National Republican., 1880-09-30
SECRETARY EVARTS.
A Great Speech at the Cooper Institute,
New York, Last Night.
VIII tho People Repeat tho AdminiStra-
tion of Buchanan, or of Lincoln,
Grant aud Hayes?

bcd at Cooper institute TINS evening 10 near
Secretary Evarts speak oil the political silua'
tion. Hon. Hugh McCulloch was chairman
Of tho meeting. Mr.. Evarts on coming for
ward was greeted with hearty outburst Of
applause 10 said:
FELLOW. CIrIzENs, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: The
kind reception you have accorded IN advance TO
whatever may contribute TO the Judgment of the
American people inclncs me almost to think that
am wrong IN tho opinion that had nearly come
to espouse, that the press with its mighty voice,
was nbout the most powerful of orators. But If one
speaks In whisper for mis- country and ont OF lovo
for It IN terms Of patriotism libcry-oving people
will catch up the sound aud carry 1t to y inaluo-
cision II was n word that won or faded away.
hoqucStion ofthe momentnOw is, Which Of the two
parties may be trusted with the welfare and conduct
of tho country by tho people who love Us honor2
Twenty-four years ago the people placed tho
country In the hand Off Pennsylvania democrat,
buchanan aud gave him the management Of its
affairs To-day It is proposed to place the country
pgain In the hands of party led ny another
Tcnnsylvanla democrat. Twenty years ago the
patriotism and devoted to liberty. Twenty years
ngo they trusted to an Illinois republican Abraham
Lincoln cheers and substantially the people OF
The country are to answer 10 their conscience
whether they repent taking the power from,
Buchanan and giving the power to Lincoln Loud
years have aired private grievances, but as tho
great Godfearing people of the states read II, II
it is" is '""n verdict a that tho people are tired
OF patriotism nnd weary of liberty. IN
these twenty years this democratic party has i've
Time,
They tried 1t In the war when the country was in
the throes of desperation, when every coward was
u democrat and every potrOon was enlisted In the
army of non-fghtinE traitors. The people said
ut IS sad that our boys must go and our brave ie
lows die and the last dollar called for may be- but
we know what made our population ahd our
wealth. and we will maintain the union and
liberty though tho Inst Us IN man & ia II m MS IJt ana ,e
after the war, and when their resistance against
the loyal government had given way to talk about
reconstruction But the people said NO the
party who carried the country through the war
when you said it wns failure shall take care oft
now, aud so that you mny know we mean 1t, we
will put over you the captain who received your
surrender" After four years more the dems said
1--WE want change" but we said No; you wanted
Il change IN 1860, nnd you enforced your argument
with the aid OF powder and shot and she'll No. we
want 10 change" And now they talk OF the long
season of peace and plenty as though !! was rea'
son for change. Why, do they think we arc a
pack Of redskins that the season Of pesce has be
come irksomc? so we said "Wc will elect voun-
tecr soldier" and we did. Then we said These
are peryerse people; we have offered them a
change four times. but they won't have 1t. They
must be people of independent ideas; they mus,
be n people of fixed principles. with the idea that
they can manage the country for good. What can
save this people from the abyss OF their military
deSpOtism 2"
But when the war was over we thought we had
come out OF that, and We have. tApplause.l Then
they said "See what we will oiler you now, great
union general-Gcneral Mcclellan and united
south" and then this dessicnted democratic party
of the north cried out: What not take great
union Genera M by 1 6nS SG SOut bas
But we said mo. our general was unready and
your party untrue" Then we added: The man
who unshacklcd the slave and freed millions Is
good enough TOR u.s." III 1865 they sa d we give
You n candidate better than our party" Heavens
what reason for pressing eSnddat9Ithat It th'
1.-THE man who addressed the rioters oi New lorh
rs my friends is not tho ono We want 70 CON
ISL Isl! they said "wo have before presented
only moth.eaten patch on me carmen
the patch, but stole another mans garment, so W.
took Grant. Well in 1876 they said: I'VE will nov
present man after our own kind. a man VINO Il
friend and classnate, Samuel J. Tllden, and the!
exclaimed: "There, did you ever see a garment Il
II patch so well as the democratic party MS samuel
Iilden? But we sNid: History Is repeating, for Blu
Chanan and Tildcn are as like astwo peas NOW W.
come down and find that In all tho past the democ
racy has been made of solid south and this dcs
sicated democracy ofthe north, and now they conn
again with acandidntc better than his party. The!
say his opponent Garfield is no better lhan III
~ good as it can be. They know there is n bean
in their own eye, and full well that there is no
even Il mote in the eye of the republican party bu
they are trying to balance their own beam by i'm
agining mote in the record OF our candidate
Judge Black well knew thet he was thrnStng
spear in the only opening Ofthe armor OF our can
dlate when he said that he would never hope L
be better than his party. Since the time OF Hrnr
Clay, General Garfield is the clcanest and best can
ddatc. Great applause. Four years ago who
HayeS was lifted upon broad western shoulders
many voted for him in the dark, and they now fec
years they will speak Of Garfield as they now do q
Hayes, and had the people then known Hayes o
they know him now he would then have bee
elected by far greater majority. Having dis
cussed Garfield, who is not better than his part!
let us take up Hancock who is. lie was a iaithf!
soldier in the war and has since been faithful !
the army. No republican Will belitile his claim
on his country; but when he is seen to be mad, made
ake%eght to bring p MS Party TO lhs sys
weigh US down. 1t ID necessary now 10 take u
yice-presidemts. ! will take Mr.. English hrst.
do not know that have ever voiced to myself WI
Mr.. English was presented. IL don't do u say
was because he is rich banker SO We must s
back TO his speeches in congress twenty years ug
likewise to the word of his noighbors, among whol
good man should be popular no matter hOl
bitter party opinion. But see in his letter OF &c
ceptance that he is owerp0wered with his coneer
about the great laborng class.
After relating an anecdote the secretar
said he thought 1t was fortunate that but to
of the toiing millions had been brought
business relations with Mr.. English. Il,
icrring to General Arthur the secretary said h
was Il man who never ught honors, merely n,
copting those which came to him. He la
bGen trusted and honOred, and the America
people would delight in clecting him TO oiic,
Proceld ding, the secretary said
What ought to be the great question for tho pee
pie is What shall we say of the party that has ad
ninlstorcd our government ior the last four year
during that perod2 Is II considered prudent TN
tho government should run on four years MOI
under that management Has the democrat
party helped our credit, our peace, our publ
iaih or prosperity2 We don't need to be told tn
we live under government of God. We kne
that when the democratic party were running OF
prospects, but with the help OF that God wo turne
Them out. We had been living under fnanc
fear eight years, and John Sherman was fayorG
by Providence TO carry out Divine wisdom, II II
republican party has carried us on prOSpe
ousy with these results by the special fay,
of Providence, did YOU ever hear
more illogical argument than that the
should be turned out Of power becAmso p..oyidenC
YQSon their side? Jos.. Smerman, favored by Pro
idepce, carried us through financial depression
the broad sea of prosperity, That achievement wi
rival in fame and history that great military marc
in the late war When the presidential candida
writes letters everybody knows they come from Il
actions. The candidates letters are not DEGREES
the democratic caucus, and il any one thinks tho
aro and elects Hancock with that view they wi
eventually conclude that letters arc not acts of co
EIess. HQncock justly prdes himself with being
lifelong democrat, So he WGs in 1854, but new
heard Of his Kicking against tho Chicago pla
form which said that this convention explicit
declares that after four years of hdluro TO reStu
the union Justice ana liberty and the wolisss
tho country demand cessation OF hOstities, tn
peace may be restored on the basis Of tho iudqr
uni u Of the states"
sloco resumption was an imposSibl,y, We
u cheat once went 70 u lawyer and asked it II
judge could imprlsOn him for small ohens
NO, said tLu lawyer "bIt Ec has" replied \.
client We did resume Providence favored coil