Tne Rcpuolcah parry car
RES IN Itself al Rational hopes we naye OF reform IN
any department OF the Government Any one VINO ue-
sres 10 the zone o pohlcii ne, any one VINO &c
sres to away with political corruption, VIII nnd ui-
sell lar more At The Republican party thal Ia
the Democratic party, because tne Denocr 'tlc parry
has not only gwen no cOnnenhce To rtorD' pul h'.S
uniformly, ny preccpt ana exanpIe, set against H.
aud does not believe in II TO ths lay. , . ,
stl a.otbeI aud tIc most important ground or sup,
10 tIne the Republican party Is tlat IL Is Sa'ionn'
parry IL Il, lin great struggle Tor NrlOnai
existence II represented h Us Cal,ln @ h t ,io's
10 tnIs hour, than any olhcr party, tc gIca ucs
OF NAloma unity ana National me- Iait was its rraon
for ex ence, ana II IT Goes ho otnd 70 mos - @
| il reason for existng Wh9ttvrr Us isus , or
| nc Ii nas stood for the salvation OF our common
| country. and slahds for 1t to-day. The Democratic
al the beginning great struggle IL wavered N
all its conceptions OF what the Naton was ana whu
was due To the In the great Natlona. crisis IL
nowielged that II did not kno" wnl 10 40 Inc ne
publican party da know WV wla, TO dS a 1 @ Which
may God forbid. the Republican party VIII kno" "ha'
Tne Republican party represents the great, safe
| snuua nj. as which are the basis OF our pOllty Inc
DrmocratIc party IL mi xed up greater less tx
tent Win ali those erroneous and false conceptions OF
| our Government out OF winch came hulIncaton ara
then secession. The Republican party rests upon me
idea tna we collection OF STATES, but that we
| are a Nation; tnal we have National Government
thai tnat National Government is supreme; thdt lt was
c.tab shed IA order supreme and tbat when MS
authority dted and when its very lie Is threateen
mat National Government mas the rght ana power ana
is charged VIII The sacred responsibility OF coming Or
ward To- vndic It's position and insist upon the nam
teuauce OF It's authority. ] support tho RrpuDicah
parIy because that National party. It's glorious
bistory Of twenty years shows II. 80
To transfer the power from the Republicah party
is 10 transfer IT, not another cognate potical party
but 10 transfer 10 sectional party, 10 an adlnnlsa
tun tnat will controlled by tuat section Of the co
ry that mas been hostile the NatIOn-hOse u It's lle
has nlotT ed and fought against We this sole
alternative 10 Wnetner we shal lhtl1lst
te control of he affairs Of this Nation 10 party tat
las s cd up Tor the National ag or to the party thdt
has almost uniformly fought against IT, That IL the
great Issue now.