New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-19
THE TWO PARTIES CONTRAsTED.
SPEECH BY GENERAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
PROSPECTS IN PENNsYLvANIA-AN ENTHUsIAs

THE TWO PARTIES CONTRAsTED.
SPEECH BY GENERAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
PROSPECTS IN PENNsYLvANIA-AN ENTHUsIAs-
TIC MEETING.
MAUCH CHUNK, Penn, July 1.-THE pros
poets for Republican success In Carbon County we're
never better. While there no dissensions In the
party there VIII be large accessOns from the Green
back and Democratic parties, and t IS confidently be-
eved that the Republican vote viii be the heaviest ever
poed Everywhere the Republicans organizing for
a vigorous and enthusiastic campaign. The nomination
OF General Hancock has made no inroads upon the SOL
der vote In the Republican party.
An enthusiastic meeting was held this evening. and
First Ward Gatf'ld and Arthur Campaign Club was
organized with 256 members General Charles Albright
elected President Of the Club. and made telling
speech. with the following salient points:
Can there be a stronger to-day TO induce
Republicans vote for G-uefal Hancnok than there
In 1868 10 vote for Seymour. or IN 1876 Tor 1ldeh
l. IL about principles and the best mode
of administering the Governnent as has been ever
since the organization OF the keluohcan party
Go back with me to te Democratic Convention winch
nominated General Mcclellan, held in Chicago IN AT
gust 1864 aud read ITS second Ion on prnclplts
deelarug the II failure, and whether you suo
scribe TO tha Then read the next resolution, when
upholds the pernicous doctrine OF stare rights h y
whether chat Is sentiment commencing ltSch To your
patriotic considerations.
In 1853 Democratic party olemuly asserted In an
other resolution: Under It's lhe Republican party
repeated assaults the pillars OF The Government are ree
ing on their base, and shou IL succeed IN 4,oNc"o
next and inaugur te Its President we VIII meet ash
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erty aud shattered gments Of the Constitution
General Grant elected and inaueurated President,
history Of the country end none OF the dlrelu eVs PR
diced visited upon tie people. the plas OF lne
| GOvernmCn remained firm. and the ecattcItI nag
ments of the Constitution r,mained invisible, No
wonder that alter this the Democratic party lost Iaith
In 1872 the Democratic party had practically 9d-
miitcd vision OF Republican leadership and lcgsa-
ton but dumb the subject of protection 10 Amer,
icin indusry-iemtted the subject To Congressional
DietrlrIs Was there ever such nonsense before!
In he
Dmocruc g marty in s76 at is National Convention at
ST. Louis said We denounce The resumption clause OF
the Act 1879 and uere demand It's repeal" III
also denounced the tariff then existing ana SAID We
demand that all Custom House taxation shall De only
for revenue"
Hinder the laws passed by Republicans specie pay
ments resumed in 1873, ana the paper ana god
dollar of tie Government became Of equal yalue
During the period that he Democratic party mas tai
control of Congress single measure OF relief for the
business and working OF the country mas been cry
talized into a law.
The Republican party put down a great and wicked
rebellion, freed The black man, paid on over F9oo
600 900 OF the Indebtedness clu9ed by the ro-slWery
war reconstructed the rebel states ana RENTED TO the
people Of the rebel states beofe they were pre-
Tor il or deserved IT, the full and complete autonomy OF
| sovereign and equal States, provided system oI
finance that mas not its equal in the civzed world re-
euned payments year more before IL PROM
sed To do sO maintained the credit Of thc haiOn at
home aud abroad made large appr3praLcnhs iIr ,e
improvement OF rivers and narOOrs ana puo,c olulnss
repealed the tax laws on all domestic prOduc except
made the country happy aud prosperous
labor upon land and sea and the products OF the soop
two great parties The Republican mas been the party
OF prpgress the Democratic the party OF oDstrctiOn
The Democratic party opposed tc the war; ahd yet
nominated officer against the great Lincoln,
hOpng ch the soldiers vote resisted tie DRAFT ana
declared the gre4nback and tnat the Govern
meut bonds never wonld be redeemed ., 49,,
After over, and as II 10 reoukc Genefai
Grant for his distinguished services the battlefield
IN te rebellion, the Democratic party nom
mated HoratiO Seymour the New-IOrk Governor VINO
onposed the graft during the war. Ihe DemOcrotic
Marty aways In favor OF slavery in 1872 when there
| were no more slaves TO free. nominated Horace
Or eley lifelong abotiOnist and tie lfc-enen} OF
The Democratic party their canf iate TOT IreSl1hI
In 1876 believing that the rrcl was more pot nj tnan
tne ballot the Democratic party nominated Samuel D.
ldeu and when detected IN the grosaes Ifaus o tne
| century set up the cry OF stop thiet.'
1851 when the war IL over ana IT'S issues manly
settled and cOuntry enjoying peace, fepose ahh
prosperity hrOugl cffOrs OF the Republican Iary;
the Democratic party nOmuates Geneia Iiincoch anh
Games 10 the battle aud waves the bloody SHIRT
rnutIcalv aud cries itself hUaisc bv dcmandu9 That
the people North snail vote Tor Hancock because ne was
Union sGldie, aud helped 10 drive tue rebels from
Pennsylvania soil In the south tile people are a-Eed 10
vote Tor him bscauac he hcipel Presidtnt Johnson III
967 10 ana anHu reconstruction IN Louisiana
and Texas and set aside the orders Of General PM
Sheridan upon that subject. II Hancock had Simply
been brave and gallant soldier, Without tbe WORK hc
did for the rebels when he command OF The fHh
Military District Of Louisiana ana Texas IN 1907 III %
featug reconstruction he never would nave hceD the
Democratic candidate for President He would not have
been the crice OF Wade Hampton and rebels OF that KIND
General Hancock knows aud every lnteiilgtnt man
Knows that MS services upOn the neld oi battle
nd him 10 Southern support, ana give assu
auccs that he ID backed by Solid South. Hancock is
the candidate OF the mass Of men who were dsi"Ja
during the war. General Garfield IL the cancidae OF
the party which saved the Nation Can men hesitate AZ
TO the choice