Year: 1872

them. have any such power in any event suppose
dor instance that Mr. Greeley should bo elected when


very likely TO happen applause ana the leaders, oi
the South should undertakeGo reGsiabish Slavery ana
reJnslave the cOored people aud destroy all that was
gained by the war. what viii they encounters Sup
pose that Mr.. Greeley. false in all OF his lfes
professions and acts, should join hands with
them in this infamous and treasonable work
what would they encounter why, fourhfths oil
the Senate Of the United States, fourhiths OF the
Representatives of the United States unleeu
support from the organized Government OF every
State in the Union, the power OF the puOnc
press and last but not least united people North'
South, East and West rising up to come ana destroy
such a reasonable and infamous proposition Jap
pause You do tho Rebels too much credit and you DO
yourselves very little honor in snpposihS tha1
they have the power, or that you are euch
towards and slaves as to submit 10 tno
exercise Of that power the part OF those VINO were
formerly Shareholders lAppauseJ There Is no
truth IN it at all. The suggestion comes from
men who are pothoro with the profits OF pub
lie Office, and who want it 70 continue 10 the
end OF their lives, tApplause.J NOBODY else
would think Of it, No man. let me say, would ever
have the eontery and the hardhood to come before an
intelligent people and make an assertion Ike THIS, as
being possible unless he had immediate salary TO DC
cut of If he did make you believe it. tAppauseJ
Like ruan who sezes you by the throat, and says you
die If he takes his hands of these people take the
country by the throat and unless they are continued
in power all these calamities VIII come upon
us and the land in which we live. we know
there Is no danger ofthis


THE CONTROLLING QUESTION AT ISSUE.


i have given the principles which think control the
First that these great principles, established by
the war and now embodied in the Constitution, can
never be considered finally established until their
opponents shall give their consent to the recognition OF
these principles It ia truth OF all history. II, on the
contrary you pursue the other course because you have
power by keeping yourself in power and excluding thoso
who may have been your opponents from participation
therein because they were Your opponents, whenever
opponents will come in and carry out the same history
But all history shows that when we have gained point
country If we invite all to JOIN in the support OF
that point we give to them whatever ihsgS sODo 0a
method Of carrying on this government Se2Gelpt l
takes We have seen that in history The Southern
people, few years ago. had entire sway OF TINS country
never could be dispaced but they pushed their policy
far and the internal dssensons Of that party which


them into minority and gave the government to their
opponents and the OF their opponents comes
| lesson of the war. Every man and every
that If the Democratic party, as II was had


recognized the truth OF principles that Slavery was
an injustice 10 the country and the age IN when we
live and that foDan That party the h2a pancpes GT9
of their opponents so far as TO give nlunase IiS
have been in power to-day. Had the Democratic party





party in the Union that could overthrow them in tins
canvass any other.i


THE FAILURE OF THE ADMINISTRATION PARTY.


We have the thing in period of history


in this and every other country. God ordained It, we
cannot escape it; we cannot overthrow it, That
which was true OF them is true OF you
We carried the country through the
war. We reconstructed the southern States more or
f bs seemenf of G this great issue the opposition is
necessary The people supporting the Adin!nlsTuoh M @
cratic party is necessary or not If they refuse it
they will be OverthrOwn as the South was, and the


Into The bands Of those men who are Organized in tho
general concurrence OF all parties OF leaders, and OF the
Constitution IL stands amended before the people


he true course of the Republican party was, when it
understood that this concurrence was desired or
they willing TO make IT, to have accepted IT, and 70
have organized the Administration upon the basis
| of an aequiescenoe in the principles OF the
war, and admitting to participation all those who were
willing to consent OF acquesce in those principles Why
shonld it not have been donei will tell you. Because
large and powerful party nave have possession on.
their own benefit, were unwilling to share
with anybody else the advantages OF administrator
from all sections ana all parties, they will be destroyed
and that party which accepts will be installed in power
by us SG for S the bS bencat Of t6e people,
1t not my intention, nor 1t in my power to trespass
long upon patience in the discussion OF these ques
tOns but have this 10 say that however You may view
the incidents of the canvass, you will ind
truth Of history and that is that the Administration
party with its leaders and its organization Will be de-
stTOyed by this canvass, and party Of wiser
and better will be installed by the people
| in their places. tApplause.l This will happen
even though by accident OF the canvass Gen. Grant
may be reelected he can never re6stablish
tue power Of that party OF which he is now the
| head, because the people OF all parties aud
| all sections wise enough 20 recognize the
! errors OF the past and come together with the
purpose Of removing those errors and wping ont the
consequences To themselves aud the country.


PROSPECTS OF LIBERAL SUCCESS.


We start in this canvass, at its very thres-
hold, with assurances OF success with
certainty OF triumph. the power will go to
the people - for what purpose For the
welfare OF the interest Of all classes Of people. To
what end That it may secure tho rights Of
men OF all classes and conditions. 80
far as the future is concerned, these great
objects having been established will turn
tOn 10 that which concerns the interest OF the people,
and give 70 them a prosperity, power and wealth
that the world has seem and that people less
intelligent than the American have been able 70 partic
pate in or hoped for. To say that party organized
under such circumstances, for such a power, TO
be indefinitely defeated is impossible. l lave
recalled TO you the OF the antSlavery how
they began with scOre-a single man-with truth 10
fight for till they absorbed the power OF the country and
their most extreme views put into the Constitution
Of the country.


Our career is the same as theirs. Our principles
are as just as theirs. 1 recognize the uni
versal rights of as they did sup
ported and guided not by abuses, but by
appeal to the reason and intelligence OF all classes
OF men and supported by the private and per-
sOnal interests OF all and in that view
assume 20 ourselves that Is certain and that
defeat is impossible. loud applause.l