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Republican Rally in Faneuil Hall.

| able candidate of the Democratic party; but
! how has the Democratic party deserved the
respect or the confidence of the country
Republican Rally in Faneuil Hall.
SPEECH OF SENATOR HoAR
The Republicans of Boston held an en-
thusastic rally on Wednesday evening in
Faneuil Hall which was crowded to its
utmost capacity. The main speech of the
occasion was by Hon. Geo. F. lioar. the
President of the Chicago Convention. 1t
was fine speech, fair in tone and full of
useful thought lie sail, among other coed
things:
When We got to Chicago, we found four
desires prominently represented in that Con
vention There were men who desired Tor
President a great soldier. There were men
wko desired for President q great orator,
! who could put before the people the ques
| tions upon which their interests depended.
There were men who demanded great
fnancier, who brought order and wealth out
of disaster, hard times and public disturb
ance There were men who wanted great
legislator who had framed great measures
in the halls of legislation, who had watched
carefully their progress and shown qualities
of wisdom and integrity for many years.
Each of these classes presented the name OF
a person for your support. The men who
demanded great soldier presented the name
of the
MOST mLUsTRIOu5 SOLDIER on EAETn.
Long applause and cheers Now, it is
known that | WAS not one of those who
thought it wise to impose again upon Gen.
Grant the great burden and responsibility
of the Presidency. Applause. do justice
to the great and patriotic reasons which
moved his supporters but faintly respect
that temper which, in dealing with the char
acter of public men, and especially great
bcncfactors, flies at once to their faults like
wild beast TO the jungle. | have been
grieved and panied by some things in the
| administration of Gen. Grant, but do not
forget the ilustrious military service that
saved the republic. | do not forget the
magnanimity that would not make triumph
al entry into Richmond. do not forget the
modesty which gives all credit TO Sherman
and Sheridan, and claims nothing for HIM
self. do not forget the love OF mankind,
Of the poor and lowly which said to the
naughty aristocrat in the South, wherever |
can come the coiored people can come lap-
plausel: nOr the courage which turned its
back on Denis kcarney. Applause. Nor
| do forget that greatest of civil service since
the emancipation proclamation of Abra-
| ham Lincoln. the veto Of the initiation bill
which affects the prosperity OF every well
employed workshop. the value OF every
CAPITALISTS dollar and tie days work of
every ,aDorer in Massachusetts to-day.
That initiation bill veto was the Gettysburg
of the fight for honest money, and it was be-
fitting that the hero OF ApponattoX should
be the hero Of that victory There were
men, also. who presented the name OF
great orator. the name Of the man who, on
this and many other platforms in this State
and throughout the Union, had conducted
before the American people TIE great de
bates of liberty, law, order and Republican
doctrine; man who, also, by his prudence
and courage, conducted the neighboring
State of Maine out of disaster Long ap-
| pause There were men who wanted a
great tinancicr, and ii is enough to say they
had inscribed on their banners the name OF
John Sherman. Applause. There were
men-some OF them are here to-night-who
as your representatives, wanted to present to
the American people great Senator, and
were eager for the nomination ot George
+. Edmunls Applause. The, Conven-
ton could not gratify all these classes 10y
taking their man, and SO it proceeded 10
CRAFTY them by nominating man who com
bincd every one of the qualities.
GEN GARFIELD.
We heard of a volunteer soldier who
enlisted when the war broke out, who rails
ed himself by his military skill and courage,
as our President has said, to the highest
rank offered to the volunteer oilicer-tiIat Of
major general; who. when he WAS IN the
front, every general under whom he served
knew that his command was in safety, and
his military operations would he well con-
ducted-and man. also one of the creates,
orators of the country. | think, my friends,
that in the recent years. the two finest
exhibitions of great oratorical power have
ever heard came from the lips OF this man.
One was from the very platform where |
now stand, when after discussion of the
doctrines involved in that campaign, Gen
Garfield turned aside for 4 moment To con-
slider the claim of Macaulay that. WHEN
America became populous and full of cities,
her Republican institutions would turn out IA
failure do not know but there are some
in this audience who remember that admir-
able and beautiful passage. The other man
Hesitation of oratorlCal power was Ill the
Chicago Convention itself There was 4 time
when that vast Convention, and that vast
audience of lj0CO persons, surrendered
themselves TO one of the most uncOntrol-
liable excitemcnts For an hour ami ei ,ht
minutes that mighty human storm ragged
without abatement, and it seemed for time
that everything the Convention came there
to do would be swept away in that hour OF
strife When the storm had subsidcl ii
became the duty of Gen. Garfield 10
take the platform 10 present the name
of the candidate of his State, John Shcr-
man. Gen. Garfield said something He
this That it is Il magnificent sight 10 SIC Il
Il human ocean in a Storm, to hear It's waves
laslIe,l into fury; but the convention must
remember that il is from the calm sc2-ievc
that al heights aud depths are measured.
Applause. We wanted Il
a great legislator, and we found man who
for sixteen years had been the admitted and
acknowledged leader OF the national House
of Representatives, in whose speeches could
be found the first arguments and who had
Introduced the most valuable measures dur
ins all that time in regard to the great qi''s-
tions which had divided the country. We
have to report To YOU as our nominee for the
presidency, the soldier, the orator, the tnan-
cier, the statesman, james \. Garfield
James A. Garfield il the representative OF
the Republican party. lie represents It's
opinions, its history, its chtract r, it, hopes
and its aspirations.
GEN. HANCOCK.
What shall we say of his Compriilor2 |
would say nothing against General Hancock
personally. Applause. IwoGhl say n.'ili-
ing that is not to his credit personally. Eut
General Hancock is mel the Representatives,
lac is the mask Of the Democratic pant y.
Applause and cheers Gcnr..,l llancoek IS
II man who was cduca.rdal military school
lis studies have been those which have
taught him 10 educate or give the military
orders which are essential TO the conduct Oi
Il grcat campaign or battle. Secluded ioT
four wears at West Point from the compan-
ionship of tny youth except thnIc al his
own class, sen: out into the world rs one oi
1 A favored class, Ia hold an Office which hc IS
to hold for life the West Point soldier, how
ever brave or accomplished. learns little
usually of The opinion, temper, OF duty oi
the American citizen, ~ the exhibition "i
the spirit and temper ot students at that III
stituiiou has recently shown us. General
Hancock was great soldier applause but
| would rather trust the brave soldier whO
learned the Lnowlcl@. of the rights ot man,
of the genius of the American people, "i the
feelings of The poor and lpw!y in the C:lrp"n
ter shop and on the towpith Loud
applause such rrru as llan.och
. are the natural products Ut tht
miliiaf, schools of Europe and
/ monar,hial countiirs they are the men VIII,
made the great marsliils al France before
hcrrevululion, and who sided the monarch
les of Prussia, Spain and France in keeping
their people in suhjcclion. Such men n
3 Garfield ARE the products only of the repuh
| lie. Applause 1t is that such men may
exist. grow and Iisc from the bottom To the
top that Republican institutions exist
Applause II a man has such doctrine
> rs universal suffrage to preach in Boston
then ask him under which form ot goEcrn
L mcnt could the rail splitter. Abraham Lin
/, coin. and the caunl hoy James \. Garfield
P lie borne ON the hearts oi the people irpu
the humble cottat' in the Presidential chair
= Applause 1t is impossible that the tonch
= Ing and humcly story "t this widow 5 son
To- living only for his mother and for his owl
improvement, as he proved, rising from Oh