Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-10-01
GENERAL GRANT MAKES A
POLITICAL SPEECK
At the Great Meeting at Warren.
Ohio.

Senator Conkling delivered speech |
at Warren. Ohio, Tuesday evening to
an immense audience. Gen. Grant
presided, and upon introducing Mr.
said:
Ladies and gentlemen :: I hope We
may be able TO nave quiet and order !
here. II is not important, go far ss
have to say to you is con-
because shall not be able to
make many of you hear, but after me
comes a speaker. whom L know you
will all be glad to hear, and you can DO
so by keeping quiet and orderly. not
being accustomed to speaking publicly,
I have drawn off q few words that L
will cay in advance of the gentleman
who is to follow me.
In view of the known character ana
ability of the speaker who Is to address
YOU to-day, and his long public career
and association with the leading states
men of the country for the past twenty
wears, it would not be becomlrg IN me
to detain you with many remarks OF
my own; but it may be proper Tor me
to account to you, on the hrst occasion
of my PRECEDING at political N 7eting,
for the fai: b that is il M. am IL
publican, as the two great political
parties are now divided, because the
republican party is a na; lonai party,
seeking the greatest good for the great
eat number Of its citiZens. There Is net
q precinct ia this vssi ia ION where
democrat can not cast bis ballot
and have it counted as C st, Ma
matter what the pre- dominance OF the
opposite party. He can proclaim hi
political opinions even II be IS only
one among a thousand, without fear
and without prescription on acc )untUf
his opinions There are fourteen
states and localities in some others
where republicans have not this priv
ilege. This Is one reason why am a
repu blican; but am a republicans for
many others reasons. The republican
party assumes protecli0p 10 life, prop
erty, public credit and the payment of
the debts of TIE government, state,
can control. The democratic party
dose not promise this. II it does, i
has broken its promises 10 the ex enC
of hundreds of millions, as many
northern democrats can testify TO their
sorrow. / am republican as between
the existiDg parties, because it. fosters
the production of the field and farm,
and of the manufactures, aud it en-
courages the general education of the
poor, as we'll as the rich. The demo
cratic party discoursges all these when
in absolute power The republican
party is a party of progress and #
liberty toward its opponents. 1t e.
c0urages the poor to strive 10 better
their CONDITION, the ignorant 10 edu-
oh. n 10 h. n
compete successfully with shtir more
fortunate associates, and III tiHe, it
secures an entire equality before the
of law of every clEZen, no matter
what his race, nationality or previous
condition. II tolerates 30 privileged
class. Every one has the opportunity
to make himself all he is capable Of.
Ladies and gentlemen, do you be-
lieve this can be truthfully said in the
greater port Of fourteen Of the states OF
this union to-day, which the demo-
cratic party control absolutely ? The
republican parry is a party of princi-
Piles, the same principles prevailing
wherever it has footh0ld. The DEM
ocratic party 10 united in but one thing,
and that ia in getting cOntrCl Of The
government in all its branches. II is
for internal improvement at the ex-
pense of the government in one sec
ton and against this in another. 1t
favors the reputation Of solemn ObIi-
cations in one section aud the honest
payment of its debts in another, where
public opinion will not tolerate any
other view. 1t fav0Ts fiat money in
one place and good money III another.
Finally, it favors the pooling Of all
issues" not favored by the republicans
| to the end that it may secure the one
principle upon which the party is q
most harmonious uDit-namely, gain
ing control of the government in sill
its branches. / have been in some
part of every state lately il
rebellion, Within the past year
| I was most hospitality recei we'd
at every place where [ stopp,
| ed. My receptions were not by the
| union class alone, but by all classes,
without distinction. [ had free talk
| with many who were against Us in
| war and who have been against the re-
| publican party ever since. They were
| in all instances reasonable men, iudg-
ed by what they said. [ believed then
and believe now that they sincerely
want breakup in this 'ssolid SOUTH
political condition. They see that it
is to their pecuniary Interest as well a.
to their happiness that there should be
harmony aud confidence between all
sections. They want to break away
from the slavery which binds them 20
party name. They want pretext
that enough of them can unite upon
to make it respectable. Once started
the solid south will 60 as ku>kluxism
did before, and as go admirably told by
| IT.. I, - IL y \
when the break comes, those who
start it will be astonished to fnd how
many of their friends have been in IA.
vor of it for long time and have only
been waiting to see somes one take the
lead. This desirable solution can only
be attained by the defeat of the demo
| cratic nartV as now cOnsti,ute6