The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-10-16
MACVEAGH ON THESTUMP
HE DELIVERS HIS OPENING SPEECH
AT PHILADELPHIA.


Opens by Telling OF the Theft of
Louisiana In the Tilden- Hayes Cam
paign-ais Views on the Tariff.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 15.-One OF the
largest political meetings OF the campaign
was held in the Academy of Music tonight
under the auspices Of the Young Mems
Democratic Association of this oity. who in
vited Wayne MacVeagh, formerly Attorney
General under President Garfield's admins
tration, to address the public in reply to
Senator Shermsn's recent speech, and TO ex-
plain his reasons for abandoning the Re-
publican party. Mr.. MacVeagh's recent let
ter announcing that he would vote for Grover
Cleveland created O sensation that had
not been forgotten, and in consequence the
great auditorium was insufficient to accom-
modate the thousands Of ticket holders who
applied for admission tonight; 80 that
many were turned away. The audience
was decidedly democratic in its sympathies
and received the speaker with great enthu-
siasm. The orator of the evening WAS in
troduced by Samuel Gustine THOMPSON a
well~known lawyer and president of the
Young Mems Democratic Association, who,
in brief bat pointed address, attacked the
republican system Of protection. Mr.. Mac
Veagh did likewise at greater length.
EXTRACTS FROM THE SPEECH.
Following are extracts from Mr.. Mac
Neagh's speech:
A sense of humor which have never sought
20 repress gives me very keen enjoyment of the
suggestions which have been made that never
was very good republican" or if was years
ago, had long ago ceased to be so. 1t is true
that was opposed to the attempt to impe6ch
President Johnson, but with that exception |
do not believe there was any more stalwart
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1t was also true that at the close
OF the campaign of 1876, found
myself compelled to believe that Tilden was en-
titled TO the electoral vote OF Louisiana and it
was only after the decision of the electoral
commission and the constitutional declaration
by both houses of congress that Mr.. Hayes had
been elected President of the United States that
L reeonctled myself to his assumption Of that
great office. 1t is also true that declined. IN
November, 1876, to go to Louisiana to be pres
ent at the action Of the returning board
electoral vote; for | said then, | believe
STILL that in Yisw Of the vast advantages the
Republican party had enjoyed in the election
which had just taken place, it was our duty to
accept the result as declared by the ballot
boxes. l stated then that our side there
we're President Grant deeply Interested ia the
result, Secretary Chandler Of Michigan for the
first time, aud, hope for the last time
10 the cabinet; Secretary Cameron with Gen.
sheridan in command of the troops within
the state, and Secretary Robeson with
his gunboats within its waters Kellogg
was governor and candidate for election to the
Senate; Packard was United States marshal
seeking an election as governor with = host OF
special deputies at his command. In addition
to these powerful agencies on our side almost
every militia oficer in the state and almost
every election officer In the state was O repub-
lican and yet when the polls closed Mr.. Tilden
had more than 900 more votes in the ballot
boxes than Mr.. Hayes. 1t was therefore impos-
sibie for me TO BE- party TO taking the electoral
vote from Mr.. Ifdea and when in the following
April President Hayes and his cabinet requested
me with others to go to Louisiana to reconcile
the political differences existing there, | ac-
cepted the disagreeabe task bscause l knew
that the good work Gen. Grant had commenced
or turning the state government over to Gov.
Nichols must be continued until all the state
officers who had q majority of the votes in the
ballot-boxes when the polls closed were placed
In the offices to which they had been elected.
THE REPUBLICAN POLICY BAD.
have had no other serious difference with
the Republican party. but, OF course have al
ways held my citizenship as far more Or acious
pretended to approve any policy or any candi-
date whose influence upon the country seemed
to me to be evil. But have watched with pain
and alarm the steady growth of the corrupt use
OF money in our politics, and have been con-
stantly hoping that the Republican party would
at least turn its face toward lower duties upon
imports and against other forms OF congress
sional bountieS, in accordance with the teachlDRs
and thus gradually diminish the temptations to
that awful traffic, hateful alike to God and all
good men, the buying and selling of votes. 1t
was bscause OF that hope, and OF the very
strong reluctance felt to sever my connection
with the party which had conferred upon me
so many and so undeserved honors. and because
OF my cordial regard and respect for President
Harrison aud OF my absolute faith in the pledge
Of the platform aud bis pledge in respect to re-
form In the civil service, that continued to
vote the Republican ticket in 1885, All my
rod aud FrNfy
that day TO this the conviction has been steadily
growing upon my mind that the general
tendency OF the Republican party was not only
iuimical to the best interests OF the country,
but unless checked was sure to result not only
In making the poor poorer, but in making the
rich more selfish and more corrupt, and, there
fore, less patriotic. am not of those who cAvll
at the presence OF rich men in a community.
Great differences in fortune are inevitable in
the present industrial organization Of society,
and while think surplus wealth, as Carnegie
calls his, sometimes Injuries the possessor, in
thousands Of other instances 1t not only does
him good, but overhows in countless benefits TO
the community. Ali that demand is that the
rich shall not their riches to destroy the
respect for law In free country like ours-an
unbought ballot.
HARRIsoN's ELECTION BOUGHT,
Almost as soon as the canvass in 1888 was
over rumors began to circulate that the cleo
tion had bseu bought, and that the gentlemen
who collected the money, as well as those who
paid it, were determined to exact such recon-
penses as had been promised them; and the
revelations which have occurred from time TO
time have strengthened the conviction in my
mind that, unhappily, there was only too much
truth in these rumors. A prominent manu-
facturer of this city, a lifelong republican has
quite recently. over mis- own signature, spoken
of the Mckinley bill "our hill," because
we bought and paid TO It," There was no
other way but that of bargain and sale OF
legislation of accounting the course Of the Re-
publican party in the last four years, for | was
unable to believe that any man in his senses
really thought It was wise to break down all the
safeguards of legislation in the House of Rep
resentatives, or to infiict upon the poor the
awful burdens Of the Mckinley bill, or to de-
bauch voters by Offering them pensions to
which they had no claim or to impoversh the
taxpayer TO buy vast masses OF silver for which
we had no use. or to cynically trample under
foot every promise OF both platform and
candidate in respect to appointments to
office, to insult q small and weak sister
republic like Chile by sending her such q diplo-
mat as Patrick ERan, or TO threaten her with
war in her direst poverty and distress without
waiting long enough to translats the apology
she had placed in our hands for the wrong she
was alleged to have done
It was because | could not approve Of these
things that found myself unable to vote a
second time for President Harrison, and /
found it my duty to announce the convictions
entertained, and il is with equal pride and
pleasure that intend to vote for the gentleman
I hope and believe will be the next President of
the United States, Grover Cleveland
Mr. Mac Veagh then addressed himself to
what he called the serious business Of the
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