Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-09-29
THE EVENING STAR
W EDNESDAG.. September DO. Is~o.



prominent Republican. I'm ohio.
sfkkCHfs OF GEN. GRANT ASpsENAroR CoxKIrse
Gen. Grant and Gen. Logan arriya, a, sNia,'
land nom Chicago early yesterday nornins, ~,
their way 10 the republican mass rneafipeS,, v. ",
warren, ONO. They were met at the depot Sy
ex-senator Simon Cameron. who arrived Nons'
day from Mentor. where he had been I'm coDsnI-
tatton with Cen. GARFIELD. Congressman Tlnp-.
send and committees from Cleveland escorted
the distinguished party 20 the hotel whcr, ali
bneaRiasted, after which they took a special
train for Warren.
GEN. GRANTS LONGEST SPEECH.
On arriving az Warren Gen. Grant ana party
were escorted by procession 10 the wigwam,
which was speedily filled, and two very large
meetings were organized outside. Gen. Grant
was introduced as president or the main meet
ing. lie said: Ladies' and Gentlemen: hope
we may be able 10 have quiet and order here.
II is mol important so far as anything that
VIII nave 10 say 10 you IS concerned. because
shaI not oe able 10 make many OF you hear,
out me next speaker is one who | know YOU
VIII be glad 10 hear, ana Won can do 50 nv
tetplpg quiet aud orderly. Not being accus-
tened 10 speaking publicly. | have drawn or
Jew words that VIII say in advance OF the
geEueman Who is 10 follow mo TaIIov =
Iol OF iIshuscrlpt from his pocket, the Cea-ral
reec: "ln View or the known charartsr ood
ability OF the speaker who l. to ad frtSS yul 10.
day, and his long public career and asso,flfta,
win the leading statesmen OF this country Tor
re past twenty years, IL would not Oe oecomins-
IN me 10 ceta!n YOU with many rem irks OF ny
OWL. But II might be proper Tor me 10 ae'o ~,
u you Oh lnP lltSl occasion or praSi.iinr 4
pcEiicSl IN, iIgS Tor the Iaifa thar is In M 4
am republican, as the two great poiitlrli
parties ATE Low divided, berallS. the raauhi,an
party Is rational party seeking the greatest
good fer The greatest number of citizens There
Is lot precinct in this vast nation where "a
otnotrat cannot cast his ballot aud have IL
counted as cast; no matter what the pnomi-
nence or The opposite parry, he can proclaim
his political opinions. even II he is only one
among Thousand, without fear aud without
prescription On account OF his opinions. There
are fourteen states. and localities I'm Other
states. where republicans have not THIS prlyi-
exc. Ills Is enc reason Why am a republican,
But atn a republican for many other reasons
Inc republican party assures protect ion 10 life
and properly, the public credit and the nav
meBt III the debts or the government. state.
county or municipality 50 faT as 4 can control.
The de mOcraiic party does not promise this. n
III Gees IL has broken Its promises 10 the extent
or hundreds OF millions as many northern DEM
ocratS can testify 10 their sorrow. | am 4 re-
publican as between existing parties because
IL fosters The production OF the field aad farm
ana OF MANUFACTURES, and 1t eacO Irage5 gem
eral education OF the poor as well as fae Tich
Ihc ctmocraiic party diScolrages ali these
Nueh 10 aosolute power. The republican party
Is party or progress and OF liberaliCy towards
lis opponents. u encourages the poor 10 strive
10 better their condition. the Ignorant 10 edu-
cate their children TO enable them 10 compete
successfully with their more fortunate a,so-
clateS, and. In fine, IL secures an ehtIre equality
before The law OF every citizen, no matter
what his race, nationality or previous cGnd;-
tiCD. IL tolerates no privileged class Every
enc has tie opportunity 10 make himself All he
IS capanle or. ladies' aid gentlemen. do yoI
believe This can DE tru,hfully said In the great
ar part OF fourteen OF The states or this -nion
TO day. which the democratic party control ab.
solutelA? The republican party is a party OF
principleS-the same principles prevailing wher-
ever Il has fcothOld. The democratic party Is
United on but one thing. and that Is In getting
control or tie government IN all its branches.
III Is Tor internal improvement at the expense
OF TIE government ia one section and against
this IN another. It fayor5 reputation OF SOL
emn obligations ia one section ana honest pay
Hent OF Its debts iD another (whara plbitc
opinion VIII lot tolerate any other
view.) 1t favors nat money In one place
aLd good money Ia another. Finally,
IL faYorS the pooling OF AL Issues not
favored by the republicans. to the end that It
may secure the one principle upon which the
party is most harmonious unit, namely, gain
lDg control OF the government In ali It's
branches. L have. been In some part or every
state lately In the rebellion within the last
year. was most Hospitality received at every
place where stopped. My receptions were not
hy the union class alone but by al classes
without distinction. had free talk with many
VINO We're against us In the war, and who have
been against the republican party ever since
They were in all instances reasonable men
Judged by what they said. ] believe then and
believe now. that they sincerely want a break
up In this solid south political condition. They
See that Ii Is 10 their pncunlary interests
as wen as to their happiness that there
should be harmony and confidence bet geen an
sections They want TO break away from the
slavery which binds them To a party NAME
They want preteXt that enough OF them can
unite uron 10 make IL respectful once started
the solid south Will SO as ku kllSism did before
and as so admirably told By Judge Tourgee I'm
his Fools ETrand." When the break comes
these Who start it will be astonlSled TO ned
how many OF their friends have been Ia favor OF
IL Tor long time. and have only been waiting
TO see some one take the lead. This desirable
solution can only be attained by the de:elt aat
continued defeat OF the democratic party as
how constituted"
SpN.TOR cnNrr rN-C-s .rnPr9c
Gen. Grant was fOl!o%6d by Seldtor C0nlllag.
VLo said this was indeed a grand meeting. Is
presiding offictr was the most ilustr!Ous citizen
CT The Republic, and the gathering was held in
state Which was 10 give the country the next
lrt s,Gent. Ohio. although he child OF Virginia,
had Lot fallen into the fallacIous ideas OF that
state regarding labor. Ia Obi0 the people be-
lfeve In The fatherhoCd OF God and the brother
hood OF man. The state respected the dignity
or labor, aid believed honesty of LABOR TO be the
pas sport or all greatness The effete character
or Virginia, which had upheld contrary sys-
TEN Without labor, was portrayed aud the
causes given that led 10 the rebellion and the
drowning OF slavery In its own blood Virginia
aided In the efforts 10 destroy the government,
While Ohio sent 100000 soldiers 10 save the coun-
Try ana help crush the rebellion. The Buckeye
State has prospered until It was to-day one of
the most glorious In the Union. Why in the
midst or such prosperity is a change wantei?'
Was not the National debt melting away?
taxes disappearing? the currency solvent and
honest? Why should the South want a
change Ii IL was growing as predicted In the
ttheuS ittutDS' Laughter ana appiauSe.l
Special reference was made te South Carolina
and statistics were given 10 ShOg that there
lad been an almost general decrease In pro-
ducts for the past twenty years and no emigra-
tlCn. hence, there could be no sucn increase In
population az was alleged. Politics had b5en
TOO largely king In South Carolina he said. to
use the words or Clement L. Valiandigham.
Mr. CoDkirg said be expected TO be accused
OF TeVlving the issues OF the war. but wished it
understood that he was Ia 10 sense rel0iced
at The distressed condition OF the south. He
would be Very reprehensible # he did. The
Senator spoke in emphatic terms of the mag
nanilnity OF The people or tue north in their
treatment or The south at the close OF the
War, ard inquired what c9u.d have been
more generous than the manner 10 which
Grant behaved towards Lee at AppomattoX.
Other nations had treated their Conquered
foes differently, and SD had the United states
when IL conquered Mexico.
A VISIT TO GEN. GARFIELD.
speeches were also made 10y Gen. Logan and
otEFlS after which Gen. Grant. Senators COnk-
ling, Logan, ana MesSrs. Simon Cameron, Nor
ton OK New York, and Gen. Beaver took a special
train for Mentor 10 pay brief visit 10 Gen. Car
Held OF an informal ana social character.
DIED.
Col ENAN. On September 81, lssO. 81 g O'clock
pIn., Mrs. ELLfa COLEMAN, beloved wife of 1hos.
Co.emsn, in the forty third year Of her axe.
a 1a resi- i'm