Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-08-18

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We clip from the Philadelphia Times
of the llth inst, synopsis Of the
speech made at the home Of Gen, Han.
cock the evening previous. The re-
porter says
General Hancock's native county
was stirred up yesterday by a speech
from Pennsylvania's Democratic Rep.
resentative in the United States Sen
ate, 1t was such speech as leaders
OF either party seldom take the trouble
to deliver in country places, and prom
inent politicians pronounced 1t the
most eloquent and thorough exposition
SO far made of the issues involved in
the contest for the Presidency. Com.
paratively speaking, however, the oc.
casion for the speech was not Of much
National importance, it being the pre-
liminary convention held in accordance
with time. honored custom Of Mont.
gomery county for the purpose of al
lowing thenumerous gentlemen willing
to serve their town or country to enter
the lists from which the nominees for
the various local offices will be selected
by,and-bye.
After making his speech in Reading
on the previous day Senator Wallace
came to this city, and yesterday morn.
ing he went to Norristown, arriv.
ing there at noon and becoming the
guest of ex-Congressman Benjamin NJ.
Boyer. The Convention was held in
the Court House. The proceedings
began at | o'clock, and during the half
hour or more for which they lasted
Senator Wallace, Mr.. Boyer and Others
were chatting in Prothonotary Harris
office, adjoining the spacious Court
room. The audience was as large as
the place would allow and hundreds Of
men were outside, unable to get ad-
mission When the familiar face of
Senator Wallace appeared at a side
door three cheers were proposed for
him, and every voice joined in the
hurrah. This demonstration was fol.
lowed by cheering for Hancock, and
then the Chairman, John c. Richard.
son, presented Senator Wallace, The
applause was now renewed, and
there is no telling how long it would
have continued had not the Senator, in
his best voice and spirit, broke in with
his speech, as follows:
SENATOR wALLACE's SPEECH.
1t is fitting that here, in the home
OF General Hancock, the campaign,
which we hope and believe is to result
in bringing his native State to the De-
mocracy, should be inaugurated. APP
plause. The real and vital issue in
this campaign is the question Of union
ism as against sectionalism the ques-
ton is whether the Union is to be re-
stored and perpetuated, or whether
sectionalism and disunion is to continue
to exist. [Applause,l The Republican
party as q party has practically ignor-
ed the existence of the Federal Union
by its appeals to its own voters Of the
North TO sustain that party in their
bitter attacks upon the people Of the
South and they have forgotten and
Ignored that broad spirit Of unionism
that reaches out and covers the whole
country in its grasp. [Applause,] As
q people il is time for us to return to
questions graver and more important
for the whole people than those Of
hate, of sectionalsm and disunion. The
questions that really concern us as
4 people relate to our returning pros
perity, to our progress as Nation and
to the elevation of our people intellect
ually and in a business sense. Ap.
Iplause.
THE REPUBLICAN IDEA.
The campaign OF the Republican
organization is inaugurated upon the
old sectional issues. Hate is their
animating idea. [Applause.l Their
party policy commands them to for
sake their old party associates South,
and they unhesitatingly obey. They
would be unable to point to "Solid
South, TO talk Of Southern outrages," I"
to falsify the record and preach a gos.
pei of hate if they would admit and
recognize the fact that it was possible
for them to carry Southern State tor
the Republican organization. This
fact they make the basis of their party
policy, and they utterly abandon their
party associates South In Alabama
! they seek the cover of the Greenbackel
and fight beneath his banner Ap.
plauso,1 In Virginia they properly
cover themselves beneath the banner
OF reputation and readjustment, and
practically ignore the teachings that
belong 10 great people-the National
credit and State faith. They clamor
they have no votes in the South they
do not want them, for if they had them
their vocation would be gone and their
teachings would be idle They would
no longer be able to appeal to the bit.
ter passions Of the North. If the
Southern outrages they paint and the
inability to vote they preach be true,
, the responsibility is upon them and not
upon us for they have had entire con.
troll Of the Government for fifteen years
and have utterly failed to restore the
Union. [Applauso.] They have not
attempted it. twas not their interest
to produce it. Their interest and their
policy have run in a different direction
and they have pursued the path OF
hate and sectionalism and not that of
peace and harmony.
NOT A NATIONAL PARTY.
The Republican party has ceased to
be National, if IL ever was SUCH ZAP.
plause.1 While the Nation progresses,
business energy revives and prosperity
crowns us in every section, this great
giant Polyphemus, with his eye in the
back Of his head, can SEQ but one sec.
ton of the country and will not recog.
nize the inevitable march OF events.
Hancock foroibly says: "Tho war
for the Union was successfully closed
more than fifteen years ago all classes
Of our people must share alike the
blessings of the Union and are equally
concerned in its perpetuity and in the
proper administration Of public affairs,
We are in a state Of profound peace
as one people we have common inter.
ests." Applause and cheers for Han.
cock. These are the teachings that
best ht tho situation of this great peo.
pie now. What good can come from
the success Of the Republican organi.
zation but a continuation OF hate, of
sectionalism and disunlon2 What can