Year: 1872

virtue and scrospcst and 10 the people Of Missouri
who have with ever e-ncreasng confidence 80 honored
my good name against any vituperaticn that may
assail It,


And now to another point zee that already the press
OF the opposition seizng upon some OF the ncidents
OF the late Convention distOrting their Significance and
seeking to the seeds OF jealousy and mstrust be-
tween those who have been coworkers thus FAR IN the
cause OF Liberalism. The attempt is> made to
place the most DISTINGUISHED and brilliant cham
OF humiliation and defense and to imply that between
crimination. know this is delicate ground to travel
over and yet feel II due TO him that justice should be
aS hSSe to you all
mutual friends, that such reports are utterly
@ AS "a SSd bddnS the CON-
spcious position which his generousness assigned him.


did not feel at liberty TO make himself the advocate Of
any candidate, and least OF all one from his own state
ment which dictated this course and have to say IN all
his bearing, so far as know, IL was manly anu
Of that maspiicent asse@bisSe Of the independent
thought OF the Republican party the world KNOWS,
can be defeat then know the meaning OF the term
and to those Of the opposition who may be comrorIin @
feeling himself to those who know well that when ne
the arena OF popular appeal one blast OF nus
the effect of his eloquent Peadings, am glad to be able
to give his assurance that from now Till November he
nation and the choice of the Convention. A.


Although not intending to enter upon any general dis
us here at home to demand moments reference. 1t


~ % the p8aca ii on%
part Of the platform. and surprise has as been zen
5 at its this pSn 9%i % vanish sure %Asa that
Considered Consider that The action Of the Convention
CONGRESS Districts, podrng the Executive to re-
specf that WILL the necessary and logical


OF an Il G st
such matters should be decided unbiased and unnau-
enced by Federal influence, and thus and thus only.
the people get best in the reform they desire and
entitled TO have carried


National parties in large measure types Of Federal
authority. To subordinate thus expression tho
Tariff or any of those rdometic policies would be at
would be thus imposed in advance upon the people, and
would not come freely forth As the sen
get rid Of such Capitalization influence and
make reference Of these matters. and all
preston and with such those, surely, Of all
others who believe most sincerely in the necessity OF
confidence of citizens will have the least reason to
OF local concern and local expression as to all matters
of national concern uninhuenced and uncontrolled
either by Federal authority or its organized partisan
type that we must first contend for and achieve -.


Friends and ellow-citzens, cannot conclude without
urging you again, have often in the past to be up
and doing If You value your liberties. They threat
ened more seriously than many OF you realize by mill
lar elections by corrupt practices and official nteryen-
ton. On the other hand, you have, have pre-
dldato for the Presidency named at Cincinnati, a
guarantee of peace, amnesty reconciliation ana re-.
that Horace Greeley was not an honest man. He may
not be what some would call fine gentleman. OF ee-
CANT manners and finished presence, and he may be ad
dicted to what are considered by them as
low, to common pursuits, such as farming stock
raising looking after the indgent gathering supplies
for the starving abroad and illustrating in all ways
philanthrophy at home But tell yGu my friends that
shadows the softest heart in America. Let me add,
moreover and be pardoned for saying that as to the
matter OF executive ability, believe that the man who
mas served out long life in the conduct of great
leading Journal requiring administrative talent OF the
bf.rla Or1ar nd vi
ion upon the most Intricate questions of foreign comp
cations he will be found better qualified for the position
to which he is so be exalted than other who
may be selected from the camp or the Congress.


Renewing my thanks TO you, my friends, and pedgng
mysef again he unfaithful to this mark OF
confidence which has been bestowed upon me, must
close this hurried response.