, 1880-07-25

| party: was never moro firmly united, and thi
! tall would give an overwhelming Republican
majority, and forever bury Solid South.
GOV, CULLOM.
--.. AN, ILLINOIS sPALwART. .--'> .
The Chairman introduced the Hon. Shelby NJ
CulIom, our presont and next Governor" who
spoke as;foliows: *e;'''11''! \ -
Ms Psss1DaSr Anp FeLnow- CITIZENS: I ro-
alize with You that it's growing late In theeven.
Ing; and shalI therefore, my friends, not tun-
dertake to make long speech to- you Tonight
! have got one Ia me (laughter1, but do not
propose to give it to you to- night. shRll only
make few remarks, my friends. and seek some
other opportunity TO address the people OF Chi
cago, II occasion should require, during this
campaign. But do not believe 1t is going to re-
quire 1t at ALL -[Laughter.l Why, look over the
audience thut bus been here tonight; it would
seenl as though Chicago had become soldy: Rp-
publican, andin talking to MY friends here on the
stand they say, "Cullo1n. you may setd down 7,0D
fsrtn eaa We thiak we St ~ syss y9u 1o co.
that Vas as hald in This cityss short time ago b.
M fsnas ,s%a sG%s
OF .hs speech, why shall we elect VIM
s 1ss unsa statss Hsaeek wvP President TSssa ,, Sf
amy amy! wsy % Ee Sft @ny yHn Tser sTs
none: Whit would that mean? II would neun ;,!
@ over eus n[o Inc tG oa ans
when it had possessiorof heeountfy, that It
was unworthy @ OF keeplng tne possession , 1t lt:
M II my frcnds When
were % Possession ~ oItnls country unoGr tne
tc q on es b bscnana he LAST Demo-
ssss % s4s T. SR5r!ss ssex ss;
were borrowing moncy when the country ifd
not awe anything and issued thoir bonds bear
Ing per cent and s9ld them vt discount Of T.
co rne sx OF
:ssrl .ei you IT. is SO; io d5 tinancial point or
further. Why should This. % country, y place
itself in ths hands, af the De&ocratio
aEk again tel s has ady IT ever
as citizens, nor as Republicans and Democrats,
your hand On one single great thing thnt the
Democratic; purity has ever done for this cOun--
try .aud: this: people7 Voices. " No." mol
Hcnu purity sufl, I'VE viii saye the country by
wal" portion of the Democratic party il the
North and I'll OF Il n the South said, I'VE won't
said, "wa will strike the shackics on Of
tie colo5ed men Sf t4ts country and make them
thew would not do il: and when We said .eWe viii
rive them their civil rioi1rs,' what did the Detno
we said: M 1--WE We, Vii iii Sive ti,em M @ boilot what
did the Democrats SAW, They said: :: Wa WON'T
DO it." And 81, my friends, they have said NO"
country. and that has lifted This neonio into n
higher plane than it ever occupied before.
Wien We ;got through tie War we had to settle
0p' 49, ,is ! = 10 J., -, n,,n
~ inlS 4lsIAn DEBT
1fend y op aponf s;de
understand TINT the Secretary OF the Treasury
Of n ne J., southern @ .Confederaey was asked how
:. deps know exactly: forget whether it IS
T. y Or $6@;vnosopG?D ~ o :t II don
iid nut pay it. snyway: IT, TLlaghter] W1b1ns When We
SAID, I'VE propose 70 pay every dollar of this
aeoh q portion or ). our, :: Denocsltlc |
friends tie .l5, said. No, we will. Tepudate It.
9: VIII senemes OF. repudiadon .of one |
gft " ta R ,a aug 20 ~ naa 70 Struggle
Straight forward, and thew brou1ht The The co1nfry
right IN to the scratch. and We have mid oif.
slice tie War closed, one third or nine 6mndrei
Ne sMid. I'VE viii not only nav tjs lI 9chr Me hut b
xs VIII bring |; up: E the curreney of lie county
make the :gfeenbucks good and va viii l.
make tie: National banks SD good, Ia and We viii viii
nave currency; which, while it is u variety in
i St. Louis, sud. Wien that % law was as passed
hat YOUR gallant Old General. Grunt Apnrnrei |
yhen he was President. md rhrv heTnn ,he
.nraar of usl,mntion, tvhnt did 1hs DemncraIs
nyY They said Van can't res,,nc, 4Ii nre1:
be country they said it-suid IL in their nlat-
orms. snid IT, IN tl1eir Teeisistures sai1 r. nn
he stump: - But We : said We . could:
O the QUESTION Until lie LIST of sIann,rv. Is7I
a,ne, and We resumed, and the country Scarce,
= knew when it ocit1rred An7 fust~ss snnn ns
ye did it-ilst as we had told the co,1ntrv from
ne end OF Il to the othereood. tines heo,n.-
nd TODAY cverybody is at: work thar wanrs r.
ntI Is yettiug lust uboiir whnr warcs he nienses'
hut il what the BcpubIicau Dnrtv has hccn |
oinrs and tha 6emGcrntio nartt- hss hae,1 cna
,osii1r uss 1t every ;sfnn thar wa .fovo ta1an
imosts from tho heoiuninr 10 rha and An-
ln,ise.l - '"o 0"@~ tap
Nnw" what e,se7 r fe,1 xou INV friends 1heo,5
I satd about tfe time thev ~ nnr,in..fed Ean
Iancock. when thew lhou1h1 # w.s n smnrr
bin9. YOU know. to no1Tinate = soidfer nnce
hev said. Wa are go;no r. n,,t ria ''AoA 'nce'
- -, :, :, : - - -, 49, .. . - =.
: - hff fon1HCASs w TIE DEsESsiVE
Ve are gofng to be the attacking party" 1teN
oc, my 1riends, the party that Is in the right /
ever gets on the defensive. and the Republican
arty isn't there to-day, and 1t isn't u going to |
e. lLnughrer and cheers.l I'VE propose to. at
aok this same. old party that We have been at
aok tor twenty years and we propose to: con-
uivocally to the. great party of progress 4
2at bus been CARRYING this country forward and