The Portland daily press., 1884-11-24
Republicans in Defeat.
Eloquent Speech of SenPGOr HOar in BOs-
tom last Saturday.

honored and historic county of Norfolk. l
know to you is due very much the excellent
account which the people of that county gave
in the late campaign. (Applause]. l am
afraid, Mr.. President, that am rather an un-
safe person to invite to the dinner table
Qaughter), for l take things seriously, and
have little tendency 10 sermonize, which Is
not always in harmony with banquets like this.
Now, we have not any regrets for the course
we took in the late eampaign( Loud applaUse)
In the next place, there is nothing in major
ity OF a few thousands in four out of twenty
two great Northern States, which is to drive
the Republicans of Massachusetts from their
principles or from their guns. (Applause, and
voice. "Good, good.") Another thing, L
think We would all rather be in the minority
with the men who voted for our candidate,snd
with our candidate, than in the majority with
the men " bo voted against him, or the candi-
date they voted for. (Cheers)
The principles and purposes which make us
Republicans, were not formed yesterday, and
they are not to be abandoned tomorrow. ZAP
plause) The thirty-six eventful years since
joined issue with the white Democrats of the
slave-holdiDg oligsrchy at the South are gar
nered up and safe. Though men may babble,
great deeds cannot die. They say no man is a
hero to his own valet. That is not because
heroism will not bear inspection in private life,
but because the valet only looks for the mud
on the clothes, and not for heroic qualities in
the man. daughter and applause.)
1t is equally true that the history
of no commonwealth is heroic in
the eyes Of its mugwumps. (Renewed
laughter. But to you and to me the history of
the commonwealth of Massachusetts from its
foundation, is as sacred pledge to persever-
ance in the principles of the Republican party.
(Cheers) We have now battle between fun
damental principles differing as widely as any
two forms in civilization. They have differed
since 1901, when the South turned John Ad-
ANS from power. One of these principles must
perish, or the republic itself cannot endure.
The one is the doctrine Of an aristocraoy COM
posed OF few white Democrats OF the old
slaveholding class at the South, who have, by
such methods as you arc familiar with, OYER
CONS the opposition of the majority III that.
section. They undertook to gain national
power by an alliance With the Democrats OF
the North, to whom they offer the offices and
political power. (Applause) On the other
hand, is the principle of universal suffrage,
which holds that every soul made by the Crea-
tor is equal in its title to its share In governing
the nation. (Cheers) That is the doctrine
which founded New England; it is the faith
which built the institutions of the great free
North, and which fought for the abolishing
of slavery; which paid the debt, aud which,
today, with the exception Of three or four
states, is majority in the North. (Cheers.)
These are the two opposing forces. This doc
trine OF universal suffrage has its imperfec-
tions. A government which reflects fairly the
opinions, character and wishes of majority of
5O,O00,000 people will exhibit in due propor-
tion the weaknesses which arc to be found in
human nature; but it will compare with every
other form of government on the face of the
earth. cloud applause) Now, it is to that
contest that we summon the youth the iutelli.
gence, the education the business capacity
and every resource OF the people of Msssachu-
setts and the free North, aud it is that contest
we are all enlisted for as for war. (Cheers)
g nj efr rif for bo SO
more deeply interested in it than you and /,
il that were possible. We purpose, and we
have endesvored, to go to the extent mot only of
our constitutional power in legislation, but of
our private resources in building up the insti-
tutions of education, of freedom, of manufac-
ture, OF commerce and trade. The men who
hold this faith are friends OF the Soatb, and
not men who would pat her on the back and
encourage her in crime and wrong doing aud
barbarisna, and who undertake to keep her in
the path of a worn out and decaying cause.
(Applausel The people OF the Northern States
and New England alone, the uneG who agree
in politics with you and with me, have con-
tribated more for the education and charity
and other institutions in the South than all
the white Democrats south of Mason and Dig
on's line. (Great applause,) The American
Missionary Society, in which there is scarcely
Democrat Qaughter) contributes more in q
year to build up and benefit the people in the
Southern states than all the Democrats in the
country. IL is idle-it is worss-it is scandal
ous to say we are any of us undertaking a sec
tional strife, or that We are actnated BY hostil-
ity to the people of the South. (Cheers,)
saw in the papers just before I was taken i'll
that two very worthy gentlemen, Col. Goldman
and DR.. Clarke Qaughter.) said in public
speech that they could not explain my support
OF Mr.. Blaine; that they thought l had
changed my opinion of him. The opinion L
expressed of him is one have constantly ex-
pressed in public. (Applause) Two years
ago, in the Senate, in presenting measure to
change the succession of Presidents in case of
o vacancy arising, / then took occasion to re-
view the character of the whole of the men
who had filled the Office, from Washington
down, and to point out who would fill it fairly,
if there was such an occurrence. l had occs-
sion then to speak OF Mr.. Blaine, when no one
expe cted he would be nominated for the Prasi-
dency at this time. spoke of him then in
terms OF eulogy and honor, which nothing in
this campaign has equalled. (Applause.)
Now, hope you will not think me egoiisti-
cal If speak work or two about myself. 1t
is of very little importance what these gentle-
mon say, but it is of some importance whether
the person honored in office by the Republicans
OF Massachusetts is good enough to WELD the
power which they confer upon him. / affirm
that, il anything have done during my hum
bic term ot public service shall be remembered
10 years after am gone, it will be the
measures which we're for the benefit of the
South. (Applausa) / have tried to do my
legislation, as 1 believe every other Massachp-
sets Republican has done; but the things
have given the hardest work TO are such as
were for the benefit of that section. (Cheers.)
The speaker alluded to several of the measures
In which he had been interested, among
which we're the distribution of the proceeds of
the public lands to the public schools, aud a
measure to rebuild the old college of William
and Mary in Virginia, the Harvard or Yale Of
the South. Continuing, Senat or Hoar said: l
ks.a all. L. 10
measure not without interest to he intelligent
gentlemen around me. Before the adoption of
the constitution of the United States, the peo-
pie of the new Southern settlements charged
that it was the purpose of the New England
people to give away their rights at the mouth
of the Mississippi, so as to drive the trade to
New England. Washington told the people it
was an unfounded charge, bat at 0 later day
the charge was made against John Qaincy
Adams. A few years ago the mouth of the
Mississippi was obstructed by q bar of sand, so
that vessels drawing 10 or IL feet could only 60
over at certain times. Capt. Eads, who had
solved the problem of the great bridge across
the river at st. Louis, conceived q scheme for
making channel to the sea. This came be-
fore committee was on, but the majority
said the scheme was impracticable. We gave
him hearing, and at the next meeting he was
told the board had decided against him. He
left the room almost heart-broken, and fol-
lowed him out and told him l thought his plan
was possible; Dub we could not spend S20,0OO :
600 in my opinion, in face of the great engi-
neering authorities; but l advised him to draw
up bill authorizing payment for results as
achieved. This was done, and now vessels
with 80 feet draught can go out to sea- cloud
cheers.) When such charges are made l
think you have right to know that the pros
perity of the South is in some measure due to
the action and the vote of the Massachusetts
| representatives (Applanse.) am willire;to
submit these charges of Col. Goldman and DR..
| Clarke as to my motives and political conduct
to any southern senator they may select. (Re-
| newed applause.)
My friends, our southern policy is very sim
| pie. We propose to resist murder and fraud
| the trampling OF votes in the dust and the
overthrow of the ballot, just as we should il
| these things were done in Massachusetts Our
| citizenship and our love of country know no
| state lines We desire to give our brethren
| there the things to which we owe our own pros
| perity and honor. Ii education has been bad
| for us, then we are wrong to take it there; and
| 90 with everything else that has been good &c
as, and the mngwumps of Massachusetts are
| right. loud laughter and applause Fellow.
| citizens, trust that Won, the representatives
| of the old county of Norfolk. the county OF
Fisher, Ames and John Quincy Adams, do not
| propose to abandon this conflict by reason of a
| single rebuff. cloud and continued applause, ]
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