Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-10-01
GREAT IsEre BLICiN MEETING. ~
SOO1Ei: INSEITsTE. NEW YORK;.


SPEECH RY sECEETAEY ENAEts.
NV lcEK, Sept 29-The great hall al
Cooper Institute was filed this evening.
Thurluw Weed sat on the platform, also
Collector Merritt, Cyrus w. Field. Post
master James and Marshal Jewell. Sccrc-
tary Evarts's appearance elected hearty ap-
plaasc Hugh McCulloch, chairman, said ::
am free to admit that should not have
been among the mourners had 1lldcn he en-
made President four years ago. had known
him as an able lawyer. shrcwd business
man and acute inancier, and it seemed to
me he was the man to lead his party back to
the proud position it held before the war.
That Il change then would have been bcneii-
cial believed but that a change now
would result in evil TO the country am
equally persuaded. President Hayes was no
choice of mine, but his administration rivals
the best, not excepting the first. Cheers
have known Gen. Hancock since Gettys-
burg. / thank him for his noble support of
Lincoln, but can't express my gratitude by
supporting him now, for he typiies the de-
mocracy.
The chairman then introduced Secretary
EvariS, who advanced TO the stand where
he waited for the applause 10 subsidc. Secre-
tary Evarts then said
The kind reception you Lave accorded in
advance to whatever may contribute 10 the
judgment of the American people inclines
me almost to think am wrong in the opin-
ion ! had nearly come TO espousc, that the
press with its mighty voice was about the
most powerful of orators. But if one speaks
in a whisper for his country and out OF love
for it in terms Of patriotism 4 liberly-lovlng
people will catch up the sound and carry it
10 Il final decision. The question of
moment nowi il, Which of the two parties
may be trusted with the welfare and conduct
of the country by the people, who love lis
honor: TwcntT-fou years ago the people
placed the country in the hands of the Penn
sylvania democrat Buchanan, and gave him
the management of its affairs. To-day it is
proposed to ri4cethc country again in the
hands Sc tins iSi2rt led Ivy another Pcnnsyl-
vania demoN } Twenty years ago
the people u&Is,ed the country TO a
republican, born Of patriotism and de-
voted to liberty. Twenty years ago they
thus intrlIsted TO an Illinois republican,
Abraham Lincoln, [cheers and substantially
the peoplc the country are to answer to their
Cpilstlt!iCt Nl'lHti INT icpeHt tihih- tht
power from Buchanan and giving it to PrcSi-
dent Lincoln Loud applause. Private
fault finders in these twenty years have aired
private grievances. but as the great God-icar-
ing people of these states read it, if the
Pennsylvania democrats are restored to pow
er, it is verdict that the people are tired
of patriotism and weary of liberty.
In these twenty years this democratic party
has five times asked for power and the pco-
pie have as many times answered, No,
never, Prolonged applause. They tried
1t in war when the country was in the throes
of desperation, and when every coward was
democrat and every poltroon was enlisted
in the army of non-tightins traitors. The
people SAID 1T is sad that our boys must
20 and our brave fellows die and the last dol
lar be called for, may be !; but we know what
made our population and our wealth, and
will maintain the union and liberty though
the last man fall in his lot, and the last dol
lar be spent in the fight" They asked again
after the war, and when their resistance
against the loyal government had given way
TO talk about reconstruction. But the PEG
pie said, No; the party who carried the
country through the war when You said 1t
was failure, shall take care of it now; and
that You may know we mean it,
We VIII PAT over you Inc captain
who received your surrender. After four
years more, the democrats said, We want n
change. But we said, No; YOU wanted a
change in 1860, and YOU enforced your agu-
mcnt with the aid of powder ard shot and
shell. No, we want no change; and now
they tall, of the long season of peace ard
plenty as though it were a reason for change.
Why, do they think We are n pack of red
skins that the season of peace has be
come irksome. We said, we will elect
a volunteer soldier, and We did.
Then they said, these are a pcrversc people.
We've offered them change four times, but
they wont have it. They must be 4 people
of independent ideas they must he a 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 departure