Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1880-10-02

GENERAL GRANT.
BE Gives tsae Reasons why He is IA Re.
publican.

yFe Gives rhe Reasons why Ie is "a Re.
| publican.
General Grant presided at an immense
Republican meeting at Warren, Ohio,
last Tuesday, and in his usual terse and
fOrcible manner gave his reasons for
supporting Garfield and Arthur, as fol-
lows: -f
Ladies and Gentlemen-In view of the
known character and ability of the
speaker who is to address you to-day, and
his public career and association with
the leading StatSmen of the country for
the past twenty years, it would not be
becoming in me to detain you with many
remarks of my own. But it may be prop
per for me to account to you On the first
occasion of my presiding at a political
meeting for the faith that is i'm me. /
am Republican as the two great poll
tlcal parties are now divided. because
the Republican party is national par
ty, seeking the greatest good
OF the greatest number of its
citizens. There is not precinct in
this vast nation where Democrat can
not cast his ballot and have it counted as
cast. No matter what the predOminance
OF the opposite party, he can proclaim
his political opinions, even if he is only
one among thousand, without fear and
without prescription on account of his
opinions. There are fourteen states, and
and localities i'm some others, where Re-
publicans have not this privilege. This
is one reason why am a Republican.
But l am Republican for many other
reasons. The Republican party assures
protection to life, property, public credit
and the payment of the debts of the gov
ernment, state, county or municipality,
so far as it can control. The Democrat
lc party does not promise this. If it does
it has broken its promises to the extent
of hundreds of millions, as many north
ern Democrats can testify to their sOr-
row. am Republican as between eX-
isting parties, because it fosters pro-
ductiOns of the field and farm and of
manufacturers, and it encourages the
general education Of the poor as well as
the rich. The Democratic party discOur
ages all these when i'm absolute power.
The Republican party is party of pro-
greSs and of liberality towards its OppO-
nents. 1t encourages the poor to strive
to better their condition, the ignorant to
educate their children, to enable them
to compete successfully with their for
tunate associates, and in fine, it secures
an entire equality before the law of
every citizen, no matter what his race,
nationality or previous condition. 1t
tOlerates no privileged classes. Every
one has the opportunity to make him
s9lf all he is capable Of.
Ladies and gentlemen, do you believe
this can be .truthfully said in the greater
part of fourteen of the states of this
union to-day, where the Democratic par
ty control absolutely? The Republican
party is party of principles, the same
same principles prevailing wherever it
has foot hold. The Democratic party is
united i'm but one thing,and that is i'm get
ting control of the government i'm all
its branches. 1t is for internal improve
ment at the expense of the government
in one section, and against this in
another section. 1t favOrs reputation
of solemn obligations i'm one section.
and honest payment of its debts in
another, where public opinion will not
tolerate any other view. 1t favOrs fiat
money in one place, and good money in
another. Finally it favOrS the pool
ing Of all issues" not favored by the Re-
publicanS to the end that it may secure
the one principle upon which the party
is a most harmonious unit, namely,
gaining control of the government in
all its branches. l have been in some
part of every state lately in rebellion
within the last year. | was most hos
pitably received at every place where |
stopped. My receptions were not by the
Union class, alone, but by all classes
without distinction. 1 had free talk
with many who were against us in the
war, and who have been against the Re-
publican party ever since. They were,
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 it is to their
pecuniary interest as well as to their
happiness that there should be harmony
and confidence between all sections.
They want to break away from the
slavery which binds them to party
name. They want preteXt that enough
OF them can unite upon to make it re-
spectacle. Once started, the "sOlid
lSOuth'' will go as KukluXism did before,
is SO admirably told by Judge
TOuIgee in his "FOOPs Errand." When
the break comes those who start it will
be astOnished to find how many of their
friends have been in favor of it for a
long time, and have only been waiting
to see some one take the lead. This de-
sirable solution can only be attained by
the defeat and continued defeat of the
Democratic party as now constituted
Immense applause.
Il General Grant was followed by Sena-
tors COnkling and Logan and Simon
Cameron. Mr.. Morton, of New York,
and General Beaver. The entire party
afterwards took special train for Men
tor to pay brief visit to General Gar
field, and then proceeded to Cleveland.
What is thought of Him where he is
u known.